Willy, a merchant, returned home to his own country from a faraway continent, where he had succeeded making a small fortune by hard work. He found on arriving at the port that all his relatives were having a large party.

He was in such a happy mood and in the joy of the moment, he did not even bother changing his grey flannel（法兰绒）suit which had become a little worn during the trip home.

When he entered the brilliantly lit room, his relatives and friends gave him a rather cold welcome because they had noticed his modest suit and immediately imagined that he had come back a poor man.

A young man who happened to be accompanying him was quite irritated at this and said to Willy, “What a wonderful reception you have received from these people. They have not even the intention of shaking your hand after all these years that you have been away from home.”

“Just wait and see!” whispered Willy, “They will soon change their looks!” Saying this he slipped a precious ring on his finger. All of a sudden the faces of all those present lit up and immediately Willy was surrounded by so many people that he didn’t know what to do. A man shook his hand, a cousin threw his arms around him, and he had so many invitations from the people present that he thought he would be unable to make any other appointments for several years.

“Has this beautiful, precious ring of yours the power of magic people?” asked the young man.

“Oh, no!” replied Willy, “They see in this glittering diamond ring something that makes them think I am rich, and, unfortunately, they place wealth above everything else.”

"What blind people!" exclaimed the young man. “It is not the ring that has drawn them to you but their desire for riches. Is it possible to appreciate more a piece of yellow metal surrounded by little stones than the goodness of my Lord? And indeed how foolish are people who place their trust in riches rather than in virtues（美德）!”

1. In what way did Willy go to attend the party held by his relatives and friends?

A. In such a modest mood.               B. In travel-soiled clothes.

C. Wearing a precious jewel.            D. Without being accompanied. 

2. The word “irritated” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.

A. excited          B. pleased          C. angry                    D. envious      

3. According to the young man, people should ______.   

A. give up all the physical wealth          B. appreciate more jewelry than goodness  

C. observe carefully when judging a person  D. avoid being blinded by the desire for wealth

4. Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Diamond Ring                 B. The Welcome Party

C. The Modest Clothes                                               D. The Joyful Crowd 

VINCOUVER （Reuters）——South Korea' s Kirn Yuna can finally relax and does fiot need to think about the future after she won the gold medal in the women' s figure skating （花样滑冰）on Thursday．

       The 19-year-old was the overwhelming （压倒性的）favorite to finish top of the podium （颁奖台） but said the pressure going into the event was large．

       "I feel now as if a huge burden has been lifted, " the Games' highest-earning female athlete-she makes an estimated $8 million a year —said after her near-perfect program where she nailed all of her 11 jumps．

       "I will enjoy this moment and think about things later．I was just thrilled on the podium and I feel so relieved．I had been running toward this dream of the Olympics and was so happy to be here, " she said．

       "Since I have achieved the most important goal in my life．I am going to enjoy this moment for a while and then think about what I am going to do," a smiling Yuna said．

       Japanese rival Mao Asada took silver while Joannic Rochette of Canada grabbed the bronze medal four days after her mother died．

       "I still cannot believe I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics．I have been dreaming about this moment and I cannot believe it is not a dream any more．" said Yuna．

       South Korea was counting on her to grab their first gold medal in figure skating and the first Winter Olympics gold medal outside short track and speed skating．

       "I was just happy to have skated a clean program．It was the first time I skated two clean programs．During the program when I finished all elements I thought 'this is going to be yeah．．．this is it'．"[

1.Kim Yuna felt relaxed because           .

       A．the competition was over

       B．her dream finally came true

       C．she won a large amount of money

       D．she became well-known overnight

2.According to the passage, Kim Yuna____．

       A．had a strong sense of team spirit in the Games

       B．won the first gold medal for South Korea in the Winter Olympics

       C．had expected she would surely win the gold medal

       D．joined in the competition with great pressure from her country

3.The underlined word '"riva” lin Paragraph 6 most probably means"____"．

       A．competitor       B．coach               C．judge               D．hostess

4.It is known from the passage that____．

       A．Kim Yuna is a person of great confidence

       B．Joannie Rochette joined in the games with great sorrow

       C．Kim Yuna is the richest athlete in South Korea

       D．Mao Asada took silver medal by accident

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.  

64.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because _______ .

A．the woman's window was dirty    B．the writer's window was dirty

C．the woman lived nearby          D．the writer was near-sighted

65．Finishing the cleaning, the writer was surprised that _______.

A．the woman was sitting by her window

B．the woman's window was clean

C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon

D．the woman's window was still terrible

66．“…it dawned on me” probably means “_______ ”.

A．I began to understand it       B．it cheered me up

C．I knew it grew light           D．it began to get dark

67．It’s clear that _______.

A．the writer had never met the woman before

B．the writer often washed the window

C．they both worked as cleaners

D．they lived in a small town

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was“Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something,   21  it might be,   22  I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 23  how much of my success I owe   24   my acceptance of those words as one of my values. My  25  job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I   26  what I wanted to do as a career.   27   , I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay at home and  28  a family, so I didn’t think the job I took  29  that much. But I couldn’t have been more  30  . I mastered the skills of the beginning level position. And then I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different  31  . I accepted each new opportunity with the  32  :“Well, I’ll try it. If I don’t like it, I can always go back to my  33  position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve  34  every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I  35  a large number of different talents and skills . If it had not been for my being  36  trying new opportunities, these talents and skills wouldn’t have been  within me. I’ve also discovered that if I  37  what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my  38  , I will succeed. That’s why I am so  39  to be a part of CareerFables.com.  I think  40  has come and I am determined to make it a success.
21.A.whichever      B.whatever     C.whenever    D.whoever
22. A.until after     B.ever since    C.so that     D.long before
23. A.consider     B.ensure     C.predict     D.realize
24. A.at          B.on              C.to         D.in
25. A.hard         B.best        C.extra       D.first
26. A.determined    B.examined    C.persuaded    D.introduced
27. A.Actually          B.Luckily       C.Finally     D.Usually
28. A.rise              B.raise       C.form       D.find
29. A.helped      B.required      C.expressed    D.mattered
30. A.careful      B.mistaken     C.conscious    D.prepared
31. A.situations      B.choices     C.directions    D.positions
32. A.thought     B.reply       C.action     D.advice
33. A.easier       B.newer     C.earlier     D.higher
34. A.permitted      B.counted       C.organized    D.enjoyed
35. A.show        B.possess     C.need       D.stress
36. A.lucky for      B.slow at     C.open to          D.afraid of
37. A.think of     B.call for     C.believe in   D.turn into
38. A.business     B.goal        C.fortune    D.growth
39. A.excited     B.curious     C.surprised     D.helpful
40. A.dream       B.time        C.power     D.honor

用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成句子。（共10小题，10分）

1. He promised to be here at four o’clock but didn’t ____________ until six.

2. Watching TV for a long time is ____________ for one’s eyesight.

3. I am writing the letter to show our great ____________ for the help you have offered us.

4. She ____________ too much importance to the results of the exams.

5. I’m sure she can do the job well as long as she is full of ____________.

6. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people ____________ under the Town Hall clock for the New Year.

7. He is always ____________, which makes no one trust him.

8. I’ll see you after the meeting, if time ____________.

9. You’ll need ____________ and understanding if you’re going to be a teacher.

10. In fact, the population of Canada is only ____________ over thirty million.