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，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.
Once a man came to a prophet (预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet I have many bad 40. Which one ofthem should I _41_ first? ”The prophet said, “Give up telling 42_ first and always speakthe truth.”Theman promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 43_he made with the prophet. "44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out 45? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing”
So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50 me, because a Muslim is not 51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 52 of drinking wine.
In this way, 53 the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.
A．sometimes B．hardly C．always D．never
A．trouble B．money C．time D．energy
A．great B．stupid C．strange D．bad
A．educated B．saved C．tested D．bothered
A．purposes B．friends C．habits D．collections
A．give up B．bring back C．take in D．depend on
A．stories B．truths C．reasons D．lies
A．promise B．mistake C．plan D．secret
A．Because B．If C．Since D．Unless
A．stealing B．drinking C．walking D．dancing
A．none B．everyone C．anyone D．someone
A．controlled B．admired C．punished D．killed
A．refused B．tried C．decided D．agreed
A．talked about B．broke down C．adapted to(适应) D．felt like
A．hate B．like C．understand D．respect
A．allowed B．encouraged C．invited D．advised
A．chance B．disadvantage C．adventure D．idea
A．wherever B．whenever C．whatever D．however
A．forgot B．doubted C．regretted D．remembered
A．practical B．attractive C．good D．generous(慷慨的)
Nearly two decades has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. Whenever he smiles, it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth. Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.
When James was a teenager, his father 36 him to a fur factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression. The 37 was to get James a job.
James entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the 38 had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 39 were packed tightly together, running like trains. The fur hairs were flying, 40a thickened air, and the workers, 41 the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 42 the boss marched up and down the rows, searching for them to go faster .James could hardly 43 . He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t 44 at him, too.
During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 45 if there was any work for his son. But 46 there was hardly enough 47 for the adult labours, for no one would give it up once he took a job.
Thus, for James, it was a 48 . He hated the place. He made a 49 that he kept to the end of his life: he would never do any work that brought 50 to someone else, and he would never allow himself to 51 money off the seat of others.
“What will you do?” his mother, Eva, would ask him.
“I don’t know,” he 52 say. He ruled out law, because he didn’t like 53 , and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn’t take the 54 of blood.
“What will you do?”
55 , my best professor I ever had became—he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.
A．sent B．carried C．took D．admitted
A．idea B．condition C．situation D．way
A．lights B．walls C．chances D．doors
A．goods B．workers C．vehicles D．machines
A．sending B．creating C．taking D．disturbing
A．collecting B．pulling C．sewing D．drawing
A．as B．after C．if D．though
A．see B．breathe C．walk D．hear
A．scream B．scold C．rush D．attack
A．doubting B．asking C．questioning D．demanding
A．even B．still C．yet D．also
A．time B．office C．work D．occupation
A．comforting B．blessing C．regretting D．forgiving
A．request B．arrangement C．plan D．promise
A．injury B．harm C．damage D．inconvenience
A．make B．save C．pay D．let
A．should B．might C．could D．would
A．police B．lawyers C．judges D．government
A．sense B．feel C．sight D．scenery
A．Eventually B．Luckily C．Generally D．Basically
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.
We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.
I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
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Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__40__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __49__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__ of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.
A．live B．stand C．rely D．assist
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．quarrel B．share C．support D．dislike
A．happily B．sparately C．lonely D．disappointedly
A．Unfortunately B．Unexpectedly C．Naturally D．Similarly
A．leading B．bringing C．causing D．resulting
A．turned to B．turned down C．turned off D．turned against
A．alone B．free C．independent D．successful
A．arms B．wings C．dreams D．promises
A．interview B．radio C．sports D．health
A．uncertain B．hopeful C．bright D．miserable
A．calmness B．patience C．enthusiesm D．excitement
A．hands B．strength C．toes D．mouths
A．chatacters B．desires C．opinions D．attitudes
A．unexpected B．passive C．rough D．serious
A．emergency B．accident C．difficulty D．misfortune
A．test B．reflection C．display D．problem
A．ignore B．resist C．complain D．suffer
A．problem B．result C．hardship D．failure
A．solutions B．hopes C．ways D．rewards
Myhusband,asimpleman,hasafavoritesaying:“Abargainisreallyabargainwhenyoudon’tbuyit”.___21___hesetsasidehissimplewayswhenwedineout.Unlikehisrelativeswhoenterarestaurantarmedwithcalculatorstomakesuretheynever___22___,myhusband___23___5percenteachtimetheacceptedtipstandardincreases.Hehasn’tanalyzedwhyhetipssogenerously,butIthinkthehabit___24___fromhishighschoolyears,whenheworked asabusboy(饭店打杂工) andgottipsfrompeopleheserved.
Overtheyears,outgrowingboyswouldsuggestthatDadletthem___25___dessertratherthantipsomuch.Hestoodfirm___26___theirstrongdemands.OursonsandIhave__27___toaccepthishabit.Werecently___28___ourson’sgirlfriendtoseafood.WechosearestaurantnearCocoaBeach.Ourserver,agrandmotherlywoman___29___attheartofservice,flewaroundtherestaurantservingdishesanddrinks___30___treatingcustomersenthusiastically.Sherememberedtheirspecial___31___,likesanddislikes.Shedidn’tserveus___32___food.Sheservedusthebestfood.Shemadesurethekitchengaveherfreshproduce.Attheendofthemeal,ourwaitress___33___thebill,thenwentto___34___tothegrowingcrowdofotherdiners.Myhusbandpaidwithacreditcardandaddedhertip.Whenweleft,“Mr.Goldsmith!”shecalledwavingareceipt(发票)athim,“Thankyou.” “Whatdidyougiveher?”Iasked,wonderingifhehaddonesomething___35___ormadeacalculationerror.“Shegaveusgreatservice.Ijustthoughtshedeservedabig___36___intips.Itwasn’tuntillaterwhenIoverheardoursonretellingthestoryofthegratefulwaitressthatIrealizedshehadgivenmyfamilysomething___37___athankyou.Sheshowedoursonthe__38___ofrecognizinghardwork.Hershowofgratitudehelpedadadearnabitmore___39___fromalovingson.AnditremindedmejustwhyImarriedthis___40___,caringman.
A．Therefore B．Yet C．Instead D．Besides
A．overtip B．overspend C．overcharge D．overwaste
A．adds B．supplies C．refuses D．provides
A．developed B．resulted C．appeared D．changed
A．order B．choose C．book D．ask
A．for B．to C．against D．upon
A．decided B．agreed C．come D．happened
A．helped B．requested C．treated D．cooked
A．quick B．familiar C．weak D．skilled
A．sothat B．after C．with D．while
A．characters B．features C．tastes D．favorites
A．cheap B．special C．average D．delicious
A．presented B．took C．delivered D．settled
A．turn B．talk C．wait D．attend
A．demanding B．ashamed C．unreasonable D．puzzling
A．rise B．reward C．pay D．prize
A．littlemorethan B．morethan C．ratherthan D．otherthan
A．importance B．situation C．meaning D．effort
A．attention B．care C．praise D．respect
A．easy-going B．thoughtful C．tough D．serious
Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls
and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feel
ing she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making
A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay
A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen
A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints
A．bests B．friends D．fears
A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep
A．before B．when C．that D．until
A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking
A．worried B．anxious C．happy D．proud
A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys
A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned
A．up B．in C．out D．about
A．read B．search C．overlook D．check
A．began B．went C．got D．started
A．soon B．much C．long D．far
A．relative B．creative C．productive D．active
A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say
A．feel B．look C．sound D．appear
A．rushed B．walked C．got D．went
A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept