阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。      

Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to   31   their fruit and vegetables into the city. They   32   one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their   33  . This outdoor market was a great place to   34.   Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in   35   after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the   36   produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child,   37   was like a festival – full of colors and   38  . There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, and onions. The farmers did their own   39  . They all shouted loudly for   40   to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to   41   your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to   42   with the farmers over the   43   of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “  44  ” in this drama. My mother was an   45   at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “So   46  ?”

The seller looked terribly   47  . “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor,   48   farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing   49   a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were   50  . The drama was over.

1.A. carry                   B. take                  C. bring                    D. fetch

2.A. opened                B. closed               C. started                  D. stopped

3.A. produce               B. goods                C. food                     D. product

4.A. buy                     B. sell                   C. bargain                 D. shop

5.A. hurriedlyB. immediately    C. hardly                               D. straightly

6.A. best                     B. finest                C. freshest                 D. cheapest

7.A. who                    B. that                   C. which                   D. what

8.A. voices                 B. noises               C. sounds                  D. accent

9.A. shoppingB. business                          C. shouting               D. advertising

10.A. customersB. producers    C. themselves                     D. sellers

11.A. leave                 B. let                    C. except                  D. make

12.A. argue                 B. talk                   C. discuss                  D. speak

13.A. order                 B. price                 C. quality                  D. form

14.A. viewersB. listeners                          C. actors                   D. directors

15.A. actress               B. inventor            C. advancer               D. expert

16.A. wonderfulB. exciting                      C. cheap                   D. expensive

17.A. injured              B. hurt                  C. damaged               D. wounded

18.A. excellentB. fair   C. honest               D. easy

19.A. with                  B. to                     C. in                         D. on

20.A.disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied         D. tired

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork.

         A young   37   viewing the paintings ahead of me   38   nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s   39   for putting up with her   40   stream of words.   41   by their noise, I moved on.

         I met them several times as I moved   42   the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   43  .

         I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45  . Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   47   it into a long stick and then   48   his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

         “He’s a   49   man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   50   there is a new art show.”

         “But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

         “Can’t see! You’re   51  . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife   52   each painting so he can see it in his head.”

         I learned something about patience,   53   and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a husband who would not   55   blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.

1.A. touch                                  B. view                           C. wander                         D. stare

2.A. lady                                     B. man                            C. couple                           D. clerk

3.A. chatted                              B. argued                       C. screamed                    D. yelled

4.A. attempt                             B. independence          C. wisdom                        D. patience

5.A. vivid                                     B. constant                   C. casual                           D. vague

6.A. Adopted                             B. Adapted                   C. Conducted                   D. Disturbed

7.A. through                              B. to                                C. towards                       D. from     

8.A. anxiously                            B. urgently                    C. quickly                          D. sensibly

9.A. comment                           B. decision                     C. purchase                      D. profit

10.A. entrance                          B. exit                             C. front                              D. queue

11.A. plugged                            B. held                            C. reached                        D. bent

12.A. made                                B. lengthened               C. brought                        D. broadened

13.A. led                                     B. found                         C. forced                           D. tapped

14.A. brave                                B. rough                         C. smart                            D. generous

15.A. wherever                         B. whatever                  C. whichever                    D. whenever

16.A. wrong                               B. silly                             C. equal                             D. unique

17.A. describes                         B. draws                        C. shows                           D. decorates

18.A. kindness                          B. pride                          C. enthusiasm                 D. courage

19.A. support                            B. sight                           C. expectation                 D. confidence

20.A. get                                    B. hope                           C. allow                             D. cause

I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

I was on my lunch break and had    44___the office to get something to eat .

On the way, I ___45__a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some ____46___ in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would ___47___ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He___48__like that type-young and ragged. ____49__what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then ____50__I had no right to place myself above ____51__just because he was busking.

I ____52__ and dropped all the coins into his  ___53___and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As ____54__as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of ___55___or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened ___56____, I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of ____57____,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the___58__, I saw the busker again and he was  __59___ . I watched him pick up the hat and walk___60__ a cafe counter. There he poured the _61____contents into a tin collecting __62____ an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any ____63__ I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

1.A. left         B . cleaned      C . prepared          D . searched  

2.A. led         B . chose        C . saw              D . fooled    

3.A. chocolates        B . coins        C . tins              D . drugs    

4.A. almost            B . only         C . rather            D . still    

5.A. acted             B . looked        C . sounded         D . smelt    

6.A. Though           B . For            C . Therefor         D . But      

7.A. declared          B . realized       C . expected         D . guessed   

8.A. it                 B . all           C . him             D . them     

9.A. waited            B . followed      C . stopped          D . arrived     

10.A. rag            B . hat           C . pocket          D . counter     

11.A. selfish          B . awkward      C . innocent         D . special       

12.A. happiness       B . sadness       C . love             D . hate           

13.A. DisappointedlyB.Unfortunately  C.Coincidentally      D. Comfortably        

14.A. words      B . effort         C . space                         D . money              

15.A. moment        B . day          C . break                      D . event              

16.A. walking around B. passing by   C . packing up         D. running off         

17.A. around         B . in           C . behind                 D . to                

18.A. chief       B . basic            C . actual                D . total            

19.A.by         B . for               C . on                   D . with              

20.A.work       B . time            C . energy            D .change           

If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back — thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.

“I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.

“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜), ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly which needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragals, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

1.When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.

A. broke the law and ended up in prison

B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

   C. often laughed at people on the streets

   D. often caught butterflies and took them home

2.Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

A. found the butterfly had died out       

B. won many prizes from his professor

C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology 

D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has ________.

A. made Bonner famous              B. changed Bonner’s life

C. brought Bonner wealth             D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

4.What does the underlined phrase “put through” mean in the 3rd paragraph?

A. hurt                         B. recall                  C. remember                    D. experience

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. A Promise to Mom                B. A Man Saved by Butterflies

C. A Story of Butterflies              D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“My I get you something ?”

“A coffee would be nice.”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more , and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.

1.What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A. Unfriendly.    B. Untidy.   C. Gentle.     D. Kind.

2. The author bought coffee for the old man because     

A. he thought the old man was poor     B. he wanted to start a conversation

C. he intended to show his politeness    D. he would like to thank the old man

3.How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

A. Proud.     B. Pitiful.     C. Surprised.      D. Regretful

4.What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A. We should learn to be generous.      B. It is honorable to help those in need.

C. People in high positions are not like what we expect.

D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. The practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman,

shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean

anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

1. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other.

A. to make a deal              B. to greet each other

C. to show friendliness    D. to reach an agreement

2.The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. where handshaking was first practised

B. how handshaking came about

C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands.

D. We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.

4.The main purpose of the text is______.

A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad

Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of  36  and perseverance (毅力), while the other was  37_ and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   38 _person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would__ 39_a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately_ 40   and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and_ 41__ . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, _42__ at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming   43 _the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  __44__ that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been   45_ for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   46__  daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  47_ on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours  48 _. Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  49  he earned.

The hard-working man was   50  how this lazy man could earn it—he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are  51  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the  52  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your_ 53__ whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  54  you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can__ 55_ you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

1.A. hobbies              B. ideas                C. patience                D. money

2.A. lazy                  B. patient              C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working

3.A. last                   B. first                  C. second                D. only

4.A. accept                  B. keep                 C. win                  D. defeat

5.A. set in                  B. set aside            C. set up                  D. set out

6.A. worked                B. drank                C. slept                   D. played

7.A. laughed                B. glared               C. stared                  D. looked

8.A. across                 B. through             C. over                   D. past

9.A. representing            B. believing           C. emphasizing           D. complaining

10.A. swimming            B. jumping            C. resting                 D. running

11.A. admired              B. invented            C. found                  D. realized

12.A. commented           B. carried                     C. figured               D. depended

13. A. before              B. later                  C. next                  D. further

14.A. money             B. medal               C. prize                 D. gold

15.A. believing             B. recognizing              C. discussing               D. wondering

16.A. true                 B. indeed               C. certain                 D. hardly

17.A. west                  B. east                   C. north                 D. south

18.A. ears                   B. hands          C. sight                        D. mind     

19.A. hide from            B. learn from      C. keep from             D. come from   

20.A. make                 B. let             C. blind                      D. protect