An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his   41 to leave the house building   42 and live a more leisurely life with his wife,  43  time with his extended family. He would   44  the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 45  .

The employer was   46  to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal  47  . The carpenter said yes, but in time it was   48  to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house   49  and used poor materials. It was an  50  way to end his career.

When the carpenter   51   his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “a   52   to you.”

What a shock! What a  53 ! If he had only known he was building his 54  house, he would have done it all so   55 . Now he had to live in the house he had built none too well.

   56  it is with us. We build our   57  in a distracted (心不在焉)way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At   58  points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have   59  and find that we are now living in the house we have built . If we had   60 , we would have done it differently.

An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his__1__ to leave the house building __2__and live a more leisurely life with his wife,__3__ time with his extended family. He would __4__ the pay, but he needed to retire. They could __5__.

The employer was __6__ to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal __7__. The carpenter said yes, but it was __8__ to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house __9__ and used poor materials. It was an __10__ way to end his career.

When the carpenter__11__ his work, the employer handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my __12__ to you."

__13__ a shock! If he had only known he was building his __14__ house, he would have done it __15__. Now he had to live in the home he had built.

__16__ it is with us. We build our __17__ in a distracted (心不在焉的) way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At __18__ points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have __19__ and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we __20__ previewed, we would have done it differently.

1. A. difficulty B. problem C. question D. plans

2. A. business B. sites C. teams D. workers

3. A. taking B. dividing C. enjoying D. separating

4. A. consider B. miss C. raise D. save

5. A. get by B. get along C. get back D. get around

6. A. ashamed B. angry C. frightened D. sorry

7. A. favor B. bargain C. price D. reply

8. A. difficult B. probable C. easy D. content

9. A. sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly

10. A. unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. uncomfortable

11. A. checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished

12. A. gift B. salary C. memory D. bill

13. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which

14. A. final B. best C. worst D. own

15. A. differently B. quickly C. hardly D. nearly

16. A. Though B. So C. But D. Or

17. A. houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives

18. A. pretty B. handsome C. strong D. beautiful

19. A. liked B. faced C. improved D. avoided

20. A. having B. has C. have D. had

第三部分 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his   41 to leave the house building   42 and live a more leisurely life with his wife,  43  time with his extended family. He would   44  the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 45  .

The employer was   46  to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal  47  . The carpenter said yes, but in time it was   48  to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house   49  and used poor materials. It was an  50  way to end his career.

When the carpenter   51   his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “a   52   to you.”

What a shock! What a  53 ! If he had only known he was building his 54  house, he would have done it all so   55 . Now he had to live in the house he had built none too well.

   56  it is with us. We build our   57  in a distracted (心不在焉)way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At   58  points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have   59  and find that we are now living in the house we have built . If we had   60 , we would have done it differently.

(     )41.A.retirement        B. problem            C. purposes            D. plans

(     )42.A.business    B. site            C. teams         D. workers

(     )43.A.cheering    B. dividing            C. enjoying            D. sparing

(     )44.A.consider    B. miss           C. raise          D. save

(     )45.A.get by       B. get alone           C. get back            D. get around

(     )46.A.ashamed    B. anxious             C. frightened  D. sorry

(     )47.A.favor B. bargain             C. present              D. reply

(     )48.A.frank B. probable            C. easy           D. content

(     )49.A.sadly  B. carelessly         C. slowly        D. proudly

(     )50.A.unfair       B. unhappy            C. unfortunate D. unusual

(     )51.A.checked     B. discovered  C. prepared            D. finished

(     )52.A.gift    B. salary         C. memory            D. punishment

(     )53.A.quality      B. prize          C. shame        D. surprise

(     )54.A.final  B. best           C. everlasting  D. own

(     )55.A.differently B. quickly             C. hard           D. happily

(     )56.A.Then  B. So             C. But            D. Whatever

(     )57.A.houses       B. bodies        C. glories              D. lives

(     )58.A.difficult    B. main          C. strong        D. important

(     )59.A.created      B. faced         C. improved   D. avoided

(     )60.A.recognized B. noticed              C. realized             D. previewed

第四部分读写任务 (共1小题，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
[阅读材料]
An elderly carpenter（木匠） was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family．He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire．They could get by．
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He resorted to（采用） poor workmanship(工艺，手艺) and used inferior（低劣的） materials．It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career．
When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house．He handed the front-door key to the carpenter．"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you．"
The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently．
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2．以约120个词在这个故事内容的基础上展开讨论并包括以下内容：
（1）    今天的付出和明天的收获之间的关系；
（2）    构筑房屋和构建生活之间的关系；
（3）    对你的议论进行总结。
[写作要求]
1.   作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，
但不得直接原文抄袭。
2.   题目自拟。
[评分标准]          概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

第四部分读写任务 (共1小题，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

[阅读材料]

An elderly carpenter（木匠） was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family．He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire．They could get by．

The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor．The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He resorted to（采用） poor workmanship(工艺，手艺) and used inferior（低劣的） materials．It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career．

When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house．He handed the front-door key to the carpenter．"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you．"

The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently．

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2．以约120个词在这个故事内容的基础上展开讨论并包括以下内容：

（1）    今天的付出和明天的收获之间的关系；

（2）    构筑房屋和构建生活之间的关系；

（3）    对你的议论进行总结。

[写作要求]

1.   作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

但不得直接原文抄袭。

2.   题目自拟。

[评分标准]          概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。