【正文】 ople would __41__ I still couldn39。t push myself to keep going，even though I __42__ watching them go by every race，I39。d go home and burst into tears.Then one of my friends joined the cross173。country team， never got tired and didn39。t get cramp（抽筋）in her just didn39。t understand how that was __43__！I39。d been running much longer than she had，but she could run __44__ while I had to even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it！My __45__ was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.I didn39。t， a whole month before a race，I39。d get so nervous that I felt like I might give ，I __47__ to still had that __48__ appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.Finally，I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn39。t __49__ for started to practice at home almost every __50__a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day，which helped me build up a steady __51__.When the time came for the big race，all the practice really stopped only once and my pace was much better.I was __53__ of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I39。d even wanted to showed myself that I was __54__ enough to keep was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.The next time I39。m faced with a tough __55__，I will know that I can take it of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!36．A．liked B．a(chǎn)dmired C．supported D．joined37．A．best B．first C．last D．least38．A．stop B．rest C．breathe D．suffer39．A．exciting B．tiring C．interesting D．disturbing40．A．nervous B．frightened C．sad D．a(chǎn)ngry41．A．help B．encourage C．leave D．pass42．A．missed B．hated C．a(chǎn)voided D．escaped43．A．equal B．reasonable C．fair D．tolerable44．A．quickly B．easily C．happily D．hopefully45．A．strength B．demand C．goal D．confidence46．A．yet B．either C．though D．still47．A．refused B．decided C．failed D．wanted48．A．lesson B．faith C．future D．picture49．A．suitable B．a(chǎn)ctive C．ready D．well50．A．took out B．mapped out C．figured out D．let out51．A．pace B．race C．will D．level52．A．set off B．paid off C．got off D．took off53．A．sure B．a(chǎn)ware C．proud D．a(chǎn)fraid54．A．strong B．patient C．steady D．devoted55．A．job B．sport C．petition D．challenge第三部分　閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A（2012山東濰坊三縣市上學(xué)期聯(lián)考）Long bus rides are like television have a beginning，a middle，and an end with mercials（廣告）thrown in every three or four mercials are happen whether you want them or couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window.“Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep，which is equal to turning the television set off，are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It！Buy It Now！”The beginning of the ride is fortable and somewhat exciting，even if you39。ve traveled that way some things have changed—new houses，new buildings，sometimes even a new bus driver has a style of driving and it39。s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or the driver is particularly reckless（魯莽的）or daring，the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense the driver pass the truck in time？Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane？After a while，of course，the excitement dies for a while helps pass the middle hours of the always makes bus rides more you39。ve got to be careful of what kind of food you much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.The end of the ride is somewhat like the know it will soon be over and there39。s a kind of expectation and excitement in seat，of course，has bee harder as the hours have now you39。ve sat with your legs crossed，with your hands in your lap，with your hands on the armrest or even with your hands crossed behind your end es just at the right are just no more ways to sit.56．According to the passage，what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?A．Buses on the road. B．Films on television.C．Advertisements on the billboards. D．Gas stations.57．The writer of this passage would probably favor ______.A．bus drivers who aren39。t reckless B．driving aloneC．a(chǎn) television set on the bus D．no billboards along the road58．The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ______.A．boring B．fortable C．tiring D．exciting59．What is the purpose of this passage?A．To give the writer39。s opinion about long bus trips.B．To persuade you to take a long bus trip.C．To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.D．To describe the billboards along the road.BFallingwater has provided enjoyment to many people over the years—first as a weekend retreat for the Kaufmann family and their friends，and now as an unusual experience for visitors from near and far.When Frank Lloyd Wright came to the site，he appreciated the powerful sound of the falls，the beauty of the young forest，and the amazing understood that people were creatures of nature；therefore，an architecture which conformed to nature would conform to what was basic in example，people inside Fallingwater are protected as in a deep cave，but their attention is always directed toward the outside by low house hardly has a main entrance；there are many ways in and out，just like in nature while the materials of the structure mix with the coloring of rocks and trees.Fallingwater opened a new chapter in American architecture，and is perhaps considered Wright39。s greatest is architecture that attracts our imagination，and allows us to see space and habitation in ways that seem new.In 1936，even before it was finished，knowledgeable people talked about this new work of Frank Lloyd people thought tha