Passage 1Children find meanings in their old family tales.When Stephen Guyer‘s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 36 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 37 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 38 , he loaded his family into the car and 39 them to see family members in Canada with a 40 ,―there are more important thins in life than money. ‖The 41 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 42 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 43 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren‘t 44 , their reaction echoed （共鸣）their great-grandfather‘s. What they 45 was how warm the people were in the house and how 46 of their heart was accessible.Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 47 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 48 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.A university 49 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids‘ ability to50 parents‘ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.The 51 is telling the stories in a way children can 52 . We‘re not talking here about the kind of story that 53 , ―When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ‖ Instead,we should choose a story suited to the child‘s 54 , and make eye contact （接触）to create ―a personal experience‖,. We don‘t have to tell children55 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ‖36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored37. A. when B. while C. how D. why38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless39. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief41. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about46. A. much B. many C. little D. few47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question53. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom答案BACDDABDCBADCABDCCABPassage 2After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, I was 37 to wait tables on my own.All went 38that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen．40 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)．Before I knew it ,the 41 was full of people. I moved slowly, 42 every step. I rememberhow 43 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 44 on．It had nice handles, which made it 45 to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job．Then, an old man came to me and said,―Exc use me, dear, my wife and I loved 47 you work.It seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you, but we are getting ready to49 now ,and my wife needs her 50 back．‖At first his 51 did not get across．―What was he talking about?‖ Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife‘s orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was52 ．I wanted to get into a hole and 53 ．Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54 . I have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself．36．A．manager B．assistant C．cook D．waitress 37．A．promised B．invited C．allowed D．advised 38．A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong39．A．left B．given C．brought D．shown 40．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally 41．A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table 42．A．minding B．changing C．taking D．saving 43．A．angry B．calm C．sad D．happy 44．A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited 45．A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier 46．A．believe B．agree C．regret D．pretend 47．A．letting B．making C．watching D．having 48．A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting 49．A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave50．A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat51．A．idea B．praise C．message D．need52．A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire53．A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay 54．A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described 55．A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical答案DCABBCADBDACADBCDBDAPassage 3On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home.Some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the 39 bravely,walking miles to get to work.I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped.After making my way 42 crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was 43 .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switched back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train 46 my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was 47 through,exhausted and 48 .My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 5∶00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth,my Director:I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs.Thank you.Garth‘s email was short,but I learned more from that52 message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset.But Garth‘s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face.36.A.break B.flood C.sink D.crash37.A.forced B.refused C.adjusted D.gathered38.A.order B.pay C.call D.search39.A.climate B.scenery C.storm D.burdened B.promised C.deserved D.happened41.A.practice B.routine C.process D.service42.A.to B.through C.over D.for43.A.operating B.cycling C.turning D.rushing44.A.check B.carry C.find D.board45.A.street B.ground C.floor D.platform46.A.paused B.crossed C.reached D.parked47.A.wet B.weak C.sick D.hurt48.A.ashamed B.discouraged C.surprised D.puzzled49.A.while B.when C.where D.after50.A.hardly B.casually C.absolutely D.eventually51.A.devotion B.donation C.connection D.reaction52.A.accurate B.urgent C.brief D.humorous53.A.promise B.appreciation C.advice D.guidance54.A.troubles B.signals C.rules D.signs55.A.corrected B.supported C.amazed D.refreshed答案36.B 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.D 51.A 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.DPassage 4Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and wasready for new 16 in high school.17 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22 . She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find t hat she didn‘t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25 . Mrs. Biden wasn‘t as 26 as Jenna. ―I‘m sorry, but we have en ough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we‘ll talk then.‖ Jenna smiled28 and left. ―Why is high school so29 ?‖ she sighed.Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she‘d continue to try to32 at her new school. She wasn‘t sure if she‘d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 . High school was just as her mom had said: ―You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.‖16. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises17. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides18. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting19. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge20. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced21. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely22. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved24. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up25. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team26. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic27. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers28. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly29. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar30. A. physics B. history C. English D. math31. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow32. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around33. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape34. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of35. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest答案16.C 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.B 21.C 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.B 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.D 31.C 32.A 33.B 34.D 35.CPassage 5In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things have come to represent, in fact, what I call 21 and love.I don‘t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father‘s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn‘t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, ―Oh, no, it‘s __37__.‖ Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream...A poet once said, ―We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is __39__.‖ And I think it is not only what we ―look at once, in childhood‖ that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, looks at us.21．A. desire B. joy C. anger D. worry22．A. avoid B. refuse C. praise D. love23．A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike24．A. But B. Then C. And D. Still25．A. on B. off C. by D. in26．A. having B. leaving C. making D. getting27．A. swimmer B. rider C. walker D. runner28．A. hopes B. faiths C. rights D. fears29．A. spending B. saving C. wasting D. ruining30．A. should B. would C. had to D. ought to31．A. next B. only C. other D. last32．A. away from B. out of C. by D. inside33．A. put up B. break down C. play with D. work out34．A. the moment B. the first time C. while D. before35. A. fishing net B. office things C. wooden chair D. lab equipment36. A. stood up B. set out C. showed up D. turned out37. A. fine B. strange C. terrible D. funny38. A. the student B. the assistant C. myself D. himself39. A. memory B. wealth C. experience D. practice40. A. which B. who C. what D. whose答案21.B 22.D 23.A 24.C 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.D 29.A 30.B 31.B 32.D 33.C 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.BPassage6I was on a bus one March evening.The driver didn‘t 36 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 37 .A middle-aged woman got on.Tired and sad,she told her story 38 ,not to anyone in particular.On her way to the station,half of her39 was stolen.The other half was hidden under her blouse,so she 40 still had some left.A few minutes later,she stopped crying,but still looked 41 .When all the seats were taken,the driver started the engine.The conductor began to collect fares(车费).When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes,he 42 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.On hearing this,she ordered the old man to 43 the bus.The old man was almost in tears as he 44 her to let him take the bus home.The driver took the conductor‘s side and repeated the conductor‘s 45 .The woman was watching the incident. 46 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man,she interfered(干预).―Stop 47 him!Can‘t you see he‘s only trying to get home?‖―He doesn‘t have any money!‖ the driver 48 .―Well,that‘s no 49 to throw him off the bus,‖she insisted.Then she reached inside her blouse,took out her 50 money,and handed it to the conductor.―Here‘s his fare and mine.Just stop giving him a 51 time.‖All heads turned to the woman.―It‘s only money,‖she shrugged.She rode the rest of the way home 52 a happy smile,with the money she‘d lost earlier 53 .On the road of life,the help of strangers can 54 our loads and lift our spirits.How much sweeter the 55 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!36.A.try B.care C.decide D.intend37.A.empty B.full C.crowded D.ready38.A.tearfully B.seriously C.carefully D.calmly39.A.fare B.possession C.money D.wealth40.A.strangely B.happily C.secretly D.fortunately41.A.unsatisfied B.weak C.unhappy D.excited42.A.explained B.declared C.admitted D.found43.A.get off B.start C.get on D.stop44.A.begged B.scolded C.praised D.thanked45.A.request B.action C.suggestion mand46.A.Unless B.Although C.Until D.When47.A.attacking B.bothering C.blaming D.wronging48.A.warned B.whispered C.shouted D.repeated49.A.problem B.need C.matter D.reason50.A.spending B.collected C.remaining D.borrowed51.A.busy B.cold C.hard D.fearful52.A.giving B.wearing C.taking D.forcing53.A.forgotten ed C.earned D.returned54.A.move B.increase C.lighten D.carry55.A.world B.journey C.smile D.friendship答案36.D 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.A 44.A 45.D 46.D 47.B 48.C 49.D 50.C 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.BPassage 7One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been 16 me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly 17 .It was a school night,however,and at nine o‘clock my daughter asked if I could18 my moves,because she 19 to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I 20 she had strict sleeping habits, 21 I thought she ought to be able to 22 some of this strictness.I said to her,―23 ，you can stay up late for once.We‘re having24 .‖We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked 25 .Finally sh e said,―Please,Daddy,do it quickly.‖―No,‖I replied.―If you‘re going to play it26 ,you‘re going to play it slowly.‖And so we27 for another ten minutes,until 28 my daughter burst into tears,and 29 that she was beaten.Clearly I had made 30 .I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more 33 than my relationship with my daughter.When I wasa child,my desire to win 34 me well.As a parent,I 35 that it got in my way.So I had to change.16.A.guiding B.asking C.training D.advising17.A.followed B.expected C.replied D.accepted18.A.change B.repeat C.hurry D.pass19.A.agreed B.needed C.begged D.hated20.A.knew B.learned C.guessed D.heard21.A.so B.for C.but D.or22.A.put up B.take up C.pick up D.give up23.A.As usual B.Go ahead C.By the way e on24.A.patience B.luck C.fun D.success25.A.excited B.proud C.anxious D.angry26.A.well B.again C.fairly D.regularly27.A.discussed B.continued C.counted D.argued28.A.nervously B.immediately C.strangely D.suddenly29.A.promised B.admitted C.wondered D.discovered30.A.a mistake B.a decision C.an attempt D.an effort31.A.free B.different C.full D.happy32.A.managed B.recognized C.allowed D.reduced33.A.important B.attractive C.practical D.interesting34.A.offered B.served C.controlled D.taught35.A.realized B.apologized C.imagined D.explained答案16.B 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.APassage 8In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael‘s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, ―My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn‘t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!‖ It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ thetest eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tella child he is ― _55_‖, and he may play the role of a foolish child.36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard43. A. in B. about C. of D. for44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended47. A. high B. same C. low D. different48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid答案36.D 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.D 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.B 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.C 55.DPassage 9It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 36 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 38 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 39 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 40 to the mosquitoes. " Not 41 it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!"Well, less than a week 42 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 43 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 44 , but they all proved useless.Late one 45 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 46 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 47 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 48 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 49 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 50 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others' 51 , only to find they were all sleeping 52 as the same thing occurred again and again.From those bites, I came to 53 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 54 mind about those strange old wives' tales 55 they do have some truth to them.36. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding37. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed38. A. students B. foreigners C. passengers D. visitors39. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later40. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains41. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing42. A. after B. before C. when D. as43. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket44. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered45. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night46. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect47. A. woke up B. shouted at C. looked for D. dropped on48. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened49. A. having B. watching C. making D. helping50. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait51. A. houses B. flats C. rooms D. homes52. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly53. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept54. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest55. A. and B. so C. because D. until答案36.A 37.C 38.D 39.B 40.A 41.D 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.A 51.C 52.C 53.D 54.A 55.CPassage10I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, ―But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?‖ I thought and thought, but I couldn‘t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: ―I 48 the love of my family,‖ I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow38. A. already B. still C. only D. once39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs43. A. as B. since C. before D. till44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned50. A. should B. could C. would D. might51. A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able53. A. case B. form C. method D. way54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word答案36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.D 43.A 44.C 45.A 46.D 47.A 48.C49.A 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.BPassage 11Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）.She wasunable to 36 .In fact, she could hardly make any 37 .Although she believed that she had a 38 chance of recovering, the doctors said that 39 ,if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not 40 .There, lying in her hospital bed, she 41 that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was42 .She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not 43 . It seemed that she was 44 .The doctors were all fond of her andtaught her about 45 that she could make it . Every day Angela would lie there, 46 doingher mental exercise.One day, 47 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle（奇迹）happened: The bed began to 48 ! ―Look what I‘m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved!I moved! ‖she49 .Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was 50 .More importantly, they were running 51 safely.People were crying, and equipment was 52 .You see, it was an earthquake. But don‘t53 that to Angela. She has 54 that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, She‘s back in school. You see, to such a person who can 55 the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isn‘t it?36．A．see B．hear C．talk D．walk37．A．progress B．difference C．movement D．achievement38．A．poor B．good C．little D．special39．A．few B．all C．some D．most40．A．satisfied B．delighted C．surprised D．discouraged 41．A．insisted B．sighed C．feared D．promised42．A．true B．doubtful C．certain D．impossible43．A．get up B．give up C．turn up D．stand up 44．A．disappointed B．proud C．troubled D．undefeatable 45．A．thinking B．expecting C．pretending D．imagining46．A．sadly B．madly C．carefully D．faithfully47．A．as B．since C．after D．before48．A．fly B．move C．roll D．speak49．A．jumped B．wondered C．screamed D．recovered 50．A．frightened B．pleased C．touched D．encouraged51．A．in B．by C．for D．with52．A．rising B．falling C．missing D．gathering53．A．tell B．do C．give D．show54．A．noticed B．supposed C．believed D．discovered55．A．push B．shock C．shake D．save答案36.D 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D 41.A 42.C 43.B 44.D 45.D 46.D 47.A 48.B 49.C 50.A 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.CPassage 12One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck,37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I‘d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store. Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination wa s 40 a fact of life. I‘d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were ―good for it.‖ I knew black youths just like me who were42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ? At Davis‘s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought m y 46 to the caskh desk, I said 47 , ―I need to put this on credit.‖The farmer gave me and amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck‘s face didn‘t change. ―Sure,‖ he said 49 . ―Your daddy is 50 good for it.‖ He 51 to the other man. ―This here is one of James Williams‘s sons.‖The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William‘s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult‘s respect and trust.That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything37. A. and B. so C. but D. for38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful。