22. A. amazement　 　　　　　 B. information　 　　　　　 C. motivation　 　　　　　 D. environment

21. A. travel　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. nature 　　　　　　　　　　 C. islands　 　　　　　　　　 D. flowers

55. A. connected　　 　 B. added　　 　　　　 C. attached　　 　　　 D. joined

答案　 36-55　 ACBDA　 BCBDB　 CDDCA　 ACBAD

Passage 36

(四川省成都市2010届高三入学考试)

I was 11, and my family was preparing to leave the beautiful island, where we had lived for four years: my father was being transferred again.

　 But I had constructed a mental of wall against this unsettledness. My fascination with 　21　 provided me with an endless source of 　22　 . when I arrived on this little island, I discovered a variety of butterflies, and I began to 　　23　 then. Catching butterflies isn’t 　24　 , so I was proud of my collection. 　25　 there was one that I had yet to capture-the great orange tip. The problem was its　 26　 habitat: I could only watch these lovely insects 　27　 gracefully. No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just 　28　 my reach. With only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to 　29　 hope of finding my great orange tip.

One morning, I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a 　　30　 eye out for my beauty. In the heat, butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillside. 　　31　 , the great orange tips remained high above the treetops. But then, I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the 　

　 　32　 of my eye. I looked up and there it was, about a meter away, 　33　 on a big red flower. I

　 34　 in my tracks. After a long moment, I began to raise my net, little by little, 　35　 beating fast. I could scarcely believe my eyes. 　36　 I reached in and grabbed it, with every intention of moving it into the killing jar. But my hand 　　37　 as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creature’s 　38　 between my fingers. High above on an impulse, I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it 　　39　 and then disappeared from sight. 　　40　 is like that.

54. A. wasting 　　　 B. drinking 　　　 　　C. littering　　 　　　 　　D. washing

53. A. stop　　　 　　　 B. leave　　　 　　　　 C. turn　　 　　　　　 D. run

52. A. put　　　 　　　　　 B. taken　　　 　　　　 C. shut 　 　　　　　　D. set

51. A. gone　　 　　 　B. empty　　 　　　　 C. lost　　 　　　　　 D. faded

50. A. hands　 　　　 B. face　　　　　 　　 C. eyes　　 　　　　　 D. legs

49. A. no 　　　　　 B. brave　　　 　　　　 C. great　 　　　 　　　　D. poor

48. A. directly　　 　B. disappointedly　　　 C. naturally　 　　　 　　D. obviously