2013年安徽省中考英语试卷及答案文本版(4)

53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was j ust that he 54 spoke.
     "There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
     "But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
     "It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
      57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
     Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
     Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you   60 so long to speak?"
     "I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
51. A. because       B. when             C. though             D. before
52. A. speak         B. walk               C. play               D. laugh
53. A. taught         B. found             C. examined          D. asked
54. A. never         B. often               C. usually             D. always
55. A. back          B. hair               C. face               D. mind
56. A. unfair        B. strange            C. noisy             D. quiet
57. A. Hours       B. Weeks            C. Months            D. Years
58. A. good        B. right               C. single              D. new
59. A. chair        B. meal               C. hands              D. books
60. A. slept        B. walked             C. served             D. waited
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      It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 61 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 62. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may 63 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 64 up and down in order to  65 if there is anything wrong with you. If 66 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. 67 can speak, right?
      Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 68. If you wish to draw someone's 69 , you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot 70 . Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship
between the two people and the certain situation.
61. A. future               B. fear             C. experience       D. exercise
62. A. late                 B. long             C. low             D. loud