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 g
o 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 vitamin
s 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.
A．carry B．take C．bring D．fetch
A．opened B．closed C．started D．stopped
A．produce B．goods C．food D．product
A．buy B．sell C．bargain D．shop
A．hurriedly B．immediately C．hardly D．straightly
A．best B．finest C．freshest D．cheapest
A．who B．that C．which D．what
A．voices B．noises C．sounds D．accent
A．shopping B．business C．shouting D．advertising
A．customers B．producers C．themselves D．sellers
A．leave B．let C．except D．make
A．argue B．talk C．discuss D．speak
A．order B．price C．quality D．form
A．viewers B．listeners C．actors D．directors
A．actress B．inventor C．advancer D．expert
A．wonderful B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive
A．injured B．hurt C．damaged D．wounded
A．excellent B．fair C．honest D．easy
A．with B．to C．in D．on
A．disappointed B．encouraged C．satisfied D．tired
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town saying that he had the most beautiful heart. A large crowd gathered and his heart for it was perfect. There was not a scar（伤疤）in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Your heart is not as as mine.”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was full of , and it had places where pieces had been taken out and other pieces in, but they didn’t fit quite right. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were .
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is full of scars.” “Yes,” said the old man, “Yours is perfect but I would never with you. You see, every scar stands for a person to whom I have given my . I tear（撕） out a piece of my heart and give it to them, often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish（珍惜）, because they show me the love we . Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , but the other person hasn’t a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps — giving love is taking a chance. gaps stay open, they make me remember the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and the space. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tore a piece out. He it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old heart and placed it in the young man’s heart. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart into his.
How sad it must be to a life with a whole untouched heart!
A．hated B．disliked C．admired D．broke
A．beautiful B．ugly C．dusty D．giant
A．items B．scars C．details D．tips
A．set B．added C．brought D．put
A．hurting B．leaving C．missing D．boiling
A．Comparing B．Considering C．Conquering D．Connecting
A．argue B．discuss C．trade D．bury
A．opinion B．power C．respect D．love
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．perfect B．empty C．entire D．equal
A．wanted B．spent C．shared D．ignored
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lent B．returned C．passed D．introduced
A．Although B．Because C．If D．When
A．widen B．pull C．fill D．damage
A．went through B．reached into C．gave up D．watched over
A．employed B．packed C．rewarded D．offered
A．scarred B．different C．perfect D．exciting
A．bent B．burst C．escaped D．flowed
A．go through B．pack up C．give up D．blow away
A businessman was deep in debt (欠债) and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, _____in hands, wondering if anything could his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see ____is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's , the old man said, “I believe I can you.” He asked the businessman’s name ,and a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman in his hand a check for $ 500,000, signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the with the check. At the agreed-on , the old man appeared. Just the businessman was about to hand back the check and his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. “I am so I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's escaping from the rest home and people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there, .
Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
A．money B．hair C．cheek D．head
A．start B．stop C．save D．sell
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．programs B．troubles C．wishes D．dreams
A．find B．teach C．help D．protect
A．packed up B．picked up C．took out D．wrote out
A．bring B．pay C．feed D．call
A．saw B．tied C．pulled D．hid
A．tallest B．richest C．strongest D．busiest
A．continued B．refused C．decided D．forgot
A．record B．result C．problem D．way
A．losing B．making C．lending D．raising
A．park B．room C．company D．hospital
A．time B．corner C．price D．weekend
A．if B．as C．after D．because
A．read B．test C．share D．hear
A．sad B．angry C．tired D．glad
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．always
A．ordering B．warning C．telling D．reminding
A．shocked B．bored C．excited D．interested
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to her. One day, he went to the farmer to his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that . I’m going to release (释放) bulls（公牛）, one at a time. If you can the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
, the young man got out and stood in the field, the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He that one of the next bulls had to be a better than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull .
A few later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the and eyeing the young man. “What the next was like? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He did nothing but wait silently.
It was quite some time before the door opened. A came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. catch the first one.
A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
A．field B．forest C．river D．building
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
A．surprising B．surprise C．surprised D．surprises
A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
Is the world really _____ mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly ____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long ____ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for ____ to open a ____ to stop myself ___!
Nowadays air pollution is something we hardly question any more. ____, I still can’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without ____ that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments in the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and __ __ the public transport system to encourage people to ____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him ____ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down ___ it and thinks, “I’m breathing that!” This kind of ____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things should, ____ can, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of ____ created even millions of years. I would like to ____ serious study done on all these main works ____ they are built. Also, there should be ____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural ____.
A．going B．coming C．rising D．returning
A．met B．occurred to C．happened D．showed
A．ago B．after C．before D．now
A．leave B．pay C．question D．permission
A．room B．window C．bottle D．hole
A．talking B．killing C．being poisoned D．dying
A．which B．what C．as D．that
A．However B．Although C．Therefore D．So
A．thinking B．persuading C．deciding D．learning
A．increase B．reduce C．raise D．improve
A．wash B．leave C．drive D．repair
A．sick B．tired C．dirty D．excited
A．on B．into C．from D．for
A．discussion B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．still D．and
A．plants B．mind C．humans D．nature
A．see B．start C．enjoy D．pay
A．after B．before C．since D．beyond
A．few B．any C．more D．no
A．situations B．soils C．states D．places
A man who was out of job applied for the position of office boy at a very big firm. A manager him, then a test: Clean the floor. that, he said, “You are tired. Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application to .” The man replied, I don’t have a or an email address.”
“I’m ,” said the manager. “You don’t have a . And whoever doesn’t exist cann’t have the .”
The man felt and left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then to go to buy a 10-kg tomato crate(箱). And he the tomatoes in a door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in earning 10 dollars. The man realized that he could in this way, and started to go every day and return late. Thus, his doubled or even tripled. Shortly afterwards, he bought a truck to transport his , and then he had own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man became one of the food retailers(零售商) in the US. He started to plan his family’s , and decided to have a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker(经纪人). When the conversation was , the broker asked him his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have one.” The broker replied , “You don’t have an email aggress, and yet have succeeded in building an empire(大企业). Do you what you could have been if you had an email address?”
The man for a while and replied, “An office boy!”
A．examined B．introduced C．interviewed D．employed
A．Besides B．Before C．During D．After
A．check B．fill C．copy D．repeat
A．computer B．tool C．bag D．radio
A．proud B．sorry C．fine D．comfortable
A．arrive B．appear C．exist D．leave
A．test B．address C．company D．job
A．encouraged B．disappointed C．annoyed D．frightened
A．decided B．failed C．remembered D．pretended
A．sold B．showed C．planted D．tasted
A．win B．grow C．survive D．control
A．quickly B．slowly C．later D．early
A．advantage B．money C．interest D．weight
A．tomatoes B．workers C．customers D．animals
A．cleverest B．cleanest C．biggest D．bravest
A．behavior B．education C．location D．future
A．started B．concluded C．paused D．broken
A．curiously B．patiently C．nervously D．angrily
A．plan B．want C．imagine D．ask
A．insisted B．argued C．whispered D．thought