2013年江苏高考英语抢分训练240.docVIP

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Its fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 36 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 38 like me. She said, Theres an old saying?the 39 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 40 to the mosquitoes. Not 41 it, I replied, Grandmaaaa, thats just an old wives tale! Well, less than a week 42 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted（覆盖着） with a 43 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 44 , but they all proved useless. Late one 45 in my cousins home, I couldnt bear the 46 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 47 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 48 , she said, There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 49 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 50 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others 51 , only to find they were all sleeping 52 as the same thing occurred again and again. From those bites, I came to 53 my grandmas silly tale. From then on, Ive always tried to keep a(n) 54 mind about those strange old wives tales 55 they do have some truth to them. 36. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding 37. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed 38. A. students B. foreigners C. passengers D. visitors 39. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later 40. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains 41. A. expecting B.