We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

     For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person?

36. A. Make                B. Take            C. Give                 D. Have

37. A. happened           B. wanted          C. used                   D. tried

38. A. what                 B. how                   C. which                  D. when

39. A. sunny                B. rainy            C. cloudy             D. snowy

40. A. took                B. brought          C. carried             D. turned

41. A. Clearly               B. Particularly       C. Luckily               D. Especially

42. A. believed              B. expressed         C. remembered          D. wondered

43. A. long                B. often             C. soon                D. much

44. A. respected             B. missed              C. praised             D. admired

45. A. better                B. worse                C. more               D. less

46. A. disappearance         B. appearance            C. misfortune          D. fortune

47. A. forgotten             B. lost                  C. known              D. hurt

48. A. happy                B. enjoyable             C. frequent            D. daily

49. A. friends              B. strangers             C. tourists             D. guests

50. A. regularly             B. actually              C. hardly              D. probably

51. A. common              B. pleasant            C. important           D. faithful

52. A. choice               B. knowledge            C. decision             D. sense

53. A. Because              B. If                 C. Although            D. However

54. A. keeping              B. changing          C. passing              D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed              B.unforgettable          C. unbelievable         D. unreal

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. ___36___, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I ___37___ to see--or look at--on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter ___38___ the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On ___39___days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Sometimes ___40___out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. ___41___, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I ___42___ all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how ___43___ I expected to see her each morning. You might say I ___44___ her.

“Did she have an accident? Something ___45___?” I thought to myself about her ___46___. Now that she was gone, I felt I had ___47___ her. I began to realize that part of our ___48___ life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar ___49___: the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who ___50___walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are ___51___markers in our lives. They add weight to our ___52___ of place and belonging.

Think about it. ___53___, while walking to work, we mark where we are by ___54___ a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though ___55___ person?

36. A. Make    B. Take   C. Give   D. Have

37. A. happened     B. wanted       C. used    D. tried

38. A. what     B. how    C. which D. when

39. A. sunny   B. rainy   C. cloudy       D. snowy

40. A. took     B. brought      C. carried       D. turned

41. A. Clearly B. Particularly       C. Luckily      D. Especially

42. A. believed       B. expressed   C. remembered      D. wondered

43. A. long     B. often   C. soon   D. much

44. A. respected     B. missed       C. praised       D. admired

45. A. better   B. worse  C. more   D. less

46. A. disappearance      B. appearance C. misfortune  D. fortune

47. A. forgotten     B. lost     C. known       D. hurt

48. A. happy   B. enjoyable   C. frequent     D. daily

49. A. friends  B. strangers    C. tourists       D. guests

50. A. regularly      B. actually      C. hardly D. probably

51. A. common      B. pleasant      C. important   D. faithful

52. A. choice  B. knowledge  C. decision     D. sense

53. A. Because       B. If       C. Although    D. However

54. A. keeping       B. changing    C. passing       D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed      B. unforgettable     C. unbelievable      D. unreal

 (湖南省衡陽八中2008屆高三最后一次模擬考試)

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.  36  , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I  37  to see---or look at---on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter  38   the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On  39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40  out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.   41  , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I­  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43   I expected to see her each morning. You might say I  44  her.

 “Did she have an accident? Something  45  ?” I thought to myself about her  46  . Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47   her. I began to realize that part of our  48  life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar  49  : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50  walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are  51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52  of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53  , while walking to work, we mark where we are by   54   a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though   55 , person?

36.A.Make             B. Take                  C. Give                 D. Have

37.A.happened       B. wanted              C. used                  D. tried

38.A.what              B. how                  C. which               D. when

39.A.sunny            B. rainy                  C. cloudy               D. snowy

40.A.took              B. brought              C. carried              D. turned

41.A.Clearly          B. Particularly         C. Luckily              D. Especially

42.A.believed         B. expressed           C. remembered       D. wondered

43.A.long              B. often                 C. soon                 D. much

44.A.respected      B. missed               C. praised              D. admired

45.A.better             B. worse                C. more                 D. less

46.A.disappearance B. appearance         C. misfortune         D. fortune

47.A.forgotten        B. lost                    C. known              D. hurt

48.A.happy            B. enjoyable      C. frequent             D. daily

49.A.friends      B. strangers            C. tourists              D. guests

50.A.regularly        B. actually              C. hardly               D. probably

51.A.common       B. pleasant             C. important           D. faithful

52.A.choice           B. knowledge         C. decision             D. sense

53.A.Because         B. If                      C. Although            D. However

54.A.keeping         B. changing            C. passing              D. mentioning

55.A.unnamed       B. unforgettable      C. unbelievable       D. unreal