阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂...

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which __36__ me because he's not an artist

"I   37   up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have  38_ for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I _39__ it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next． 40   I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was  41  _ in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll   42   what I mean．"

So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed （显露出） a whole lot about what was __43__ to me．It also revealed how _44___ behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

       I filled up the first twenty __45__ quickly, but then began to think carefully．

Eventually I __46_, items I've thought about for years, and __47__ I've carried with me since I was young．When I  48  he list later, some entries surprised me．

First, I want to _ 49_ much more, particularly now that my children are   50_ arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

I'm also surprised to _51_ some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade （轮滑）, __52_, I'd better start before I turn 50．

       Like my friend, I now have an alternative to __53__．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

My friend told me the _54_ was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock （码头）," he said．

Thanks to my _55__, I'm working on some big docks．

36．A．surprised                B．moved                    C．pleased                   D．excited

37．A．made                      B．took                       C．signed                    D．gave

38．A．interest                   B．concern                  C．time                       D．emotion

39．A．went for                 B．called for                C．accounted for         D．cared for

40．A．Because                  B．After                      C．Before ．               D．Although

41．A．doing                      B．missing                   C．pushed                   D．engaged

42．A．admire                    B．abolish                    C．spot                       D．see

43．A．important                B．strange                   C．beneficial                D．special

44．A．slightly                   B．slowly                    C．possibly                  D．hopelessly

45．A．thoughts                 B．lists                        C．ideas                      D．blanks

46．A．studied                   B．added                     C．dropped                  D．obtained

47．A．burdens                  B．challenges               C．dreams                   D．responsibilities

48．A．reviewed                 B．discovered              C．wrote                     D．appreciated

49．A．play                        B．relax                       C．travel                      D．hike．

50．A．wealthier                 B．cleverer                  C．healthier                  D．older

51．A．write                      B．put                         C．find                        D．leave

52．A．such as                   B．for instance             C．in fact                    D．in particular

53．A．complaining            B．relaxing                   C．objecting                 D．adjusting

54．A．problem                  B．key                         C．answer                   D．question

55．A．hobbies                   B．optimism                 C．list                         D．Wishes

【回答】

ACCAC  BDADD  BCACD  CBABC    

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