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Ⅱ．单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21．(2013·北京高二检测)Jack had feeling of excitement when hearing his article had been published in school magazine． A．the；a
B．a；the
C．/；the
D．the；/
22．She?s aiming a scholarship．That is why she has been focusing her mind ______ her study． A．at；on C．on；on
B．at；in D．on；in
23．They have most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project． A．picked out C．figured out
B．left out D．taken out
24．—Bob，please go and buy some vegetables for me．I?m busy now． —Can you be more ，mum？ —Some tomatoes and a cabbage． A．specific
B．firm
C．abstract
D．complete
25．(2013·杭州高二检测)I value my friend Tom?s friendship very much，but I dislike his selfishness． A．in addition
B．as well D．in other words
C．on the other hand
26．All the students are looking forward to the first to take the College Entrance Examination．
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A．measure C．purpose
B．attempt D．desire
27．(2013·济宁高二检测)Who can that within 10 years he will be in charge of the whole company？ A．indicate C．support
B．promise D．predict
28．People suffered from the disaster，but they didn?t lose confidence in rebuilding their homes． A．a good many C．a great variety
B．a large number D．a great deal
29．—Does the idea of working abroad you？ —Yes．But I have no chance． A．lead to
B．adapt to D．contribute to
C．appeal to
30．The old man enjoys collecting signatures of contemporary famous people _______ famous paintings． A．with preference of C．in preference for
B．in preference to D．with preference to
31．(2013·西安高二检测)Nobody knows for sure who possessed the ancient flower vase；in other words，nobody knows who is of the flower vase． A．in possession
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B．in the possession D．under possession
C．of the possession
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32．(2013·武威高二检测)Teachers suggested parents their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety． A．shouldn?t allow C．mustn?t allow
B．don?t allow D．couldn?t allow
33．You such a serious mistake if you had followed his advice． A．may not make
B．might not make D．might not have made
C．shouldn?t make
34．(2013·柳州高二检测)After the project on Shenyang underground has started，the eyes of the nation are on Shenyang，thus again the fast development of the area．
A．being proved C．to have proved
B．to prove D．proving
35．—Excuse me，could you tell me the way to the British Museum？ —Sorry，I?m a stranger here． — ． A．Thanks anyway C．Never mind
B．It doesn?t matter D．No problem
Ⅲ．完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
An artist who had painted many pictures of great beauty found that he had not yet painted one “real” picture．
In his 36 along a dusty road，he met an aged priest(牧师)who asked him where he was going．“I do not know，”said the artist，“I want to paint the most
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beautiful thing in the world．Perhaps you can 37 me to it．”
“How simple，”replied the priest，“in any church，you will find it—?Faith? is the most beautiful thing in the world．”
The artist traveled on． 38 ，he met a young bride who told him that the most beautiful thing in the world is “Love”．“Love” 39 the world go round．It 40 poverty into riches，sweetens tears and makes much of little． 41 love there is no beauty．
Still the artist 42 his search and met a weary soldier．The artist asked him the 43 question and the soldier answered，“ ?Peace? is the most beautiful thing in the world．?War? is ugly and 44 you find ?Peace? you?ll find ?Beauty，Faith and Love?．”
“How can I 45 them—?Faith，Love and Peace?？”thought the artist．As he resumed(继续)his walk，his mind 46 the “real” picture he hoped to paint．He was 47 that without thinking where he was going，he had reached his 48 surroundings．As he entered the doorway，light glistened(闪光)in his eyes and he 49 that his search was over．
In the 50 of his wife and children，he saw “Love and Faith”，“Not a minute passed by that our children and I had not 51 you．We prayed that you would return to us 52 ．”his wife said as they embraced him．He sat on his 53 old chair and his heart was at 54 ．
Finally，the artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it“ 55 ”．
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