aves" to the "have-nots". or so we thought.
40 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41 difficulties. We came to learn that something 42 could happen in a disaster . All over the world people
43 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week
in a 44 center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 45 had been received and sorted.
As 46 , we opened letter after letter. They gave us 47 and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 48 ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a 49 , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50 in bed living happily and 51 .
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 52 we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 53 accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
36. A.since B. before C. when D. while
37. A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped
38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
40. A. So B. For C. or D. Yet
41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
45.A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail
46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
55. A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive
江西卷
In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 36 at Mr. Breen's fruit shop .The fruit shop did 37 business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr. Breen 39 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 40 me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 41 they must have stayed faithful to him 42 he had promised to sell good quality 43 . He had a way with them -I had to 44 that . He called every woman "madam" for a start, 45 those who clearly were not, but when he 46 it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 47 in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter 48 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 49 about the weather, 50 he did, he would ask about their families or make 51 , always cutting his cloth 52 his customers . Whatever their bills came to, he 53 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never 54 anything away. He was always looking for 55 for nothing .
36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary
37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual
38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but
39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent
40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping
41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose
42.A.when B.if C.because D.though
43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink
44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise
45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even
46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar
48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also
49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches
50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if
51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends
52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to
53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always
54.A.took B.moved C.threw D.turned .
55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody
辽宁卷
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians(挪威人)had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 39 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mark their way home. To make things 42 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47 fact; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could 48 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.
The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. "I am just going outside and may be 54 some time." He was never seen again. He had walked out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
36.A.hit B.fought C.won D.beaten
37.A.growing B.putting C.planting D.laying
38.A.after B.until C.while D.before
39.A.safe B.fast C.short D.slow
40.A.rose B.set C.appeared D.disappeared
41.A.taken up B.cut up C.set up D.picked up
42.A.easier B.better C.bitter D.worse
43.A.to B.upon C.as D.in
44.A.battled B.struggled C.speeded D.waited
45.A.left B.lost C.defeated D.saved
46.A.manage B.try C.employ D.find
47.A.ached B.frozen C.harden D.harmed
48.A.hardly B.never C.seldom D.nearly
49.A.pain B.fear C.trouble D.danger
50.A.all others B.some others C.others D.the others
51.A.away B.with C.off D.on
52.A.bed B.tent C.blanket D.sleeping-bag
53.A.while B.since C.for D.once
54.A.missed B.separated C.passed D.gone
55.A.patiently B.lonely C.alone D.worriedly
山东卷
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling __36__, but I always knew he was __37__. He never criticized us, but used __38__ to bring out our best. He'd say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die." I __39__ as a child I said something __40__ about somebody, and my father said, "__41__ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it' as a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best __42__ people, I would get the best __43__. From then on I've always tried to __44__ the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also a always been very __45__ . At 15, I started a magazine. It was __46__ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a __47__; stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me form my decision, __48__ any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad __49__ me to go into law. And I've __50__ regretted it, I wanted to be a biologist, __51__I didn't pursue my __52__ . you know what you want . go fulfill it."
As __53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become student, a national __54__ for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad __55__ me.
36. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
37. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
38. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
40. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
41. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
42. A. on B. in C. at D. about
43. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
44. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
45. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
46. a. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
47. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
48. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
49. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
50. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
51. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
52. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
53. A. this B. he C. it D. that
54. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
55. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
天津卷
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the __16__ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to entrance and __17__ 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, __19__and uneven; it became __20__ difficult to row. If she __21__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the __22__.
She wasn't even halfway, __23__ she was already tired and her hands __24__ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to __25__ it", she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __26__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __27__ the boat shift against the tide.
The east wind, which had swung around from the southwest, __28__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be __29__ hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn't feel as if wit was about to burst __30__.
The lights of