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  There was one thing that I found rather strange on my first day to work at Monk’s House.The floors in the house were very thin.The bathroom was directly above the kitchen, and when Mrs.Wolf was having her bath before breakfast, I could hear her talking to herself.On and on she went, talked, talked, talked, asking questions and giving herself the answers.I thought there must have been two or three people up there with her.Later Mrs.Woolf explained that Mrs.Woolf always said the sentences out loud what she had written during the night.She needed to know if they sounded right and the bath was a place for trying them out.

  I was not allowed to make coffee at Monk’s House-Mr.and Mrs.Woolf came into the kitchen at eight o’clock every morning to make it.When we carried the breakfast trays to Mrs.Woolf’s room I noticed that there were pencils and paper beside her bed so that when she woke up she could work, and sometimes it seemed as though she had had very little sleep.

  Mrs.Woolf’s bedroom was outside the house in the garden.I used to think how inconvenient it must be to have to go out in the rain to go to bed.Her bedroom had been added on to the back of the house; the door faced the garden and a window at the side opened out on to a field.Because the writing room was small.Mr.Woolf had had a large one built for her at the end of the garden against the church wall.

  I can always remember her coming out of her writing room only for lunch each day.She used to walk down through the thin and very graceful, with large, deep set eyes.She wore long skirts in the fashion of the day, any silk jackets of the same color, which suited her well.I pressed her clothes and did any sewing that was necessary.

  Her cigarettes were made from a special tobacco called My Mixture.Mr.Woolf bought it for her in London, and in the evenings, they used to sit by the fire and make these cigarettes themselves.

(1)

At the time of this passage, the writer might have been ________.

[  ]

A.

a friend of Mrs.Woolf

B.

the assistant of Mr.Woolf

C.

a reporter who was writing about Mrs.Woolf’s life

D.

the housekeeper at Monk’s House

(2)

What was particularly unusual about Monk’s House?

[  ]

A.

The floors were very thin.

B.

The bathroom was directly above the kitchen.

C.

Mrs.Woolf’s bedroom was outside the house in the garden.

D.

The house was next to a church.

(3)

What was Mr.Woolf’s attitude towards his wife according to this passage?

[  ]

A.

He lived a separate life from his wife.

B.

He found her strange and difficult to get along with.

C.

He helped with her writings although he didn’t understand much.

D.

He tried his best to satisfy her needs.

(4)

According to this passage, Mrs.Woolf ________.

[  ]

A.

spent most of her time on her own work

B.

didn’t have a good taste of clothes

C.

didn’t do any housework herself

D.

was attractive but cold to others

Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of  36  and perseverance (毅力), while the other was  37_ and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   38 _person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would__ 39_a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately_ 40   and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and_ 41__ . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, _42__ at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming   43 _the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  __44__ that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been   45_ for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   46__  daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  47_ on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours  48 _. Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  49  he earned.

The hard-working man was   50  how this lazy man could earn it—he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are  51  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the  52  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your_ 53__ whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  54  you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶@&*) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can__ 55_ you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

A. hobbies              B. ideas                C. patience                D. money

A. lazy                  B. patient              C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working

A. last                   B. first                  C. second                D. only

A. accept                  B. keep                 C. win                  D. defeat

A. set in                  B. set aside            C. set up                  D. set out

A. worked                B. drank                C. slept                   D. played

A. laughed                 B. glared               C. stared                  D. looked

A. across                  B. through             C. over                   D. past

A. representing             B. believing           C. emphasizing           D. complaining

A. swimming            B. jumping            C. resting                 D. running

A. admired              B. invented            C. found                  D. realized

A. commented           B. carried                     C. figured               D. depended

A. before              B. later                  C. next                  D. further

A. money             B. medal               C. prize                 D. gold

A. believing             B. recognizing              C. discussing               D. wondering

A. true                 B. indeed               C. certain                 D. hardly

A. west                  B. east                   C. north                 D. south

A. ears                   B. hands          C. sight                        D. mind     

A. hide from             B. learn from      C. keep from             D. come from   

A. make                  B. let             C. blind                      D. protect  

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。
Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of   31   and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was   32   and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   33  person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would  34   a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man immediately  35  and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and   36 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor,  37  at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming  38   the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  39  that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.
The hard-working man had been   40  for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   41   daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  42  on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours   43  . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  44  he earned.
The hard-working man was   45   how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are   46  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the   47  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your  48   whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  49   you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes, perseverance can   50  you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.
31. A. hobbies            B. ideas                      C. patience               D. money
32. A. lazy                B. patient                 C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working
33. A. last                B. first                         C. second                D. only
34. A. accept                B. keep                       C. win                   D. defeat
35. A. set in               B. set aside               C. set up                 D. set out
36. A. worked              B. drank                      C. slept                  D. played
37. A. laughed               B. glared                    C. stared                D. looked
38. A. across               B. through                 C. over                   D. past
39. A. representing         B. believing                C. emphasizing            D. complaining
40. A. swimming            B. jumping                 C. resting                 D. running
41. A. admired             B. invented                C. found                  D. realized
42. A. commented          B. carried                            C. figured                 D. depended
43. A. before               B. later                       C. next                  D. further
44. A. money             B. medal                     C. prize                  D. gold
45. A. believing             B. recognizing           C. discussing               D. wondering
46. A. true                B. indeed                    C. certain                 D. hardly
47. A. west                  B. east                        C. north                 D. south
48. A. ears                   B. hands         C. sight                           D. mind     
49. A. hide from             B. learn from      C. keep from              D. come from   
50. A. make                  B. let             C. blind                          D. protect  

Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of  36  and perseverance (毅力), while the other was  37_ and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   38 _person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would__ 39_a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately_ 40   and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and_ 41__ . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, _42__ at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming   43 _the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  __44__ that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been   45_ for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   46__  daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  47_ on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours  48 _. Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  49  he earned.

The hard-working man was   50  how this lazy man could earn it—he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are  51  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the  52  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your_ 53__ whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  54  you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can__ 55_ you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

1.A. hobbies              B. ideas                C. patience                D. money

2.A. lazy                  B. patient              C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working

3.A. last                   B. first                  C. second                D. only

4.A. accept                  B. keep                 C. win                  D. defeat

5.A. set in                  B. set aside            C. set up                  D. set out

6.A. worked                B. drank                C. slept                   D. played

7.A. laughed                B. glared               C. stared                  D. looked

8.A. across                 B. through             C. over                   D. past

9.A. representing            B. believing           C. emphasizing           D. complaining

10.A. swimming            B. jumping            C. resting                 D. running

11.A. admired              B. invented            C. found                  D. realized

12.A. commented           B. carried                     C. figured               D. depended

13. A. before              B. later                  C. next                  D. further

14.A. money             B. medal               C. prize                 D. gold

15.A. believing             B. recognizing              C. discussing               D. wondering

16.A. true                 B. indeed               C. certain                 D. hardly

17.A. west                  B. east                   C. north                 D. south

18.A. ears                   B. hands          C. sight                        D. mind     

19.A. hide from            B. learn from      C. keep from             D. come from   

20.A. make                 B. let             C. blind                      D. protect  

 

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