38 ． A ． that                   B ． anything                   C ． nothing                    D ． all

39 ． A ． confusing          B ． exhausting                C ． disgusting                D ． depressing

40 ． A ． get                    B ． believe                      C ． follow                      D ． know

III ．句子释义。从 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）

Choose the closest paraphrased version of each of the following sentences or the italicized part. (10 points)

41 ． The answers [to stupid questions] can be a gateway to real insight.

A ． Asking questions is important in learning.

B ． You will learn something useful from the answers.

C ． Answering questions is a way of learning new things.

D ． The answers can open the way to a deeper understanding.

42 ． Once the sands have run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced.

A ． If a person’s clock goes wrong, nobody can repair it.

B ． Once an hour is gone, it will never come back to us.

C ． Time is as precious as sands in an hourglass.

D ． Sands can easily run out of an hourglass.

43 ． As long as we could look forward to getting a drink [of that water] later, there was something to live for .

A ． We were all eager to drink that water.

B ． We shouldn’t just live for a drink of water.