While traveling in Ssesse Island, Uganda, I came across a basket weaver. Weaving basket designs is a complex craft that ____1____ much skill and cleverness. To see an expert at work is so ____2____ that I had watched this particular lady for hours. What was astonishing, ____3____, was that a young African man had also become ____4____ as the basket weaver performed her craft.

____5____ whether the young man was more interested in the basket weaving or the weaver, I ____6____ the unexpected couple. On being asked about his ____7____ in weaving, the wise young man looked at me with complete puzzle and ____8____ that he didn’t know how to weave so he was watching because people can always ____9____ something from one another.

Of all the lessons I’ve learned during my travels, one of the finest is that ____10____ has nothing to do with wealth and little to do with ____11____ education! Wisdom can be ____12____ in every village, every town, every city, country, and continent in every ____13____ of the earth. Moreover, the wisest are often not those who are the most outspoken but, ____14____, those who are quiet and modest.

The young man on Ssesse Island is a perfect ____15____. His high status in the village was such that he was not ____16____ to study the lowly task of basket weaving; yet, there he was. And to top it off, this modest young man threw out a pearl of wisdom so ____17____.

As I watch what is ____18____ in our world today, I find myself wishing that more people had the wisdom of my young African friend. Much time has ____19____ since I met the young man but I have carried his wisdom in my heart ____20____. And I believe that it doesn’t matter who we are, we can always learn something from one another.

1．A．asks                  B．takes                      C．costs               D．deserves

2．A．encouraging       B．moving                   C．fascinating       D．touching

3．A．however            B．otherwise                C．anyhow           D．therefore

4．A．inspired             B．excited                    C．delighted          D．engaged

5．A．Thinking            B．Finding                   C．Wondering       D．Accepting

6．A．walked              B．approached             C．reached           D．met

7．A．hobby            B．doubt                      C．advantage        D．interest

8．A．replied            B．told                        C．spoken            D．remarked

9．A．borrow              B．learn                       C．understand       D．think

10．A．thought            B．knowledge              C．wisdom           D．opinion

11．A．private             B．special                    C．usual               D．formal

12．A．found              B．invented                  C．discovered              D．created

13．A．side                 B．space                      C．corner             D．district

14．A．though             B．instead                    C．however          D．therefore

15．A．example           B．figure                     C．model              D．symbol

16．A．meant              B．predicated               C．planned            D．expected

17．A．certainly          B．naturally                  C．surely              D．definitely

18．A．appearing         B．turning                    C．happening        D．showing

19．A．passed             B．disappeared             C．lost                 D．missed

20．A．ever after         B．before long              C．long since        D．ever since

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    31    them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   32   the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    33   they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    34    and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    35   . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     36   to mark their way home. To make things    37   . Evans, whom they had all thought of    38    the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     39   along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     40   pushed on at the best speed they could    41   . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    42    fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    43    put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    44    . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that     45   could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     46   a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   47     for another night.

The following morning,     48   the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be    49    some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    50    into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

1.                A．knocked        B．fought          C．won D．beaten

 

2.                A．growing        B．putting         C．planting  D．laying

 

3.                A．after           B．until           C．while D．before

 

4.                A．safe           B．fast            C．short D．slow

 

5.                A．rose           B．set            C．appeared D．disappeared

 

6.                A．taken up        B．cut up          C．set up    D．picked up

 

7.                A．easier          B．better          C．bitter D．worse

 

8.                A．to             B．upon           C．as   D．in

 

9.                A．battled         B．struggled        C．speeded  D．waited

 

10.               A．left            B．lost            C．defeated  D．saved

 

11.               A．manage        B．try            C．employ    D．find

 

12.               A．ached          B．frozen         C．harden    D．harmed

 

13.               A．hardly         B．never          C．seldom    D．nearly

 

14.               A．pain           B．fear           C．trouble    D．danger

 

15.               A．all others       B．some others     C．others D．the others

 

16.               A．away          B．with           C．off   D．on

 

17.               A．bed           B．tent           C．blanket    D．sleeping-bag

 

18.               A．while          B．since          C．for   D．once

 

19.               A．missed         B．separated       C．passed    D．gone

 

20.               A．patiently        B．lonely          C．alone D．worriedly

 

 

       Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the

South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36     them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38    they started the 950-mile journey back.

       The journey was unexpectedly    39     and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41    to mark their way home. To make things    42    . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43     the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

        The four who were     45    pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47     fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    48     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49     . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50    could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52      for another night.

     The following morning,     53    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54     some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55     into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36．A．hit                           B．fought            C．won                         D．beaten

37．A．growing           B．putting           C．planting                  D．laying

38．A．after                 B．until            C．while                           D．before

39．A．safe                          B．fast             C．short                          D．slow

40．A．rose                 B．set            C．appeared                    D．disappeared

41．A．taken up           B．cut up                 C．set up                  D．picked up

42．A．easier               B．better           C．bitter                       D．worse

43．A．to                            B．upon           C．as                      D．in

44．A．battled             B．struggled           C．speeded                    D．waited

45．A．left                          B．lost             C．defeated                   D．saved

46．A．manage            B．try               C．employ                      D．find

47．A．ached                B．frozen          C．harden                     D．harmed

48．A．hardly              B．never          C．seldom                      D．nearly

49．A．pain                 B．fear           C．trouble                       D．danger

50．A．all others          B．some others   C．others                   D．the others

51．A．away                         B．with           C．off                       D．on

52．A．bed                           B．tent        C．blanket              D．sleeping-bag

53．A．while                        B．since          C．for                       D．once

54．A．missed             B．separated        C．passed                D．gone

55．A．patiently           B．lonely          C．alone                         D．worriedly

 (05·辽宁)

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36     them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38    they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    39     and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41    to mark their way home. To make things    42    . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43     the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     45    pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47     fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    48     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49     . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50    could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52      for another night.

The following morning,     53    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54     some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55     into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36．A．hit                      B．fought                 C．won                       D．beaten

37．A．growing              B．putting                C．planting                  D．laying

38．A．after                   B．until                    C．while                      D．before

39．A．safe                    B．fast                     C．short                      D．slow

40．A．rose                    B．set                      C．appeared                 D．disappeared

41．A．taken up              B．cut up                 C．set up                     D．picked up

42．A．easier                  B．better                  C．bitter                      D．worse

43．A．to                       B．upon                   C．as                          D．in

44．A．battled                 B．struggled             C．speeded                  D．waited

45．A．left                     B．lost                     C．defeated                  D．saved

46．A．manage               B．try                      C．employ                   D．find

47．A．ached                  B．frozen                 C．harden                    D．harmed

48．A．hardly                 B．never                  C．seldom                   D．nearly

49．A．pain                    B．fear                     C．trouble                    D．danger

50．A．all others             B．some others         C．others                     D．the others

51．A．away                  B．with                    C．off                         D．on

52．A．bed                     B．tent                        C．blanket                D．sleeping-bag

53．A．while                  B．since                   C．for                         D．once

54．A．missed                B．separated             C．passed                    D．gone

55．A．patiently              B．lonely                  C．alone                      D．worriedly