(湖北省黄冈中学2008届高三第三次模拟考试)
The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, 41 passengers.
Suddenly a little boy 42 his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the 43 grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father 44 to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very 45 happens suddenly. The little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. 46 , I think that he wants to 47 me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his 48 up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the 49 . Wrong again! What I receive is a 50 kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am 51 . What just happened? A child kissing a(n) 52 grown-up on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are 53 kissed. Nervous and a little surprised, we 54 at the father. When he sees our questioning 55 as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue.
“He’s so happy to be alive.” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son 56 into the crowd moving toward the exit. Then doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still 57 the child’s kiss — a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul-search inside me. How many grown-ups 58 kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 59 ?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful. You don’t let yourself 60 before your heart stops!
41. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. surprised
42. A. feels B. winds C. pushes D. picks
43. A. unfriendly B. friendly C. angry D. kind
44. A. likes B. prefers C. chooses D. agrees
45. A. great B. strange C. extraordinary D. thrilling
46. A. In no moment B. For a moment C. For the moment D. In a moment
47. A. beat B. tell C. inform D. pass
48. A. eyes B. ear C. head D. lip
49. A. news B. message C. kiss D. opinion
50. A. loud B. foolish C. strange D. fortunate
51. A. pleased B. shocked C. satisfied D. interested
52. A. well-known B. smart C. unknown D. familiar
53. A. expectedly B. duly C. regularly D. eventually
54. A. stare B. smile C. warn D. whisper
55. A. glances B. anger C. mouths D. feeling
56. A. appear B. back C. disappear D. follow
57. A. touch B. trust C. smell D. feel
58. A. go around B. come around C. keep on D. insist on
59. A. a child B. a kiss C. living D. touching
60. A. die B. stop C. sleep D. live
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
（湖北省黄冈中学2010届高三8月月考）
As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans(贷款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.
I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.
A 26-year-old in the story despairs(绝望) that he can’t afford to get a Ph.D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.
Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding. Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.
This recession(衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life.
59．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?
A．They expect everything to be easy for them.
B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.
C．They are reluctant to face all of the challenges.
D．They are burdened by student loans.
60．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means .
A．baby production B．pleasant
C．baby comfort D．essential
61．What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?
A．Intolerant.
B．Negative.
C．Unbelieving.
D．Understanding.
62．What is the best title for this passage?
A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study
B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House
C．When Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair
D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are
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