WhenAlicestartedtocyclehomefromJenny’shouse，shewasn’tnervous．Shewascertainlynotafraidofthedark．（36），itwasonlya15-minuteridehome．Buthalfwaythere，shebegantowishthathehadn’tbeenso（37）．A

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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house，she wasn’t nervous．She was certainly not afraid of the dark．（36）___，it was only a 15-minute ride home．But halfway there，she began to wish that he hadn’t been so （37）___．
As she rounded a sharp bend，it suddenly（38）___ cold-very cold．Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs so cold that it became hard to ride．
With her heart beating fast，she struggled so hard to move（39）___ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her．She stopped by the road．The big black car also （40）___．Slowly，the passenger-window began to slide down．Alice held her breath．In the soft light inside the car，something（41）___．Then，the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet，grey-haired old lady．“Hello，dear，”said the old lady．“I need（42）___．I’m afraid I’m lost．I need to find the nearest airport．I must be there in the next five minutes．”
“Airport？You （43）___ are lost，”Alice said．“You need to go back five kilometers（44）___ you reach the T-junction．Turn left and（45）___for about another 10kilometers to the main highway．From there，just follow the（46）___to the airport．But I’m afraid there’s no（47）___you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much，dear，”replied the old lady．“Don’t worry-I’ll（48）___it time．”
The（49）___up and the car started off．A little way ahead，it（50）___and with headlights flashing，it drove past Alice．But then，something（51）___happened．The car began changing．First，its color（52）___from black to silvery-grew．Then，the wheels began disappearing，but the car continued to move forward，（53）___just above the ground．As the car （54）___into the dark sky，the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly．With a faint whistling（55）___，the car was gone in seconds，leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
36．A．However  B．Besides  C．Therefore  D．Otherwise
37．A．brave  B．excited  C．curious  D．grew
38．A．fell  B．around  C．forward  D．backward
40．A．arrived  B．stopped  C．stayed  D．started
41．A．gathered  B．existed  C．stayed  D．started
42．A．help  B．gas    C．rest  D．water
43．A．necessarily  B．normally  C．rest  D．water
44．A．if  B．until  C．unless  D．as
45．A．drive  B．walk  C．follow  D．march
46．A．address  B．signs  C．notices  D．guidance
47．A．doubt  B．room  C．time  D．way
48．A．have it   B．get it  C．make it  D．finish it
49．A．door  B．window  C．head light  D．wheel
50．A．passed  B．rushed  C．turned  D．continued
51．A．strange  B．sensitive  C．imaginable  D．horrible
52．A．developed  B．appeared  C．spread  D．faded
53．A．rolling  B．floating C．drawing  D．flashing
54．A．pointed  B．returned  C．broke  D．rose
55．A．tune  B．voice  C．sound  D．tone．

Answer 1

36．B  考查副词辨析．However表转折；Besides表并列； Therefore 表因果；Otherwise否则，要不然的话．根据前一句说她不怕黑，后一句说只要15分钟就能到家．这两句为并列关系．故选B．
37．A  考查形容词辨析．根据前文说作者wasn’tnervous，后文用but，表语意转折．因此A项符合语境，故选A．
38．D  考查动词辨析．根据上下文语境可知，天气变得很冷．故选D．          
39．C 考查副词辨析．根据上下文语境可知，主人公在回家路上，应该是努力向前走，．故选C．        
40．B 考查动词辨析．根据前面写作者stopped可知，后文有also可知，所以也填stopped．故选B．
41．D 考查动词辨析．根据车中的something对应指的是后文的oldlady，所以填moved．故选D．
42．A 考查动词辨析．根据后文中oldlady说我迷路了（lost）可知，这里是需要帮助，故选A．
43．D  考查副词辨析．根据后文我的回答是，你要往回走5公里再向左然后再走10公里等等可知，远远偏离目标．所以选certainly，你当然迷路了．故选D．
44．B  考查连词辨析．根据句意可知，这里表示“是一直走直到…”，故选D．
45．A 考查动词辨析．根据前文中说的是开车，所以是drive．故选A．
46．B 考查动词辨析．根据句意可知，“按照…的指示就可以到飞机场了”，故选B．
47．D  考查固定搭配．nodoubt毫无疑问；no room没有空间；notime没时间；no way不可能．根据上下文语境可知，恐怕你5分钟不能到达，故选D．
48．C  考查动词短语辨析．have it 拥有； get it 得到； make it做成某事；finishit 结束．固定用法“make it”，表示成功做成某事．故选C．
49．B  考查名词辨析．对应前文的slidedown得知，是车窗摇下来了，所以这里对应up的应该是车窗window，故选B．
50．C   考查动词辨析．根据前文我建议oldlady要go back可知，所以这里对应车子要掉头才对，所以选turn．故选C．
51．A  考查形容词辨析．根据后文，车开始变形，选strange．故选A．
52．D  考查动词辨析．由后文说从black变成了silvery-grey，就是由黑变灰，所以答案选D．
53．B  考查动词辨析．根据上下文语境可知，是车子的轮子不见了，但是车子在空中接着向前．故选B．
54．D  考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，车子在夜空中慢慢开起，其尾灯逐渐变大而越发光彩夺目．故选D．
55．C  考查动词辨析．根据上下文语境可知，带着微弱鸣笛声，汽车很快消失了．故答案为C．