A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man   31   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his  32  . But the wise man told him he had no   33   to explain the secret of happiness then. He   34   the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please   35   the palace and return in two hours, but   36   this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes   37     the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful   38   hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the   39   it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s   40   turned red. He said his only   41   was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and   42   my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot   43   a man if you don’t know his house”.

Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the   44   and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the   45   in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in   46   everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking   47   at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was    48  .

“Well, this is the only   49   I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and   50   to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.

A. argued                   B. talked               C. fought               D. played

A. duty                   B. place                 C. turn                  D. distance

A. time                   B. room                C. ability               D. idea

A. bought                  B. made                C. lent                   D. handed

A. get through            B. look around              C. tear down          D. build up

A. carry                     B. hide                  C. weigh               D. test

A. covered with          B. reminding of     C. escaping from    D. fixed on

A. designs of dishes                                B. works of art

C. vegetables of seasons                      D. carpets of colors

A. garden                   B. palace               C. city                   D. hall

A. eyes                B. hands                C. face                  D. nose

A. business                 B. concern             C. interest              D. regret

A. find                   B. reach                C. protect                     D. observe

A. trust                   B. greet                 C. cheat                 D. hate

A. chance                   B. spoon                C. oil                    D. way

A. stones                    B. marks               C. mystery             D. beauty

A. trouble                  B. order                C. detail                D. return

A. down                    B. up                    C. over                  D. out

A .hot                        B. cold                  C. frozen               D. gone

A. gift                       B. news                 C. advice               D. reward

A. also                    B. even                 C. never                D. always

第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man  36   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait long before his  37 . But the wise man told him he had no time to explain the secret of happiness then. He handed the boy a teaspoon that held  38  drops of oil and said, “Please  39  the palace and return in two hours, but carry this spoon  40  allowing the oil to spill(洒出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes  41  on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well,” said the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful works of art hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden which it  42  the gardener ten years to create?” The boy’s face turned red. He said his only  43  was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and  44  my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Relieved, the boy  45  up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the  46  in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in  47  everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking  48  at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was  49 .

“Well, this is the only  50  I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

36. A. argued     B. talked     C. fought     D. played

37. A. duty       B. place      C. turn       D. distance

38. A. some       B. any       C. other        D. little

39. A. get out      B. look around         C. drop out         D. build up

40. A. with       B. for         C. without          D. instead

41. A. covered    B. stared        C. absorbed       D. fixed

42. A. took      B. spent          C. used        D. made

43. A. business      B. interest         C. concern       D. regret

44. A. find       B. reach      C. observe    D. protect

45. A. put        B. stood        C. brought          D. picked

46. A. stones    B. signs       C. mystery        D. beauty

47. A. trouble      B. detail     C. order     D. return

48. A. down     B. up     C. over    D. out

49. A. gone    B. removed    C. cold    D. frozen

50. A. gift     B. news    C. advice     D. reward

 

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man  36   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait long before his  37 . But the wise man told him he had no time to explain the secret of happiness then. He handed the boy a teaspoon that held  38  drops of oil and said, “Please  39  the palace and return in two hours, but carry this spoon  40  allowing the oil to spill(洒出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes  41  on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well,” said the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful works of art hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden which it  42  the gardener ten years to create?” The boy’s face turned red. He said his only  43  was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and  44  my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Relieved, the boy  45  up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the  46  in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in  47  everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking  48  at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was  49 .

“Well, this is the only  50  I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

36. A. argued     B. talked     C. fought     D. played

37. A. duty       B. place      C. turn       D. distance

38. A. some       B. any       C. other        D. little

39. A. get out      B. look around         C. drop out         D. build up

40. A. with       B. for         C. without          D. instead

41. A. covered    B. stared        C. absorbed       D. fixed

42. A. took      B. spent          C. used        D. made

43. A. business      B. interest         C. concern       D. regret

44. A. find       B. reach      C. observe    D. protect

45. A. put        B. stood        C. brought          D. picked

46. A. stones    B. signs       C. mystery        D. beauty

47. A. trouble      B. detail     C. order     D. return

48. A. down     B. up     C. over    D. out

49. A. gone    B. removed    C. cold    D. frozen

50. A. gift     B. news    C. advice     D. reward