The Arhat Who Bares His Heart (开心罗汉)
Here is a story about one of the 18 arhats (阿罗汉) in the Buddhist temple.
Shubo Jia (戌博迦) was a crown prince. He did not really want to become the __21__ of his small state. Instead, he wanted to leave the world of red dust and follow the Buddha and find enlightenment. But he __22__ he had responsibilities to his kingdom.
His younger brother, however, wanted very much to become king, and was __23__ to mount (发动) an armed rebellion against Shubo Jia in order to claim the throne.
And so, to calm his brother and to prevent a war, and above all to pursue the path he had decided he must follow to find enlightenment, he called his __24__ to him, and explained that there was no desire in his heart __25__ the land. All that was in his __26__ was the Buddha nature.
His brother did not believe any of this, for, in his mind, whatever the Buddha nature might be, it could not __27__ with the joy of running a kingdom, even a small kingdom and having everyone obey one’s every command. And so his brother suspected that Shubo Jia was __28__ trying to fool him with some unworthy ruse.
SHubo Jia protested that he was completely __29__. And with that, he pulled __30__ his gown, and the face of a Buddha was seen peering out from the middle of his chest, for indeed in his heart there was only the Buddha nature.
So that is how he is represented in art today. And it is why he is called “The Arhat Who Bares His Heart.”
21. A. head B. king C. prince D. ruler
22. A. knew B. guessed C. thought D. said
23. A. anxious B. afraid C. prepared D. interested
24. A. men B. father C. wife D. brother
25. A. to rule B. to take C. to keep D. to follow
26. A. state B. power C. heart D. eyes
27. A. compete B. deal C. connect D. compare
28. A. certainly B. justly C. merely D. sincerely
29. A. sincere B. true C. faithful D. eager
30. A. down B. open C. off D. out
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。
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn’t sure where I belonged．
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things 1 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave 2 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we 3 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 4 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend 5 what the teacher had told us without a fault．I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．
On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 6 it, the girls around all 7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．
I tried to forget about the 8 gift, but when the same girls 9 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn’t 10 want it．" The girls laughed at my 11 and filed （排着队走）out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers _12_ I thought about my words．It wasn’t 13 like me to say things like that．
"I’m your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I’ m sorry about the gift," she __14 to me, tears streaming down her face．
From a poor family, she was a 15 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the16 and the horrible treatment silently．
I was sick to my stomach as my 17 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）．
And I had 18 everything for her．
I told her that I had only said those things to try to 19 .
"We aren’t that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．
A．for B．behind C．through D．like
A．convincing B．reminding C．rewarding D．encouraging
A．drew B．dragged C．found D．picked
A．chances B．help C．hope D．gifts
A．learned B．copied C．followed D．discovered
A．discovered B．opened C． grasped D．held
A．blamed B．shouted C．laughed D．commented
A．special B．valuable C．worrying D．embarrassing
A．mentioned B．saw C．showed D．suggested
A．just B．ever C．even D．only
A．remarks B．feeling C．suffering D．expression
A．if B．as C．since D．because
A．exactly B．perfectly C．normally D．necessarily
A．waved B．came C．pointed D．whispered
A．goal B．target C．centre D．wonder
A．challenge B．puzzle C．teasing D．ignoring
A．powerful B．hurtful C．tense D．scary
A．ruined B．stolen C．changed D．disturbed
A．turn off B．show off C．get in D．fit in
A．optimistically B．understandingly C．persuasively D．honestly
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20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。
The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone，and near its end，all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We _1__the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2_the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply __3_ us all—the rundown houses，the children in rags，the people begging for money...Walking home，__4under a low bridge，we came across __5__families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on __6_the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was __7_than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel，an air of sadness settled over the group. Many _8__ and cried. Spending time in this 9_ moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening，our group spent hours talking about what we had _10_.Gently，I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult _11__ that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together __12_ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak，we all began to realize that __13__ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my __14__in poverty-stricken areas，I suggested that __15_ the emotions we had were painful，they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all__16_ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._17__，what could we do about it？Together，we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the __18__ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on __19__ they could do，a sense of determination __20__ the previous sadness. Instead of despair，these young people began to feel a call to action.
A．put up with B．got back to C．made up for D．looked back on
A．so that B．now that C．as if D．even if
A．puzzled B．shocked C．embarrassed D．annoyed
A．passing B．running C．marching D．Moving
A．normal B．entire C．average D．general
A．beyond B．with C．for D．still
A．stronger B．worse C．deeper D．less
A．gave up B．held on C．set off D．broke down
A．background B．hotel C．house D．environment
A．witnessed B．attempted C．inspected D．challenged
A．decisions B．feelings C．thoughts D．impressions
A．along B．around C．in D．by
A．none B．either C．neither D．each
A．experiences B．schedules C．data D．position
A．once B．since C．while D．unless
A．supposed B．advised C．agreed D．confirmed
A．now B．rather C．surely D．indeed
A．burden B．difficulty C．anxiety D．suffering
A．how B．where C．what D．when
A．covered B．replaced C．changed D．improved
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
—William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.
His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that __55__.
A．assessment B．assignment C．appointment D．adjustment
A．disadvantaged B．convenient C．wealthy D．advantaged
A．share B．like C．observe D．avoid
A．purposes B．subjects C．motivations D．examples
A．But B．Thus C．Therefore D．However
A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
A．behind B．beside C．before D．around
A．ordered B．asked C．forced D．persuaded
A．rough B．big C．empty D．small
A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
A．raise B．need C．buy D．sell
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore
A．knocked B．stopped C．kicked D．looked
A．cried B．shouted C．whispered D．laughed
A．recalled B．reviewed C．recognized D．repeated
A．when B．where C．as D．which
A．out B．up C．down D．aside
A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than
A．move on B．stick above C．reaches out D．help out
完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15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。
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 1 for her father.
She wished that he were as easy to 2 as her mother, who was always 3 with perfume (香水). Besides, shoping at this time of the year was a most 4 job. People 5 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 6 you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show . "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 7 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 8 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 9 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 10 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 11 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 12 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great 13 . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 14 that she could not 15 a single word.
A．suit B．card C．pipe D．gift
A．remind B．please C．hope D．suppose
A．interested B．annoyed C．impressive D．satisfied
A．unhappy B．careful C．exciting D．amazing
A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood
A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked
A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade
A．experience B．stories C．friends D．activities
A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found
A．always B．nearly C．only D．never
A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly
A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made
A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment
A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited
A．tell B．say C．think D．talk
完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）
Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1 , taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.
As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office 2 and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4 too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.
My grandfather’s will to learn was a great 5 for me to do my best in school. We were always 6 with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.
When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7 . He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer 8 a tough professor.
Some people look to Superman or Batman as their 9 , but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11 that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was 12 Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.
In my times of need he was always there to 13 me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he 14 with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory 15 in my heart and mind.
A．college B．party C．hospital D．cinema
A．teaching B．talking C．studying D．playing
A．tall B．new C．thin D．old
A．pay B．know C．think D．work
A．example B．exercise C．method D．friend
A．fighting B．joking C．competing D．arguing
A．world B．country C．city D．class
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．hero B．student C．professor D．grandfather
A．other B．only C．one D．same
A．realized B．remembered C．discovered D．recognized
A．my B．his C．their D．our
A．surprise B．supply C．warm D．support
A．enjoyed B．shared C．afforded D．kept
A．alive B．awake C．alone D．asleep