But I had constructed a mental wall against this unsettledness .My

　　fascination with 36 provided me with an endless source of 37 .

　　When I arrived on this little island ,I discovered a variety of butterflies,

　　and I began to 38 them .Catching butterflies isn’t 39 , so I

　　was proud of my collection. 40 there was one that I had yet to orange tip

　　capture—the great orange tip .The problem was its 41 habitat ;I could only watch these lovely insects 42 gracefully .No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just. 43 my reach .With only a couple of days before we were to leave. I began to 44 hope of finding my great orange tip.

　　 One morning I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a 45 eye cut for my beauty .In the heat ,butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillsides. 46 ,the great orange tips remained high above the treetops .But then ,I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the

　　47 of my eye. I looked up and there it was ,about a meter away, 48 on a big red flower .I

　　49 in my tracks .After a long moment ,I began to raise my net ,little by little , 50 beating fast .I could scarcely believe my eyes . 51 I reached in and grabbed it ,with every intention of moving it into the killing jar .But my hand 52 as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creature’s 53 between my fingers. And then , on an impulse（冲动）,I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it 54 and then disappeared from sight. 55 is like that.

　　36．A．travel B．nature C．islands D．flowers

　　37．A．amazement B．information C．motivation D．envionment

　　38．A．notice B．raise C．display D．collect

　　39．A．usual B．hard C．easy D．funny

　　40．A．And B．But C．Therefore D．Besides

　　41．A．high B．long C．fast D．often

　　42．A．flowing B．floating C．jumping D．running

　　43．A．by B．for C．against D．beyond

　　44．A．hold up B．put up C．give up D．keep up

　　45．A．careful B．tearful C．greedy D．sleepy

　　46．A．In turn B．In common C．As well D．As usual

　　47．A．edge B．touch C．corner D．sight

　　48．A．gathered B．settled C．performed D．ploughed

　　49．A．froze B．puzzled C．stared D．rushed

　　50．A．the tree B．the net C．my heart D．my hand

　　51．A．Gently B．Seriously C．Luckily D．Actively

　　52．A．rose B．fell C．stopped D．stretched

　　53．A．movement B．existence C．joy D．fear

　　54．A．hung B．started C．parked D．sailed

　　55．A．Help B．Love C．Interest D．Success

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

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　　 ’05 Selected Chinese Painting Exhibition—The Wang Fujing Art Gallery Beijing ,a branch of

　　Wang Fujing Art Gallery (Hong Kong) is displaying 50 beautiful Chinese paintings by 40 young and middle-aged mainland artists.