一Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren’ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello”.Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto36(change)thewayIwasdoingthings.…Iadviseyoutotakeaamallstepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone’sdayalittlebrighter.Together,wecanreallymakesocietycome47asawhole.(2011湖南卷)47.A.laterB.straighterC.closerD.slower二Laterthatdayathome,Ibeganto39(consider)myteethagain.Ifeltupset.Ithoughtmylifewouldbesomehowbetterifmyteethwerenotgappy.HowIwantedtheperfectteeththateveryoneelseseemedtohave！Ofcourse,Mom40(noticed)everything.Shehaslivedherentirelifewithgappyteeth,andtriedtoconvincemethattherewasnothingto41.(2012湖南卷)41.A.worryaboutB.putoffC.giveupD.wipeout三Itriedpickinguptrash(垃圾)myself,butthejobwastoobig.Iwouldspendanhourortwoonthejob,onlytofindtheareatrashedalloveragainweekslater.Finally,Igotso25itthatIdecidedsomethinghadtochange.(2012天津卷)25.A.satisfiedwithB.delightedinC.tiredofD.usedto四IfellinlovewithYosemiteNationalParkthefirsttimeIsawit,whenIwas13.Myparentstookusthereforcamping.Onthewayout,IaskedthemtowaitwhileIranuptoElCapitan,a16rockof3300feetstraightup.Itouchedthatgiantrockandknew17(immediately)Iwantedtoclimbit.Thathasbeenmylife’spassion(钟爱)eversince---18therocksandmountainsofYosemite.I’velongmadeYosemitemyhome.(2012天津卷)16.A.distantB.hugeC.narrowD.loose18.A.imaginingB.paintingC.describingD.climbing五SinceIhatedtobe41(inaccurate),IwentbacktoMr.Johnsonandaskedhimto42(fix)anodometer(里程表)onmybicycle.Heagreed,1but43(added),“Anodometerwithoutaspeedometer(速度计)islikea44withoutaknife.”Iadmittedhewasrightandinafewminutes,thetwodevices(装置)were45(attached)tothehandlebarsofmybicycle.“Whataboutahorn?”hethenasked.“Look,thishornisnolargerthanamatchboxandhasmanyfunctions.”Attractedbythesefunctions,Iboughtthehorn(2012湖北卷)44.ApencilB.forkC.boxD.cake六“Igrewuponahundred-acrefarmandhadonlycats37playmates,”Kruger,theseventy-year-oldman,says.“Myhearingwasdamagedbythe38(noise)offarmequipment,soIlearnedtoconnectwithanimals.Theyreacttowhattheyseeandwhatyoudo.”(2012辽宁卷)37.A.likeB.asC.exceptD.among2
