2013江苏扬州高考英语模拟试题及答案(4)

　　38. A. seldom B. frequently C. never D. sometimes

　　39. A. satisfying B. convincing C. inspiring D. interesting

　　40. A. talent B. sound C. life D. song

　　41. A. played B. designed C. created D. possessed

　　42. A. turn down B. call up C. pick out D. give off

　　43. A. loudly B. powerful C. soundable D. special

　　44. A. once B. yet C. even D. still

　　45. A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Everybody

　　46. A. bigger B. better C. deeper D. lower

　　47. A. beauty B. interest C. patience D. honesty

　　48. A. speaker B. receiver C. listener D. observer

　　49. A. subscribes B. submits C. adapts D. belongs

　　50. A. but B. yet C. and D. for

　　51. A. behaving B. walking C. jumping D. speaking

　　52. A. must B. might C. would D. shall

　　53. A. alternative B. prospect C. duty D. impact

　　54. A. exactly B. obviously C. cautiously D. seriously

　　55. A. annoyed B. puzzled C. discouraged D. bothered

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Seventy-three-year-old Gary selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle. Skim milk was $2.99， on sale from $3.49; white bread， 89 cents with a discount; table salt， 99 cents， 20 cents off the regular price. Leaving the cashier（收银员）， he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today. He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.

　　At the exit， the cold wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they？” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. The worried man made a thorough search of all his pockets， again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.

　　Old Gary had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount ten years ago. His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one， which even promoted his social status on the bus， as poorer passengers stared at him enviously. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.

　　Gary re-entered the store with long steps. He followed the same route he had walked before. There were all open passages and it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight.

　　“Society has changed， people have changed”， he murmured to himself. “Years ago， if somebody picked up something lost， they would give it back. Not any more！”

　　On his way out， he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves. She asked him what colour they were， and when he said “black”， there came a disappointing answer. He took his time now， finally walking out of the store.