48. —Do you really want to go out?

—It may rain.   , I shall go out;I don't mind the rain.

47. She had a lot of (選擇) when she left school,but she chose to teach in a western area.

46. The president made a (私人的) visit to the scene of the fighting.

45. In the end,the little boy (成功) in climbing to the top of the mountain.

44. Science and (技術(shù)) are playing an important role in the development of industry.

43. Work harder,and you will (必定地) catch up with your classmates.

42. Natural disasters happen all the time (某處) in the world. Are you ready if one hits your hometown?

四、 詞匯檢測(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)下列句子所給漢語注釋或通過上下文，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空只寫 —詞。

41. Zhangjiajie (國家的) Forest Park is the first state-level park in China.

            D

     Is your mobile phone directory (電話簿) full of phone numbers of people you don't really want to talk to? Do you go out with people from work or school more often than with your real friends? Do you say “yes” to invitations because you think you should,not because you want to? If you say yes to at least two of these questions,then perhaps you need to “edit your friends”.

     Nowadays people like to spend a lot of time with people at work or classmates at school. The result is that we don't have enough time to see our real,close friends. As our lives get busier,it becomes more important to spend the little free time we have with people we really want to see,people we love and who really love us.

     Who are the friends you need to edit? A few years ago,I read a book about how to get rid of unnecessary possessions (物品) .It said you should ask yourself about each thing you have： Is it useful? Do I like it? Do I feel better every time I look at it? If the answer is no to any of those questions,you should throw it away. Maybe we should ask similar questions about our friends. What kind of friends will you probably need to edit? Sometimes it's an old friend. Somebody who you used to have a lot in common with,but who,when you meet now,you have very little or nothing to say to. Or it might be a new friend who you get on quite well with,but who is taking up too much of your time. Next time one of these people calls you and suggests a meeting,think ”Do I really want to see this person?^ and if the answer is no,say no. In that way you^l have more time to spend with your real friends.

() 37. When do people need to edit their friends?

   A. They have moved to a different area.

   B. They have no time with their real friends.

   C. Some of their friends don't talk very much.

   D. Their friends are people from work or school.

() 38. What does the word “edit” in the passage mean?

   A. Examine and choose.    B. Believe and help.

   C. Miss and see.        D. Call and meet.

() 39. What does the writer want to tell us in paragraph 3 ?

   A. We should often throw some possessions.

   B. Most of our friends are not necessary at all.

   C. We shouldn't treat our friends as possessions.

   D. We should ask ourselves who our real friends are.

() 40. Where can you probably find this article?

   A. In a newspaper.        B. In a sports magazine.

   C. In a science fiction.    D. In a story book.

             C 

    Once my father asked me to hold his hammer (插子) while he was repairing something,so we could have some time to talk to each other.

For 22 years,after I left home for college,he called me every Sunday at 9 a.m. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing? and I never once heard him complained about his own life.

    Nine years ago when I bought my first house? my father,67 years old, spent eight hours a day painting it for three days. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and for me to hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy.

    Five years ago,at age 71,my father spent five hours putting together a swingset (秋千組) for my daughter. Again,all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again,I was too busy.

    Four years ago,my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka,with an eight-foot Colorado blue spruce (藍(lán)葉石杉) in his trunk,so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn 't  spend much time with him.

    Then,one day? my father telephoned me as usuaK this time from my sister' s  home in Florida. We talked about the tree he had brought me ,“Fat Albert”，but that morning he called it "Fat Oscar^?,, and he seemed to have forgotten some things. I had to get to church,so I cut the conversation short.

    The call came at 4:40 p.m. that day: my father was in hospital in Florida with an aneurysm (動(dòng)脈瘤) . I got on a plane immediately,and on the way I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I promised that when I arrived? I would make up for lost time.

    I arrived in Florida at 1 a. m. My father had passed away at 9:12 p.m. This time it was he who did not have time to talk to me.

() 33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The writer arrived in Florida before her father passed away.

   B. The writer didn^ find enough time to talk to her father all these years.

   C. The writer noticed nothing unusual about her father's health before he was put in the hospital.

   D. The writer^，s father brought them the Colorado blue spruce because it is an expensive kind of tree.

() 34. How did the writer feel when she was rushing to the hospital where her father was staying?

   A. Hopeless. B. Sorry. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed.

() 35. Which words best describe the writer's father?

   A. Honest and modest.

    B. Strict and demanding (要求高的) .

   C. Talkative and positive (積極樂觀的) .  

     D. Caring and thoughtful.

() 36. What's the best title of this passage?

   A. What A Good Father!   B. How Busy I Am.

   C. Time Keeps Going.    D. My Father and Our Family.