河南省周口市扶溝縣崔橋高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)期末試卷含解析

河南省周口市扶溝縣崔橋高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Whenyougobytrain,pleaseseeto______thatyoutakeanexpress,______thatstopsonlyatbigstations.A.that,one

B.it,theone

C.that,it

D.it,one參考答案：D2.Hewokeupandfoundhimself______onthesofa,withablanketoverhim.

A.laid

B.lying

C.tolie

D.lain參考答案：B3.

—Johnseemshappy,eventhoughhiswifelefthimandhelosthisjob.

—Ithinkhe__________toputonabraveface.

A.willtry

B.hastried

C.hadtried

D.istrying參考答案：D4.Shewasreadingabookinherchair_____firsttimeIsaw

_____oldlady.A.a;an

B.the;the

C./;the

D./;an參考答案：B5.Theshootingsoncampushave

publicconcernaboutchildren’ssafetyinschool.A.setout B.setoff C.setin D.setup參考答案：B略6.Althoughmoneyisimportant,money______won’tmakeahappylife.A.apart

B.alone

C.aside

D.alike參考答案：B7.－Howlongdoyouthinkitis

hearrivedhere?－OnlyhalfayearIbelieve．A．when

B．since

C．before

D．that參考答案：B8.Joe,aswellasAnn_____boundtofindnobodythere,forthestaff____gonefortheirlunch.

A.is;have

B.is;has

C.are;have

D.are;has參考答案：A9.Theboymanagedtoclimboutofthecar,________unhurt．A.regularly B．extremely C．frequently D．a(chǎn)pparently參考答案：D10.________,aslongasI’mwithnature,Idon’tcare.A.Howtoughthejourneyis

B.WhatatoughjourneyitisC.Toughthoughthejourneyis

D.Whatevertoughthejourneyis參考答案：C11.WearegoingawayinJunebut__________thatI’llbehereallsummer.A.ratherthan

B.otherthan

C.inviewof

D.exceptfor參考答案：B12.It's___thatparentsnotallowtheirkidsunder12toridebikestoschoolforsafety．

A．considered

B．expected

C．supposed

D．recommended參考答案：D略25.___thatStevehadabadcold,Annawassurprisedtoseehimattheparty.

A.Havingbeentold

B.Beingtold

C.Havingtold

D.Telling參考答案：A略14.Tomorrowtherewillbe_______sunshinewithcloudyintervalssohehasmadeaplanforapicnicwithhisfamily．（）A．mainly B．occasionally C．roughly D．Extremely參考答案：A根據(jù)sohehasmadeaplanforapicnicwithhisfamily（因此他已經(jīng)制定好和家人野餐的計(jì)劃）可以知道明天天氣不錯(cuò)，所以選擇Amainly譯為"主要地，大部分"，其他選項(xiàng)與句義不符，B譯為"偶爾地"；C譯為"粗略地"；D譯為"極度地"．15.Ingeneral,experiencefromone’sreallifeismuchmorepracticalthan

frombooks.

A．one

B．it

C．that

D．this參考答案：C略16.–Doyouhaveanyideawhatyourformerbosswouldsayaboutyou?

–Idon’tknow,________.A.sodoIcare

B.soIdon’tcare

C.nordoIcare

D.norIdon’tcare參考答案：C略17.________wasneededatthattime,shetoldme,wassomegoodluck.A.That

B.As

C.Which

D.What參考答案：D18.Ifwehadtakentheotherroad,we_______hereintimeforthemeeting.

A.mayarrive

B.canarriveC.mustn`thavearrived

D.mighthavearrived參考答案：D略19.Thedangerousvirus______inthenextfewweeksinthelaboratorycancausefataldiseases.A．studying

B．studied

C．tostudy

D．tobestudied參考答案：D【目的】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的用法。句意：實(shí)驗(yàn)室接下來(lái)的幾周要研究的危險(xiǎn)病毒可能引起致命的疾病。Virus是study的動(dòng)作承受者，根據(jù)inthenextfewweeks判斷動(dòng)作在將來(lái)發(fā)生。二、完型填空20.Lookingatthecheckoutlinesatthegrocery,Iquicklyturnedmycarttolinenumberthree.Therewereonlytwowomenthere,andneitherhadkidsorcoupons(贈(zèng)券)!Thestorewasmyfirst

41thatmorning,andIhadahalfdozenothersonmy

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beforemeetingmyhusbandforlunch.Twominutesturnedintoten,andIwatchedastheotherlinesmoved

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.Imovedmy

44

0nthecartanddugformywallet,tryingto45

.thecashierthatitwastimetogetamove-on.

Finally,afterfifteenminutes,Itookabreathand

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.ThenIheardthecashiertellthewomeninfrontofme:

"Andjustlikethat,

hetoldmewhatshelookedlikeandl47onehundreddollarshereto48_hergroceries.

Hesaidnottoworryaboutthe

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,justgiveittocharity."Thestoryshewas

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hadtakenplaceintheproducedepartment.Anoldermanhadwitnesseda(n)

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mamainneed.

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forfoodswithkidsaround,shewasstickingtoherlistand

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theitemsonhercalculatorasshewent.Thegentlemansaidhehadalittle

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0nhimthatday,soheleftonehundreddollarsto

55_hergroceriesand,justmaybe,addalittlewiggleroom(回旋的余地)toher

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.Afterhearingaboutthemanwhohad.

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servedafellowtravelerinlife,

Irealizedthatmyhurry,

58

andgeneralworrieswere

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.What'sfiveextra.minutesinalinetohearastoryofamansharinghis

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?Suddenly,IknowIcould'wait.41.A.delivery

B.checkout

C.journey

D.stop42.A.notebook

B.list

C.blessing

D.admission43.A.patiently

B.clearly

C.quickly

D.similarly44.A.items

B.dealers

C.prospects

D.kids45.A.remind

B.debate

C.order

D.guarantee46.A.laughed

B.noticed

C.appreciated

D.sighed47.A.left

B.matched

C.cost

D.promoted48.A.applyfor

B.payfor

C.lookfor

D.makefor49.A.privilege

B.contribution

C.change

D.decision50.A.adjusting

B.booking

C.reading

D.sharing51.A.well-dressed

B.good-looking

C.worn-out

D.easy-going52.A.Wandering

B.Shopping

C.Preparing

D.Begging53.A.supposing

B.developing

C.adding

D.presenting54.A.principle

B.time

C.extra

D.quantity55.A.cover

B.suit

C.carry

D.run56.A.basket

B.budget

C.property

D.response57.A.rarely

B.quietly

C.obviously

D.occasionally58.A.anxiety

B.happiness

C.attention

D.eagerness59.A.treated

B.respected

C.benefited

D.misplaced60.A.notice

B.mistake

.C.content

D.love參考答案：41-45DBCAA

46-50DABCD

51-55CBDCA

56-60BBADD【文章綜述】本文講述作者去商店購(gòu)物，非常不耐煩，即將離去時(shí)，聽到一個(gè)很感人的故事，作者覺(jué)得自己的等待也是值得的。

解析:41.D考查名詞辨析A.delivery送；B.checkout結(jié)賬；C.journey旅行；D.stop停止，站；句意：這個(gè)商店是我今天早上的第一站，在這與丈夫吃中午飯之前我的列表上還有許多。根據(jù)句意選D項(xiàng)。42.B考查名詞辨析A.notebook筆記本；B.list列表；C.blessing祝福；D.admission承認(rèn)；句意：這個(gè)商店是我今天早上的第一站，在這與丈夫吃中午飯之前我的列表上還有許多，故選B項(xiàng)。43.C考查形容詞辨析A.patiently細(xì)心地；B.clearly清晰地；C.quickly快速地；D.similarly類似地；句意：我看著其它的隊(duì)快速的變得。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選C項(xiàng)。44.A名詞辨析A.items項(xiàng)目；B.dealers生意人；C.prospects前景；D.kids孩子；句意：我移動(dòng)我的東西拿出錢包，試著提醒收銀員應(yīng)該繼續(xù)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選A項(xiàng)。45.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.remind提醒；B.debate爭(zhēng)論；C.order命令；D.guarantee保證；句意：我移動(dòng)我的東西拿出錢包，試著提醒收銀員應(yīng)該繼續(xù)。46.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.laughed笑；B.noticed注意；C.appreciated欣賞；D.sighed嘆氣；句意：最后地字十五分鐘，我深呼吸然后離開。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知作者沒(méi)有耐心了，故選D項(xiàng)。47.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.left離開；B.matched比賽；C.cost花費(fèi)；D.promoted提升；句意：收銀員說(shuō)到，是這樣的，他告訴我她長(zhǎng)什么樣子，我停下100美元來(lái)為他的貨物付款，故選A項(xiàng)48.B考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析A.applyfor申請(qǐng)；B.payfor付款；C.lookfor尋找；D.makefor補(bǔ)充；句意：收銀員說(shuō)到，是這樣的，他告訴我她長(zhǎng)什么樣子，我停下100美元來(lái)為他的貨物付款，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知為這人買單，故選B項(xiàng)。49.C考查名詞辨析A.privilege權(quán)利；B.contribution貢獻(xiàn)；C.change零錢；D.decision決定；句意：他說(shuō)并不擔(dān)心剩下的錢，給了慈善組織。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知把剩下的錢給慈善組織，故選C項(xiàng)。50.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.adjusting調(diào)整；B.booking預(yù)定；C.reading閱讀；D.sharing分享；句意：她所分享的故事就發(fā)生了生產(chǎn)部門。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選D項(xiàng)。51.C考查形容詞辨析A.well-dressed穿得好；B.good-looking好看的；C.worn-out破舊的；D.easy-going隨和的；句意：一位老人看見(jiàn)一位穿著破舊的需要幫助的媽媽為孩子買食品，她堅(jiān)持自己的東西，把多余的東西拿出來(lái)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知是穿著不怎么好，故選C項(xiàng)。52.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.Wandering徘徊；B.Shopping購(gòu)物；C.Preparing準(zhǔn)備；D.Begging所乞求；句意：一位老人看見(jiàn)一位穿著破舊的需要幫助的媽媽為孩子買食品，她堅(jiān)持自己的東西，把多余的東西拿出來(lái)，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知發(fā)生在商店，故購(gòu)物，所以選B項(xiàng)。53.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.supposing假設(shè)；B.developing發(fā)展；C.adding加；D.presenting呈現(xiàn)；句意：一位老人看見(jiàn)一位穿著破舊的需要幫助的媽媽為孩子買食品，她堅(jiān)持自己的東西，把多余的東西拿出來(lái)，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知不要多余的東西，怕超過(guò)預(yù)算，故選D項(xiàng)。54.C考查名詞辨析A.principle原則；B.time時(shí)間；C.extra額外的；D.quantity數(shù)量；句意：這位先生說(shuō)他那些正好帶著多余的錢，因此留下100美元來(lái)給她付賬，來(lái)讓她的預(yù)算有回旋的余地，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選C項(xiàng)。55.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.cover覆蓋，支付；B.suit適合；C.carry攜帶；D.run跑；句意：這位先生說(shuō)他那些正好帶著多余的錢，因此留下100美元來(lái)給她付賬，來(lái)讓她的預(yù)算有回旋的余地，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知來(lái)給后面的那位媽媽買單，故選A項(xiàng)。56.B考查名詞辨析A.basket籃子；B.budget預(yù)算；C.property財(cái)產(chǎn)；D.response回應(yīng)；句意：句意：這位先生說(shuō)他那些正好帶著多余的錢，因此留下100美元來(lái)給她付賬，來(lái)讓她的預(yù)算有回旋的余地，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知這位媽媽很困難，不肯超過(guò)自己的預(yù)算，故選B項(xiàng)。57.B考查副詞辨析A.rarely罕有地；B.quietly安靜地；C.obviously顯然地；D.occasionally偶然地；句意：當(dāng)我聽到這位默默奉獻(xiàn)的老人時(shí)，我意識(shí)到我的匆忙，焦慮，擔(dān)心是多余的。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知老人默默地做這件事，故選B項(xiàng)。58.A考查名詞辨析A.anxiety焦慮；B.happiness快樂(lè)；C.attention注意；D.eagerness迫切；句意：當(dāng)我聽到這位默默奉獻(xiàn)的老人時(shí)，我意識(shí)到我的匆忙，焦慮，擔(dān)心是多余的，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選A項(xiàng)。59.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析A.treated對(duì)待；B.respected尊敬；C.benefited對(duì)，，有益；D.misplaced放錯(cuò)；句意：當(dāng)我聽到這位默默奉獻(xiàn)的老人時(shí)，我意識(shí)到我的匆忙，焦慮，擔(dān)心是多余的，故選D項(xiàng)。60.D考查名詞辨析A.notice注意；B.mistake錯(cuò)誤；C.content內(nèi)容；D.love愛(ài)；句意：多等待五分鐘能夠分享這么有愛(ài)的故事，突然，我明白，我值得等待。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選D項(xiàng)。21.TheMovingLoveStoryaboutOnionsIalwaysrecallmydadaswellasmymomwheneverIseeorhearoftheonions．Althoughallbetweenmydadandmymomhaspassedwiththetideoftime，thememorystill

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inmymind．Inmymemory，myparentsareafavorablelovingandcaringcouple．Theylivedin（37）

witheachotherfromthedayoftheirmarriagetotheexistenceofmeinthefamily．（38）

，thosehappydaysdidn'tlastlong．WhenIwasten，mymomsuddenly（39）

inafaintwhenwashingupinthekitchen．Iwasso

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atthattimethatmymindwentblankwithoutanyresponsebuttocry．Mydadrantoherandyelledhernamebutshewasstillunconscious，（41）

hesenthertothenearesthospitalasfastashecould．Afteranall﹣roundcheck，thedoctorsaidwith

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tomydadthatshehadgotdiagnosedwithbraincancerinthelateperiod．Thateveninghedidn'tsayanything．Mymom

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andwouldnevercomebacktomeanymore．Imanagedtolivebymyselfbuttheflowofsorrowand

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toherneverstopped．Mydadhasto

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aroleofabreadwinneraswellasahouseholdwife．Hebehavedjustasusual，butIfoundthathedevelopeda（n）

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ofcuttingonions，whichwasreallystrange．EverytimeIsawhimcuttingonions，Idiscoveredthatseveraldropsof

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flowedoverhisflushcheek．"Whyareyou

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？""No，it'sbecauseofthestimulantfromtheonions""Ihavelearnedfromasciencebookthatifyoucutonionsinthewater，youwillnotcry．"Isaidwithsatisfaction．"Oh，really？Thankyou，mylittlelove．"wasmydad's（49）

．Butnexttime，whenhecutonionsinthebasinfullofwater，hiseyesstill

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withtears．"Why？"Isaidtomyselfwithtoomuch

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．Now，Igrowup，andmyfather

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doessoashedidbefore．Whatawhiteandfancybutmoving

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myfatherhadmadeinthoseyears．The

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mymom'sdeathbringstomywholefamilyissodeeplyrootedinhisheart．Now，hestillbelievesthatIhavebeentakeninbyhiswhitelie．Mom，youwillneverbelonelyintheheavenasthereisamiddle﹣agedmandevotingwhatremainsofhislifeto

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youandweepnotonceforyou．36．A．leaves B．sinks C．flashes D．fades37．A．harmony B．quarrel C．trouble D．return38．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise39．A．hurt B．drank C．broke D．fell40．A．moved B．shocked C．embarrassed D．a(chǎn)nnoyed41．A．but B．so C．or D．for42．A．pride B．fear C．sympathy D．courage43．A．recovered B．cured C．operated D．died44．A．conflict B．pardon C．miss D．puzzle45．A．fetch B．carry C．bring D．play46．A．habit B．theory C．experience D．tradition47．A．waters B．bloods C．tears D．sweats48．A．laughing B．crying C．shouting D．cutting49．A．question B．a(chǎn)ction C．expression D．response50．A．wet B．hurt C．cool D．light51．A．hesitation B．confusion C．imagination D．intention52．A．a(chǎn)lso B．once C．ever D．still53．A．promise B．a(chǎn)pology C．lie D．excuse54．A．sorrow B．glory C．fortune D．reputation55．A．marry B．memorize C．a(chǎn)muse D．trust參考答案：36﹣40CAADB

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51﹣55BDCAB【分析】本文為故事類記敘文；文章介紹了一個(gè)感人的愛(ài)情故事；作者父母自從結(jié)婚以來(lái)相處和諧；可惜好景不長(zhǎng)，媽媽患腦癌去世；媽媽去世后我設(shè)法自立，但是從未停止過(guò)對(duì)媽媽的想念；作者發(fā)現(xiàn)父親常常切洋蔥，借以掩飾他因?yàn)橄肽顙寢尪鳒I；雖然多年以后我已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大成人，父親還是會(huì)邊切洋蔥邊想念媽媽．流淚．36．答案是C．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．leaves留下B．sinks下沉C．flashes閃爍，突然閃過(guò)（腦海）D．fades逐漸衰退；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，作者腦海中仍然會(huì)"突然閃過(guò)"一些記憶；故選C．37．答案是A．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．harmony和諧B．quarrel爭(zhēng)吵；C．trouble麻煩，困難D．return歸還，回來(lái)；本題考查短語(yǔ)inharmonywith與…和諧；此處描述父母生活"和諧"，故選A．38．答案是A．本題考查語(yǔ)境中副詞辨析；A．However然而B．Therefore因此C．Besides此外，而且；D．Otherwise否則；上文描述了父母的恩愛(ài)；下文講述了母親的離世，可見(jiàn)上下文之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，"然而，那些幸福的日子不長(zhǎng)久"，故選A．39．答案是D．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．hurt傷害B．drank喝C．broke折斷D．fell摔倒；本句句意是：母親在廚房暈"倒"，故選D．40．答案是B．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．moved感動(dòng)；B．shocked震驚；C．embarrassed尷尬；D．a(chǎn)nnoyed惱火；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，媽媽暈倒我很"震驚"，故選B．41．答案是B．本題考查語(yǔ)境中連詞辨析；A．but但是；B．so因此；C．or或者，否則；D．for因?yàn)?；根?jù)語(yǔ)境，媽媽依然昏迷，"所以"爸爸迅速把她送往醫(yī)院；故選B．42．答案是C．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．pride驕傲；B．fear害怕；C．sympathy同情；D．courage勇氣；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，媽媽患腦癌，醫(yī)生"同情"爸爸；故選C．43．答案是D．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．recovered恢復(fù)；B．cured治愈；C．operated操作；D．died去世；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，媽媽"去世"，爸爸經(jīng)常想念她而流淚；故選D．44．答案是C．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．conflict沖突，矛盾；B．pardon原諒；C．miss想念；D．puzzle困惑；此處作者說(shuō)明我從未停止對(duì)媽媽的"想念"，故選C．45．答案是D．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．fetch去取回；去接回；B．carry隨身攜帶；C．bring帶來(lái)；D．play玩，扮演；playaroleof扮演…角色；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，媽媽去世后，父親既要擔(dān)任養(yǎng)家糊口的角色又要充當(dāng)家庭主婦的角色，故選D．46．答案是A．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．habit習(xí)慣；B．theory理論；C．experience經(jīng)驗(yàn)；經(jīng)歷；D．tradition傳統(tǒng)；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，父親經(jīng)常想念媽媽，用洋蔥為自己的流淚掩護(hù)，這已經(jīng)成為"習(xí)慣"，故選A．47．答案是C．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．waters水B．bloods血；C．tears淚；D．sweats汗；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境判斷，父親想念媽媽在"流淚"，故選C．48．答案是B．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．laughing笑B．crying哭C．shouting大叫D．cutting切；"我"看到父親流淚，所以問(wèn)爸爸為什么"哭"，故選B．49．答案是D．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．question問(wèn)題；B．a(chǎn)ction行動(dòng)；C．expression表情；詞句；D．response回答，答復(fù)；根根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，父親在對(duì)我的建議做出"答復(fù)"，故選D．50．答案是A．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．wet弄濕，沾濕B．hurt傷害；疼痛；C．cool變涼，冷卻；D．light點(diǎn)燃；照亮；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，爸爸流淚，所以眼睛"潮濕"，故選A．51．答案是B．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．hesitation猶豫；B．confusion困惑；C．imagination想象力；D．intention意圖；由上文的why判斷作者感到"困惑"，故選B．52．答案是D．本題考查語(yǔ)境中副詞辨析；A．a(chǎn)lso也B．once一次，曾經(jīng)；C．ever永遠(yuǎn)；曾經(jīng)；D．still仍然；根據(jù)語(yǔ)境推斷，雖然我已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大，父親"仍然"像以前一樣想念媽媽、流淚，切洋蔥來(lái)掩飾；故選D．53．答案是C．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．promise承諾；B．a(chǎn)pology道歉；C．lie謊言；D．excuse借口；由上下文語(yǔ)境可知，父親因?yàn)橄肽顙寢屃鳒I，"謊稱"是因?yàn)檠笫[的影響；故選C；awhitelie善意的謊言．54．答案是A．本題考查語(yǔ)境中名詞辨析；A．sorrow難過(guò)；B．glory光榮；C．fortune運(yùn)氣；財(cái)富；D．reputation名譽(yù)；媽媽的去世給全家?guī)?lái)了"傷心"，故選A．55．答案是B．本題考查語(yǔ)境中動(dòng)詞辨析；A．marry結(jié)婚；B．memorize記??；C．a(chǎn)muse使開心；D．trust信任；此處作者要表達(dá)的是父親用自己的一生"記住"媽媽，為媽媽流淚，故選B．三、閱讀理解22.MEDINA,SaudiArabia:3peoplewerekilledwhenSaudispecialforcesstormedaRussianairlinerandfreedmorethan100passengersfromhijackers(劫機(jī)者)onFriday.ThehijackersadmittedtobeChechensandthreatenedtoblowuptheplane.TheyseizedtheairlineronThursdayafterittookofffromIstanbulandforcedittoflytoSaudiArabia.TheretheydemandedthatRussiatakebackitsarmyintheMuslimdistrictofChechnya,whichgoesagainsttheRussiangovernmentforitsindependence.SANFRANCISCO:California’sofficialswarnedonTuesdaythattightelectricitysuppliescouldleadtoasecondfollowingdayofstatewidepowerfailure.“IfwecangetsomemoreresourcesfromoutsidethestateofCaliforniaandifpeoplecansaveagreatdeal,thatwouldcertainlyhelp.”Saidalocalofficial.JAKARTA:4teenagegirlswerepressedtodeathinashoppingcenterintheIndonesiancapitalonSunday.TheaccidenthappenedwhentheBritishboybandALwasperforming.HundredshadgatheredtothepopularshoppingcenterinJakartatohearthegroupperform.ForeignbandsnowadaysseldomcometoIndonesia.KABUL:Afghanistan’srulingTalibankilled100cowsatthepresidentialpalaceinKabulonMarch19.TheTalibancarriedoutthecrueldeedtomakeupfornotactingearliertodestroyallthecountry’sstatues.Theworldhasfoundfaultwiththedestructionofthevaluablefortuneoftheworld.

56.ThehijackersseizedtheRussianairlinerbecause_______.A.theirChechenfamilieswerethreatenedtoblowupB.theplanewasforcedtoflyfromIstanbultoSaudiArabiaC.theywantedRussiatoendhisfightingagainstrebellingChechensD.SaudiSpecialForceskilled3people57.HowcantheStateofCaliforniabeawayfromthepowerfailureaccordingtothepassage?A.Getsomeelectricitysuppliesfromothercountries.B.Askpeopletosavemoreelectricity.C.Warnpeopleofthetightelectricitysupplies.D.ThestateofCaliforniawillhavetobuildmorepowerstations.58.Inthethirdpieceofnewsthewriterjustwantsto_______.A.tellpeoplethattheBritishboybandALwasnotwelcomedB.showhisorherangerthatforeignbandsseldomcometoIndonesiaC.showIndonesialovemusicsomuchD.tellthefactthat4girlswerepressedtodeath59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.TheTalibanregretdestroyingthestatussolate.B.TheworldsupportwhattheTalibanhavedone.C.TheworldsupporttheTaliban’skillingofcowsonly.D.TheTalibanregretdestroyingallthestatus.參考答案：56.C。從第一段可以看出，劫機(jī)者要求俄羅斯撤出車臣分子盤踞的穆斯林地區(qū)的武裝力量。57.B。從第二段第二句話中可以得出答案。這里的state是“州”的意思，而不是“國(guó)家”的意思。58.D。本新聞主要報(bào)道了四個(gè)女孩因看表演而被壓死的事件。59.A。從第四段第二句中可以得出答案。Makeupfor意思是“彌補(bǔ)”23.ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boomgeneration,alonglifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationissuretoincreasegreatlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangebringsbigquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”sa