31．A. different　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wise 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. final

40. A. on　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. against　　　　　 　D. across

答案　 21-25 CACAD　 26-30 ABCCD　 31-35 BDBCA　　 36-40 CDBAC

Passage 29

(湖北省黄冈中学2010届高三10月月考)

One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Bond called a family meeting. “We’ve have to make a 　31　 　decision,” Mr. Bond announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. 　32　 , the station is not here. After 　33　 　long and hard about it, we’ve 　34　 　that the right decision is to move to Chicago.”

　 Marc looked 　35　 , while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising but exciting!” she said. Marc simply said, “I can’t leave my 　36　 . I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”

　 The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more 　37　 　the idea of leaving. However, he showed no 　38　 　of accepting the decision, refusing to 　39　 　his belongings (个人财物).

　 On the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be 　40　 . His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly 　41　 　while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 　42　 .

　　　 What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 　43　 　in the Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the 　44　 　landscape of his neighborhood 　45　 　him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to 　46　 　while playing hide-and-seek; the park 　47　 　he and his father often took walks together. How much would these 　48　 　without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the 　49　 　to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, 　50　 　if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.

39. A. drop　　　　　　 B. slip　　　　　 C. cut　　　　　　　　 D. break

38. A. while　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　 D. since

37. A. tea　　　　　　 B. cheers　　　　 C. discussions　　　　 D. one’s company

36. A. unless　　　　　 B. though　　　　 C. so long as　　　　　 D. even if

35. A. always　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　　 D. then

34. A. on　　　　　　　 B. through　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　 D. across

33. A. soft　　　　　　 B. sharp　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　 　D. slow

32. A. other　　　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. the time　　　　　　 D. others