1.2001年高考题及解析

　　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 feet 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 ever been produced as evidence ( 证据).

　　Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 41 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs 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 believe 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 aremaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 50 ,no evidence hasever 51 beenproduced.

　　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. event B. story C. adventure D. description

　　37. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years

　　38. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about

　　39. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably

　　40. A. as B. though C. when D. until

　　41. A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued

　　42. A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply

　　43. A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubted

　　44. A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return

　　45. A. elearer B. more C. possible D. rate

　　46. A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening

　　47. A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough

　　48. A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However

　　49. A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar

　　50. A. so B. besides C. again D. instead

　　51. A. rightly B. actually C. normally D. particularly

　　52. A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly

　　53. A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in

　　54. A. deeision B. situation C. subject D. problem

　　55. A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. laboratory

　　答案与分析

　　本文是记叙文。全文讲述了人们对传说中的“野人”进行寻找、判断的历程。本文以时间先后为顺序讲述人们对“野人”的寻找，又以no evidence为结论，告知人们“野人”只在传说中，没有证据证明“野人”的存在。最后作者提出了一个假设：如果我们真的抓住一个“野人”，那我们会真的面临着一个难题。

　　36. B story一词在此用得极为准确。全文讲述的Snowman只是一个传说(story)，至今没有任何证据证明其存在。

　　37. D 从下文Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest.我们知道，这是人们首次提出Snowman的存在，至今只有几十年的时间，因此centuries不对，too long不准确。

　　38. C know of一词的使用再次证明Snowman只是传说。know of意思是“知道……的一些情况”。其他答案有一定干扰性。hear from意思是“收到……的来信”；read about意思是“读了有关……的文章”，因为这是登山者首次发现这些奇怪的脚印，因此他们不可能已经读了有关的文章。

　　39. A 从knew of到caught Yetis是证明Snowman存在的更进一步的证据，因此用even一词。

　　40. B none ever been produced as evidence与前面的内容为转折关系。

　　41. D 从空前的Over the years我们可以知道，这些年来，Snowman的传说一直在继续。

　　42. D 因为从脚印上看，Shipton相信Snowman的存在，因此他认为，这些脚印不能简单地推断为是猴子或熊的脚印。

　　43. C 看到这样的脚印，他感觉(felt)有野人存在。

　　44. A 空前的might是Shipton的推测，因为他觉得这些脚印很可能是Snowman留下的，因此他感觉Snowman可能存在。

　　45. B 前面讲到人们找到的仅仅是脚印，而以后人们找到的也是脚印，因此是more footprints。

　　46. C 从空后的which had been made 47 (large)as they melted ( 融化 ) and refroze in the snow.我们知道，人们推断这些脚印是普通脚印融化后又冻起来后变大的，因此人们推断这些脚印是普通动物的脚印。

　　47. B 根据常识，脚印融化后又冻起来会变大的。从这里我们可以看出人们对Snowman的推测暂告一段落。

　　48. D 1964年一个苏联科学家又提出了“野人”的存在，这个提出与人们所因为的那些脚印是普通动物的脚印融化然后又冻结变大的认识相反，因此用However。

　　49. B因为他坚信“野人”的存在，因此他说Snowman是确实存在的。

　　50. C 从空后的no evidence我们可以知道，这次又没有什么证据。

　　51. B 没有实际上的(actually)证据证明“野人”的存在。

　　52. C 因为这些年来，人们对“野人”只是猜测，并没有任何证据证明其存在，因此只有少数人拿这事当真。take …seriously意思是“认真对待……”。

　　53. A 从后文作者的提问，我们可以推断出，作者提出如果真的抓住了(succeeded in catching)一个野人，那我们该怎么办？

　　54. D 因为不知道怎么办，那我们可真面临着一个难题(probelem)。

　　55. A与空后的a room in a hotel相对。作者在这里提出了这样一个问题：我们人类该如何对待这个Snowman？是把他当人看，把他放在宾馆的房间，还是把他当兽看，把他放进动物园？

　　2.2002年高考题及解析

　　What is intelligence ( 智力) anyway ? When I was in the army I 36 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 37 of 100, scored 160.

　　I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 38 have soared 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 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 42 . In a world where I have to work with my 43 , I’d do poorly.

　　Consider my auto-repair man 44 . He had a habit of telling 45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑人) man 46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and 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, Doc, the 50 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 51 do you suppose he asked 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. I’ve been 53 that on all my customers today, but I knew 54 I’d catch you.” “Why is that ?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t very 55 .”

　　And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

　　36. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose

　　37. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number

　　38. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently

　　39. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet

　　40. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed

　　41. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried

　　42. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool

　　43. A. brains B. efforts C. hands D. attention

　　44. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well

　　45. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales

　　46. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed

　　47. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling

　　48. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned

　　49. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold

　　50. A. clever B. other C. right D. next

　　51. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which

　　52. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information

　　53. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining

　　54. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now

　　55. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文。全文讲述了“我”作为高智商的人受到修理工这样低智商的人的愚弄，这使“我”对智商的测试产生了怀疑。全文以What is intelligence anyway ?开头，体现了作者对智商问题的困惑。它暗示着主人公“我”有一种不服气的心理：这种高智商的人算不算有智力?究竟什么样的人才算有智力?这就是本文的主旨。

　　36. C 根据空后的an intelligence test that all soldiers took，我们可以得出接受(received)智力测试的信息，再者从against 37 (an average)of 100, scored 160我们也可以知道得分160是在接受智力测试时所得的分数。

　　37. A 因为下文 “scored 160” 表明“我”的智商为160，那么表示对比的100就一定是人类的平均(an average )智商。

　　38. B 那个修理工“不可能在这些智力测试中达到80的智商”。这为“我”这个高智商的人受他愚弄的不服气埋下伏笔。not与possibly连用，表达“推测”

　　39. D因为上文交待这个人智商只有80，而下文却交待“我”这个高智商的人车子坏了，每次都是他给修好，上下文之间为转折性逻辑关系，因此，该空应表示 “然而”。

　　40. A 因为他是一个auto-repair man，因此当“我”的车坏了的时候，“我”总是找他帮忙，而他每次都能修好(fixed it)。

　　41. C假设“我”的汽车修理工为“我”设计一些智力测试题 (来测试“我”的智力)。A有一定干扰性，从后文我们知道，这个修理工喜欢给“我”出问题让“我”回答。

　　42. D由下文 “I’d do poorly.” 反推，每次由他出题的智力测试结果都表明“我”是一个傻瓜。

　　43. C 因为空格前边的with表示使用具体的工具，因此与work with构成的短语当然是work with hands (用手工作)。

　　44. A因为第41空前边的 “Well, then, suppose my auto-repairman” 表明这是第一次假设，而本空前边的Consider暗示着这是再次假设。

　　45. B因为所举的两个例子态度不是很严肃，后果不是很严重，因此这两个例子是笑话。

　　46. D因为下文才交待他走进商店，因此此时他还没买钉子，而只是需要钉子。

　　47. B由下文 “The clerk brought him a hammer.” 反推而出。

　　48. C店员给他拿来了锤子，但他却指向他用锤子锤的两只手指，说明他不是要锤子，因此必然会摇头而否定。

　　49. A因为它与上文第48空前边的brought信息特点完全吻合。

　　50. D因为上文交待第一个走进商店的是聋哑人，这个人是进商店的另一人，因此用next。

　　51. B因为上文介绍了聋哑顾客购物意愿的表达方式，因此该空也一定是问第二个盲人顾客购物时会如何表达，而下文详细介绍的 “我”猜测盲人顾客购物意愿的表达方式也证明了这一点。

　　52. C因为上文的 “Why, you fool,” 表明盲人顾客不用手势来表达，而下文的 “and asked for them”，表明他一定是用语言来问的，所以该空应填voice。

　　53. A 从下文的I’d catch you，我们可以得知，今天这个修理工一直在用这个问题测试自己的顾客，他只是让“我”入了他的圈套。try that (the question) on sb. 意思是“测试某人”。

　　54. A由下文 “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc.” 推断，他料定 “我”一定会在智力测试中失败。

　　55. D根据上文“Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc.”因此“我知道你不可能很聪明。”

　　3.2003年高考题及解析

　　I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 36 and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 37 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 38 victory. After all, Ed’s idea of 39 has always been nothing more 40 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 41 I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 42 proud of himself. 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 45 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(预计)the score to be about 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 alone 53 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 54 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 55 .

　　36. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular

　　37. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested

　　38. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early

　　39. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness

　　40. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making

　　41. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since

　　42. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly

　　43. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked

　　44. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker

　　45. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned

　　46. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure

　　47. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless

　　48. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last

　　49. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally

　　50. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting

　　51. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided

　　52. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems

　　53. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping

　　54. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move

　　55. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文。全文讲述了my cousin Ed与我打壁球(racquetball)的过程。这项运动不仅锻炼了他的身体，更主要的是提高了他的壁球水平，最后险些把轻敌的“我”打败。全文以时间的发展为主线，按“接电话，建议打壁球——回想可笑的my cousin——两人见面——比赛——最后结局”的顺序进行叙述。

　　36. C上下文逻辑选择题。从下文叙述的在与表弟打壁球的比赛中，作者没有估计到情况的变化，险些输给对手的球赛经历可以判断出，这次球赛是出人意外的，故C项是最佳选项。

　　37. D 选择此空要考虑人物间的关系。Ed是my cousin，因此，他打电话，只是建议我们进行一场比赛。

　　38. C 从作者暗自发笑可以判断出，作者是用静止的观点看问题，他认为Ed仍是原来的样子，因此他认为(figure on指望，打算)这是一场轻而易举就可以获胜的比赛。

　　39. A 本句是“我”暗笑的原因，也是“我”认为自己可以轻而易举获胜的原因。作者在此处运用了夸张的手法——认为Ed对运动的想法仅仅是“举起叉子到嘴边而已”，言外之意是“他从没有什么运动，怎么跟我比赛”。

　　40. D effort-making努力的。作者认为Ed仅仅是“努力地向嘴里送食物”。

　　41. B 此空填入as long as，意义上相当于as far as。As long as I can remember表示“就我所记得的而言”，用以引出作者进一步的评论。

　　42. A Ed是家里身体状况最差的成员，而Ed却自我感到自豪，这足以令人觉得“奇怪”。

　　43. D前句His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers,描述了Ed “可笑”的体态——他的肚子总是像气球般鼓起，这正是大家“取笑”他之处。

　　44. B 为了使体态不那么令人可笑，Ed可以穿一件“大一点”的T恤衫遮盖住肚子，也可以减肥使体态健美。但是这些他都拒绝去做。

　　45. C 从该句中对Ed的着装和体态情况变化的描写和句式结构可以确定，此空应填arrive (到达)。B项(get ready)有一定干扰性，但从后面的伴随状语及句意(因此当Ed来参加比赛时，我是如此惊奇——他的T恤衫塞进了裤子里，而且也看不到了他的大肚子)我们知道B不合题意。

　　46. A根据下文中My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape (为了身体健美，我的表弟一定进行了艰苦的体育锻炼)可以判断出，Ed的大肚子已经看不到了。

　　47. D 由于作者的表弟Ed经过锻炼，体态已发生变化，所以人们几乎看不到他的大肚子，这和原来肚子总是鼓出(在T恤衫和裤子之间)形成极大的差别。如此突如其来的变化致使作者惊讶得说不出话来(speechless)。

　　48. B“我”原想的比分是9：1，而结果(as a result)比分是7：9。

　　49. C instead在这里表示转折，“我”原来想的比分与实际比分出入太大，故填instead。

　　50. A 作者和Ed的比分是7：9，显然Ed领先，故答案为A。

　　51. C由上下文可知，球赛还在继续。

　　52. B上文We continued to play like two mad men.足以表达了这次争夺比赛胜负的激烈程度。可以想象出，当比分为16平时，作者开始怀疑自己的体力和精力，足以表现出作者疲惫不堪到何种境地，B是最佳选项。

　　53. A 1et alone作“更不用说”解。score表示“得(分)”。本句的意思是“更不要说得那么多分了(9：1)。

　　54. D根据该句前面所叙述的当比赛最终结束时，作者和Ed两个人都平躺在场地上的语境判断，他们打球打得太疲惫以致无力动弹。

　　55. B根据全文，作者一开始凭主观臆断对和表弟的比赛进行了错误的判断——误以为取胜是轻而易举的事，而在这次比赛中，表弟出人意料的变化以及其在比赛中的表现，自然受到了作者的佩服和“尊敬”，故B为最佳选项。

　　4.2003年北京试题及解析

　　You Did More Than Carry My Books

　　Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 36 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 37 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 38 the boy’s name was Bill, that he 39 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 40 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 41 with his girlfriend.

　　They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 42 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 43 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 44 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 45 , Bill asked Mark if they 46 talk.

　　Bill 47 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you 48 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I 49 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) 50 anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to 51 my things. But after we spent some time together 52 and laughing, I realized that 53 I had done that, I would have 54 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.

　　So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You 55 my life.”

　　36. A. fell 　　　　　B. sat 　　　 C. lay 　　　　D. knelt

　　37. A. Although 　　　B. Since 　　　　C. After 　　　D. until

　　38. A. discovered 　　B. realized 　C. said 　　　　　D. decided

　　39. A. played 　　　　B. loved 　　　　C. tried 　　　D. made

　　40. A. questions 　B. ideas 　　　　C. trouble 　　D. doubt

　　41. A. up 　　　　　　B. out 　　　　　C. off 　　　　D. away

　　42. A. called 　　　　B. helped 　　C. invited 　　D. allowed

　　43. A. peacefully　B. willingly 　　C. freely 　　　　D. pleasantly

　　44. A. continued 　B. agreed 　　C. forced 　　　　D. offered

　　45. A. graduation 　　B. movement 　C. separation 　　D. vacation

　　46. A. would 　　　B. should 　　C. could 　　　D. must

　　47. A. demanded 　　　B. reminded 　C. removed 　　D. asked

　　48. A. ever 　　　　　B. usually 　　　C. even 　　　　　D. never

　　49. A. checked 　　B. took 　　　C. cleared 　　D. put

　　50. A. over 　　　　　B. into 　　　C. with 　　　　　D. for

　　51. A. find 　　　　　B. pick 　　　C. pack 　　　　　D. hold

　　52. A. talking 　　B. playing 　　　C. reading 　　D. watching

　　53. A. before 　　　　B. if 　　　　C. while 　　　D. as

　　54. A. forgotten 　B. passed 　　C. left 　　　　　D. lost

　　55. A. helped 　　　　B. recovered 　　C. improved 　　　D. changed

　　答案与分析

　　文章的题目是You Did More Than Carry My Books。我们应该充分把握这句话带给我们的信息，首先我们要把握You carried my books这一重要信息，因为文章首先讲述的是“我”有一次为同学抱书回家，然后我们要充分分析more than，题目说“你不仅仅是帮我把书抱回家”，我们就要从题目上问自己，“我”为他把书抱回家还会意味着什么呢？这个题目完全引导我们掌握文章的表层意思及深层内涵，带着对题目的认识，我们就很容易把握文章的主旨，做题也就容易多了。

　　36. D 从后面的and helped the boy pick up these articles我们可以看出Mark跪下来(knelt down)把书拣起来。

　　37. B they were going the same way是 he helped to carry some of them for him的原因之一，因此用since。

　　38. A 在他们一起走的时候，Mark得知这个孩子叫Bill，……。 B有一定的干扰性，realize的意思是“领会；认识”，与后面的name不搭配。

　　39. B 与后面的that he was having a lot of 40 (trouble)with his other subjects对比，他喜欢computer games, baseball and history。

　　40. C 四个答案中只有trouble能说明他其他课程的情况。

　　41. A 也许其他课程学得不好以及与女朋友刚刚分手是他不想上学的原因。break up with sb.意思是“与某人断交”。

　　42. C 从空后的for a Coke and to watch some television我们知道Bill把Mark邀请到了自己的家。

　　43. D 从空后的with a few laughs and some shared small talk得知他们过得很愉快。

　　44. A 之后他们继续(continued)见了几次。

　　45. A 从and then both ended up from the same high school我们知道他们就要毕业了，在毕业前，……。

　　46. C could在这里表示“请求”。

　　47. B Bill向Mark提起了几年前的那一天。从空后的of the day years ago得出此答案。remind sb. of sth. 意思是“向某人提起某事”。

　　48. A “这些年来，你是否曾想知道那天我为什么要抱这么多的东西回家吗？”ever在这里的意思是“曾经”。

　　49. C 从空后的because I didn’t want to leave a mess我们知道，Bill清理(cleared out)自己的抽屉。

　　50. D “我不想把脏乱留给别人。”leave sth. for sb.意思是“把某物留给某人，并成为他的所有”。C有一定干扰性，leave sth. with sb.意思是“把某物留给某人，让其为自己或别人保管”。

　　51. C 因为I had panned to run away，因此“我”回家打点行李。

　　52. A 从前面的The afternoon passed 43 (pleasantly)with a few laughs and some shared small talk得此答案。

　　53. B 联系全句，I had done that是条件。

　　54. D lost a new friend与后面的and missed all the fun we would have together顺接。

　　55. D You changed my life是You Did More Than Carry My Books的内涵。

　　5.2004年春季高考试题及解析

　　Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore

　　If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 36: surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 37. Most certainly not.

　　I started surfing about five years ago and 38 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 39 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

　　When I try to 40 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 41, there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到)body, 42 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 43 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 44 , becoming one with the 45 , is like I’m weightless.

　　The one thing I can 46 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 47 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的)and 48. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 49 from any other sport.

　　I’ve 50 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 51, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 52 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)？

　　There’re women 53 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 54 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 55, and they will.

　　36. A. tell B. answerC. giveD. realize

　　37. A. wonder B. understandC. replyD. believe

　　38. A. stayed B. cameC. droppedD. fell

　　39. A. wave B. stormC. sailD. boat

　　40. A. bring B. connectC. compareD. tie

　　41. A. work B. studyC. holidayD. life

　　42. A. mind B. effortC. healthD. time

　　43. A. along B. aboveC. aroundD. by

　　44. A. beach B. waterC. boardD. lake

　　45. A. sky B. worldC. earthD. ocean

　　46. A. take B. getC. makeD. keep

　　47. A. catches B. includesC. offersD. collects

　　48. A. sharp B. greatC. hardD. calm

　　49. A. known B. rightC. farD. different

　　50. A. chosen B. triedC. learnedD. promised

　　51. A. levels B. pointsC. stepsD. parts

　　52. A. reaching B. acceptingC. pushingD. setting

　　53. A. sitting B. walkingC. fightingD. working

　　54. A. of B. fromC. onD. with

　　55. A. think B. succeedC. performD. feel

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是夹叙夹夹议型的文章。全文首先讲了“我”对冲浪运动的喜爱及其原因：它能给“我”带来无尽的挑战，在最后两段作者结合此事对子女提出了自己的看法：在工作上，巾帼不让须眉，在运动上也是冲破男子主宰的事情的限制，寻找成功的机会。

　　36. B 本空四个选项都可表达“告诉或认识”的概念，但联系前面的If you asked…,answer为最佳答案。

　　37. A 本空联系前面的But isn’t that a boy thing?,这是人们想知道的事情，因此选wonder。

　　38. D 联系后面的on the first day及空后in love with,我们可以得此答案。fall in love with为固定搭配。

　　39. A 本空紧密联系surfing 的概念surfing意思是“冲浪”，因此本空选wave。

　　40. C 本空极易错选B。从下文的there’s nothing like it，我们知道，作者想把冲浪与其他事情作比较。

　　41. D 本空极难选出，联系前文的38 (fell) in love with the sports on the very first day,可以看出 作者对此运动的喜爱，因此他说“一生中，没有什么与之相比。”

　　42. A 联系空前的body 及空后的soul 我们可以得出，此项运动是集力量，思想与精神与一体的运动。其他答案均不能与前后搭配。

　　43. C 联系实际，冲浪运动中周围是激起凉爽的，咸咸的海水。

　　44. B 联系空前的 across,我们可以得此答案。across 意思是“穿越”，在此项运动中，穿越的是海水。

　　45. D becoming one with the ocean意思是“与大海容为一体。”因为是surfing across the water,因此其他答案不合题意。

　　46. B联系空前的endless challenge, 我们可以看出，作者以为从冲浪运动中得到无尽的挑战。

　　47. C 因为大海提供给冲浪者变幻无穷的海浪，因此一个人很难成为最优秀的冲浪者，本空是对前一句中endless challenge 的解释。

　　48. A 选择本空时要注意本空与空前的aggressive 顺接，sharp在这里的意思是“激烈的；生气勃勃的”。

　　49. D 选择此空我们要联系第三段 When I try to 40 (compare)…, there is nothing like it.因为没有什么可与之相比，因此它与其他任何运动不一样。

　　50. B 因为“我”对此项运动如此喜爱，因此“我”一直在劝女孩子们做一些人们认为女孩不能做的事情。

　　51. A 选择此空要理解本句言语It的意义。It 指to advance to new levels 作者认为进步到新水平是做人的一个部分。

　　52. C 联系空后的the limits of things boys and men used to dominate,作者认为，女孩子应该向前，推翻这些戒条。

　　53. D 联系本段的意思，作者认为在工作中，女子与国家总统不分高低。

　　54. C 本空承前前一分句，工作中巾帼不让须眉，在足球与冲浪运动中，女子也不能低于男子。

　　55. B 本空极易错选C。作者认为，在工作中巾帼不让须眉是女子的成功，在运动中也要给女子成功的机会，再联系空后的and they will 即and they will sulleed,我们更能确定此答案。