When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find out the __8__ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up.

But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left__11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher's remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __20__ may not be a bad one.

1.A.front　　　　 B．same　　　　　　 C．either　　　　 D．opposite

2．A.get　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　 D．bring

3．A.advice　　　 B．news　　　　　　 C．a theory　　　 D．a report

4．A.suffer　　　 B．reduce　　　　　 C．prevent　　　 D．cause

5．A.on　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　 C．without　　　 D．off

6．A.use　　　　　 B．handle　　　　　 C．prepare　　　 D．stay

7．A.or　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　 C．so　　　　　　 D．for

8．A.satisfying　 B．regretful　　　 C．surprising　　 D．impossible

9．A.courage　　　 B．strength　　　　 C．attention　　 D．patience

10．A.given　　　 B．held　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．picked

11．A.near　　　　 B．alone　　　　　 C．about　　　　 D．behind

12．A.filled　　　 B．attracted　　　 C．caught　　　　 D．struck

13．A.dare　　　　 B．come　 　　　　 C．deal　　　　　 D．do

14．A.improves　　 B．changes　　　　 C．progresses　　 D．goes

15．A.study　　　 B．society　　　　 C．nature　　　　 D．life

16．A.faced　　　 B．supplied　　　　 C．connected　　 D．fixed

17．A.before　　　 B．after　　　　　 C．until　　　　 D．as

18．A.following　 B．next　　　　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

19．A.still　　　　 B．also　　　　　　 C．once　　　　　 D．almost

20．A.treatment　　 B．action　　　　　 C．choice　　　　 D．remark

One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 36 would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their 37 , the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

“It was 38 , Dad.”

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

“Oh yeah?” said the son.

“So what did you 39 from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog 40 they have four. We have a pool that 41 to the middle of our garden and they have a river that has 42 end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the 43 at night. Our patio (露台) reaches to the front yard and they have the 44 horizon(地平线). We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go 45 our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve 46 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have 47 around our property to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”

With this the boy’s father was 48 .

Then his son added, “Dad, thank you for showing me how 49 we are.”

Too many times we 50 what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s 51 object is another’s prize possession(财产). It is all 52 on one’s opinion. Think about what would happen if we all gave 53 for what we have, 54 worrying about what we don’t have.

Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now – and 55 your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are closed with.

36. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

37. A. trip　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. town　　　　　　　　　　　 C. house 　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

38. A. shameful　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointing　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. great

39. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　 B. regret　　　　　　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　　 D. learn

40. A. because B. and C. so D. when

41. A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. flows

42. A. much　　　　　 　 　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　　　　　　　 D. other

43. A. lights　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. darkness　　　　　　　　　 C. stars　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nothing

44. A. smooth　　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whole

45. A. through　　　　　　　　　　 B. within　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

46. A. themselves　　　　　　　　 B. employers　　　　　　　　 C. customers　　　　　　　 D. us

47. A. dogs　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. walls　　　　　　　　　　　 C. soldiers　　　　　　　　　 D. servants

48. A. discouraged B. satisfied C. delighted D. speechless

49. A. poor　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wealthy　　　　　　　　　 C. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

50. A. miss B. forget C. remember D. consider

51. A. valuable　　　　　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　　　　　　　　 C. priceless 　　　　　　　 D. worthless

52. A. based　　　　　　　　 　　 B. concentrated　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. laid

53. A. love B. regret C. thanks D. interests

54. A. more than B. or else C. instead of D. nothing but

55. A. especially　　　　　　　　　 B. besides　　　　　　　　　　 C. specially　　　　　　　　　 D. except

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 　36 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　37 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 　38 for years—often from 　39 childhood. These stories may have no 　40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 　41 my development? I was never 　42 to work on cars or be around 　43 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　44 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 　45　 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 　46 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　47 and told him about my 　48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve 　50 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 　51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　52 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　54 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 　55 we choose.

36. A. away 　 B. down 　　　　　　　 C. up 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

37. A. yourself 　 　 B. myself 　　　　　　　　　 C. them 　　　　　　　　　　 D. others

38. A. said 　　　 B. repeated 　　　　　　　 C. spread 　　　　　　　 D. spoken

39. A. as long as 　　 B. as much as 　　　　　 C. as well as 　　　　　 D. as far back as

40. A. cause 　　　　　　 B. plot 　　　　　　　 C. basis 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meaning

41. A. affect 　　　　　　 B. improve 　　　 C. lead 　　　　　　　 　 D. change

42. A. hoped　　　 　 B. demanded 　　　　　 C. encouraged 　 　 D. agreed

43. A. means 　　　　　 B. hammers 　　　 C. facilities 　 D. tools

44. A. therefore 　　　 B. however 　　　　 　 C. instead 　　　　　　　　 D. somehow

45. A. took　 　　　　　 B. turned 　　　　　　　　 C. settled 　　　　　　　　 D. got

46. A. negative 　　　　 B. active 　　　　　　　　 C. passive 　　　　　　　　 D. subjective

47. A. roads　　　 　 B. trips 　　　　　　　　　　 C. experiences 　　　　 D. paths

48. A. unexpected 　 B. average 　　　　　　　 C. excellent 　　　　　　 D. poor

49. A. When　 　　　　 B. Why　 　　　　　　　　　 C. How 　　　　　　　 D. What

50. A. common 　　　　 B. advanced 　　　　　 C. complex　　　　　　　　 D. primary

51. A. suffer 　　　　　 B. separate 　　　　　　 C. arise 　　　　　　　　　　 D. come

52. A. adopt　 　　　　　 B. suspect 　　　　　　　 C. believe 　　　　　　　 D. receive

53. A. weakening 　　 B. accepting　 　　　　 C. abandoning 　　　 D. strengthening

54. A. As a result 　　 B. On the contrary 　 C. In addition 　　　　　 D. At the same time

55. A. nothing 　　　　 B. something 　　　　　 C. anything 　　　　　　　 D. all

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 26 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 27_, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 28 ?” he asked.

　“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 29 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 30 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 31 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 32 understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 33 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 34 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 35 , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 36 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 37 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 38 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.

“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king.

The girl 39 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 40 a baby, I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 41 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 42 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 43 can’t a man have a baby?”

The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 44 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 45 .

26. A. checked　　 　 B. tested　　　 C. judged　　　　 　　 D. examined

27. A. pleased　　　 　 B. surprised　　　 　　 C. touched　　　 　　 D. moved

28. A. possible　　 　 B. impossible　　 　　 C. usual　　　　 　　 D. unusual

29. A. friend　　　 　 B. enemy　　　　 　　 C. neighbor　　 D. patient

30. A. suffer　　　 　 B. happy　　　　 C. angrily　　　 　　 D. excited

31. A. begged　　　 　 B. ordered　　　　 C. decided　　　 　　 D. demanded

32. A. suddenly　 　 B. certainly 　　　 C. correctly　 　 D. directly

33. A. chance　　　　 B. situation　　　　 C. position　　 　　 D. difficulty

34. A. matter　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　　 C. thing　　　　　 D. problem

35. A. frighten　　 　　 　 B. worry　　　　 C. doubt　　 　　 　　D. fear

36. A. above　　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　 C. below　　 　　　　　 D. under

37. A. such　　　 　　 　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. more　 　　　　 D. so

38. A. find out　　 　　 　 B. get out　　　　 　　　 C. take out　 　　　　　　 D. bring out

39. A. began　　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　 C. became　　　 D. pretended

40. A. gave birth to　 B. had birth in　 C. gave birth of　 D. had birth to

41. A. food　　　　　 B. clothes　　　 C. bowls　　　 D. bottles

42. A. trick　　　 　　 　 B. joke　　　　 　 C. friend　　　　 D. fool

43 A. why　　　 　　 　 B. how　　　 　　 C. who　　　　 　　　 D. what

44. A. girl　　　　　 B. daughter　　 C. wife　　　　 　　　 D. friend

45. A. daughter　　 　　 B. son　　　　　 　　　 C. sister　　　 D. baby

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the  1  side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to  2  in good health, or  3  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to  4  damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text  5  the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀）would  6  before they start,   7  halfway done when I find out the   8  result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  9  . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  10  up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left  11  . Thus you are   12  in a difficult position and feel sad. How  13  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life  14  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  15  is like: we are often  16  with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only  17  we get into another. The  18  may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I  19  remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的)  20  may not be a bad one.

1. A. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. same

C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opposite

2. A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. keep

C. lead    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bring

3. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. news

C. a theory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. a report

4. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. reduce

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cause

5. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for

C. without　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. off

6. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. handle

C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stay

7. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. for

8. A. satisfying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. regretful

C. surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible

9. A. courage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. strength

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. patience

10. A. given　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. held

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. picked

11. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. about　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. behind

12. A. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. attracted

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. struck

13. A. dares　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. comes

C. does　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dare

14. A. improves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. changes

C. progresses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. goes

15. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. society

C. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. life

16. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. supplied

C. connected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. fixed

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after

C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

18. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. next

C. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. former

19. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also

C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. almost

20. A. treatment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. action

C. choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remark