Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

The visitors were_______ by the beauty of the West Lake.

A. beaten　　 B. struck　 C. shaken　 D. afraid

Paul had long promised to marry Clara. But at twenty-eight he met and    1   Alice. Clara was—well, perhaps God knows    2   so terrible as a woman—let down in this way.

Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think that it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.

1.According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A. are lack of care　　　　　B. are watered      C. are weeded out　　　　　D. are beaten

2.According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be       .

A. “Seeing is believing”                                    B. “Put everything in proper use”

C. “Practice makes perfect”                               D. “No pain, no gain”

3.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A. strong　　                      B. strange　　       C. deep　　                        D. old

4.Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B. I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C. I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D. I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A.     A Nice Doctor  B. The Deep Roots  C. Adversity and Suffering  D. My Childhood Memory

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（ √ ）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

　　此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

　　此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。

　　After I finished the school this year, I began 　　　　　1.__________

　　to look for work. Now several month later, I still　　　　2.__________

　　hadn‘t found the job that I was interested. Last Sunday　3.__________

　　morning I received a phone call from a man calling him  4._________

　　Mr Smith. He said to me on the phone, "I hear that you do 5.__________

　　very well in your studies. I may have a job for you." 　 6.__________

　　I entered his office with a beaten heart. How I hoped　　7._________

　　that I will go through the job-hunting talk today and he 　8.___________

　　would take me on as a lab assistant. But to my surprised, 　9.___________

what he said disappointing. He only needed a model.　　10.___________