On a Friday   11  , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was   12  , and many people   13   and put some money into the   14   of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of   15   and laid it on the ground.     Then he began   16  . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the   17   on that paper. “Last night ,a gentleman put a(n)   18  thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to   19   what it could be. After about half an hour, a man   20   there in a hurry and said ,“It can’t be true！You ...you ...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you   21   something?”

“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered  22  .

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？”he asked.

The man was too   23   to say a word ...George Sang   24   a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he   25   50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would  26   to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist   27   he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “   28   I don’t have much   29  , I live happily; but if I lose   30   I won’t be happy forever.”

1.A. morning       B. night        C. afternoon      D. noon

2.A. quiet       B. exciting      C. beautiful       D. familiar

3.A. passed by     B. went away    C. slowed down   D. speeded up

4.A. wallet        B. box          C. bag           D. hat

5.A. paper         B. cloth        C. glass          D. plastic

6.A. singing       B. playing      C. working      D. waiting

7.A. poems       B. articles   C. words    D. texts

8.A. important     B. fantastic     C. dangerous     D. interesting

9.A. argue    B. care       C. expect   D. guess

10.A. came    B. rushed     C. walked   D. left

11.A. get     B. find       C. forget   D. lose

12.A. quickly      B. anxiously      C. seriously       D. carefully

13.A. confused     B. anxiously       C. excited      D. surprised

14.A. bought  B. made       C. found    D. sold

15.A. handed out   B. took out    C. hunted for   D. picked up

16.A. forget           B. remember     C. return       D. picked up

17.A. where        B. why      C. when         D. how

18.A. Because     B. Although       C. If     D. While

19.A. money    B. food      C. time     D. luck

20.A. friendship      B. honesty      C. hope        D. love

 

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg      a few coins, do you hurry on, not    what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly     some money? What should our attitude    beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It    be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems      not to give some money to beggars.

    , most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and    what we have with those less lucky than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days,     one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their     .

First, some believe that many city beggars dress up     to look pitiable and actually make a good    from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.

        , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.

 Thirdly, there is the opinion     there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one's sense of     and self-dependence.

     There is an opinion that the problem should be handled by the government     ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and      help.

     It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various     and we must     them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the     .

1.A. to                B. with              C. at           D. for

2.A. knowing        B. expecting        C. demanding    D. settling

3.A. put away         B. hand over        C. take in        D. get out

4.A. at                B. in                  C. over          D. towards

5.A. must              B. can             C. need          D. might

6.A. warm-hearted   B. generous          C. cruel          D. considerate

7.A. Strangely        B. Honestly         C. Certainly       D. Surprisingly

8.A. give               B. donate           C. share         D. contribute

9.A. why               B. when              C. what         D. how

10.A. arguments       B. quarrels          C. sayings       D. talks

11.A. on show          B. on purpose        C. for fun        D. by accident

12.A. money           B. comfort           C. living         D. decision   

13.A. Secondly         B. Surely            C. Possibly       D. Then

14.A. what               B. whether          C. that           D. which

15.A. goodness         B. pride             C. security        D. responsibility

16.A. rather than      B. or rather          C. other than      D. but also

17.A. produce         B. receive           C. earn           D. offer

18.A. cases              B. events             C. conditions     D. states

19.A. go with          B. communicate with  C. deal with       D. meet with

20.A. giver            B. receiver          C. villager        D. government

 

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   38  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   39  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40  and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get   41  to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   43  me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No idea.”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   44  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   45 . She just stared.

My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  46  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   47  your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(审判). I begged in my heart for

her to   48  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered weakly.

She bent and   49  my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was    50   .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   51   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．myself    D．me

 

2.                A．shorter         B．taller           C．weaker   D．slower

 

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

 

4.                A．street          B．sun            C．mirror    D．corner

 

5.                A．closely         B．close           C．near D．nearly

 

6.                A．after           B．while           C．until D．unless

 

7.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．comfort  D．ignore

 

8.                A．games          B．performance     C．conversation   D．competition

 

9.                A．face           B．back           C．eyes D．wings

 

10.               A．look up to       B．catch up with    C．look down upon D．put up with

 

11.               A．that           B．why           C．whether   D．how

 

12.               A．relax           B．stop           C．leave D．forbid

 

13.               A．said           B．spoke          C．whispered D．shouted

 

14.               A．worried        B．astonished      C．ashamed  D．upset

 

15.               A．control         B．hate           C．forgive    D．like

 

 

Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.

Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions(消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.

The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.

You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.

I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely （发疯地）busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.

1.If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.

A．a schedule without gaps                           B．breaks and distractions

C．the limited time                              D．the limited energy

2.According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ___________.

A．work without any rest                        B．focus on many things at a time

C．find some more time in a day            D．do some exercise regularly

3.After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?

A．He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.

B．He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.

C．He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.

D．He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.

4.The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ___________.

A．prove what the real limiting factor is

B．show us how busily he needs to work

C．explain how important a healthy body is

D．tell us what an odd experience he has

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Are You Really Lack of Time?          B．How Can You Work Efficiently?

C．What Makes Your Energy Limited?       D．When Should You Do Exercise?

 

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you  36  let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   37   the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to  38   you something in the garden.”

    Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   39  they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  40   about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   41  , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   42  . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

     Mr. Williams then   43  Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

     After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   44   Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such   45  looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   46  as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “   47   are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   48  .  I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   49  ”

“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds   50   it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   51  , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   52   cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  53   may have good seeds and   54  plentifully. Now which would you   55  , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

1.A. could            B. should         C. might          D. would

2. A. in              B. with           C. by             D. of

3. A. offer           B. show           C. give           D. remind

4. A. when            B. where          C. before         D. until

5. A. made            B. changed        C. seen           D. planted

6. A. growing         B. moving         C. shaking        D. dancing

7.A. result           B. harvest        C. match          D. present

8.A. forced           B. ordered        C. followed       D. led

9. A. think of        B. look at        C. hear of        D. deal with

10. A. ugly           B. fine           C. dirty          D. poor

11.A. deep            B. long           C. high           D. wide

12.A. When            B. Why            C. Where          D. How

13.A. pleased         B. stayed         C. left           D. belonged

14. A. ahead          B. outside        C. forward        D. afterward

15. A. as             B. or             C. if             D. so

16. A. required       B. answered       C. explained      D. announced

17. A. carefully      B. correctly      C. gently         D. slightly

18. A. school         B. mind           C. family         D. dream

19. A. produce        B. develop        C. decrease       D. drop

20. A. find     B. support C. know D. prefer