One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the _____ to come out.A while later they _____saw mice running out, _____ .However, just as they were about to start to _____ , they saw two more mice get out.The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away _____ .Instead, it _____ that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.Everyone was _____ , so they stepped closer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was _____ and could not see anything, and _____ was trying to pull him to escape.
After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and _____ in thought.During meal time, the group of people sat down _____ a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was _____ of emperor and minister.” The others thought for a while and said: “That was _____ !” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made _____ ; so they expressed _____ .A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to _____ , said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time.At that moment, one _____ Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a _____ relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere _____ .
In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. _____ , it is based on no relationship.
36.A.corner B.barn C.hole D.smoke
37.A.indeed B.luckily C.hardly D.finally
38.A.one after another B.by and by C.again and again D.now and then
39.A.catch up B.pick up C.keep up D.clean up
40.A.suddenly B.immediately C.surprisingly D.naturally
41.A.proved B.happened C.came D.seemed
42.A.excited B.anxious C.puzzled D.shocked
43.A.blind B.deaf C.disabled D.dumb
44.A.one B.other C.another D.the other
45.A.sank B.lost C.concentrated D.fixed
46.A.with B.for C.in D.by
47.A.one B.that C.such D.what
48.A.wrong B.OK C.why D.exactly
49.A.choice B.sense C.difference D.meaning
50.A.agreementB.disagreement C.seriousness D.admiration
51.A.family B.fathers C.mothers D.parents
52.A.pure-mindedB.absent-minded C.narrow-minded D.open-minded
53.A.friendly B.long C.good D.certain
54.A.remained B.froze C.heated D.still
55.A.Still B.However C.Instead D.Moreover
36—40 CAADB 41—45 DCADB 46—50 CBCBA 51—55 DADBC
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay （海湾）She stepped into the _____ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and
_____ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, _____ and uneven; it became _____ difficult to row. If she _____ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the _____ .
She wasn' t even halfway, _____ she was already tired and her hands _____ from pulling on
the rough wooden oars （船桨）。 "I'm never going to _____ it”， she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and _____ her head helplessly, then looked up as she _____ the boat shift（晃动） against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung（旋转） around from the south-west, _____ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be _____ . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst _____ .
The lights of the town became _____ . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she _____ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just _____ ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last _____ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves _____ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. mail
17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other
19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
20. A. more B. less C. as D. least
21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed
22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
23. A. if B. so C. but D. since
24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
26. A. mined B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully
答案 16.B 17.D 18.D 19.D 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.B 26.B 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly.
But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
21.A.lie B.bend C.look D.fall
22.A.annoying B.astonishing C.delighting D.disappointing
23.A.along B.above C.against D.aside
24.A.reply B.promise C.request D.agreement
25.A.pity B.sadness C.apology D.love
26.A.feelings B.opinions C.spirits D.thoughts
27.A.missed B.forgot C.held D.shook
28.A.strange B.close C.serious D.common
29.A.stressed B.existed C.hidden D.exposed
30.A.expected B.changed C.reminded D.complained
31.A.yet B.away C.alone D.long
32.A.drawn B.carried C.moved D.stayed
33.A.cut B.wash C.brush D.take
34.A.tear B.kiss C.press D.hand
35.A.returned B.remembered C.realized D.recalled
36.A.sorry B.happy C.angry D.nervous
37.A.when B.how C.why D.as
38.A.disappeared B.forgiven C.apologized D.abandoned
39.A.imagination B.inspiration C.decoration D.appreciation
40.A.still B.soon C.nowhere D.anyhow
答案：
21—40 BACAD DABCB CACBD ADBDC