阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B-优题课

The Xi'an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China's long history. It 41 (build) originally to protect the city 42 the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible 43 (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After 44 (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what 45 (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We 46 (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky 47 did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all 48 way around the Xi'an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and 49 (watchtower) to fake pictures or just to watch the local people going about their 50 (day) routines.

It's the seaside birds that deserve at least part of the blame for getting Nick Burchill blacklisted at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada.

Burchill was 21 at the hotel on business and planning to 22 some friends in the area. They had asked him to 23 some pepperoni (辣香肠) from back east. So he 24 a suitcase full of pepperoni. As he was 25 that it would be too warm, he 26 it out on the table near an open window. He thought his pepperoni was 27 and well chilled (冷却) and he 28 .

That's when things went 29 ."I remember walking down the long 30 and opening the door to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls," Burchill said in a recent letter of 31 to the 4-star hotel. "The seagulls immediately went 32 . They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to 33 at the same time, and pepperoni-everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down, It was a real 34 .

Older and wiser now, Burchill chalked up the incident to youthful indiscretion (莽撞).

"I have 35 and I admit responsibility of my 36 ," he said in the letter. "I come to you, 37 , to apologize for the-damage I had 38 caused and to ask you to 39 my lifetime ban from the hotel."

His letter 40 . Banned from the hotel since 2001.Burchill is now welcome to come back, the Fairmont said.

21.

A．

studying

B．

staying

C．

looking

D．

packing

22.

A．

visit

B．

help

C．

follow

D．

make

23.

A．

sell

B．

have

C．

bring

D．

taste

24.

A．

filled

B．

locked

C．

abandoned

D．

lost

25.

A．

surprised

B．

pleased

C．

excited

D．

worried

26.

A．

dug

B．

cleared

C．

cut

D．

laid

27.

A．

delicious

B．

safe

C．

soft

D．

ready

28.

A．

left

B．

nodded

C．

waited

D．

regretted

29.

A．

far

B．

funny

C．

wrong

D．

blind

30.

A．

beach

B．

driveway

C．

hall

D．

table

31.

A．

application

B．

apology

C．

request

D．

invitation

32.

A．

hungry

B．

dead

C．

missing

D．

wild

33.

A．

wake up

B．

get out

C．

take off

D．

break in

34.

A．

mess

B．

puzzle

C．

fight

D．

challenge

35.

A．

recovered

B．

retired

C．

escaped

D．

matured

36.

A．

suffering

B．

plans

C．

madness

D．

actions

37.

A．

hands in pocket

B．

nose in the air

C．

hat in hand

D．

feet on the ground

38.

A．

indirectly

B．

deliberately

C．

cautiously

D．

secretly

39.

A．

replace

B．

remember

C．

reconsider

D．

renew

40.

A．

arrived

B．

worked

C．

ended

D．

disappeared

Swap, Don't shop!

You keep hearing about recycling, right? But it doesn't end with bottles, cans, and paper. Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources（资源）to make, and buying loads of new clothing（or throwing out old clothing）is not healthy for the environment. So what to do with all those perfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them clothes piled on your bedroom floor? 16 . It's the best way to get rid of your used clothes, score clothes from your friends, and have a party all at the same time.

A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and, obviously, how much fun is had. It's really easy to do! Here are a few pointers.

●Invite 5-10 people so you have a nice selection. 17 , and there may not be enough things to choose from; more than that, and it becomes uncontrollable.

● 18 . They should also prepare plenty of reusable bags to carry their "new" clothes home.

●Put different types of clothing on different surfaces in the room. 19 . Place a few mirrors around your room so people can see how things look when they try them on. One of the ground rules of the swap should be that everyone must try on the clothes before they take them-things always look different when you put them on.

●Set a starting time. Maybe you say "go," or turn on a certain song, or whatever. 20 . And don't forget to put out some cookies and fruits. Remember, it's a party!

A．	Less people than that
B．	Hold a clothing swap
C．	If two people are competing
D．	Just keep music playing throughout
E．	Donate whatever clothes are left over
F．	Have everyone put their clothes in the right spots
G．	Tell everyone to bring clean clothes in good condition

During the war，my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California．I went to live there in order to be（1）　him．I hated the place．I had never （2）　　been so unhappy．My husband was ordered out on a long﹣term duty，and I was left in a tiny shack（棚屋） alone．The heat was（3）　　﹣almost $125 °$ F even in the shade of a cactus（仙人掌）．（4）　　a soul to talk to．The wind blew non﹣stop，and all the food I ate，and the evry air I breathed，were（5）　　with sand，sand，sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents．I told them I was （6）　and coming back home．I said I couldn't stand it one minute longer．I（7）　　be in prison!My father answered my （8）　　with just two lines﹣two lines that will always sing in my（9）　　﹣two lines that completely changed my life：

Two men looked out from prison bars，One saw the mud，the other saw the stars．

I read those two lines（10）　　I was ashamed of myself．I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present （11）　　； I would look for the stars

I made friends with the natives，and their（12）　　amazed me．They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had（13）　　to sell to toueists．I studied the delightful forms of the cactus．I watched for the desert sunsets，and（14）　　for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean（15）　　

What brought about this（16）　　change in me？The desert hadn't changed，（17）　　I had．I had changed my（18）　　And by doing so，I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing（19）　　of my life．I was excited by this new world that I had dicovered I had looked out of my self﹣creatded prison and（20）　　the stars

（1）

A．

off

B．

behind

C．

near

D．

beyond

（2）

A．

before

B．

already

C．

then

D．

still

（3）

A．

inflexible

B．

incomprehensible

C．

uncontrollable

D．

unbearable

（4）

A．

Only

B．

Not

C．

Many

D．

Such

（5）

A．

covered

B．

filled

C．

buried

D．

charged

（6）

A．

catching up

B．

keeping up

C．

giving up

D．

getting up

（7）

A．

ought to

B．

might well

C．

would rather

D．

had better

（8）

A．

request

B．

call

C．

question

D．

letter

（9）

A．

comparison

B．

imagination

C．

consideration

D．

memory

（10）

A．

over and over

B．

by and by

C．

up and down

D．

now and then

（11）

A．

company

B．

occupation

C．

situation

D．

relationship

（12）

A．

movement

B．

reaction

C．

guidance

D．

purpose

（13）

A．

refused

B．

failed

C．

managed

D．

happened

（14）

A．

asked

B．

hunted

C．

waited

D．

headed

（15）

A．

floor

B．

surface

C．

rock

D．

level

（16）

A．

shocking

B．

challenging

C．

puzzling

D．

astonishing

（17）

A．

as

B．

but

C．

for

D．

or

（18）

A．

attitude

B．

principle

C．

identity

D．

standard

（19）

A．

vacation

B．

operation

C．

affair

D．

adventure

（20）

A．

sought

B．

counted

C．

found

D．

reached

In the 1960s，Douglas McGregor，one of the key thinkers in the art of management，developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y．Theory X is the idea that people instinctively （51）　 work and will do anything to avoid it．Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work．

In any case，despite so much evidence to the （52）　　，many managers still agree to Theory X．They believe，（53）　　，that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively，or that decisions must be imposed from （54）　　 without consultation．This，of course，makes for authoritarian （专制的） managers．

Different cultures have different ways of （55）　　 people．Unlike authoritarian management，some cultures，particularly in Asia，are well known for the consultative nature of decision﹣making﹣all members of the department or work group are asked to （56）　　 to this process．This is management by the collective opinion．Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things，which are based on general （57）　　．Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional （58）　　 managers cannot．

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative，to make decisions on their own without（59）　managers first．This empowerment （授权） has been part of the trend towards downsizing：（60）　　 the number of management layers in companies．After de﹣layering in this way，a company may be （61）　　 with just a top level of senior managers，front﹣line managers and employees with direct contact with the public．Empowerment takes the idea of delegation （委托） much further than has （62）　　been the case．Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to （63）　　 that the overall business plan is being followed，and that operations become more profitable under the new organization，rather than less．

Another trend is off﹣site or （64）　　 management，where teams of people linked by e﹣mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses．Project managers evaluate the （65）　　 of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects，rather than the amount of time they spend on them．

51．A．desire	B．seek	C．lose	D．dislike
52．A．contrary	B．expectation	C．degree	D．extreme
53．A．vice versa	B．for example	C．however	D．otherwise
54．A．outside	B．inside	C．below	D．above
55．A．replacing	B．assessing	C．managing	D．encouraging
56．A．refer	B．contribute	C．object	D．apply
57．A．agreement	B．practice	C．election	D．impression
58．A．bossy	B．experienced	C．western	D．male
59．A．asking	B．training	C．warning	D．firing
60．A．doubling	B．maintaining	C．reducing	D．estimating
61．A．honoured	B．left	C．crowded	D．compared
62．A．economically	B．traditionally	C．inadequately	D．occasionally
63．A．deny	B．admit	C．assume	D．ensure
64．A．virtual	B．ineffective	C．day﹣to﹣day	D．on﹣the﹣scene
65．A．opinion	B．risk	C．performance	D．attractiveness