2013陕西宝鸡三模英语试题及答案(3)

　　freedom． 37 he would give up． When the chain came out and the 38 went out， he would not try to

　　39 any more.

　　Years would pass and these small young elephants would grow to become the _40 creatures which we all respect and admire．But at night that very same little chain would be used to tie them to their posts．

　　Now you would think that weighing several tons， the elephants could _41 _ break the little chains that once held them as 42 ．And you would be right． With their new _43 it would be easy to tear the chains and the posts now．

　　44 ， having learnt all those years ago that it wasn ’t 45 ， these elephants would never even try．

　　Don‘t you think we’re all a bit like these little elephants in some ways？

　　26．A． ears B． shoes C． teeth D． legs

　　27．A． to B． down C． up D． with

　　28．A． even though B． as far as C． as soon as D． as if

　　29．A． shout B． kick C． weep D． bite

　　30．A．wouldn ‘t B． mustn’t C． shouldn‘t D． needn’t

　　31．A． worry B． pain C． pleasure D． doubt

　　32．A． play B． enjoy C． work D． jump

　　33．A． cut B． measure C． fasten D． break

　　34．A． rest B． save C． free D． feed

　　35．A． go away B． go out C． go on D． go by

　　36．A．impress B． recognize C． realize D． found

　　37．A． But B． Or C．And D． So

　　38．A． sun B． lights C． noises D． moon

　　39．A．resist B． attack C． argue D． insist

　　40．A．valuable B． powerful C． useful D． beautiful

　　41．A．easily B． hardly C． finally D． luckily

　　42．A．animals B． children C． guards D． fighters

　　43．A．importance B． method C． strength D． surroundings

　　44．A．Thus B． Otherwise C． Therefore D． However

　　45．A．harmful B． dangerous C． possible D． meaningful

　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

　　第一节（共1 5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　A

　　For years I wanted a flower garden．But then we had Matthew．And Marvin．And the twins， Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．

　　Money was tight， as well as time．Often when my children were little， one of them would want something that cost too much， and I‘ d have to say， “Do you see a money tree outside？ Money doesn’t grow on trees， you now．”

　　Finally， all five got through high school and college and were off on their own．