41. A. people B. jobs C. life D. religion

42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs

43. A. as B. before C. since D. after

44.A.suggests B.promises C.seems D.means

45.A.spoke B.turned C.summed D.opened

46.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

47.A.Surprisingly B.Naturally C.Happily D.Immediately

48.A.had B.lost C.gained D.missed

49.A.touched B.annoyed C.astonished D.disappointed

50.A.could B.should C.would D.might

51.A.relaxed B.calm C.quiet D.excited

52.A.so B.then C.also D.whereas

53.A.area B.method C.form D.way

54.A.doubt B.wonder C.suspect D.guess

55.A.firmly B.carefully C.strictly D.gratefully

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street.He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.As his car passed，no children appeared.Instead，a brick smashed into the Jag’S side door! He slammed on the brakes.The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car，shouting，“What was that all about and who are you­”

The young boy was apologetic.“Please，Mister...Please，I’m sorry…I didn’t know what else to do.I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”

With tears dripping down his face，the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.“It’s my brother，”he said.“He fell out of his wheelchair and I cna’t lift him up.”

Now sobbing，the boy asked the executive，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair­ He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.’’

Moved beyond words，the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair，then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts.A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.“Thank you and may God bless you.”the grateful child told the stranger.

Shaken up for words，the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair—bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts.Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen，he has to throw a brick at us.Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

56.The executive slowed down because .

A.he saw a boy throw a brick to his car

B.he saw a boy rush out from between cars

C.he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out

D.a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door

57.The boy threw the brick to the car in order to .

A.disturb the driver on purpose

B.destroy the car of the stranger

C.ask someone to drive him home