32. A. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. large　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lower

31. A. first　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. next　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. later　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. last

55. A. corrected　　　　　　 B. supported　　　　　 C. amazed　　　　　　 D. refreshed

答案 　36-55 BACCD　　 DBADD　　 CABBD　　 ACBAD

Passage 41

(北京市宣武区2010届高三上学期期中考试)

It was a cold afternoon. I was training a football team for first-graders. It was the day of our

　 31　 　practice.

I seated the kids on a long bench on the grass. Any time I was training a 　32　 　team, I spent a few minutes getting them to 　33 　　one another, each kid saying his name and the names of all the kids sitting to the left.

A few minutes later, I 　34　 　to put the kids to a test. Alex was chosen to 　35　 　at the far left end of the bench, go up to each kid, say that kid’s 　36　 　and then shake his right hand.

　 　　 Alex was doing well and he went down the row-Dylan, Micah, David, and Beau

-　 37　 　he reached Ben. He said Ben’s name and reached out his right hand, but Ben just 　　38　 　there, his right hand 　　39　 　in his jacket.

　 　　 “Ben, why don’t you let Alex shake your hand?” I asked. Ben stood up, and said, “But I don’t have the 　40　 .” He pulled his jacket 　41　 　from his right shoulder.

Ben’s arm ran from his right shoulder but his arm 　42　 　at the elbow(胳膊肘). No forearm(前臂), no hand, no fingers!

I got 　43　 　and couldn’t think of anything to say, 　44　 　the little kids were unwilling to hide their curiosity(好奇心).

“Look at that,” said Alex.

“Hey, what 　45　 　to your arm?” another asked.

“Does it hurt?”

Ben took off his jacket to 　46　 　the kids what they all wanted to see. He explained to them that he had always been that 　47　 　and that there was nothing 　48　 . What he meant was that he wanted to be treated like 　49　 　else.

And he was from that day on.

From that day on, he was 　50　 　Ben, one of the players on the team.

54. A. troubles　　　　　　　　　　 B. signals　　　　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　 D. signs

53. A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciation　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　 D. guidance

52. A. accurate　　　　　　　　　　 B. urgent　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

51. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. donation　　　　　　 C. connection　　　　 D. reaction

50. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. casually　　　　　　 C. absolutely　　　　　 D. eventually

49. A. while　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 D. after

48. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. discouraged　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. puzzled