A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .
Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”
The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.
The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.
“I’ll start,” offered the wife.
She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.
“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”
The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.
“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”
The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).
We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

【小题1】
A.trueB.falseC.kindD.happy
【小题2】
A.boyfriendB.husbandC.fatherD.mother
【小题3】
A.homeB.familyC.houseD.marriage
【小题4】
A.someB.otherC.the otherD.another
【小题5】
A.repairB.solveC.setD.raise
【小题6】
A.agreedB.admittedC.refusedD.laughed
【小题7】
A.interestedB.surprisedC.troubledD.puzzled
【小题8】
A.lunchB.supperC.breakfastD.dinner
【小题9】
A.suchB.fewC.noD.many
【小题10】
A.guessedB.understoodC.knewD.noticed
【小题11】
A.NothingB.SomethingC.EverythingD.Anything
【小题12】
A.unlessB.untilC.afterD.when
【小题13】
A.floorB.bedC.chairD.table
【小题14】
A.sadlyB.happilyC.angrilyD.crazily
【小题15】
A.perfectB.beautifulC.gentleD.rich
【小题16】
A.readB.writeC.changeD.do
【小题17】
A.beliefB.doubtC.understandingD.acceptance
【小题18】
A.homeB.earthC.worldD.country
【小题19】
A.wasteB.spendC.takeD.devote
【小题20】
A.look atB.look aroundC.look afterD.look for


III.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was  41 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the  42  was. He said he had just come from the airport without a  43 , which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of that ride, the anger slowly  44 . He mentioned he had read an article saying the  45  people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more  46  to give in his life. I was starting to  47  being with him! We continued talking about why  48  is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to  49  it.
As we arrived at my destination, I  50  my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I wanted to share that  51  with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can  52  it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the  53  of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can  54  their gratitude in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better  55 . You give that $20 to a  56  person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a  57  ride myself.”
Wow. This man was  58  10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to find someone who needed help  59  heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and  60  the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
41.A.gotten off          B.put down           C.called up         D.picked up
42.A.question          B.time               C.problem          D.cost
43.A.friend             B.stranger            C.driver                 D.customer
44.A.died out           B.appeared           C.died down         D.died off
45.A.happiest           B.poorest            C.richest            D.strongest
46.A.kindness           B.chances            C.suggestions         D.money
47.A.mind             B.stop               C.allow             D.enjoy
48.A.collecting          B.giving             C.receiving        D.existing
49.A.practise           B.explain             C.watch             D.consider
50.A.printed            B.recorded            C.paid            D.examined
51.A.adventure          B.information         C.language           D.feeling
52.A.refuse             B.raise               C.keep              D.spend
53.A.direction          B.power              C.weight            D.size
54.A.share             B.earn               C.forget             D.miss
55.A.gift               B.idea               C.opinion            D.ride
56.A.homeless           B.native             C.nice               D.brave
57.A.long              B.comfortable        C.free               D.safe
58.A.bored             B.tired              C.rude               D.angry
59.A.after              B.before             C.when              D.as
60.A.learning           B.preparing          C.finishing           D.providing

Monty Roberts often let me use his house to hold fund-raising events to raise money for young people in need.
The last time I was there he   36  me to a group of people by saying, “I want tell you   37  I let Jack use my house. It   38  a story about a young man. When he was a high school student, he was asked to write a paper about his   39 .”
“That night be wrote a seven-page paper   40  his goal of someday owning a horse ranch (大牧场). He wrote about his dream in great   41  and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch, showing the   42  of all the buildings, the stables(马厩)and the track. Then he drew a detailed plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   43  on a 200-acre ranch.”
“When he received his paper, he found that there was a big red ‘F’ on the front page with a note   44 , ‘see me after class.’”
“The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’”
“The teacher said, ‘This is a(an)  45  dream for a young boy like you. If you __46  this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   47  .’”
“Finally, after a week, the boy handed in the same paper, making no   48 . He stated, ‘You can   49  the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
“I told you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot   50  in the middle of my 200-acre ranch. I still have that school   51  .”
He added, “That   52  teacher came to my ranch. Before leaving, he said, ‘During those years I   53  a lot of kids’ dreams.   54 , you didn’t give up yours.
Don’t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your   55 , no matter what.

【小题1】
A.warnedB.informedC.helpedD.introduced
【小题2】
A.whyB.whenC.howD.where
【小题3】
A.breaks away fromB.gets along with
C.goes back toD.is occupied with
【小题4】
A.feelingB.dreamC.difficultyD.contribution
【小题5】
A.expectingB.drawingC.imaginingD.describing
【小题6】
A.strengthB.detailC.surpriseD.courage
【小题7】
A.ownerB.constructionC.locationsD.prices
【小题8】
A.sitB.coverC.riseD.remain
【小题9】
A.writingB.expressingC.suggestingD.reading
【小题10】
A.unrealisticB.wonderfulC.fantasticD.disappointing
【小题11】
A.exchangeB.checkC.rewriteD.treat
【小题12】
A.goalB.gradeC.futureD.behavior
【小题13】
A.sensesB.changesC.commentsD.excuses
【小题14】
A.keepB.followC.continueD.choose
【小题15】
A.fieldB.ranchC.officeD.house
【小题16】
A.buildingB.addressC.storyD.paper
【小题17】
A.sameB.kindC.singleD.famous
【小题18】
A.testedB.askedC.stoleD.missed
【小题19】
A.ThereforeB.FortunatelyC.SurprisinglyD.Generally
【小题20】
A.adviceB.heartC.trendD.statement

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