The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 36 person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 37 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever 38 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 39 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 40 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 41 was never dull when he was 42 . With him there was one wild 43 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 44 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in <<Houston>> on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 45 , I wasn’t even sure it was 46 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 47 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 48 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 49 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 50 Bill changing so much. My image of him 51 the one I had formed 52 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 53 to expect people to remain the same, especially 54 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 55 the same way about me.
A．proper B．same C．usual D．right
A．childhood B．the army C．his thirties D．college
A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected
A．nothing B．much C．most D．none
A．man B．hospital C．movie D．country
A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
A．in B．out C．away D．around
A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke
A．decided B．intended C．managed D．hoped
A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
A．that B．us C．there D．him
A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent
A．first B．last C．next D．only
A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
A．forgot B．minded C．liked D．imagined
A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became
A．since B．from C．at D．till
A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
A．because B．that C．how D．when
A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 26John very much. In her 27he couldn't do anything 28. Every morning she would give him breakfast 29bed and bring him the papers to 30 . It isn't really true that he was too 31to work-in fact he had tried a few 32. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 33at least six windows. Then he 34a bus conductor and on his second 35a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He 36lost his job as a postman 37he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was 38suitable work for him. So he 39to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 40about this that she told the 41to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there 42was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 43he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 44mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 45in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his 46came in sight some of the people watching 47laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant , who was filled with 48, shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at 49 ! They're all out of 50except my John! Isn't he the best!”
26. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
27. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
28. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
29. A. to B. at C. in D. by
30. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
31. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
32. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
33. A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
34. A. followed B. metC. became D. found
35. A. day B. try C. route D. chance
36. A. thus B. even C. once D. only
37. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
38. A. some B. such C. less D. no
39. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
40. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
41. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
42. A. yet B. ever C. never D. just
43. A. where B. since C. when D. till
44. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
45. A. time B. position C. experience D. impression
46. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
47. A. couldn't help B. shouldn't burst out C. stopped D. kept
48. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret
49. A. them B. those C. that D. him
50. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step
What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had 41many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was42 day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 45 in a good social life.
“Isn't it46 that we're all finished?”said Valerie. “I'm really looking forward to having a good time this summer.”
“ 47 be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.”
Jennifer's parents had only a small48 and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her49 could not.
Valerie,50 , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for51she had always taken for granted.
“I really don't want to go to college for a while,” she 52 .
“My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has53 me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of 54for the beach.”
“It seems55I'll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer.
41. A. learned B. obtained C. remembered D. shared
42. A. exam B. sports C. graduation D. working
43. A. If B. Because C. Although D. When
44. A. diligent B. polite C. active D. favorite
45. A. specialized B. relieved C. envied D. interested
46. A. certain B. great C. unfortunate D. annoying
47. A. Can B. Shall C. Must D. Need
48. A. income B. problem C. family D. differance
49. A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. relatives
50. A. in fact B. in a way C. as a result D. on the other hand
51. A. what B. whom C. that D. these
52. A. admitted B. complained C. invited D. screamed
53. A. helped B. assured C. proposed D. promised
54. A. peace B. work C. energy D. time
55. A. I B. we C. she D. they
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
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36, but I always knew he was37 . He never criticized us, but used38to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I39as a child I said something40about somebody, and my father said, “ 41time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best42people, I would get the best43 . From then on I’ve always tried to44the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 45. At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a47：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49me to go into law. And I’ve 50regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51I didn’t pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55me.
36.A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
37.A. strictB. honest C. special D. learned
38. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
40.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
41.A. AnotherB. SomeC. Any D. Other
42.A. onB. inC. at D. about
43.A. in caseB. by turns C. by chance D. in return
44.A. reviseB. set C. review D. follow
45.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
46. A. taking up B. making upC. picking up D. keeping up
47.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
48.A. and B. asC. even if D. as if
49.A. helped B. allowedC. persuaded D. suggested
50.A. always B. neverC. seldom D. almost
51.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
52.A. promise B. taskC. beliefD. dream
53.A. this B. he C. it D. that
54.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
55.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did37business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen39them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always40me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I41they must have stayed faithful to him42he had promised to sell good quality43. He had a way with them —I had to44that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45those who clearly were not, but when he46it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded47in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter48. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few49about the weather , 50he did , he would ask about their families or make51, always cutting his cloth52his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be53gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never54anything away . He was always looking for55for nothing .
36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary
37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual
38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but
39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent
40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping
41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose
42.A.when B.if C.because D.though
43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink
44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise
45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even
46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar
48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also
49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches
50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if
51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends
52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to
53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always
54.A.took B.moved C.threwD.turned .
55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 39 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into our new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world.54, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
41. A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. Once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
46 A as well B. as usual C. right away D. on time
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family