(湖北卷21). This restaurant has become popular for its wide        of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.

A. division         B. area           C. range            D. circle

. (湖北卷22). After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide        for the homeless families.

A. accommodation        B. occupation         C. equipment        D. furniture

 (湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷)

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he  31  from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months  32  it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  33  on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,  34  will pay any more attention to your scar  35  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  36 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  37  high — glad he was alive.

  38 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,  39  you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  40 .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  41 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  42 .

One of my friends in college was very  43 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  44   for about 10 seconds. This man felt  45  about himself and spent most of his time  46  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  47 , people ignored his looks. What people  48  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value  49  yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  50 .

31. A. cured                  B. recovered                 C. improved                  D. returned

32. A. because                  B. though                         C. until                         D. before

33. A. cut                         B. wound                         C. injure                       D. scar

34. A. no one                B. anyone                     C. everyone                  D. someone

35. A. as                       B. like                          C. than                         D. when

36. A. another            B. others                      C. all                            D. us

37. A. put                         B. held                         C. taken                       D. hung

38. A. After all            B. In conclusion            C. In fact                         D. Above all

39. A. as long as            B. if                            C. even if                         D. as if

40. A. house                 B. telephone                  C. job                           D. car

41. A. clothes             B. hairstyle                   C. figure                       D. salary

42. A. means                 B. standards                  C. comments                D. rules

43. A. smart                  B. optimistic                 C. rude                         D. ugly

44. A. manners              B. expressions            C. looks                       D. actions

45. A. lucky                  B. worried                    C. good                        D. sad

46. A. inquiring             B. asking                   C. knowing                   D. caring

47. A. Completely      B. Gradually                 C. Obviously                 D. Suddenly

48. A. wanted            B. understood            C. brought                    D. saw

49. A. within                 B. beyond                     C. except                   D. above

50. A. kindness             B. concern                    C. beauty                   D. perfection

 (湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷A篇)

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
    She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said: “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas (睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”

51. Three days later Jennifer came back home ______.

   A. at sunrise                B. at sunset                  C. at night                    D. at midday

52. What does the underlined phrase “This thought” most probably mean?

   A. The idea of going back home.   

B. Her anxiety about her parents.

C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

D. The feeling of getting back home safely.

53. Her father didn’t take care of the garden because ______.

   A. he was busy looking for her

B. he had to look after his wife

C. he was not strict with his job

D. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

54. What can we infer from this passage?

A. In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.

B. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

C. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong.

D. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her.

  

 (湖北省黄冈中学2009届高三五月适应性考试（B卷）D篇)

Question: What is more astonishing than a 60-ton whale on a flatbed truck being driven down the street?

Answer: A 60-ton whale on a flatbed truck exploding and raining blubber ( fat of whales) all over the sidewalk.

That’s what happened in Taiwan recently, when a dead sperm whale being shipped to the Halobios Research Center for an autopsy(尸体解剖) developed an extremely bad case of gas and blew up before it reached its destination.

The whale was found alive on a Taiwan beach last weekend, and died shortly after it was discovered. Since the 56-foot whale was the largest whale ever beached on Taiwan’s shores, scientists wanted to study it and perform an autopsy for educational purpose.

Obviously, too much time passed between when the animal died and the time it was set to be moved to the autopsy location, because it had already started to go bad. When things rot, they give off gases as a by-product. In the whale’s case, the gases were trapped in its belly. The pressure inside the rotting creature grew so much that it popped like an over-filled balloon. Unfortunately, it was on a truck in the middle of the city of Taiwan at the time--- cars and shops lining the street were covered with whale bits and juices, much to their owners’ discouragement.

According to the news reports, traffic was tied up for hours while officials tried to clean up the streets.

Newspaper editors worldwide were probably smiling to themselves, since they had a ready-made headline--- several reports about the incident were titled “ There She Blows!” after the famous line from the book Moby Dick.

63. The purpose of the question at the beginning of this news report is to_____.

   A. explain the reason                        B. sell newspapers

   C. attract readers                           D. give an immediate answer

64. The whale’s explosion is the result of_____.

   A. pressure from gases building up in the creature as it began to rot

   B. the long transport of the creature from the beach to the center

   C. the extremely busy traffic in the streets it passed by

   D. the quick process of rotting of the animal

65. What is the correct order of the incidents?

   a. The whale was set to a flatbed truck.

   b. The whale was discovered.

   c. The whale exploded.

   d. The whale died.

   A. b; c; a; d            B. d; c; b; a          C. b; d; a; c           D. d; b; a ; c

66. What do we know from the last paragraph?

   A. Some newspaper editors were laughed at.

   B. Moby Dick is the name of a woman writer.

   C. All the newspapers reported the story under the same title.

   D. The rifle “ There She Blows! “ is taken from the book Moby Dick.