37. A. believed　　　　　　 B. recognized　　 C. discovered 　　　　　　D. cared

36. A. supposed　　　　　 B. likely　　　　 C. suitable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. glad

40. A. Help　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Love　　 　　　　　　　　 C. Interest　　 　　　　　　 D. Success

答案　 21-40 BADCB　 ABDCA　 DCBAC 　ACDDB

Passage 37

(河南省周口市中英文学校2010届高三上学期摸底考试)

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. Tears were a sign of being weak, which a man isn’t　 36　 to be.

　 However, just last June, I　 37　 that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the　 38　 .

　 My 18-year-old sister had eloped (私奔) and then I saw how　 39　 my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a(n)　 40　 father.

　 For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the　 41　 . On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about　 42　 .

　 It had been years since I laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we drifted(疏远) further and further apart while I was　 43　 . That night, though, I sensed my father trying to　 44　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We had all cried over what happened except him.

　 The simple　 45　 and my words, ‘ Dad, it’s not your fault.’ broke my father’s　 46　 . In the darkness, he began to cry. I　 47　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “　 48　 did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up　 49　 . Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　 I understood then why he　 50　 to be in the dark. 　51　 being there, he had hoped not to spare his　 52　 a father’s pain. His tears,　 53　 we hadn’t seen them before that night, were there all the same.

　 I saw his　 54　 , that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and　 55 　his pain.

39. A. hung　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. started　 　　　　　　　　 C. parked　 　　　　　　　　　 D. sailed

38. A. movement　 　　　　　　　 B. anger　 　　　　　　　　　 C. joy　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. feat

37. A. rose　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　 　　　　　　　 D. stretched

36. A. Gently　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Seriously　 　　　　　　 C. Luckily　 　　　　　　　 D. Actively

35. A. the tree　 　　　　　　　　　 B. the net　 　　　　　　　　 C. my heart　 　　　　　　　 D. my hand

34. A. froze　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. puzzled　 　　　　　　　 C. stared　 　　　　　　　　　 D. rushed

33. A. gathered　 　　　　　　　 B. settled　 　　　　　　　　　 C. performed　 　　　　　　 D. ploughed