基础训练篇（8）
(1)________ is known to all, China is a large country (2)_________ agriculture. Science of farming was first (3)____________ (study) here.
Jia Si-xie, living (4)____________ the 6th century AD, was one of the farming pioneers（先驱者）. After he finished his work for the government, he spent his time (5)__________ his research into agriculture. He studied (6)_________ to keep seeds, how to improve soil conditions and so on.
During the years 533~544, he wrote a book (7)__________ (call) Qi Min Yao Shu ,(8)_________ is about both farming and gardening, (9)__________ (include) advice on how to grow green vegetables, how to keep fish in lakes, and so on. It was considered to be (10)___________ important summary of farming knowledge.
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___36___ than housewives. Evidence shows that ___37__ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___38___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___39__ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __40___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __41__ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___42___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___43___ between man and reality. By work, people __44_ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __45__ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___46__.
__47__, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___48_. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___49__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __50___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___51__, they are happy __52__.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___53_ the more you work, __54___ you will be. Let us work hard, __55__ and live a happy and healthy life.
36. A. more healthier B. healthier C. weaker D. worse
37. A. career women B. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working
38. A. that whenever B. whether C. that though D. since
39. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up to D. amounts to
40. A. /B. off C. in touch with D. away from
41. A. happy, interested B. glad, joyful
C. cheerful, concerned D.unhappy, worried
42. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
43. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge
44. A. come acrossB. come into contact with
C. look down upon D. watch over
45. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches
46. A. success B. death C. victory D. disease
47. A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Yet
48. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D.apology
49. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager
50. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
51. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase
52. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words
53. A. that B. which C. what D. /
54. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker
C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
55. A. study well B. studying well
C. study good D. studying good
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，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的标号涂黑。
I like to give my praise to anyone whenever and wherever I can. I'll tell you why.
It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had been lost, and my feet 36 . The loaded plates I was carrying 37 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and 38 , I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice－cream 39 a dozen times, I was ready to 40 . Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've looked after us really well." 41 my tiredness disappeared. I 42 back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd 43 my first day, I said, " 44 !" Those few words of 45 had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human 46 ; we can not flower and grow without it. And yet, 47 moat of us are only too ready to 48 to others the cold wind of criticism, we are 49 to give our fellows the warm 50 of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such pleasure?
It's 51 how chary(吝惜的) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept it. It's especially 52 to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes 53
or unmentioned. Do you, however, 54 tell your laundry(洗衣店) manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver 55 but a moment's though and a moment's effort.
36．A．knelt B．stood C．hurt D．strengthened
37．A．were B．seemed C．looked D．happened
38．A．discouraged B．excited C．hated D．forced
39．A．dish B．stick C．plate D．order
40．A．stop B．start C．praise D．smile
41．A．Generally B．Suddenly C．Actually D．Terribly
42．A．hit B．talked C．smiled D．fought
43．A．spend B．see C．have D．like
44．A．Horrible B．Fine C．Sad D．Sorry
45．A．praise B．criticism C．appeal D．complaint
46．A．body B．activity C．spirit D．words
47．A．why B．what C．how D．while
48．A．apply B．afford C．effect D．affect
49．A．ready B．unwilling C．anxious D．uncomfortable
50．A．sunshine B．water C．advice D．suggestion
51．A．good B．possible C．likely D．strange
52．A．rewarding B．common C．ordinary D．contributing
53．A．undelivered B．unexpected C．unnoticed D．unconditioned
54．A．even B．never C．ever D．still
55．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
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，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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to 22 himself. He found it is difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test— 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 . This is the Shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, "We need a (n) 27 , and we're paying $6,000 a year." $6,000 was 28
money in 1960, It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. 29 , he could write on the side. 30 the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something 31 his senses. He had dreamed of being a 32 —full time. "Thanks, but no," Alex said 33 . "I'm going to stick it out and write."
After Alex got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, "There's everything you've made of yourself so far."
Finally his work was 36 in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight.
Then one day, Alex 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before. 39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.
21．A．used B．priceless C．excellent D．expensive
22．A．trust B．doubt C．regret D．hate
23．A．buying B．reading C．selling D．appreciating
24．A．What if B．Now that C．As if D．Even though
25．A．failure B．success C．loss D．perspiration
26．A．someone B．nobody C．anyone D．none
27．A．writer B．boss C．assistant D．manager
28．A．little B．false C．real D．high
29．A．Still B．Therefore C．However D．Besides
30．A．If B．Because C．As D．But
31．A．destroyed B．struck C．hurt D．cleared
32．A．dancer B．writer C．driver D．assistant
33．A．hurriedly B．slowly C．firmly D．hesitantly
34．A．pulled out B．pulled apart C．pulled down D．pulled back
35．A．plastic B．paper C．cloth D．metal
36．A．published B．completed C．written D．punished
37．A．poor B．few C．famous D．great
38．A．picked B．searched C．found D．sought
39．A．Outside B．Below C．Above D．Inside
40．A．reminded B．pictured C．described D．called
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，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。
You have been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can36control myself from telling your white lie to those who would listen to me.
Do you still remember the happy37 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes on you at your38.You, a beautiful young lady,39 us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children40more time on their books41after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still42that one day you might leave. You43a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their44 of your leaving. You tried all your best in45your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their money for school. You often put the importance to us the46of one’s life, so that must have been what you47 after in those five years.
One cold morning when class began, you48the room as if you had been crying 49.In your class, we50but looked away from your eyes. You51for some time as if you were52 to find the right word. You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more….
On the following morning, we53you the very best and the villagers gave you their 54.The train took you away and your broken55.
On other day I heard my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world.
36. A soon B. seldom C. hardly D. forever
37. A.scene B. sign C. silence D. situation
38. A.speech B. arrival C. existence D. explanation
39. A.promised B. cameC. proved D. replied
40. A.paid B. spent C. made D. cost
41. A.even B. never C. long D. but
42. A.forbade B. feared C. made D. allowed
43. A.wore B. gained C. presented D. pretended
44. A.trouble B. puzzle C. question D. worry
45. A.teaching B. field C. middle D. course
46. A.necessary B. method C. value D. reason
47. A.were B. guessed C. supposed D. met
48. A.entered B. arrived C. left D. returned
49. A.friendly B. bitterly C. happily D. angrily
50. A.listened B. described C. discussed D. talked
51. A.laughed B. stopped C. explained D. spoke
52. A.manage B. beginning C. come D. trying
53. A.expected B. brought C. wished D. hoped
54. A.thanks B. rewards C. expressions D. satisfactions
55. A.class B. memory C. heart D. body
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t 41 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 42 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 43 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 44 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 45 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 46 . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 47 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 48 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the 49 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 50 them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the 51 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her 52 . “Wake up, my,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I 53 them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the 54 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I 55 have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you 56 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 57 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 58 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 59 than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that 60 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.
41. A. ever B. even C. just D. right
42. A. to B. in C. on D. for
43. A. school B. work C. home D. office
44. A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
45. A. already B. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
46. A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
47. A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
48. A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. talking
49. A. floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
50. A. grew B. bought C. picked D. fetched
51. A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
52. A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
53. A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. help
54. A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
55. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
56. A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
57. A. company B. country C. place D. state
58. A. for B. with C. behind D. to
59. A. books B. loss C. meal D. work
60. A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND