A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love 46 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
A．frightened B．starving C．upset D．confused
A．friend B．adolescent C．husband D．daughter-in-law
A．House B．Dinner C．System D．Scene
A．performance B．approval C．argument D．explanation.
A．Success B．Cash C．Health D．Recovery
A．discuss B．defend C．exchange D．challenge
A．selfish B．overjoyed C．upset D．energetic
A．informed B．suggested C．worried D．included
A．went out B．came in C．stayed out D．went in
A．stayed up B．got up C．mixed up D．looked up
A．together B．properlyly C．altogether D．hard
第三节完形填空（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最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the22 . All day, I seem to remember, I23 on the sands with strange 24 children. We made houses and gardens, and25 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we26 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the27 seemed to shine always brightly28 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were30 in one’s pockets or good places where one could31 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good32 is much the same as it was. I33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of34 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am38 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves40 on too many ices…
21. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
22. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
23. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
24. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous
25. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
26. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed
27. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
28. A. and B. yet C. but D. or
29. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
30. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
31. A. make B. sell C. buyD. offer
32. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
33. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
34. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet
35. A. destroy B. fix C. useD. build
36. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
37. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
38. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
39. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
40. A. happy B. tiredC. sad D. Sick
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,D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a group of men---- a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber(木料
) job in a jungle.
This young man was very -36-. He always continued to work through his break time and -37- that those old folks were wasting time, having to -38- several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that -39- he worked through break time and hardly took a -40-,those old folks were chopping the same -41- of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he -42- to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the -43- were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks -44- him for a drink during their break time. That young man -45- and said that he had no -46- time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to -47- chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子). Sooner or later you will -48- or be so tired as you have spent too much -49-.”
Suddenly the young man -50- that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were -51- re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could -52-faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we -53- is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability -54-. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying…..I have no -55-!
36. A. weakB. cleverC. hard-workingD. good-looking
37. A. admiredB. complained C. remindedD. predicted
38. A. planB. appearC. workD. break
39. A. even though B. only ifC. becauseD. unless
40. A. photoB. restC. stepD. bath
41. A. weightB. heightC. amountD. price
42. A.failedB. pretendedC. agreedD. decided
43. A. marksB. resultsC. effectsD. conditions
44. A. invitedB. blamedC. thankedD. forgave
45. A. beggedB. arguedC. noddedD. refused
46. A. wrongB. valuableC. extraD. exact
47. A. mindB. avoidC. practiceD. keep
48. A. speed upB. give upC. watch outD. turn out
49. A. energyB. moneyC. lifeD. skill
50. A. warnedB. expectedC. realizedD. announced
51. A. alsoB. hardlyC. seldomD. never
52. A. talkB. chopC. walkD. climb
53. A. abandon B. introduceC. needD. teach
54. A. quicklyB. curiouslyC. seriouslyD. intelligently
55. A. timeB. toolC. jobD. patience
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village,36buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.
I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 37not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 38I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?
But the bunting’s songwas prettyclear, andwithin afew minutesI was proved
39. The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached 40I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 41once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had 42.
It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 43. I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the
44where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 45to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my
46, some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets. A moment later they had all 47but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.
36.A. looking at B. looking for C. looking up D. looking after
37.A. disappointed B. dismissed C. dissatisfied D. disturbed
38.A. directly B. gradually C. suddenly D. immediately
39.A. proper B. right C. useful D. true
40.A. sadly B. hurriedly C. proudly D. quietly
41.A. danced B. ate C. sang D. shouted
42.A. observed B. noticed C. expected D. described
43.A. linnets B. skylarks C. pigeons D. buntings
44.A. bush B. road C. grass D. black-thorn
45.A. widened B. enlarged C. lengthened D. expanded
46.A. knowledge B. pleasure C. amusement D. honour
47.A. gathered B. lost C. missed D. gone
Section B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with 36 despite working two jobs and being a wife and
mother. My parents and five-year-old son were among the 37 when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my fa
mily’s happiness.
But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband, 38 , “I have come to get my clothes and won’t be back.” We’d been having trouble, 39 that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in the hope of finding a teaching position. 40, I was eight months pregnant.
The reality was so merciless that I was embarrassed, 41 , and angry and felt I had failed. But I had my son, and I was about to 42 a new life into the world. So 43my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, prepared breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep myself moving.
And in the seven years since, I’ve continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and watched my babies grow to 12 and 44 . I certainly have never 45 to put them through this, but in retrospect (回首往事), I’m glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me grow 46, confident, and strong — things I’m now hopefully instilling in (灌输) my children. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, hands you a lemon, or knocks you for a loop (gives you a shock). But knowing how to 47 failure can be the first step to success. This is my latest belief and strategy on how to win in the end.
36. A. worries B. anxieties C. troubles D. honors
37. A. professors B. students C. audience D. neighbours
38. A. saying B. meaning C. expressing D. writing
39. A. but B. and C. thus D. so
40. A. Therefore B. Yet C. Besides D. Even
41. A. excited B. disturbed C. interested D. scared
42. A. take B. bring C. give D. get
43. A. regardless of B. except for C. in spite of D. instead of
44. A. seven B. eight C. nine D. ten
45. A. stopped B. chosen C. turned D. waited
46. A. indifferent B. careful C. helpful D. independent
47. A. put up with B. keep up with C. deal with D. do with
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I am a mother of three，and have recently completed my college degree．The last class I had to 36was Sociology．The teacher’s last 37of the term was called“Smile．”The class was asked to 38and smile at three people．My husband，youngest son and I headed for McDonald’s．It was just our 39of sharing special playtime with our son．We were standing in line，waiting to be 40 when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away and then41my husband did．
I sensed a 42smell and turned around．and there 43 behind me were two poor homeless men．As I 4 4 down at the short gentleman 4 5 to me，he was“smiling”．The second man rubbed his hands stupidly as he stood 46his friend．。
I was so touched by the 47 that I held my tears as I stood there with them．The young lady at the 48asked him what they wanted．He said，“Coffee is all，Miss；”because that was all they could 49 ．Then I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a 50 tray．Then I walked to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot．I put the tray on the table and 51my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand．He looked up at me，with 52in his eyes，and said，“Thank you．”I started to cry as I walked away to 53my husband and son．
I returned to my 54on the last evening of class，with this story in hand．I turned in“my project”．I 55with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn．
36．A．teach B．attend C．pass D．turn
3 7．A．goal B．paper C．project D．degree
38．A．get together B．go out C．stay inside D．keep calm
39．A．field B．way C．chance D．interest
40．A．served B．charged C．expected D．ordered
41．A．only B．even C．just D．still
42．A．good B．stressful C．horrible D．pleasant
43．A．standing B．falling C．1ying D．sitting
44．A．threw B．headed C．looked D．seated
45．A．generous B．closeC．friendly D．similar
46．A．before B．behind C．after D．over
47．A．smell B．conditionC．health D．smiles
48．A．counter B．chair C．door D．table
49．A．eat B．afford C．find D．cook
50．A．separate B．beautiful C．large D．expensive
51．A．laid B．set C．caught D．stuck
52．A．smiles B．surprises C．pities D．tears
53．A．search B．join C．invite D．get
54．A．home B．job C．college D．work
55．A．dealt B．did C．graduated D．dropped