Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___36___ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ___37___ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his ___38___. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he ___39___ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without ___40___. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter ___41___ what happened to Persephone, she became so ___42___ that she caused all plants to ___43___ People were in ___44___ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow ___45___ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. ___46___, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ___47___. She could go back to her mother if she had not ___48___ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter ___49___ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus ___50___ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ___51___, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it ___52___ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore ___53___ not let the crops grow. That is ___54___ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ___55___, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
36. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
37. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
38. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
39. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
40. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
41. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
42. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
43. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
44. A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
45. A. since B. until C. after D. when
46. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
47. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
48. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
49. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
50. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
51. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
52. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
53. A. should B. can C. dare D. will
54. A. where B. because C. why D. how
55. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 36 hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the 37 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
38 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 39 a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 40 me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not 41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 42 him up to your room.”
In a minute I 43 myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 44 me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my 45 back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can 46 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 47 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door 48 them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his 49 .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 50 .”
Dr. Ward looked 51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 52 than we expected.” Then he turned to his students, “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 53 that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 55 by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．meeting B．office C．information D．medicine
A．Before B．Until C．While
A．beat B．rang C．struck D．took
A．pushed B．placed C．pulled D．invited
A．well B．sick C．good D．healthy
A．command B．carry C．send D．order
A．found B．realized C．felt D．understood
A．on C．up D．to
A．money B．friend C．clothes D．form
A．upset B．expect C．wonder D．believe
A．best B．hardest C．worst D．easiest
A．behind B．before C．beside D．by
A．friends B．students C．relatives D．teachers
A．at al B．in all C．after all D．above all
A．excited B．worried C．satisfied D．surprised
A．interesting B．comfortable C．serious D．pleasant
A．add B．settle C．concern D．recognize
A．Before B．Since C．When D．As soon as
A．himself B．themselves C．yourselves D．ourselves
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were 41 to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ 42 us, which controls the 43 and fall of our body energies, 44 us different from one day to the next.
The 45 of a ‘body clock’ should not be too 46 since the lives of most living things are controlled 47 the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环). We feel 48 and fall asleep at night and become 49 and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is 50 most people experience unpleasant 51 . For example, people who are not 52 to working at night can find that 53 of sleep causes them to 54 badly at work.
55 the daily cycle of sleeping and 56 , we also have other cycles which 57 longer than one day. Most of us would 58 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 59 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 60 do not exist.
A．anxious B．careful C．able D．proud
A．around B．inside C．between D．on
A．rise B．supply C．use D．movement
A．showing B．treating C．changing D．making
A．idea B．opinion C．story D．invention
A．difficult B．exciting C．interesting D．surprising
A．from B．over C．by D．during
A．dull B．dreamy C．tired D．peaceful
A．regular B．excited C．clear D．lively
A．shortened B．disturbed C．reset D．troubled
A．moments B．senses C．feelings D．effects
A．used B．allowed C．expected D．prevented
A．miss B．none C．need D．lack
A．show B．perform C．manage D．control
A．With B．Except C．As well as D．Rather than
A．waking B．moving C．living D．working
A．repeat B．remain C．happen D．last
A．believe B．agree C．realize D．allow
A．others B．the other C．all other D．other
A．only B．just C．still D．yet
A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A 38 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 41 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43 her sitting by the fire.
The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light, 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 49 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 50 . They had 51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
52 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55 .
A．pouring B．falling C．dropping D．flooding
A．poor B．black C．faraway D．nearby
A．rich B．beautiful C．poor D．ugly
A．crying B．wandering C．struggling D．wondering
A．striking B．hitting C．flowing D．beating
A．boy B．girl C．woman D．man
A．out B．near C．outside D．inside
A．made B．left C．asked D．told
A．became B．showed C．appeared D．sounded
A．so B．and C．however D．though
A．straight B．thirsty C．hungry D．still
A．room B．house C．picture D．fire
A．picked B．stood C．came D．looked
A．father B．mother C．friend D．brother
A．wife B．sister C．mother D．girlfriend
A．kept B．got C．made D．lost
A．Much B．Many C．No D．Not
A．as B．while C．when D．since
A．disappointed B．sorry C．happy D．sad
A．began B．stopped C．ended D．wanted
In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable．” I gave the class homework!
The assignment （任务） was to “go to someone you love 36 the next week and tell them you love them．It 37 to be someone you have never 38 those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time．” That doesn’t 39 like a very tough assignment, 40 you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were 41 in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho （男子汉气概的）．” Showing feelings or crying （heaven forbid!） was just not done 42 this was a very threatening assignment for some．
At the 43 of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to 44 what happened when they told someone they loved them．I fully expected one of the 45 to volunteer, as was usually the 46 , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．He appeared quite moved and a bit 47 ．As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis．I was quite 48 with you last week when you gave us the assignment．I didn’t think that I had 49 to say those words to and 50 , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience （良知） started talking to me．It was telling me that I 51 exactly who I needed to say I love you to．You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated 52 and really never resolved it since that one．We 53 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings．But 54 then, we hardly spoke to each other．So last．Tuesday 55 I got home, I had convinced myself．I was going to tell my father I loved him．”
A．after B．before C．for D．within
A．has to B．ought to C．had better D．can
A．told B．said C．talked D．spoken
A．look B．hear C．listen D．sound
A．when B．until C．that D．unless
A．born B．grown C．raised D．risen
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．beginning B．end C．middle D．stating
A．announce B．share C．answer D．ask
A．men B．adults C．students D．women
A．case B．thing C．story D．experience
A．afraid B．shaken C．terrible D．worried
A．happy B．pleased C．angry D．satisfied
A．everybody B．nobody C．someone D．anyone
A．else B．except C．beside D．besides
A．thought B．considered C．knew D．guessed
A．disagreement B．encouragement C．disappointment D．discouragement
A．imagined B．risked C．avoided D．escaped
A．still B．even C．just D．only
A．by the time B．at the time C．for the time D．during the time
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __36__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __37__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __38__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __39__ with his homework or he was trying to __40__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __41__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __42__.”
The next day I called his teacher to __43__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __44__.
“Basically, most of the fathers had the __45__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __46__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __47__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __48__. It’s something all human beings __49__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __50__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __51__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __52__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __53__ second. And just __54__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”
I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __55__.
A．down B．away C．out D．up
A．After B．For C．At D．On
A．glance B．glare C．stare D．watch
A．patience B．time C．help D．paper
A．report B．prepare C．answer D．apologize
A．help B．ask C．tell D．make
A．thing B．experiment C．word D．sentence
A．search for B．search C．find out D．find
A．said B．reacted C．done D．explained
A．same B．different C．usual D．ordinary
A．allowed B．agreed C．suggested D．planned
A．point B．idea C．way D．cause
A．body B．health C．life D．study
A．have B．know C．take D．require
A．bad B．good C．late D．early
A．fit B．ready C．nice D．able
A．easy B．much C．often D．difficult
A．a much B．a full C．an exact D．an extra
A．before B．after C．because D．if
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