One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the 36 to come out.A while later they 37saw mice running out, 38 .However, just as they were about to start to 39 , they saw two more mice get out.The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away 40 .Instead, it 41 that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.Everyone was 42 , so they stepped closer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was 43 and could not see anything, and 44 was trying to pull him to escape.
After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and 45 in thought.During meal time, the group of people sat down 46 a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was 47 of emperor and minister.” The others thought for a while and said: “That was 48 !” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made 49 ; so they expressed 50 .A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to 51 , said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time.At that moment, one 52 Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a 53 relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere 54 .
In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. 55 , it is based on no relationship.
36.A.corner B.barn C.hole D.smoke
37.A.indeed B.luckily C.hardly D.finally
38.A.one after another B.by and by C.again and again D.now and then
39.A.catch up B.pick up C.keep up D.clean up
40.A.suddenly B.immediately C.surprisingly D.naturally
41.A.proved B.happened C.came D.seemed
42.A.excited B.anxious C.puzzled D.shocked
43.A.blind B.deaf C.disabled D.dumb
44.A.one B.other C.another D.the other
45.A.sank B.lost C.concentrated D.fixed
46.A.with B.for C.in D.by
47.A.one B.that C.such D.what
48.A.wrong B.OK C.why D.exactly
49.A.choice B.sense C.difference D.meaning
50.A.agreementB.disagreement C.seriousness D.admiration
51.A.family B.fathers C.mothers D.parents
52.A.pure-mindedB.absent-minded C.narrow-minded D.open-minded
53.A.friendly B.long C.good D.certain
54.A.remained B.froze C.heated D.still
55.A.Still B.However C.Instead D.Moreover—40 CAADB 41—45 DCADB 46—50 CBCBA 51—55 DADBC
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the 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(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren’t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30 .
The lights of the town became 31 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32 it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. mail
17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other
19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
20. A. more B. less C. as D. least
21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed
22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
23. A. if B. so C. but D. since
24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
26. A. mined B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully
答案 16.B 17.D 18.D 19.D 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.B 26.B 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly.
But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
21.A.lie B.bend C.look D.fall
22.A.annoying B.astonishing C.delighting D.disappointing
23.A.along B.above C.against D.aside
24.A.reply B.promise C.request D.agreement
25.A.pity B.sadness C.apology D.love
26.A.feelings B.opinions C.spirits D.thoughts
27.A.missed B.forgot C.held D.shook
28.A.strange B.close C.serious D.common
29.A.stressed B.existed C.hidden D.exposed
30.A.expected B.changed C.reminded D.complained
31.A.yet B.away C.alone D.long
32.A.drawn B.carried C.moved D.stayed
33.A.cut B.wash C.brush D.take
34.A.tear B.kiss C.press D.hand
35.A.returned B.remembered C.realized D.recalled
36.A.sorry B.happy C.angry D.nervous
37.A.when B.how C.why D.as
38.A.disappeared B.forgiven C.apologized D.abandoned
39.A.imagination B.inspiration C.decoration D.appreciation
40.A.still B.soon C.nowhere D.anyhow
答案：
21—40 BACAD DABCB CACBD ADBDC
21.B bent down 意即：母亲在床边俯身，
22. A “when it first started annoying me…” 句中的it指母亲捋我头发这事，母亲这一举动使我不高兴。
23. C 母亲的手抚摸我，我感到粗糙。against 有 touching 之意。
24. A 我冲母亲叫，她没回应。这里用reply promise : 诺言;request: 要求;agreement: 同意
25. D 根据上下文，这里的意思是：母亲表达的是一种爱。
26. D 我几年之后又想到那晚的情景，think的名词是thoughts;feelings: 感情，心情，
27. A 我怀念母亲的手。missed: 想念，惦记
28. B 儿时发生的那件事在我的记忆中时而近时而远，但总是内心挥之不去的愧疚。close与后文的far away有关。
29. C 句中的it指“愧疚”，它始终在我心中。be hidden in 隐藏在……; exist是不及物动词搭配不对
30.B “I once changed to be so rough”是定语从句修饰hands, 这里的意思是：我使母亲的手变得粗糙，因为母亲为我操劳了许多。
31. C 父亲去世后，母亲单独生活。后文有…to her house to spend the night with her
32. A drawn to her house: 自己被母爱所“吸引”
33. C 把挡住额头的头发梳了过去。 brush one’s hair：梳头发
34. B 母亲吻了我。
35. D recall：回忆;returned：返回;归还; remembered：记住; realized：意识到。I recalled the night.. 意即：I thought of the night…
36. A sorry一词与愧疚有关。其余的选项与上下文意思不符。
37. D as I did是一个表方式的状语，像我一样记得那事。
38. B forgotten and forgiven说的是母亲忘了，原谅了我。. abandoned：被放弃[扔弃，遗弃]了的。
39. D 这里说的是作者对母亲的手产生了一种新的“感激”
40. C 母女情深，这时我感到得到了母爱的包容，因而我的愧疚荡然无存。
