（2010·吉林長白高三質(zhì)量檢測）      27. You see, trains are faster nowadays. That’s why he ______ much earlier than I’d expected.

A．has arrived       B．would arrive    C. had arrived   D. arrived

（2010·福建漳州三中高三上第二次月考）      28. The moment we had been looking forward to 　　 at last.

A. coming　　　　B. come　　　C. comes　　　D. came

（2010·吉林長白高三質(zhì)量檢測）24．I have decided to recommend you ______ the directorship.      

A．to       B．for    C．with  D．by

（2010·湖南醴陵二中高三上第二次月考） 21. Much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the Japanese government refuses to admit _______ crime they did in _______ World War II.

A. the; the     B. /; the C. /; /            D. the; /

（2010·陜西省寶雞市高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測三）22．All the class except Eddie, who is ill,____there．

A．were expecting going      B．is expected to go

C．was expecting going      D．a(chǎn)re expected to go

（2010·江蘇省六合高級中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試）   24.—Dad, can I surf the Internet?

    —Again? I wish that you ______ going on line ______ your health.

A. know; will do harm to             B. knew; are doing harm to   

C. know; have done harm to  D. knew; were doing harm to

.（2010·陜西西安五校高三二模）12．Dear me! Just _________ at the time! I _________ no idea it was so late．

A．look, have       B．looking, had                 

C．look, had        D．looking, have

（2010·吉林市普通中學(xué)屆高三下學(xué)期期中教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測）   3. The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to _______.

A. make it out     B. make it off      C. make it up        D. make it over

   （2010·湖南長沙一中高三第九次月考）  32. My father has been encouraging me to move on, saying that he will see to ________ if anything unusual occurs in my life.

   A that     B. this      C. it     D. even

It is well known that the Japanese people’s love of fish is almost as a bee’s interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge－h(huán)ow to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者)，the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge ...

Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask “What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge?” May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.

Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem？Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don’t sharks eat fish? Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert (警覺的) The fish stay fresh because they are challenged.

Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.

1.The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea is that         .

       A. the fish resource near the shore was decreasing

      B. the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresher         

C. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh ones

       D. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh

2.The relationship between fishes and sharks is similar to that between        in nature.

       A. dogs and cats                      B. monkeys and mosquitoes  

       C. wolves and antelopes       D. children and lions

3.The underlined part of the last paragraph means “       .”

       A. If you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies did

       B. Try to find a big shark, and you will meet your challenge

      C. To succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challenges

       D. Sharks are usually compared to the challenges in people’s life

4.The purpose for the author to write the passage is to        .

       A. tell the readers “no pains, no gains”

       B. tell the readers how the Japanese keep the fish fresh

       C. suggest readers looking for challenges to make progress

       D. advise readers to find something difficult to do