Jim and his brother lived on the 80th level . When coming home one day to their 　36the　lifts were not working and they had to 　37 　the stairs.　

After reaching the 20th level , breathless and tired , they decided to 38 　 their bags and come back for them the next day . They climbed　 39 . When they got to the 40th level , Jim’s brother started to　 40 . However , they 　41 to climb the flights of steps, arguing all the way to the 60th floor.

They then　 42　 that they only had 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop arguing and

continue climbing 　43 . They reached their home at long last . Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to 　44　 the door. And they realized that the 　45 　were in their bags which were left on the 20th floor.

This story is a reflection（映） of our life. When 　46 , many of us are asked to do as our

parents and teachers expect. We　 47 　get to do the things that we really like and love and are under too much pressure 　48　 by the age of 20 , we get tired and decide to 　49　 this load（负担） .

Once 　50　 the pressure , we work harder to realize our dreams . But by the time we reach 40 years old , we find it 　51 　to realize them and begin to feel unsatisfied and complain , and　 52 them . Reaching 60 , we realize that we have 53 　cause for complaint any more and we begin to walk the final stage with　 54 　.

So follow your dreams and　 55　 for them carefully , never complain and lose your key , and your dreams will come true one day.

第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was   36  a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her  37  each afternoon, sewing or reading.

　 　38 several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was  39  through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible."

　　One bright morning I  40  to clean my house, including washing the window on the inside.

　　Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a  41  ! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!

　　Then I understood . I had been  42  her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

　　That was quite an important  43__ for me. How often had I looked at and criticized(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart,  through my own shortcomings (缺点)?

　　Since then, whenever I wanted to  44  someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him _45__   my own dirty window?"

　　Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

36. A. ever                B. only                      C. even                     D. still

37. A. window            B. door                     C. house                    D. table

38. A. Before              B. Because                 C. While                    D. After

39. A. clean               B. unclear                  C. clear                    D. funny

40. A. wanted             B. managed               C. decided                  D. promised

41. A. surprise            B. joy                       C. trouble                D. problem

42. A. watching                 B. criticizing         C. looking                 D. observing

43. A. lesson              B. thing                     C. day                      D. story 

44. A. help                        B. trouble                         C. judge                     D. dislike

45. A. across              B. in                             C. through                 D. by

Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often taken as the measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives.

　　To start with, it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history, and will continue to do so. Medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed, clothed and sheltered a mainly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today. It had minimal effect on biodiversity, and any pollution it caused was typically localized. In terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient.

　　Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution. Competition from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields. Throughout this period food became cheaper, safer and more reliable. However, these changes have also led to habitat loss and to reducing biodiversity.

　　All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th. This will require thorough thinking. For example, we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are certainly more sustainable than new ones. We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be “zero impact”. The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static(稳定的)measures of sustainability, which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage. Instead we need a more dynamic interpretation, one that looks at the pros and cons of all the various way land is used. There are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield: energy use, environmental costs, water purity, carbon footprint and biodiversity. It is clear, for example, that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting. But we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity.

　　What is important is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production.

1.How do people often measure progress in agriculture?

A. By its impact on the environment             B. By its contribution to economic growth

C. By its productivity                          D. By its sustainability

2.Specialization and the effort to increase yields have resulted in               .

A. Localized pollution                          B. The shrinking of farmland

C. the decrease of biodiversity                 D. competition from overseas3. What does the author think of traditional farming practices?

　　A. They are not necessarily sustainable　　         B. They have not kept pace with population growth

　　C. They have remained the same over the centuries   D. They are environmentally friendly

4.What will agriculture be like in the 21st century?

　　A. It will abandon traditional farming practices　　    B. It will mainly keep traditional farming

　　C. It will go through complete changes 　　     D. It will cause zero damage to the environment

5.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

　　A. To remind people of the need of sustainable development.

　　B. To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is.

　　C. To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress.

　　D. To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production.

　　People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines（圣地）.Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.

　　Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them Every summer, more than25million people travel to Mediterranean resorts（胜地）and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun !

　　The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30000 hotels are booked solid（全部客满）every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.

　　But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it's getting worse. The French can't figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.

None of this, however, is spoiling anyone's fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water and loneliness. They bear traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don't even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.

(1) The writer seems to mean that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that they

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A．want to see historic remains or religious spots

B．are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs

C．would like to take pictures in front of famous sites

D．wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days at home

(2) In Paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned to ________.

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A．show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate

B．tell us how wealthy their citizens are

C．suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty

D．prove that they have got more tourists they can handle

(3) According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?

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(4) The latter half of the last sentence in Paragraph 3“or one tourist for every person living in Spain”means ________.

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A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists

B．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country

C．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist

D．every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year

(5) According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?

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