uld she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too     36    to get around the city by herself. Mark   37   to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening    38    she could manage it by herself.

For two weeks, Mark   39    Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other   40     , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new    41     .

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   42    . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband   43    , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their    44    ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement    45    Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   46    . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure   47   you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver   48     .

“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.

   Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

31.A. touch            B.grab          C.count             D.feel

32.A.weakness         B. sickness       C.darkness          D.sadness

33.A.run              B.sink           C.jump             D.step

34.A.inspired          B.determined     C.honored           D.pleased

35.A.return            B.adjust          C.contribute         D.stick

36.A.dred             B.astonished      C.depressed         D.frightened

37.A.volunteered       B.attempted       C.continued         D.struggled

38.A.when            B.as             C.until             D.after

39.A.drove            B.direted         C.accompanied      D.sent

40.A.feeling           B.organs         C.skills             D.senses

41.A.position          B.environment    C.status            D.role

42.A.on her own       B.in person        C.to her benefit      D.on foot

43.A.politely          B.calmly          C.briefly           D.tightly

44.A.opposite         B.separate         C.fixed             D.lonely

45.A.took charge of                      B.took place of

  C.took advantage of                    D.took hold of

46.A.as usual                           B.as a rule

  C.as well                            D.as a consequence

47.A.respect       B.evry               C.know         D.support

48.A.what         B.how               C. who          D.who

49.A.past         B.same               C.first          D.next

50.A.courage      B.will                C.sight         D.wisdom

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                      A

     It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm,though,was beautiful:blue skies,warm air and a calm,inviting sea touching the shore gently.

     My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same.I’m so glad I did.

On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast,but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape.After allm it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.As we got on board,we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.

On approaching them,we saw it was a mother whale with her baby.We couldn’t beliece it ----there aren’t any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badlly polluted that nothing could surive.

The little baby whale ----actually as big as our boal----was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly,making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves.”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,”my father said.At this point,myfather moved our boat in a semicirele to the other side and ,heading the boat towards the baby whale,pushed it gently.With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappared under water.Then it swam up right beside its mum.They stuggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales

and tried to lead them towards the bay channel.Showly,they let us lead them,some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe----and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes.Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea,the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half.That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day,Nearly four decades later ,I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

51. The author says “I’m  so glad I did .