题目内容
Part B: 仔细阅读下面短文并按照语境完成填空(每空只能填一个单词),注意语法,词性、词形变化等。将答案填写在答题纸上。请考生务必注意对应答题纸上相应的题号。
Below are several excerpts(节选)from the travel diary kept by Ann,one of the students from Canada.
I am representing Canada. I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.Tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii. Next week we are flying to Loulan,in China. 48 Pompeii and Loulan became lost civilizations. The city of Pompeii was founded in the 8th century. Near the city 49 a volcano called Vesuvius.Unfortunately ,all the people were buried 50 by the volcano , and 51 was the city. When I walked around the city, I saw streets just they had been.It’s hard to imagine how this quiet volcano destroyed the city. In July, after several days of travelling we arrived in Loulan, a small,wealty commercial city which 52 between the East and the West almost 2,000 years ago.100years ago the Swedish exporer Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom gradually covered by sandstorms.When we went to the city, we found the ruins most interesting. There was an ancient water system 53 ran through the middle of the city. The desert was once a green land 54 enormous trees, but even that didn’t prevent the city from 55 buried by sand---what a pity!
48. both 49. was 50. alive 51. so
52.existed/lay/was 53. which/that 54. with 55. being
While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”
“Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”
Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?
I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?
My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant(主要的)feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”
Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.
A.was living a happy life | B.was careless about his money |
C.was satisfied with his life | D.was rich enough to live a happy life |
A.it’s money that is of importance | B.it’s not money but the attitude that matters |
C.we don’t have to have much money | D.we won’t have enough money in life |
A.They have no guests. | B.They have all they want. |
C.They live a very hard life. | D.They live a very happy life. |
A.not enough or too much | B.lack or too much |
C.lack or contentment | D.just right or enough |
A.Nothing is better than a contented mind. |
B.Where there is a will, there is a way. |
C.Practice makes perfect. |
D.Better late than never. |