【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 o him, he smelled like the ocean． However much Mother washed his clothes, they would __ 45__ smell of the sea and fish． He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was __46__． He used his truck in his fishing __47__． On the way to school, the old truck would __48__ a cloud of smoke． Soon he would stop right in front of the school． Then he would __49__ over and give me a big __50__ on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy． It was so unfortable for me． Here, I was twelve years old and __51__ old for a goodbye kiss! One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big __52__． He started to lean toward me, but I __53__ my hand up and said, “No, Dad． I don’t want a goodbye kiss． ” Then he had a（ n） __54__ look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time． I saw his eyes were __55__ with tears． “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more． Then I won’t …” he said． It wasn’t long after that when my father went to __56__and never came back． 你的首選資源互助社區(qū) No one knows __57__ I would give to have my father give me just one __58__ kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face … to __59__ the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my __60__． I wish I had been a man then． If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss． 41． A． doing B． leading C． getting D． making 42． A． stay B． keep C． leave D． turn 43． A． waves B． s C． boat D． hat 44． A． close B． beside C． nearby D． far 45． A． not B． still C． yet D． seldom 46． A． dry B． fine C． clear D． bad 47． A． pany B． business C． industry D． journey 48． A． send out B． make out C． put out D． bring out 49． A． turn B． jump C． get D． lean 50． A． pat B． touch C． kiss D． hug 51． A． so B． that C． too D． enough 52． A． yell B． sign C． laugh D． smile 53． A． rose B． put C． hid D． shook 54． A． frightened B． surprised C． excited D． shocked 55． A． stuck B． flowed C． covered D． filled 56． A． school B． sea C． home D． church 57． A． why B． how C． what D． which 58． A． another B． other C． either D． more 59． A． taste B． smell C． see D． feel 60． A． hand B． head C． neck D． nose 八、閱讀理解 （共 15 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中選出最佳選項。 A Believe it or not, America’s favorite snack food is the potato chip． There is a story behind how it was first made． One might think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips, but it didn’t happen that way． Picture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1853． The moon Lake Restaurant’s menu included Frenchfried potatoes, a popular food recipe brought back from France by Thomas Jefferson． These were thickly cut potatoes, fried until golden brown and crisp on the outside． One evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen． The cook sliced some potatoes thinner than before and prepared them for the plaining guest． He was still not satisfied and sent them back again! By this time the cook was angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted: slice the potatoes as thin as possible． Then they would be so crisp that the diner wouldn’t be able to use his fork to eat them． When the paperthin browned potatoes arrived, the diner was pleased． He was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoes． The cook’s plan to stop the dinner guest from plaining did not turn out as he had planned． Soon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and became so popular that people wanted to take some home． The restaurant started selling small packages of potato chips． A few years later, they were selling all over the United States． But because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand, it was a timeconsuming task and potato chips were often out of stock． In the 1920s a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon there were potato chips in abundance． They gradually spread all over the world, and have remained popular ever since． 你的首選資源互助社區(qū) 61． According to this passage, mass production of potato chips was made possible when _____ ． A． potatoes could be peeled by machines B． potatoes were peeled by a large number of cooks C． there was a growing demand for them D． they first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant 62． According to this passage, the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant _____ ． A． enjoyed making potato chips very much B ． planned to sell potato chips everywhere C． wanted to silence a plaining diner D． was pleased that other guests liked the chips 63． Potato chips have been popular in the US _____ ． A． for more than 200 years B． ever since 1920 C． for less than 100 years D． since the 19th century B Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure Size: 4,028 square miles Population: 148,677． The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and KailuaKona on the west． Temperature: Averages between 71176。 F and 77176。 F year round （ expect the mercury（水銀柱） to drop at higher heights）． Beaches: 47 Golf Courses: 20 Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet Agriculture: The bulk（主體） of Hawaii’ s agricultural products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya． Lodging: 9,655 rooms total。 Nightly rates range from $35 to $5,000． Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side． Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car panies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as numerous resorts． In addition, Hilo,