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36. A. way         B. time           C. place         D. reason
37. A. wounded     B. destroyed      C. surprised     D. frightened
38. A. quietness   B. darkness       C. emptiness     D. loneliness
39. A. got         B. forced         C. made          D. caused
40. A. spirit      B. height         C. body          D. shape
41. A. eye         B. window         C. mouth         D. door
42. A. breath      B. wind           C. air           D. sound
43. A. belief      B. feeling        C. imagination   D. doubt
44. A. lay         B. hide           C. rest          D. lie
45. A. especially  B. simply         C. probably      D. directly
46. A. discussion  B. problem        C. joke          D. matter
47. A. though      B. yet            C. although      D. still
48. A. called      B. backed         C. lined         D. packed
49. A. old         B. crowded        C. poor          D. unfamiliar
50. A. leave       B. let            C. order         D. send
51. A. above       B. in             C. of            D. at
52. A. protected   B. guided         C. believed      D. accepted
53. A. then        B. there          C. once          D. anyway
54. A. strict      B. powerful       C. heavy         D. right
55. A. realize     B. remember       C. recognize     D. recover

36---55   ADBCD   ABCDA   BACDB   CDABC     

36.way的意思是“狀況，情況”，后接定語(yǔ)從句things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night……,省略了in which或that。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的意思是“在夜里，我熟悉的房間里的東西看上去和聽(tīng)起來(lái)的狀況”。答案為A。
37.frightened的意思是“嚇唬，使害怕”。本篇短文主要講述了童年時(shí)所產(chǎn)生的恐懼感。這是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句，對(duì)主語(yǔ)the strange way things looked and sounded in myfamiliar room at night進(jìn)行強(qiáng)調(diào)。wounded的意思是“使受傷”；destroyed的意思是“毀壞”；surprised的意思是“使吃驚”。答案為D。
38.根據(jù)上文中的at night和下文中的a streetlight or passing car lights可以判斷出房間里并不是一片漆黑。quietness的意思是“安靜”；emptiness的意思是“空”；loneliness的意思是“寂寞”，均不合語(yǔ)意。答案為B。
39.根據(jù)這幾個(gè)動(dòng)詞的用法可以確定答案：got ,forced和caused后接帶to的不定式；made后接不帶to的不定式。take on前面沒(méi)有to，所以要選made作為答案。答案為C。 
40.shape“形狀”。路燈和過(guò)路汽車(chē)照射進(jìn)房間的光線(xiàn)使懸掛在椅子上的衣服呈現(xiàn)出野獸的形狀。spirit的意思是“靈魂”；height的意思是“高度”；body的意思是“身體”。答案為D。 
41.由于恐懼，作者不敢正眼看房間里的東西，而是偷偷的從眼角看東西。由于平時(shí)考生遇到out of the corner of時(shí)，后面往往接street, room等表示位置的詞，所以一些考生選了window或door，沒(méi)有正確理解作者當(dāng)時(shí)的心理狀態(tài)。答案為A。
42.根據(jù)所提供的情境the curtains seem to move可以確定答案。作者看到當(dāng)時(shí)房間里沒(méi)有風(fēng)(wind)，而窗簾似乎在動(dòng)，這更加劇了作者的恐懼感。breath, air或sound都不會(huì)引起窗簾來(lái)回的活動(dòng)。答案為B。
43.所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是表示心理狀態(tài)的詞。belief的意思是“信念”；feeling的意思是“感情”；imagination的意思是“想象”；doubt的意思是“懷疑”。根據(jù)我們的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，人們?cè)诳吹绞棺约嚎謶值臇|西時(shí)，會(huì)引起各種想象，浮想聯(lián)翩。答案為C。 
44.根據(jù)作者在這段所講述的故事里可以判斷出，這是作者躺在床上看到的情景。lie very still的意思是“躺著一動(dòng)不動(dòng)”。lay是及物動(dòng)詞，后接賓語(yǔ)，意思是“放置”。答案為D。 
45.especially的意思是“特別地”，表示比較。與其他情況相比，在放學(xué)回家的路上更害怕迷路。答案為A。 
46.no problem的意思是“沒(méi)問(wèn)題”。由于上學(xué)時(shí)，公共汽車(chē)就在家門(mén)口，所以不會(huì)發(fā)生問(wèn)題。答案為B。 
47.注意區(qū)別though與although的用法：though除了作連詞引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句外，還可以作副詞，意思是“然而”。although只作連詞，不作副詞。yet含有“然而”的意思時(shí)，是并列連詞，后接句子。still作副詞的意思是“仍然”，不合語(yǔ)意。答案為A。
48.lined up的意思是“排成一行”。放學(xué)時(shí)，所有的汽車(chē)都沿街排成一行，使作者害怕坐錯(cuò)車(chē)。答案為C。 
49.作者在這段講述的是自己害怕迷路，所以這里指的是害怕公共汽車(chē)把自己帶到一個(gè)陌生的地方去。crowded的意思是“擁擠的”。答案為D。 
50.let后接副詞短語(yǔ)作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。在老師或家長(zhǎng)帶作者去公園或博物館游玩或參觀時(shí)，他不讓老師或家長(zhǎng)離開(kāi)自己的視線(xiàn)。答案為B。 
51.介詞of表示“其中的”。all后接定語(yǔ)從句I had……。答案為C。
52.(being)accepted by others在這句話(huà)的意思是“被別人領(lǐng)養(yǎng)”。在作者所有的恐懼里，使他最害怕的大概是失去愛(ài)或被別人領(lǐng)養(yǎng)。作者擔(dān)心自己失去父母的愛(ài)，而被父母遺棄。A項(xiàng)protected“保護(hù)”；B項(xiàng)guided“引導(dǎo)”；C項(xiàng)believed“認(rèn)為”均不合適。答案為D。
53.then的意思是“那時(shí)”，指自己的童年時(shí)。答案為A。
54.根據(jù)所提供的情境Being popular was so important to me then中的important可以確定答案。powerful的意思是“強(qiáng)有力的”。與受到別人的喜歡相比，失去父母的愛(ài)的恐懼更加強(qiáng)大。答案為B。
55.成長(zhǎng)的其中一個(gè)過(guò)程是有能力認(rèn)識(shí)和克服自己的恐懼。recognize的意思是“認(rèn)識(shí)到”。只有認(rèn)識(shí)到自己的恐懼，才能克服它們。realize的意思是“實(shí)現(xiàn)”。答案為C。
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A．So objectiveB．ObjectiveC．DissatisfiedD．Curious

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Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised,  “Barbara, be enthusiastic（熱情的）! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste（漿糊） that helps you hang in there when the things get tough. It is the inner voice that tells you, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing the cello（大提琴）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once worte, “Years wrinkle(起皺紋) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, not considering money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl, a retired director of the Missouri Rpertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, long ago, told me, ‘I never made any money until I stopped working for it.’”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding pleasure in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.
小題1:What is the passage mainly talking about?
A．Enthusiasm is more important than experience.
B．Enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
C．Enthusiastic people will never get old
D．Enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life.
小題2:We can infer that enthusiasm is more important for a person especially when __________.
A．he is in troubleB．he is getting old
C．he can do what he loveD．he has succeeded
小題3:The author mentions Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.
A．enthusiasm can make people feel young
B．music can arouse people’s enthusiasm
C．enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
D．enthusiasm can keep people healthy
小題4:How many examples are referred in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six
小題5:Which proverb(諺語(yǔ)) may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
A．A good beginning makes a good ending
B．Don’t cry over the spoiled milk
C．Love me, love my dog
D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

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I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.?
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “ I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
小題1:In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means ______.
A．UnintentionallyB．Independently
C．ImpressivelyD．Unconditionally
小題2:From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______.
A．with his familyB．with Evelyn
C．a(chǎn)lone D．with his children
小題3:During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ______.
A．he was determined to be a good husband
B．he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C．she looked lovely in her new clothes
D．the doctor said his wife was seriously ill
小題4:The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What does “one thing” refer to?
A．He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B．She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C．He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.
D．He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
小題5:By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ______.
A．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D．he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

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