With the help of Gloria ,his wife ,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat .
About five years ago, Tom was by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that the numbers looked good it didn't feel to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare , he went ahead and made the . Within months he discovered that he had made a big . He had paid too much for a company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things . He was forced into bankruptcy(破产). He was about to lose everything, including his business.
Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his , and that he needed to learn from this .He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people, who in turn respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria _to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of Peterson’s experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
A.popularity B.reputation C.cause D.foundation
A.customers B.assistants C.friends D.visitors
A.appointed B.approved C.approached D.appreciated
A.sell B.pay C.buy D.check
A.decision B.choice C.determination D.judgement
A.as though B.now that C.even though D.in case
A.terrible B.fair C.right D.attractive
A.possibility B.occasion C.event D.opportunity
A.profit B.purchase C.reservation D.appointment
A.difference B.discovery C.commitment D.mistake
A.dying B.controversial C.clumsy D.tiring
A.in B.around C.down D.up
A.original B.various C.unique D.precious
A.quietly B.loudly C.openly D.secretly
A.beliefs B.spirits C.attempts D.energies
A.producer B.wife C.relative D.adviser
A.experience B.enterprise C.process D.history
A.won B.showed C.achieved D.earned
A.belonged B.adapted C.adopted D.appealed
A.them B.what C.that D.which
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine, a 36 was lying on the grass, reading a book with 37 concentration. Near her, another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was 38 with his back against a tree and had a 39 on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was _40 in his task, like the first child.
_41 the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of 42 , while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, 43 them, and encouraging their efforts.
_44 I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it 45 to me that a visitor here would 46 have thought be had entered a formal school. He would have been even more 47 if he had been told that the children he was 48 came from different kinds of academic levels.
That 49 has been staying with me ever since. I have been 50 about some problems. Why in many schools are our children 51 asked to acquire skills in a way 52 from a real-life context(情境)? Why does a 53 school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said,” 54 of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we 55 our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.
36. A. gardener B. child C. teacher D. visitor
37. A. poor B. little C. complete D. slight
38. A. sitting B. standing C. sleeping D. listening
39. A. toy B. pencil C. flower D. notebook
40. A. laid B. set C. defeated D. lost
41. A. Over B. Above C. Inside D. Outside
42. A. ways B. ideas C. opinions D. views
43. A. referring to B. smiling at C. pointing to D. staring at
44. A. Unless B. As C. Until D. Before
45. A. happened B. went C. occurred D. got
46. A. already B. never C. rather D. ever
47. A. satisfied B. disappointed C. delighted D. surprised
48. A. helping B. teaching C. encouraging D. observing
49. A. scene B. sign C. look D. semen
50. A. dreaming B. regretting C. wondering D. joking
51. A. seldom B. hardly C. often D. badly
52. A. taken B. prevented C. learned D. separated
53. A. slow B. lively C. lucky D. friendly
54. A. Much B. Any C. Little D. None
55. A. turn B. feed C. draw D. base
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm.He was given a slingshot (弹弓) to play with out in the woods.He 36 in the woods, but he could never hit anything.Getting a little 37 , he headed back for dinner.As he was 38 back he saw Grandma’s pet 39 .Just out of impulse (冲动), he let the slingshot 40 ,
hit the duck right in the head and killed it.He was shocked and 41 .
In a panic, he hid the 42 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said 43 .After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let’s wash the 44 ." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he 45 to help in the kitchen." Then she 46 to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes.Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing.Before they left, Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I 47 Sally to help me make supper."Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn’t worry about it 48 Johnny told me he wanted to help."She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went 49 and Johnny stayed to help.After several days of doing both his 50 and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t 51 it any longer.He came to Grandma and admitted that he had 52 the duck.
Grandma knelt down(蹲下), gave him a 53 , and said, "Sweetheart, I know.You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the 54 thing, but because I love you.I forgave you.I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a 55 of you.If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again.In that way, everyone will forgive you."
A.worked B.practiced C.climbed D.searched
A.pleased B.worried C.puzzled D.discouraged
A.turning B.looking C.walking D.falling
A.dog B.duck C.cat D.rabbit
A.rise B.leave C.stop D.fly
A.sad B.lucky C.angry D.excited
A.happy B.hungry C.fat D.dead
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.clothes B.dishes C.hands D.floors
A.wanted B.managed C.tried D.willing
A.shouted B.explained C.talked D.whispered
A.command B.request C.need D.allow
A.until B.because C.while D.although
A.fishing B.swimming C.climbing D.shopping
A.exercise B.lesson C.problem D.housework
A.accept B.afford C.stand(忍受) D.support
A.hurt B.killed C.hidden D.wounded
A.kiss B.surprise C.gift D.suggestion
A.strange B.terrible C.serious D.whole
A.enemy B.winner C.slave D.leader
第一节 完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Richard Rice, a fast-talking man paced up and down in front of the freshmen debate class, telling us about his high expectations. We were special, he declared on our first day at Oak Park High School. But there would be no 21 to success. Only those who worked hard would shine.
Suddenly Mr. Rice 22 in mid-sentence and looked at me. “You know,” he said “you’re black!” Somehow, I knew he wasn’t trying to hurt me.
Mr. Rice was no 23 teacher. I entered high school not even quite sure what debate was. I left his class four years later as an outstanding debater. Even today, I am not sure what 24 such a great teacher of him. He always said whatever he was thinking. And he was 25 . He would march out of the classroom 26 if he thought a student was giving less than his effort. The worse thing with us was to be taken no notice of. Instead, being torn apart by Mr. Rice in the middle of a practice debate meant you were one of his favorites.
He wasn’t always 27 on us. I’ll never forget the National Student Debate, at which my calm delivery and my firm grasp of the problems disappeared. The only face I could make out in the audience was Mr. Rice’ s face. I could 28 I was doing terrible just by looking at him. After it was over, he came over to me. “Not my best 29 ,” I said. He shook his head, “No.” Then, to my surprise, he gave me a hug.
Mr. Rice’s style didn’t make him a great teacher for everyone. Many kids 30 out of the debate class after the first year. But for me four years with him was my unforgettable experience.
21. A. manners B. methods C. shortcuts D. steps
22. A. rose B. paused C. shook D. turned
23. A. average B. excellent C. special D. usual
24. A. developed B. made C. got D. became
25. A. demanding B. careful C. easygoing D. gentle
26. A. hopelessly B. surprisingly C. angrily D. vitally
27. A. strict B. cruel C. impatient D. hard
28. A. speak B. tell C. talk D. recognize
29. A. speech B. argument C. performance D. behavior
30. A. got B. ran C. turned D. dropped
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now 16 about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was 17 a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people 18 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 19 life. “I had to clean the toilets and 20 the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 21 to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I 22 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 23 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 24 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his 25 he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should 26 some weight. “I started dieting. I 27 to do it. But I did it too 28 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 29 in a car crash. “I must go and 30 them,” he thought. Though it was only three days 31 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his 32 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 33 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so 34 that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 35 it.”
A.means B.measures C.weighs D.has
A.always B.hardly C.sometimes D.once
A.promised B.allowed C.considered D.suggested
A.real B.hard C.comfortable D.rich
A.sell B.bring C.take D.empty
A.adapt B.respond C.devote D.lead
A.would B.can C.must D.may
A.speak B.say C.learn D.tell
A.bad B.well C.suddenly D.similarly
A.failure B.success C.effort D.fame
A.gain B.lose C.save D.spare
A.failed B.began C.had D.refused
A.stupidly B.carefully C.slowly D.quickly
A.shocked B.destroyed C.ruined D.injured
A.visit B.care C.meet D.serve
A.after B.since C.before D.until
A.joy B.worry C.surprise D.regret
A.because B.but C.or D.and
A.sad B.nervous C.curious D.happy
A.do B.help C.feel D.leave
第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Better urban life
For many young people, the dream of a lifetime is to travel the world, explore different cultures and landscapes, taste new foods and flavors(口味), and listen to the distinctive sounds of international music and languages. Unfortunately, 36______ young people have the money or freedom to make this dream come true. 37______ if you can’t go out into the world, surely 38______ best is to let the world come to you. And this year’s Shanghai World Expo is exactly 39______ that’s happening.
From May 1 to October 31, there will be 194 40______ and 50 international organizations on display at the 5-square-km Expo site. Seventy million domestic and international visitors are 41______ to visit it by the end October. So, if you can go, you’ll be 42______ by people with a wide range of backgrounds, nations, and cultures. You may find that you can learn 43______ much from striking up a conversation with a 44_____ as you can at an exhibition or performance.
The Expo’s theme(主题) is “Better City, Better Life”. The United Nations estimates(估计) that, this year, 55 percent of the people will live in city 45_______. This causes a dilemma for the world’s 46______: How can they accommodate such a large number of people in a 47______way? Can they remain places of natural beauty and cultural importance? Young people will have the opportunity to take part in forums to discuss themes 48______ new technology, green energy and conservation etc.
A trip to the Expo is guaranteed to be much less 49______ than a trip around the world. Still, the costs can 50______. However, young people can save money by purchasing group or student tickets, which may be available at 51______ rates. Many of the participating pavilions(参展场馆) offer free sample and treats for the visitors. 52______ handing out free chocolates, the Belgian pavilion will 53______ a free diamond each week to a visitor who can answer questions related to Belgium.
If you’re planning to head to the Shanghai Expo between May and October, don’t forget to 54______ a camera, a notebook, and an open mind. For nearly 6 months, representatives of the world are coming together to 55______ their best and latest ideas for the future. It’s certain to be a memorable experience.
36. A. some B. many C. few D. several
37. A. For B. But C. However D. Still
38. A. first B. second C. far D. rather
39. A. where B. how C. why D. when
40. A. places B. governments C. cities D. countries
41. A. determined B. devoted C. expected D. wanted
42. A. interviewed B. surrounded C. met D. bothered
43. A. as B. so C. that D. too
44. A. Chinese B. foreigner C. stranger D. friend
45. A. settings B. chambers C. areas D. services
46. A. organizations B. counties C. areas D. cities
47. A. correct B. considerable C. continuous D. significant
48. A. like B. as C. with D. in
49. A. cheap B. expensive C. high D. low
50. A. get up B. stay up C. add up D. turn up
51. A. reduced B. varied C. listed D. announced
52. A. Except for B. regardless of C. In addition to D. Instead of
53. A. set out B. give away C. put away D. give off
54. A. bring B. carry C. fetch D. take
55. A. learn B. study C. share D. absorb
Just not a long time ago did I finish my blog about the unforgettable snowy storm that I had on Monday night in November. I got another big 36 in Seattle again. But this time, it's not snow, but the wind and rain. I have 37 seen such a strong wind before even though I had 38 the typhoon every summer when I was still in my home country.
That 39 storm was so powerful that it 40 the whole big Seattle area out of 41 . 700,000 people had no electricity, and 42 13 people have died. Seattle is famous for its evergreen trees, but those trees made a big 43 this time. They broke down the power line above the ground, 44 the road and streets, and 45 the houses.
As the last storm was still 46 in my mind, I had another personal 47 about this new storm. 48 , this time, it was not good either. I was 49 to have my TOEFL test on the second day of the stormy night. Since the whole city had no electricity, my test had to be 50 off, and I had to prepare for another one later. It was my last test for the 51 , and I already made a plan for the time after the test, but now 52 is changed.
I guess sometimes, the way that the thing 53 is not always what you 54 . And what I can do now is to fit for it. 55 , we got a free hotel room from my husband's cousin and met my lovely nephew from San Francisco.
A.storm B.chance C.trouble D.surprise A.once B.ever C.never D.often A.studied B.heard of C.suffered D.experienced A.snowy B.windy C.icy D.foggy A.saw B.found C.spared D.made A.control B.sight C.power D.order A.so far B.soon after C.at last D.at the same time A.mess B.hole C.scenery D.success A.built B.blocked C.cleaned D.mixed A.affected B.saved C.crashed D.burnt A.new B.fresh C.old D.fearful A.idea B.experience C.knowledge D.way A.Luckily B.Generally C.Personally D.Unfortunately A.expected B.forced C.supposed D.thought A.called B.taken C.put D.broken A.passport B.citizenship C.work D.application A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing A.appears B.exists C.goes D.comes A.say B.want C.see D.describe A.Therefore B.Besides C.Luckily D.Finally |
完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the morning of May 18, 2010, Enzo PiscoPo’s alarm clock went off, signaling the start of another workday. Moments later, unbearable pain shot through his back.
“I ________ so loud that I probably woke up the whole neighborhood,” he says. He became paralyzed (使瘫痪,使麻痹) from the waist down, Doctors said he’d likely never ________ again.
The last three years have been a challenging, but equally ________ , journey for Enzo, a Coca-Cola employee since 1966. He has gone through great pain, relearned everyday tasks and got used to life in a ________ .
“These lessons have made me the happiest I’ve ever been,” Enzo says. Nearly every day, someone asks Enzo how he can be so ________ after such a life-changing ________ . It’s a question, he admits; he’s asked himself more than a few times.
One particular ________ changed Enzo. A few weeks after his injury, he was talking to his wife in his hospital room. ________ focusing on what he had, he fixed his attention on what he thought he’d ________.
His wife told him the things that mattered most to them were ________ intact (完好无损的), and that they would continue to follow their dreams and do everything they ________ to do, including traveling.
“That conversation ________ me that I have the most wonderful wife and four beautiful and healthy kid,” he says.
Enzo, who returned to work three months after his injury, ________ that happiness is a choice. “You can find millions of ________ to either be happy or unhappy. The choice is yours. Many people who seemingly have everything are ________ , while some of the ________ people in the world are deeply happy. The ________ is focusing on the things that really matter. Today I make an effort to ________ all the ‘little things’ that make me happy. I still want to ________ and grow as a person in all aspects of my life, ________ I’m now enjoying the abundance of things I already have much more.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ________ through all the room, but he didn’t find any money ________ a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials (证件)of the ________ , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his ________ , he caught sight of an identity card(身份证)on the ________ of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with ________ .
________ the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so ________ that her face suddenly turned ________ and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her ________ , and then in a ________ voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the ________ between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so ________,the young man who was waiting turned red:“He…he…oh, sorry, I ________ she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick ________ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man ________ back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t ________ looking up and to his surprise he found ________ was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card ________ her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the ________ owner of the bankbook.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My ________ was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of ________who passed by and________a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the race and gave it a ________ .
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t ________ if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very ________ , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt________ for a second.
But then I ________ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________ capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________ was only to finish.
After a minute, it ________ me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned________ about myself in that moment. I turned my________ into inspiration.
I decided that I would not ________ running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and________ properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I ________ the finishing line, I was proud of my ________ .
In life we all have those moments when we ________ ourselves to others. It’s only ________. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into ________and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ________ to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You ________ have your pick from my bicycle _ ________ .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would ________ choose.
As Christmas ________ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she ________ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织)volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.
Throughout December, Emily continued to ________ hard. Then one day, she made a ________ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very ________ .
________ by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute ________ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. ________ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t ________ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later ________ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very ________ , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re ________ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ________ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ________ a little girl for a sacrifice ________ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the ________.
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Jasmine Harman,a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
A.settle B.take C.beat D.calm
A.making B.discovering C.hiding D.mixing
A.wait B.plan C.cover D.bear
A.work B.mum C.illness D.memory
A.mental B.physical C.final D.social
A.new B.used C.round D.expensive
A.put away B.made out C.picked up D.dug out
A.terrible B.grateful C.OK D.crazy
A.rich B.normal C.simple D.hard
A.special B.dangerous C.hopeless D.impossible
A.hope B.wonder C.fear D.doubt
A.ended up B.broke down C.kept away D.came out
A.patient B.expert C.example D.role
A.friends B.bosses C.families D.mistakes
A.fair B.safe C.false D.public
A.better B.younger C.prouder D.worse
A.years B.months C.centuries D.weeks
A.hardly B.actually C.luckily D.regularly
A.dream B.way C.house D.study
A.struggling B.filling C.turning D.begging
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake(假货). When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’ s words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.
A.set up B.took up C.went up D.picked up
A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
A.decided B.refused C.objected D.asked
A.books B.things C.savings D.pounds
A.ordinary B.routine C.regular D.common
A.look B.inspection C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.priceless B.useful C.worthless D.valuable
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.hard
A.that B.what C.as D. which
A.on B.at C.who D.in
A.disappointed B.delighted C.amazed D.satisfied
A.conditions B.experiences C.experiments D.chances
A.stopped B.hoped C.warned D.urged
A.came out B.found out C.sent out D.set out
A.hit B.blamed C.praised D.charged
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
A.secret B.lesson C.choice D.Belief
Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.
A.home B.house C.family D.village
A.spare B.rest C.active D.lunch
A.toys B.education C.school D.clothes
A.managed B.tried D.wasn’t able
A.free B.hard C.easy D.expensive
A.other B.last C.different D.same
A.enough B.much C.a little D.most
A.the others B.another C.others D.other
A.didn’t have B.helped C.let D.begged
A.in all B.actually C.of course D.sometimes
A.light B.simplest C.difficult D.different[来
A.doctors B.knives C. tools D.people
A.living B.sitting C.operating D.waiting
A.happened B.hated C.seemed D.remembered
A.neighbours B.teachers C.friends D.customers
A.unhappy B.sad C.surprised D.frightened
A.before B.after C.until D.for
A.spoke to B.told C.saw D.refused
A.as if B.even if C.what if D.if only
A.started B.glared C.opened D.shut
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An angle came into the world and she wanted to bring 31 to this world. She walked and walked and saw a boy 32 beside the road.“What's wrong?”The angle asked .“I have my money stolen.”The boy said,“I can't go back home ,and I'll 33 spring festival alone. ”“Don't worry”,the angle said, and waved her hands. There 34 some money. She gave the money to the boy and the boy came into 35 . The angle felt 36 .She went on going, and saw a handsome young man standing in front of a house. No matter how others amused him, he did not 37 at all and the angle asked him ,“What's the matter with you? ”The young man said ,“You see , I 38 a big house 39 a large garden, a beautiful wife and a lovely daughter, but I am not happy at all. ”
The angle said“I can make you happy”and then she 40 her hand and the man lost all the things 41 he had: his big house was 42 in a fire ,his wife died, his lovely daughter was lost and the angle left immediately.
Two weeks later, the young man was 43 food in a dustbin, sad. The angle came back again. Seeing her, the young man got 44 angry that he wanted to beat the angel. The angle said ,“Be 45 and wait.”She waved her hand and the things the young man lost suddenly came back. The young man found 46 in a large house rather than near the 47 , his wife was cooking in the kitchen and his girl was playing in the garden. He became very happy and suddenly 48 that he had every happiness.
Now you can see happiness is a kind of feeling in our heart. Happiness is not gained from the outside objects but from your 49 . And the things in your hands now are the most valuable things to gain continuous happiness; just smile every day and you’ll find happiness 50 everywhere.
A.laughter C.happiness D.warmness
A.crying B.to cry C.cried D.cry
A.waste B.cost C.pay D.spend
A.seemed B.left C.appeared D.cost
A.excitement B.sadness C.laughter D.patience
A.terrible B.crazy C.happy D.cold
B.call C.cry D.laugh
A.buy B.own C.sell D.donate
A.in B.with C.on D.of
A.waved B.raised C.lowered D.lifted
A.when B.where C.what D.that
A.stolen B.disappeared C.burnt D.sent
A.finding B.searching for C.watching D.waiting for
A.such B.so C.very D.quite
A.calm B.angry C.quiet D.silent
A.him B.himself C.herself D.her
A.house B.dustbin C.street D.hall
A.got B.recognized C.realized D.said
A.head B.mind C.appearance D.wealth
A.comes B.goes C.turns D.lies