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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4^th wife most and  36  her with best clothes and  37  her to delicious food.

  He also loved the 3^rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to  38  his 3^rd wife to his friends.

  He too, loved his 2^nd wife. 39  the merchant faced some 40  , he always turned to his 2^nd wife and she would always help him out.

  Now, the merchant’s first wife had made great  41  to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

  One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die  42  . He told himself, “ Now I have 4 wives with me. 43  when I die, I’ll be alone. How  44  I’ll be!”

  Thus, he asked the 4^th wife, “ I  45 you most. Now that I’m dying will you 46  me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4^th wife and she walked away without another word.

  The  47  merchant then asked the 3^rd wife, “ I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 48  !” replied the 3^rd wife. “ Life is so good over here! I’m going to 49  when you die!”

  He then asked the 2^nd  wife, “ I 50 turned to you for help. Now I need your help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t  51  you out this time!” replied the 2^nd wife.

  Then a 52 pulled out, “ I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter  53  you go.” Broken-hearted, the merchant said, “ I should have taken much better  54  of you while I could have.”

 Actually, we all have 4 wives in our life: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our 55  . We should take good care of our soul all our life.

A wore                      B bought           C dressed               D shared

A gave          B treated           C provided                  D sent

A show off           B turn off         C show out             D turn out

A Wherever      B However         C Whether              D Whenever

A requests           B exercises         C problems             D duties

A friends            B contributions    C differences          D attempts

A soon          B fast             C easily                D bitterly

A So                      B And                  C But                          D For

A lonely                 B friendly             C lovely                          D lively

A respected              B missed               C wanted                     D loved

A like                    B catch              C take                         D follow

A sad                     B hopeless            C anxious                    D lucky

A Yes                 B No                    C Sure                         D OK

A work                 B leave              C remarry                    D stay

A seldom       B always               C sometimes             D never

A advise     B demand             C suggest                     D help

A voice            B sound             C shout                     D laugh

A how                  B where             C when                     D why

A advantage       B pity                    C care                         D control

A wealth            B health             C power                          D soul

A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would   1   them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were   2  put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a    3   in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were     4     to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have   5   the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to    6  her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was    7    and someone had set a trap for him, and    8   from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have    9   them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused     10    to some religious people.
“They said they were    11    in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create    12     results.” he told Reuters.
Some    13    him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the    14   to make sure the letters don’t fall into the     15    hands.
1.    A. donate                     B. show          C. sell                 D. owe
2.    A. hurriedly                  B. privately       C. mysteriously   D. occasionally
3.    A. river                      B. lake                   C. hill                 D. beach
4.    A. taken              B. offered       C. addressed      D. given
5.    A. collected           B. thrown        C. opened        D. destroyed
6.    A. forgive            B. punish        C. adjust         D. charge
7.    A. friendly            B. correct              C. innocent      D. energetic
8.    A. others                     B. another       C. the other      D. one
9.    A. auctioned         B. bought             C. donated               D. discounted
10.   A. damage            B. offence       C. injury               D. worry
11.   A. absorbed           B. involved            C. interested      D. disappointed
12.   A. final              B. direct               C. same         D. bad
13.   A. forced             B. urged               C. questioned           D. pleased
14.   A. requests                   B. orders              C. commands           D. invitations
15.   A. wrong                     B. poor                C. tight                D. firm

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,    36    with a piece of bread. He’s not even    37   . Is he ill? No, but he does have a    38   . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he    39    up this morning, Tony was feeling    40   . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend    41   . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was    42    he turned on his computer and    43    he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony    44    goes online to email friends, read the    45    to keep up with what’s happening in the world and    46    a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!

Just as Tony is    47    how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the    48   . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t    49    the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no    50    but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum­  51   .

“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the    52   . We can meet and play chess face to face for a    53   . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony    54   , as he walks to the phone. There is   55    without the Internet after all.

1.A. cutting             B. playing            C. eating                        D. thinking

2.A. hungry                B. angry                      C. tired                                 D. sleepy

3.A. fear                     B. problem                 C. business                         D. thing

4.A. rose                    B. rang                        C. looked                        D. woke

5.A. great                            B. disappointed        C. unhappy                          D. worried

6.A. also                     B. above                     C. ahead                              D. ago

7.A. after                   B. before                    C. until                                D. when

8.A. thought              B. guessed                 C. decided                           D. found

9.A. usually                B. nearly                     C. especially                       D. already

10.A. letters              B. news                      C. reports                                     D. contents

11.A. guess              B. take                        C. play                         D. make

12.A. proving            B. wondering            C. realizing                          D. remembering

13.A. living-room     B. hall                     C. kitchen                 D. study

14.A. talk about           B. care about               C. think about         D. look about

15.A. answer            B. progress          C. movement                     D. choice

16.A requests           B. replies                    C. tells                                  D. suggests

17.A. edge                          B. distance                C. corner                             D. end

18.A. chat                           B. time                        C. lesson                              D. change

19.A. continues                 B. smiles                    C. reads                               D. watches

20.A. change                   B. task                   C. weekend                   D. life

A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would   1   them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.

The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were   2   put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a    3    in Atlantic, New Jersey.

Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.

The letters were     4     to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have   5   the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.

They include one from a teenage girl asking God to    6  her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was    7    and someone had set a trap for him, and    8   from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.

Lavovara said he could have    9   them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused     10    to some religious people.

“They said they were    11    in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create    12     results.” he told Reuters.

Some    13    him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.

Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the    14   to make sure the letters don’t fall into the     15    hands.

1.      A. donate                          B. show            C. sell                     D. owe

2.      A. hurriedly                         B. privately         C. mysteriously   D. occasionally

3.      A. river                            B. lake                         C. hill           D. beach

4.      A. taken                B. offered         C. addressed     D. given

5.      A. collected              B. thrown         C. opened         D. destroyed

6.      A. forgive               B. punish        C. adjust          D. charge

7.      A. friendly                B. correct                 C. innocent        D. energetic

8.      A. others                         B. another       C. the other      D. one

9.      A. auctioned           B. bought                C. donated                   D. discounted

10.   A. damage              B. offence         C. injury         D. worry

11.   A. absorbed             B. involved       C. interested     D. disappointed

12.   A. final                  B. direct                   C. same         D. bad

13.   A. forced                B. urged                   C. questioned              D. pleased

14.   A. requests                        B. orders                 C. commands              D. invitations

15.   A. wrong                           B. poor                    C. tight                   D. firm

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. ___36___ springs and streams sometimes means control,  particularly in the ___37___ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of ___38___ land. In the early days of the American West,  gun fights were not ___39___ for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be ___40___ to protect the water rights of the ___41___ and the use of the water resources accordingly.

42___ is known to us all,  there is not ___43___ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the ___44___ of water that will be used in any particular period

45___ careful planning,  so that people can manage and use water more ___46___. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water ___47___ the water supply forecast (预报).

The ___48___ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the ___49___ than from the below. Interest is ___50___ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods,  and to get water from the winter snow on mountain ___51___. With special equipment,  some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be ___52___,  and with the help of a repeater station,  they send the ___53___ data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by ___54___ a button. In the near future,  the forecast and use of water ___55___ probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains,  not of water underground.

36. A. Using   B. Holding     C. Owning      D. Finding

37. A. dry       B. distant C. deserted     D. wild

38. A. fine      B. beautiful    C. rich    D. farming

39. A. unlawful      B. unacceptable      C. unpopular   D. uncommon

40. A. made    B. designed     C. signed D. written

41. A. winners       B. settlers       C. fighters      D. supporters

42. A. That     B. It C. What  D. As

43. A. plentiful      B. enough       C. any     D. much

44. A. type     B. quality       C. amount      D. level

45. A. requests       B. requires      C. means D. suggests

46. A. effectively   B. easily  C. conveniently      D. actively

47. A. leading to    B. due to C. owing to    D. according to

48. A. correct  B. further       C. average      D. early

49. A. clouds  B. sky     C. air      D. above

50. A. raising  B. rising  C. building     D. lasting

51. A. rocks    B. tips     C. cops    D. trees

52. A. taken care of       B. made use of       C. piled up     D. saved up

53. A. picked  B. produced    C. used    D. gathered

54. A. touching      B. knocking    C. pressing     D. turning

55. A. might   B. can     C. will    D. should