1、（2001年）科普記敘文-雪人He has been called the missing link. Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 36 of the Snowman has been around for 37 .Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human fe

2、et high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 38 this creature and called it the Yeti, and they said that they had 39 caught Yetis on two occasions, 40 none has ever been produced as evidence( 證據(jù)).Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 41 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photo

3、graphs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 42 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 43 that the Abominable Snowman might really 44.Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 45 footprints. Most belie

4、ve the footprints are nothing more than 46 animal tracks, which had been made 47 as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. 48 in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 49 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 50 , no evidence has ever 51 been produced.

5、These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 52 . But if they ever 53 catching one, they may face a real 54 . Would they put it in a 55 or give it a room in a hotel?36. A. eventB. storyC. adventureD. description37. A. centuriesB. too longC. some timeD. many year

6、s38. A. heard fromB. cared forC. knew ofD. read about39.A. evenB. hardlyC. certainlyD. probably40. A. asB. thoughC. whenD. until41.A.developedB. changedC. occurredD. continued42. A. entirelyB. naturallyC. clearlyD. simply43. A. foundB. declaredC. feltD. doubted44. A. existB. escapeC. disappearD. ret

7、urn45.A.clearerB. moreC. possibleD. rare46. A. hugeB. recentC. ordinaryD. frightening47.A.strangeB. largeC. deepD. rough48.A. In the endB. ThereforeC. After allD. However49. A. imaginedB. realC. specialD. familiar50. A. soB. besidesC. againD. instead51. A. rightlyB. actuallyC. normallyD. particularl

8、y52. A. lightlyB. jokinglyC. seriouslyD. properly53. A. succeed inB. insist onC. depend onD. join in54. A. decisionB. situationC. subjectD. problem55. A. zooB. mountainC. Museum D. laboratory(2002年）生活篇What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army ，I 36 an intelligence test that all soldier

9、 took, and ,against 37 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 38 have scored more than 80. 39 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always 40 it.Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 41 question for some intelligence t

10、ests. By every one of them Id prove myself a 42 . In a world where I have to work with my 43 . Id do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man 44 . He had a habit of telling 45 . One time he said, “Doe, a deaf-dumb(聾啞)man 46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and

11、 made 47 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 48 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 49 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left, well, Doe, the 50 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). 51 do you suppose he asked

12、for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 52 and asked for them. Ive been 53 that on all my customers today, but I knew 54 Id catch you.” “Why is that ?” I asked, “Because you are so goddamne

13、d educated. Doe, I knew you couldnt be very 55 .”And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.36. A. failed B. wroteC. receivedD. chose37. A. an averageB. a totalC. an examD. a number38. A. alwaysB. possiblyC. certainlyD. frequently39. A. ThenB. ThusC. ThereforeD. Yet40. A. fixedB. checkedC.

14、droveD. changed41. A. answeredB. practicedC. designedD. tired42. A. teacherB. doctorC. winnerD. fool43. A. brainsB. effortC. handsD. attention44. A. againB. as usualC. tooD. as well45. A. liesB. jokesC. newsD. tales46. A. boughtB. testedC. foundD. needed47. A. cuttingB. hammeringC. wavingD. circling

15、48. A. noddedB. raisedC. shookD. turned49. A. broughtB. packedC. sendD. sold50. A. cleverB. otherC. rightD. next51. A. WhatB. HowC. WhoD. Which52. A. imaginationB. handC. voiceD. information53. A. tryingB. provingC. practicingD. examination54. A. for sureB. at onceC. in factD. right now55. A. clearB

16、. sillyC. slowD. smart(2003年)生活篇I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 36 and tiring games Ive ever had. When Ed first phoned and 37 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 38 victory.After all, Eds idea of 39 has always been nothing more40than lifting

17、a fork to his mouth. 41 I can remember, Ed s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 42 proud of him-self. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers.Although the family often 43 about that, Ed refused to buy a 44 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 4

18、5 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers， but also with a stomach you could hardly 46, I was so surprised that I was 47 .My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 48 ,at the point in our game, when I d have predicted（預計）the score to be abo

19、ut 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 49 7 to 9 and Ed was 50 .The sudden realization was painful. We 51 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 52 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone53 that many points. When the game finally ended,both of us were lying flat on

20、 our backs,too tired to 54 . In a way, I think we both won. In the game,cousin Ed earned my 55 .36. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular37. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested38. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early39. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fit

21、ness40. A. time-saving B. Comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making41. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since42. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly43. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked44. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker45. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. r

22、eturned46. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure47. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless48. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last49. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally50. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting51. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. de

23、cided52. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems53. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping54. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move55. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor(2004年)生活篇It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (題目) , The Art

24、 of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面條) caught my eye. The word spaghetti brought back the36 of an evening at Uncle Alien s in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外來的) treat in 39 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the gr

25、own-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 42 we had about the 43 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 45 it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 47 , I would write something

26、else.When I finished it，the night was half gone and there was no 48 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 49 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, Now, class, I want to read you a composition, “The Art of Ea

27、ting Spaghetti. My words! He was reading my words out 51 to the whole class. 52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54 my words had the power to make people 55 .36. A. memory B. thought C. k

28、nowledge D. experience 37. A. when B. where C. since D. after 38. A. cooked B. served C. gotD. made 39. A. their B. past C. last D. those 40. A. none B. one C. earns D. neither 41. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in 42. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments 43. A. nearl

29、y B. naturally C. officially D. socially 44. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately 45. A. settle B. put C. Bite D. let 46. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy47. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that48. A. time B. excuse C. wayD. idea 49. A. give up B. continue C. hand

30、in D. delay 50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly51. A. laid B. fast C. publicly D. calmly 52. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I 53. A. shock B. wonder C. worryD. pleasure 54. A. if B. for C. while D. although 55. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh (2005)生活篇 記敘文One afternoon I wa

31、s sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37 he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38 in front of him , which he was 39 to read , but I could 40 that he wa

32、s keeping an eye on me , when the waiter brought my 41 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42 way in which the waiter and I 43 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as 44 went on and it became 45 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46 . When he

33、 came out , he paid his bill and 47 without another glance in my direction .I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (偵探) . He 49 you here because he thought you were the man he 50 .” “What ?” I said , showing my 51 . The owner

34、continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52 say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53 .” “Well , its really 54 I came to a restaurant where Im known ,” I said . “ 55 , I might have been in trouble .”36

35、Aknew Bunderstood Cnoticed Drecognized 37Asince Beven if Cthough Das if 38Aflat Bopen Ccut Dfixed 39Ahoping Bthinking Cpretending Dcontinuing 40Asee Bfind Cguess Dlearn 41Amenu Bbill Cpaper Dfood 42Adirect Bfamiliar Cstrange Dfunny 43Achatted with Blooked at Claughed at Dtalked about 44Athe waiter B

36、time CI Dthe dinner 45Atrue Bhopeful Cclear Dpossible 46Arestaurant Bwashroom Coffice Dkitchen 47Aleft Bacted Csat down Dcalmed down 48Awanted Btried Cordered Dwished 49Amet Bcaught Cfollowed Ddiscovered 50Awas to beat Bwas dealing with Cwas to meet Dwas looking for 51Acare Bsurprise Cworry Dregret

37、52Amust Bcan Cneed Dmay 53Adiscovery Bmistake Cdecision Dfortune 54Aa pity Bnatural Ca chance Dlucky 55AThus BHowever COtherwise DTherefore (2006年） On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. over a hundred degrees in 36 air. Crowded. T

38、empers(脾氣) of both the tourists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(環(huán)境). At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped toge

39、ther 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 4

40、5 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51

41、by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter. One doesnt step into water in ones best summer clothes. Why not? Customers are not served 53 . Why not? Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of convention(常規(guī)) and

42、enjoy 55 to the fullest.36.A. freshB. coolC. stillD. thin37.A. managedB. expectedC. attemptedD. risen38.A. lonelyB. curiousC. well-dressedD. bad-tempered39.A. cheersB. serviceC. attentionD. flowers40.A. metal tableB. empty bottleC. chairsD. bags41.A. onB. offC. aroundD. along42.A. outsideB. forwardC

43、. downD. back43.A. ledB. seatedC. watchedD. received44.A. The managerB. A friendC. A waiterD. The servant45.A. setB. washC. removeD. check46.A. menuB. billC. foodD. order47.A. loudB. anxiousC. familiarD. final48.A. touristsB. customersC. fellowsD. assistants49.A. at lastB. in timeC. once moreD. as w

44、ell50.A. changeB. drinkC. sellD. serve51.A. repliedB. insistedC. agreedD. understood52.A. preparedB. joined inC. settled upD. continued53.A. with pleasureB. in the cafeC. in the seaD. with wine54.A. followingB. keepingC. limitingD. crossing55.A. lifeB. wineC. lunchD. time(2007)In the United States t

45、here was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in t

46、he heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could n

47、ot teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（組裝）a small aircraft for her.Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilo

48、t the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds f

49、ollowing.36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world42. A. But B. Also C. T

50、hus D. Still43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing46. A. asleep B. away C.around D. awake47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane49. A. his B. her C. their D. its50. A. respect B.

51、 remember C. recognize D. receive51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back(2008年1）After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, I was 37 to wait tables on my own. All wen