A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man 31 with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his 32 . But the wise man told him he had no 33 to explain the secret of happiness then. He 34 the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please 35 the palace and return in two hours, but 36 this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”
The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes 37 the spoon. After two hours, he returned.
“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful 38 hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the 39 it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s 40 turned red. He said his only 41 was not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and 42 my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot 43 a man if you don’t know his house”.
Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the 44 and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the 45 in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in 46 everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking 47 at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was 48 .
“Well, this is the only 49 I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and 50 to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.
A．argued B．talked C．fought D．played
A．duty B．place C．turn D．distance
A．time B．room C．ability D．idea
A．bought B．made C．lent D．handed
A．get through B．look around C．tear down D．build up
A．carry B．hide C．weigh D．test
A．covered with B．reminding of C．escaping from D．fixed on
A．designs of dishes B．works of art C．vegetables of seasons D．carpets of colors
A．garden B．palace C．city D．hall
A．eyes B．hands C．face D．nose
A．business B．concern C．interest D．regret
A．find B．reach C．protect D．observe
A．trust B．greet C．cheat D．hate
A．chance B．spoon C．oil D．way
A．stones B．marks C．mystery D．beauty
A．trouble B．order C．detail D．return
A．down B．up C．over D．out
A．hot B．cold C．frozen D．gone
A．gift B．news C．advice D．reward
A．also B．even C．never D．always
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
A．adviser B．customer C．assistant D．neighbour
A．carefulness B．cleverness C．selfishness D．forgiveness
A．throwing B．kicking C．picking D．striking
A．by B．under C．from D．around
A．dropped B．rolled C．flowed D．fell
A．room B．kitchen C．yard D．sky
A．skipped B．stopped C．stepped D．slipped
A．straight B．slow C．right D．fast
A．lost B．trapped C．caught D．hurt
A．before B．when C．but D．though
A．guilty B．safe C．anxious D．nervous
A．borrow B．move C．transfer D．save
A．used B．calculated C．chose D．earned
A．book B．article C．note D．notice
A．period B．cost C．size D．distance
A．handed B．sold C．left D．showed
A．witness B．wear C．return D．bring
A．comparing to B．playing with C．learning about D．receiving from
A．continued B．chose C．followed D．forgot
A．tore B．marked C．bought D．felt
第二节：完形填空（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21～40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 21. She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 22 the door open and found 23__ there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 24 she was surprised to __25 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 26 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried 27 . She then 28 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 29 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 30 and Nancy did everything 31 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 32 herself in her work.
Then came another 33 . When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 34 the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 35 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 36 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 37 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 38with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 39 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 40 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
21. A. depressed B. excited C. encouraged D. surprised
22. A. pushed B.forced C. turned D. knocked
23. A. everybody B. others C. nobody D. somebody
24. A. that B. which C. there D. where
25. A. discover B. smell C. find D. pick
26. A. old B. fresh C. good D. sweet
27. A. joyfully B. tearfully C. casually D. repeatedly
28. A. looked up B. looked at C. looked aroundD. looked down
29. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
30. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
31. A. at B. in C. for D. with
32. A.devoted B. focused C. buried D. made
33. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Saturday
34. A. taking B. took C. replaced D. replacing
35. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
36. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
37. A. asking for B. waiting for
C. looking for D. searching for
38. A. marked B. given C. used D. signed
39. A. glanced at B. stared at C. glared at D. looked at
40. A. has ordered B. has said
C. has decided D. has demanded
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从21—40各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The funeral（葬礼）I attended yesterday was for an 87-year-old man. I’ve almost forgotten __21_ relationship he had with my family, but his story 22 made me sit down and think for a while
His wife 23 last July. After that he refused to eat. He would throw away food that was passed to him and you could hear him cry 24 at night. His son and daughter 25 to comfort him but his children’s 26 would always bring despair（绝望）to him. He would always 27 about his days while his wife was still with him. And every day, he did 28 , but just recalled the days he spent with his 29 . He couldn’t eat or sleep. His daughter described him, “You see no 30 in him, only sorrow and despair. His only 31 was to join his wife. He gave up all hope of living till he 32 .”
At the age of 87, a man can still 33 his wife to the extent of giving up his life. What a 34 story. It just set me thinking. I have seen some couples who quarrel every day and every 35 . I have seen some husbands who treat their wife 36 . I’ve heard of many couples who part(分手) because they are no 37 in love. And I’ve heard of so many“fall out of love” stories that at times I don’t 38 why such people fell in love at first. The old man’s story makes me wonder 39 , I, too, am able to find someone who loves me so deeply, I will 40 her everything. I mean, it’s lovely and romantic, isn’t it?
21. A. that B. what C. which D. whether
22. A. simply B. merely C. really D. truly
23. A. passed away B. caught cold C. got hurt D. went abroad
24. A. hopefully B. sadly C. happily D. excitedly
25. A. managed B. planned C. tried D. intended
26. A. efforts B. works C. businesses D. ways
27. A. say B. talk C. tell D. add
28. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
29. A. family B. son C. daughter D. wife
30. A. prideB. power C. life D. energy
31. A. wish B. plan C. suggestion D. opinion
32. A. succeeded B. lost C. failed D. died
33. A. need B. want C. help D. love
34. A. surprising B. movingC. boring D. disappointing
35. A. time B. hour C. night D. moment
36. A. well B. kindly C. calmly D. badly
37. A. fewer B. longer C. less D. better
38. A. understand B. expect C. doubt D. regret
39. A. because B. so C. if D. since
40. A. give B. make C. send D. arrange
第二节、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is 36 wrong with curiosity(好奇) in itself. Whether it is good or bad __37 on what people are curious about.
Curiosity 38 can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 39 of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are __40 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so 41 __ or late. To be interested in these things is foolish because it is none of 42 business to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 43 . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk 44 often brings harm, loss of honour or disrespect to others, and thus 45 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a 46 curiosity --- the curiosity of wise men, who 47 at all the great things and try to find out all they 48learn about them. Columbus could 49 have found America if he had not been 50 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 51_ his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid(水壶盖). All the 52 in human history have been made as a 53 of curiosity, 54 _ the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 55 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
36. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
37. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D. depends
38. A. always B. sometimes C. unusually D. seldom
39. A. full B. certain C. proud D. careful
40. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. coming
41. A. quickly B. hurriedly C. early D. happily
42. A. our B. your C. their D. his
43. A. interesting B. useful C. harmful D. proper
44. A. who B. which C. when D. where
45. A. hurts B. injures C. breaks D. damages
46. A. terrible B. sudden C. strange D. clever
47. A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt
48. A. need B. must C. may D. can
49. A. never B. certainly C. surely D. probably
50. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard
51. A. for B. without C. with D. in
52. A. products B. goods C. discoveries D. machines
53. A. reason B. product C. fruit D. result
54. A. but B. however C. so D. or
55. A. little B. few C. some D. any
第二节：完形填空（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36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
After signing the hotel visitor’s book, I went 36 up to my room which was on the third floor. 37 had I closed the door than I realized how 38 I was. And 39 when I went to bed I40 for hours before at last falling heavily asleep. And the dream I 41 then was far worse than lying awake worrying and despairing.
I was in a large building, not unlike 42 where I would have to take the following day’s examination. People were 43 silently in all directions. A large 44 stated that the English Examinations would take place in Room 999. But where could this room be ? 45 any staircase I46 a dark passage and walked 47 to the left where 48was quite a very solid black door behind which I could hear people arguing with 49 in a quiet but angry voice. I wished I could ask them for some 50 ! I tried knocking on the door to draw their attention but immediately the 51 died and 52 I hurt my hand in my efforts, nobody opened the door. I then tried hard only to find my way back to 53 . But as I was wondered helplessly, a deep accusing（谴责）voice broke the deadly silence everywhere 54 the new empty building. “The examination 55 . There’s no sense in your remaining here. You are too late, too late. ”
36．A．toward B．straight C．immediately D．happily
37．A．Hardly B．No sooner C．Never D．Seldom
38．A．happy B．relaxed C．tired D．anxious
39．A．yet B．therefore C．so D．thus
40．A．lied B．laid C．lay D．lain
41．A．had B．made C．did D．dream
42．A．that B．which C．it D．the one
43．A．hurrying B．turning C．walking D. coming
44．A．notice B．message C．paper D．lecture
45．A．I hadn’t found B．I never saw C．Not having found D．Not seeing
46．A．passed by B．followed C．went through D. got through
47．A．forward B．farther C．forever D．further
48．A．there B．it C．this D．that
49．A．one another B．others C．the other D．the others
50．A．answer B．advice C．information D．news
51．A．attention B．information C．key D．voices
52．A．when B．although C．even though D．even if
53．A．the entrance hall B．the hotel C．the large building D．the dark passage
54．A．filled B. filled with C．and filled D．and filling
55．A．are late B．had begun C．had ended D．is over