ly killed. My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus."
The president wasn't 45 . Instead, he was shocked. "Madam," he said, "we can't put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 46 would look like a cemetery(墓地)," "Oh, no," the lady 47 quickly. "We don't want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard." The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed, " A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard." For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, "Is that all it costs to start a 52 Why don't we just start our own " Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36.A.lab B.library C.hall D.office
37.A.watched B.stopped C.followed D.interviewed
38.A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
39.A.surprised B.disappointed C.worried D.troubled
40.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
41.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
42.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
43.A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
44.A.set about B.set up C.take down D.take over
45.A.satisfied B.excited C.moved D.ashamed
46.A.house B.part C.garden D.place
47.A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
48.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
49.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
50.A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
51.A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
52.A.department B.university C.business D.club
53.A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
54.A.name B.character C.picture D.sign
55.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
广东卷
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (36) ____ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (37) ___ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (38) ____. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (39) ____ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (40) ____. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (41) ____ what happened to Persephone, she became so (42) ____ that she caused all plants to (43)____. People were in (44) ____ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (45) ____ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (46) ____, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (47) ____. She could go back to her mother if she had not (48) ___ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (49) ____ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (50) ____ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (51) ___, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (52) ___ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (53) ___ not let the crops grow. That is (54) ___ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (55) ____, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
36. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
37. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
38. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
39. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
40. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
41. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
42. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
43. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
44. A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
45. A. since B. until C. after D. when
46. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
47. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
48. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
49. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
50. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
51. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
52. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
53. A. should B. can C. dare D. will
54. A. where B. because C. why D. how
55. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
湖北卷
You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there You aren't a soldier .You aren't 36 carrying a gun .You're standing in front of a 37 and you're telling the TV 38 what is happening
It's all in a day's work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39 .In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41 .What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers Why do they do it
"I think it's every young journalist's 44 to be a foreign reporter," says Michael Nicholson, "that's 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it 46 it is a war."
But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, "Yes ,when you're lying on the ground and bullets (子弹)are flying 48 your ears ,you think: 'What am I doing here I'm not going to do this again.' But that feeling 49 after a while and when the next war starts , you'll be 50 ."
"None of us believes that we're going to 51 ," adds Michael .But he always 52 a lucky charm(护身符)with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .It's a card which says "Take care of yourself." Does he ever think about dying "Oh, 53 , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, 'If you get me out of this ,I 54 I'll never do it again.' You can almost hear God 55 , because you know he doesn't believe you."
36.A.simply B.really C.merely D.even
37.A.crowd B.house C.battlefield D.camera
38.A.producers B.viewers C.directors D.actors
39.A.dangerous B.exciting C.normal D.disappointing
40.A.stay B.fight C.war D.life
41.A.injured B.buried C.defeated D.saved
42.A.bring B.show C.take D.make
43.A.scenes B.passages C.stories D.contents
44.A.belief B.dream C.duty D.faith
45.A.why B.what C.how D.where
46.A.even so B.ever since C.as if D.even if
47.A.fear B.surprise C.shame D.sadness
48.A.into B.around C.past D.through
49.A.returns B.goes C.continues D.occurs
50.A.there B.away C.out D.home
51.A.leave B.escape C.die D.remain
52.A.hangs B.wears C.holds D.carries
53.A.never B.many times C.some time D.seldom
54.A.consider B.accept C.promise D.guess
55.A.whispering B.laughing C.screaming D.crying
湖南卷
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson , Arizona . 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night . My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course . "In May, we're 39 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life . But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 41 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries (奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into our new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45 explored (探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus (仙人掌). I crouched (蹲)down for a closer look . "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman.
"Are you new to this neighborhood " I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne . Have you got used to life in the 49 It must be quite a 50 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 51 the desert I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. "That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world 54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless."
That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words .
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36.A.During B.Until C.Upon D.Before
37.A.gathered B.warned C.organized D.comforted
38.A.hoping B.admitting C.realizing D.believing
39.A.going B.moving C.driving D.flying
40.A.good B.simple C.big D.proper
41.A.picture B.ground C.scene D.area
42.A.suggested B.solved C.discovered D.explained
43.A.settled B.walked C.hurried D.stepped
44.A.If B.After C.Once D.While
45.A.bitterly B.easily C.proudly D.eagerly
46.A.as well B.as usual C.right away D.on time
47.A.move B.dig C.pull D.touch
48.A.of course B.in fact C.after all D.at least
49.A.desert B.city C.state D.country
50.A.luck B.doubt C.shock D.danger
51.A.found B.examined C.watched D.reached
52.A.why B.when C.how D.where
53.A.prove B.guess C.sense D.expect
54.A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
55.A.idea B.life C.home D.family
江苏卷
On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, 36 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 37 over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38 to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 39 with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "h