Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(转角处),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always 31 and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems 　32 the other children did and in his compositions* he 　33 half the number of words. And usually the words were 　34 spelled because he was too lazy to use a 　35

One day his class went on a bus trip. The 　36 　 did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school so she had to take 　37 　 ."Now, children," the teacher said, "On our bus trip we will 38 　　old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about 39　 interesting you see on the trip. "The bus trip 40 　 . The children looked out of the windows at all the interesting things.

They took notes 41 　 their notebooks. The teacher was very 42　 with them. Then she saw Johnny 　43 　 on the floor of the bus and went up to him.

"Are you 　44 　 ?" she asked him.

"No." he said.

"Then 　45　 are you lying on the floor?"

"If I can't see anything," he said, "I can't write about it, can I?"

(　 ) 31. A. late　　　　　　　　　 B. early　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. fine

(　 ) 32. A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. what　　　　 　 D. whom|

(　 ) 33. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 C. wrote　　　 D. read

(　 ) 34. A. badly　　　　　　　 B. well　　　　 C. correctly 　　　 D. nicely

(　 ) 35. A. radio　　　　　　　　 B. pen 　　　　　　　　 C. library　 　　　 D. dictionary

(　 ) 36. A. driver　　　　　　　 B. mother 　　　　　 C. father　 　　　　 D. teacher

(　 ) 37 . A. him　　　　　　　　 B. himself 　　　　 C. his　　　　　 D. he

(　 ) 38. A. hear　　　　　　　　 B. listen to 　　　　　 C. see　　　　　 D. feel

(　 ) 39. A. nothing　　　　　　 B. something　　　　 C. nobody　 　　　 D. everybody

(　 ) 40. A. ended 　　　　　　　　　　 B. began 　　　　　 C. finished 　　　　 D. closed

(　 ) 41. A. over　　　　　　　　 B. by　 　　　　　　 C. in　　 　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 42. A. angry　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　 　　 C. sad　　 　 　　D. careful

(　 ) 43. A. standing 　　　　 B. sitting　 　　　　 C. eating　 　　　　 D. lying

(　 ) 44 . A. busy　　　　　　　 B. sick　　　 　 C. happy　　 　　　　　　 D. glad

(　 ) 45. A. where　　　　　　　 B. what　　 　　　 C. how　　　　 D. why

A rich father wanted to show his son how poor people can be. One day, he took his young son 　36　 a trip to the country. They 　37 a day and night in the farm of a very 38 family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "how was the 　39　 ?"

"Very good, Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you 　40　 ?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, but they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden. They have a small river that has no 　41 . We have expensive lamps in the garden, but they have the 42 . Our…"

When the little boy was finishing, his father was 　 43　 .

His son added, "Thanks, dad, for showing me 　 44　 poor we are!"

Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude(积极的态度) toward life, you've got 45 !

(　 )36. A. on　　　 B. in　　　 　 C. at　　　 　 D. to

(　 )37. A. took　　 B. paid　　 　 C. spent　　 　 D. cost

(　 )38. A. rich　　　 B. poor　　 　 C. good　　 　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. trip　　　 B. idea　　 　 C. way　　 　 D. life

(　 )40. A. say　　　 B. learn　　 　 C. remember　 D. write

(　 )41. A. top　　 　 B. bottom　 　 C. end　　　 D. cover

(　 )42. A. suns　　　 B. stars　　 C. tents　　 D. cages

(　 )43. A. wordless　 B. happy　　 　 C. excited　 D. pleased

(　 )44. A. what　　 B. how　　 　 C. why　　　 　 D. when

(　 )45. A. nothing　 B. something C. anything　 D. everything

A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.
　　When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.
　　When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.
　　Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.
　　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!