36．A．bought　　 　　　　　　 B．rode　　 　　　　　　　　 C．saw 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．had

50．A. looking 　　　　　　　　　 B. wondering　　　　　　　　 C. asking 　　　　　　　　　　 D. expecting

答案　 31-35 DBDCA　　　　 36-40 BCBAC　　　　　　 41-45 ACABD　　　　　　 46-50 CBCAB

Passage 30

(吉林省长春市十一中2010届高三上学期期中考试)

　　 An old man had been hired many years ago by a town council(委员会) to clear away the

wastes from the pools up in the mountain that fed the clear spring flowing through their town. 21 　

faithful, silent work every day, he cleaned the hills, removed the 22　 and branches, and wiped

away the dirt that would otherwise 23　 and pollute the clear flow of water.

　　 By and by, the town became a(n) 24　 attraction for tourists. Swans floated along the 25

spring. The mill wheels(水车) set up near the water 26 　day and night and farmlands were

naturally 27 . The beautiful view from the restaurants was beyond 28 .

　　 Years passed. One evening the town council 29　 for its meeting. A man’s eye noticed the

salary 30 　to the keeper of the spring. He said, “Why do we 31 the old man on year after year? He

isn’t necessary any longer!” They all agreed to 32　 the old man’s job.

　　 For several weeks nothing changed. By early 33　 the trees began to shed their leaves. Small

34　 broke off and fell into the pools, blocking the rushing flow of sparkling water. One afternoon

35　 noticed brown color in the spring. Some days later, the water was much 36 and more wastes

covered the water and a kind of bad 37　 was given off. The mill wheels moved very slowly, and

finally 38 . Swans left and so did the tourists. The dirty water 39 　into the town.

　　 　40 , the council called a special meeting. Realizing their mistakes, they hired back the old

man and within a few months the river of life began to clear up.

21. A. With	B. After	C. Before	D. On
22. A. logs	B. leaves	C. grass	D. trees
23. A. destroy	B. damage	C. disturb	D. block
24. A. unknown	B. terrible	C. popular	D. common
25. A. muddy	B. clear	C. broad	D. deep
26. A. went	B. changed	C. turned	D. shook
27. A. planted	B. ploughed	C. protected	D. irrigated
28. A. description	B. reach	C. report	D. drawing
29. A. saw	B. noticed	C. said	D. met
30. A. sent	B. paid	C. left	D. referred
31. A. take	B. get	C. keep	D. carry
32. A. call off	B. keep up	C. stick to	D. give out
33. A. spring	B. summer	C. autumn	D. winter
34. A. branches	B. flowers	C. fruits	D. roots
35. A. someone	B. nobody	C. anybody	D. everyone
36. A. lighter	B. darker	C. greener	D. deeper
37. A. sense	B. smoke	C. smell	D. gas
38. A. completed	B. ended	C. broke	D. stopped
39. A. flew	B. rushed	C. poured	D. flowed
40. A. Suddenly	B. Unexpectedly	C. Quickly	D. Sincerely

答案　 21---25 ABDCB 26-30 CDADB 31-35 CACAA 36-40 BCDDC

Passage 31

(四川省绵阳市高中2010届高三第一次诊断性考试)

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane slipped on the ice. Her face 　21　 　first into the mud. David 　22　 　her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” 　23　 , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more 　24　 　since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 　25　 　danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 　26　 　of his own. The boy had a speech problem, At school he talked 　27　 .

　One day, David's teacher announced a 　28　 　homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 　29　 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　An idea 　30　 　David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 　31　 　your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　“ 　32　 　the sharp end would scratch floors,” Susan said.

　“No, Mom, I 　33　 　make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 　34　 　returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 　35　 　as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 　36　 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 　37　 　!”

　In July 1999, David was　 38　 　national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 　39　 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 　40　 　is becoming well accepted.

答案　 21-25 DACAB　 26-30 BACAC　　 31-35 BCACD　　　　　　 36-40 ADDBA

Passage 32

(天津市红桥区2010届高三第一次月考)

We all have moments in our lives that we will never forget．For me，it was the first time

36　　 a bike．I was about 8 years old．Being the　 37　 of the neighbourhood kids，I was always treated like an immature(幼年的)baby．I 　38　 do most of the things they could do，and it w easier for them to leave me　 39　 ．

　　 One day，after being left out of a game of“follow the leader”I　 was sitting on the porch tears，feeling 40 for myself．As I sat there thinking，I realized I was a loser．No　 4l　 I was left out all the time．I didn’t know how to do anything and never tried to　 42　 ．I stood up with great determination and．　 43　 myself that I would learn to ride a bike．

　　 　44　 ，it was summer vacation so I could　　 45　 all day long．I started with my sister’so bike that had training　 46　 ．I mastered that in some days and moved up to a　　 47　 bike．For the next few days，I scraped my knees and bruised(擦伤)myself so many times that I looked like a bandaged grape．

　 　 Little by little，　 48　 ，I started to pick things up．I fell 　　49　 often and I could go a few paces without my mother 　50　 me．The neighbourhood kids were　 51　 in a bike race the next month，and I decided to be a(n)　 52　 of it too．I started to practice longer and work hard, than ever so could　 53　 my skills to others in the race。

　　 The kids were dumfounded(哑口无言)when I 　54　 up at the race．Their jaws dropped and their eyes popped out(瞪大) when they saw me riding along on my bike．Let’s just say that　 55　 that，I never got left out again．

49．A. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　 D. patience

48．A. cost　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. value　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mean　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

47．A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

46．A. plant　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. water 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. climb　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hide

45．A. recalled　　　　　　　　　　 B. remembered　　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　　　　　　 D. reminded

44．A. beautiful　　　　　　　　　 B. familiar　　　　　　　　　　 C. splendid　　　　　　　　　 D. modern

43．A. hiding　　　　　　　　　　　 B. staying　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleeping　　　　　　　　　 D. living

42．A. rudely　　　　　　　　　　　 B. irregularly　　　　　　　　 C. irresponsibly 　　　　　 D. selflessly