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.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后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。

On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he    37    himself in the mirror. He even thought of going out into the street to see    38    he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for fun, of course.

Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to    39    a part in a play. How could he face all those people   40    the play? He put his head in his hand and tried to    41   his lines, but nothing came to his mind.

A knock on the door made him look    42   . He was to go on stage in the second scene. “Have I   43   my part and ruined the play for everybody?” he

thought to himself, but it was only the manager. She    44    how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage    45    he could watch and follow the play. It was a good   46    of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right--- it seemed to    47   . In fact, the more he watched the play, the    48   he felt himself part of it.

At last the    49   came for him to appear on the stage, but suddenly the manager came to him again, looking worried as she placed a hand on his arm to    50    him back. “Has anything gone wrong?” Jack asked. “I’m afraid you’re going to be    51   ,” she said. “They have jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”

1.A. looked           B. showed          C. admired         D. enjoyed

2.A. how             B. whether          C. why            D. as if

3.A. make            B. join              C. have           D. give

4.A. following        B. hearing           C. watching        D. noting

5.A. read            B. remember         C. understand       D. learn

6.A. away            B. up               C. out             D. down

7.A. passed           B. left              C. missed          D. failed

8.A. wondered        B. imagined         C. noticed           D. examined

9.A. where           B. when            C. that              D. there

10.A. idea           B. way             C. path              D. plan

11.A. do             B. win             C. work             D. act

12.A. less            B. harder           C. better             D. more

13.A. hour           B. minute           C. moment           D. period

14.A. hold           B. take             C. catch              D. push

15.A. frightened      B. excited           C. disappointed        D. pleased

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 old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night

       One evening when the boys were particularly  36  ．he went out to talk to them．He explained that he had just retired and was  37  when he could see or hear boys playing his  38

game，football．He would  39  give them 25 dollars each week to play in the street at night．The boys got  40  , for they could hardly believe  41  they were being paid to do something they                

  42  ．

       The first two weeks had passed；the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away  43

with their 25 dollars．The third week when they came back,   44  ，the old man said he hadn’t much money  45  himself and sent them away with only 15 dollars．The fourth week, the man said he hadn’t yet received his  46  from the govertnment and gave them only 10 dollars．The boys were disappointed，but there was  47  much that they could do about it．

       At the  48  of the fifth week, the boys came back and  49  at the old man’s doon, waiting for their  50  ．Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared．He  51  that he could not afford to pay them 25 dollars  52  he had promised, but said he would give them five dollars each week without  53 

        This was really too much for the boys．“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five dollars!”they yelled．“  54  !”

       They  55  away and never played on the street again．

1.A．hot                        B．noisy                        C．troublesome          D．naughty

2.A．happiest              B．tired                         C．encouraged            D．bored

3.A．interesting          B．amusing                  C．acceptable                 D．favorite

4.A．ever                      B．therefore                C．willingly                       D．forever

5.A．shouted               B．cried                         C．thrilled                         D．smiled

6.A．how                      B．when                        C．that                              D．what

7.A．expected             B．enjoyed                   C．admired                  D．respected

8.A．happily                 B．thankfully                C．gratefully                D．tearfully

9.A．but                        B．in addition              C．however                 D．besides

10.A．earned               B．saved                                C．remained                D．1cft

11.A．food ticket        B．insurance                C．paycheck                 D．bill

12.A．not                      B．no                             C．so                              D．very

13.A．final                    B．end                           C．start                         D．beginning

14.A．kicked                B．hit                             C．beat                         D．knocked

15.A．rewards            B．awards                    C．checks                     D．wages

16.A．expressed         B．apologized              C．stated                               D．expected

17.A．though               B．1ike                          C．when                        D．as

18.A．joke                    B．hesitation               C．fail                            D．question

19.A．No way    B．No possible            C．No problem            D．No play

20.A．walked               B．backed                     C．broke                       D．stormed

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  

Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly．A guest  36     out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she   37     her visit．She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n)     38    vacation ,but was heartbroken about    39     several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet    40    ．At that moment she was particularly     41    over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau ,     42    this was a memory she especially treasured．

Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules    43    lost photos in the park．   44    ,the clerk at the front desk   45     Disney’s idea of caring for our    46    ．She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of    47     film ,promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau．

Two weeks later the guest received a      48   at her home．In it were photos of all the actors of our show,    49     signed by each performer．There were also      50    of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own    51     after work．I happened to know this     52     because this guest wrote us a letter．She said that    53     in her life had she received such good service from any business．

Excellent    54     does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks．It comes from people who    55     —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude．

1.A．working      B．checking          C．trying              D．staying

2.A．expected         B．realized           C．paid              D．enjoyed

3.A．disappointing B．wonderful      C．uncomfortable  D．important

4.A．taking           B．dropping        C．losing              D．breaking

5.A．developed       B．taken             C．washed           D．loaded

6.A．silly     B．nervous          C．calm              D．sad

7.A．when            B．where             C．as               D．which

8.A．covering         B．finding            C．making           D．keeping

9.A．Excitedly          B．Fortunately        C．Therefore          D．Quietly

10.A．understood  B．reminded        C．trusted                D．discovered

11.A．workers       B．guests            C．managers      D．clerks

12.A．printed        B．shot              C．unused           D．recorded

13.A．film            B．card              C．camera          D．packet

14.A．frequently     B．personally         C．alone            D．actually

15.A．rules         B．pictures         C．handbooks          D．performances

16.A．case          B．work              C．time           D．position

17.A．story         B．place           C．photo            D．show

18.A．only           B．almost            C．never             D．nearly

19.A．advice        B．experience       C．quality            D．service

20.A．care          B．serve             C．like                D．know

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，选出最佳答案。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane(棍子) made her way carefully up the steps. She   36   the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37   of the seats, walked down and found the   38   which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   39   a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   40   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   41   her how to rely on her other  42   specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43   to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44   for her, and save her a seat.

   45  , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   46   on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   48   the bus, the driver said, “Lady, I   49   envy you.” Susan had no   50   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52   week, a fine-looking gentleman   53   a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus. He   55   you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

1.A. thanked                B. asked                      C. discovered         D. paid

2.A. location                B. shape                      C. size                  D. cost

3.A. ticket                   B. bus                         C. seat                   D. bag

4.A. according to          B. instead of               C. thanks to           D. due to

5.A. anger                   B. darkness                 C. happiness          D. light

6.A. asked                   B. encouraged              C. taught               D. praised

7.A. feelings                B. sights                      C. senses                      D. abilities

8.A. how                     B. when                   C. where                      D. who

9.A. make out               B. watch out            C. find out                    D. work out

10.A. Finally                B. Luckily                C. However           D. Besides

11.A. visit                  B. trip                              C. bus                   D. work

12.A. opposite             B. separate                   C. difficult                   D. usual

13.A. getting on           B. getting in             C. getting off         D. getting up

14.A. must                   B. may                       C. will                         D. do

15.A. idea                           B. opinion                C. way                         D. thought

16.A. want                 B. mean                       C. say                          D. suggest

17.A. next                          B. old                   C. past                  D. following

18.A. by                            B. on                    C. with                 D. in

19.A. searching             B. watching              C. calling              D. noticing

20.A. looks out             B. takes up               C. believes in        D. makes sure