During his college years, Sherman Rogers spent a summer in logging(伐木) camp. When the boss had to leave for   41  days, he put Rogers in charge(掌管).

“What shall I do if the men   42  to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who complained all day, gave the other men a   43  time.

“Fire（解雇） them,” the boss said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, “I suppose you are going to fire Tony if you get the   44 . I’d feel badly about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is one of the best workers I’ve ever had. I know he hates everybody and   45 . But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an   46  for eight years on the hill where he works.”

The next day, Rogers went to Tony, “Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?” Tony said yes. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled,   47  I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding   48  the boss had said.

When he finished, Tony dropped the things in his hand and tears went down his   49 .

“Why didn’t he tell me that eight years   50  ?”

That day Tony worked   51  than ever before – and he smiled!

Rogers went back to   52  after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again who was now boss for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to be so   53 .

Tony replied, “Were it not for the one minute you talk to me back that day, I would kill somebody some day. One minute   54  my whole life.”

Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute to appreciate(欣赏) her or him? One minute. It can make a   55  for a lifetime.

　 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 31　 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
　 Her father, a cook, took her 　32 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 　33 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 　34 them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 　35 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 　36 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 　37 in another bowl. After that the 38 　was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you 　39 ?”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to 　40 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 　41 them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He 　42 that each one had had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but 　43 had a different reaction (反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 　44 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When calamity (厄运) 　45 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 　

31. A. grow up　 B. give up　 　C. set up　 　 D. pick up

32. A. into 　　　 B. within　　 　C. out of 　　　D. away from

33. A. first　　　 B. second 　　　C. third 　　　 D. fourth
34. A. looked for 　B. searched for 　C. waited for 　D. called for

35. A. that 　　　 B. where　　 　C. where　　 D. why

36. A. on 　　　　B. over 　　　　 C. off 　　　 D. in

37. A. it 　　　　 B. its 　　　　　C. them 　　　D. themselves

38. A. eggs 　　　B. carrots　　 　C. coffee 　　 D. water

39. A. hear 　　　B. taste 　　　　 C. smell 　　　D. see

40. A. close　　 　B. open 　　　　C. wash 　　　 D. drop

41. A. keep 　　　B. protect 　　　 C. break 　　　D. drink

42. A. complained B. explained 　　C. told 　　　　D. expected

43. A. every 　　　B. all　　　　 　C. each 　　　 D. either

44. A. before 　　 B. after 　　　　 C. behind 　　 D. under

45. A. lies in　 　 B. comes across 　C. meets with 　D. knocks at

Michael Jackson’s sudden death really astonished(震惊) his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger “King of Pop” has appeared.

Wang Yiming, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance moves. He once appeared on U.S. television show “Ellen” and performed successfully at the World Expo 2010.　　 About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born prematurely（早产）, which made his mother really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that moving his body to music would help make him strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with music!

“When he was young, we just started playing music to him and he started moving around like this. But we didn’t think that he had such a strong feeling for music. When he was just several months old, we would let him listen to music and he would stop crying and calm down at once,” the proud mother once said.

So far, Xiao Bao has learned the moonwalk and other Jackson’s moves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn more people’s attention. He is fast becoming internationally popular.

There are lots of problems waiting for him, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career(事业). Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao’s dream will come true one day.

41. Xiao Bao has been famous for ___________.

　 A. his young age　　 B. his dance moves C. his television shows　　　　 D. his strong body

42. Why did doctors advise Xiao Bao to dance?

　 A. Because they knew Xiao Bao’s feeling for music.

　 B. Because Xiao Bao’s parents wanted them to do so.

　 C. Because Xiao Bao likes Michael’s dancing a lot.

　 D. Because they thought dancing would be good for his health.

43. How did Xiao Bao’s parents feel when they first saw his reaction(反应) to music?

　 A. Surprised.　　　 B. Happy.　　 　　　　 C. Proud.　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Worried.

44. What can we learn from the passage?

　 A. People have paid little attention to Xiao Bao.

　 B. Xiao Bao’s fans are not satisfied with his moves.

　 C. Xiao Bao works seriously and never gives up dancing.

　 D. His parents worry about their son’s crazy love for music.

45. What’s the best title for the passage?

　 A. A Boy’s Dancing Career.　　　　　　 B. A Younger “King of Pop”.

　 C. Michael Jackson’s Moves.　　　　　　 D. Wang Yiming’s Hobby.

 Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.

A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional（职业的） storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回报）for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.

I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.

41. Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.

A. hard                   B. colourful                  C. easy                  D. rich

42. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________

   A. little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables

   B. his mother was attracted by the retold story at first

   C. his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again

   D. little Mo Yan had quite a good memory

43. Why did his mother dislike the professional storytellers?

   A. Because she thought they never said anything good.

   B. Because she thought they couldn’t make much money.

   C. Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork.

   D. Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories.

44. In Mo Yan’s opinion, a writer should be a ________ child when they were young.

   A. silent                  B. modest                     C. talkative            D. trouble-making

45. Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?

   A. My Unlucky Childhood                            B. A Storyteller’s Childhood

   C. My Kind Grandmother                          D. More talking leads to success

 Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then  31   ? Here is an example.

    There was a farmer who   32   corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market to take part in a competition. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   33   and won the first prize.

    One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something   34   about how he grew it. The farmer   35 his seed corn to his neighbors.

    "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the   36   with you each year. "

    "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   37   picks up pollen （花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   38   corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality(质量) of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must   39   my neighbors to grow good corn. "

    The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve   40   his neighbor's corn improves.

     As a great man says, "We make a living by what we   41  ; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaning of life is not decided by how much we can  get,    43   by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us   44    from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45   in their life.

(    ) 31. A. why      B. how            C. when       D. where

(    ) 32. A. grew     B. bought          C. sold        D, collected

(    ) 33. A. cheapest  B. prettiest          C. best        D. shortest

(    ) 34. A. popular   B. serious           C. terrible     D. surprising

(    ) 35. A. lent      B. showed          C. offered      D. recommended

(    ) 36. A. game     B. fight            C. experiment   D. competition

(    ) 37. A. wind     B. water            C. farmer      D. neighbor

(    ) 38. A. tasty     B. bad              C. tall        D. unusual

(    ) 39. A. teach     B. remind           C.help        D. require

(    ) 40. A. unless    B. though           C. because     D. when

(    ) 41. A. do       B. own             C. get         D. grow

(    ) 42. A. cheer     B. move            C. work       D. live

(    ) 43. A. and      B. but              C. or          D. so

(    ) 44.A. different   B. free             C. safe        D. far

(    ) 45. A. hope     B. success           C. friendship   D. happiness