阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the  36  to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

We  37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 38  these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a  39 . We took family pictures off the  40  and packed them in boxes. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

Then we took a hard look at all that  41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a  42  to my family. And there was the piano my wife Bev  43  to play when she was a little girl. Not of great  44  in itself, but another family connection.

The thought of  45  something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46  I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they  47  -family and love. They each had a(n)  48  to tell, and some of them spoke in the  49  of our parents and grandparents. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

The fire  50  reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 51 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been  52  . I saw just how rich my life had been. Someone  53  said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  54 . I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  55 .

I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

A.answer        B.call       C.chance          D.task

A.sold           B.bought    C.searched         D.packed w

A.worry   B.care        C.think       D.doubt

A.mark    B.living      C.sign        D.plan

A.walls    B.ceilings  C.windows        D.albums

A.left      B.burnt      C.remained        D.unmoved

A.present        B.connection     C.symbol          D.treasure

A.learned       B.agreed   C.forgot     D.refused

A.quality        B.taste        C.value      D.sense

A.knocking out      B.picking out     C.giving away    D.leaving behind w 5 m

A.but     B.unless     C.even though          D.or

A.contained         B.included   C.represented   D.gathered

A.idea         B.lie          C.right       D.story

A.sounds    B.voices   C.speeds   D.feelings

A.never        B.once       C.seldom          D.finally

A.returned   B.spared     C.stopped         D.found

A.in another way         B.in return         C.at last      D.at most

A.curiously  B.accidentally          C.wisely     D.coldly

A.promised          B.knew      C.announced     D.thanked w

A.affects       B.desires    C.helps       D.counts


第三节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Jessie's Glove
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores.      21    the topics we discuss is the retention (保持)of quality employees -- a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale (薪水标准)in the service industry. During these discussions, I asked the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?" Some time back a new   22    took the question and     23      said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."
Cynthia told the group that she    24    took a Circle K clerk job as an interim (过渡时期)position   25      she looked for something   26     .On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that    27     a single mother, money was very    28    , and her first check would    29    go for paying   30    . Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check..
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that    31    as an office. Cynthia    32    if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. "I overheard you talking to your son   33    ," she said, "and I know that it is hard to   34     things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how    35    he is, even though you have to pay bills    36    you can buy gloves. You know we can't pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we    37   care, and I want you to know you are important to    38  ."
The thoughtfulness, sympathy and    39  of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer  40     than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.

21.A.Of
22.A.employee
23.A.loudly
24.A.originally
25..A.during
26.A.larger
27.A.to
28.A.small
29.A.have to
30.A.calls
31.A.worked
32.A.imagined
33.A.yesterday
34.A.introduce
35.A.important
36.A.after
37.A.can
38.A.him
39.A.love
40.A.has
B. Among
B. student
B. quickly
B. generally
B. while
B. easier
B. for
B. low
B. like to
B. bills
B. regarded
B. wondered
B .last week
B. instruct
B. helpful
B. before
B. do
B. her
B. expectation
B. does
C. In
C. manager
C. slowly
C. mostly
C. after
C. better
C. like
C. useful
C. stick to
C. meals
C. looked
C. realized
C. today
C. explain
C. hopeful
C. when
C. have
C. us
C choice
C. cares
D. about
D. teacher
D. angrily
D. recently
D. until
D. safer
D. as
D. tight
D. attend to
`D. education
`D. served
D. doubted
D. just now
D. speak
D. wonderful
D. since
D. need
D. them
D. wish
D. Says

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling   16  , but I always knew he was   17  . He never criticized us, but used   18   to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I   19   as a child I said something   20   about somebody, and my father said, “   21   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best   22   people, I would get the best   23  . From then on I’ve always tried to   24    the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very   25  . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   26   a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a   27  :stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,   28   any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   29   me to go into law. And I’ve   30   regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,   31   I didn’t pursue my   32  . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As   33   turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national   34   for young people in the U.K.  My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad   35   me.

1.A. biologist      B. manager          C. lawyer           D. gardener

2.A. strict         B. honest           C. special          D. learned

3.A. praise         B. courage          C. power            D. warmth

4.A. think          B. imagine          C. remember         D. guess

5.A. unnecessary        B. unkind           C. unimportant      D. unusual

6.A. Another            B. Some             C. Any              D. Other

7.A. on             B. in               C. at               D. about

8.A. in case            B. by turns         C. by chance        D. in return

9.A. revise         B. set              C. review           D. follow

10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious           D. demanding

11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up      D. keeping up

12.A. suggestion B. decision    C. notice          D. choice

13.A. and   B. as  C. even if             D. as if

14.A. helped B. allowed     C. persuaded            D. suggested

15.A. always B. never           C. seldom           D. almost

16.A. rather B. but C. for             D. therefore

17.A. promise   B. task             C. belief           D. dream

18.A. this          B. he               C. it                   D. that

19.A. newspaper     B. magazine         C. program          D. project

20.A. controlled        B. comforted        C. reminded         D. raise

 

第三节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Jessie's Glove

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores.      21    the topics we discuss is the retention (保持)of quality employees -- a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale (薪水标准)in the service industry. During these discussions, I asked the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?" Some time back a new   22    took the question and     23      said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."

Cynthia told the group that she    24    took a Circle K clerk job as an interim (过渡时期)position   25      she looked for something   26     .On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that    27     a single mother, money was very    28    , and her first check would    29    go for paying   30    . Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check..

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that    31    as an office. Cynthia    32    if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.

Patricia handed her a box. "I overheard you talking to your son   33    ," she said, "and I know that it is hard to   34     things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how    35    he is, even though you have to pay bills    36    you can buy gloves. You know we can't pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we    37   care, and I want you to know you are important to    38  ."

The thoughtfulness, sympathy and    39  of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer  40     than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.

21.A.Of

22.A.employee

23.A.loudly

24.A.originally

25..A.during

26.A.larger

27.A.to

28.A.small

29.A.have to

30.A.calls

31.A.worked

32.A.imagined

33.A.yesterday

34.A.introduce

35.A.important

36.A.after

37.A.can

38.A.him

39.A.love

40.A.has

B. Among

B. student

B. quickly

B. generally

B. while

B. easier

B. for

B. low

B. like to

B. bills

B. regarded

B. wondered

B .last week

B. instruct

B. helpful

B. before

B. do

B. her

B. expectation

B. does

C. In

C. manager

C. slowly

C. mostly

C. after

C. better

C. like

C. useful

C. stick to

C. meals

C. looked

C. realized

C. today

C. explain

C. hopeful

C. when

C. have

C. us

C choice

C. cares

D. about

D. teacher

D. angrily

D. recently

D. until

D. safer

D. as

D. tight

D. attend to

`D. education

`D. served

D. doubted

D. just now

D. speak

D. wonderful

D. since

D. need

D. them

D. wish

D. Says

 

Oh, boy! Time for a game now. oldest brother is the seeker so k have to hide extra good because he’s smart and will find me quickly.But where? Behind the garage won’t work. The barn is too easy. Wait, I know. The door leading under the porch is perfect. No one would look for me under there.

It smells unpleasant under this porch. Wish I had picked another place to hide. Smelly cats! Too late now, I can hear brother seeking everyone out. I’ll just sit here quiet as a mouse. Hah hah hah! I can hear you out by the barn! You’ll never find me over there!

It’s been a while and he hasn’t found me yet. What’s that I hear? Now all my brothers are looking for me. They’ve all been caught, but not me. They’ll never trick me into coming out to catch me. Wait, is that Dad I hear calling my name? Oh no, now I hear someone going to call Grandpa to help look for me. I’m not coming out now because I’m in really big trouble.

What to do? If I come out and say I heard them calling me, I’ll be in big trouble. Think, think! How do I get out of trouble? I know what to do! I’ll tell them I fell asleep while waiting. Is that Grandpa’s voice? Heh heh heh! Now’s my chance. I’ll crawl out slowly and rub my eyes. Now that I see Grandpa go towards me quickly, I say. “I feel asleep.”

“Oh! You had us all worried!” says Grandpa. “You little devil, I’m just glad you’re all right, but next time try not to fall asleep and scare us like that, okay?” says Dad. Whew! I pulled it off (成功). Now to keep my mouth shut. And I did, for over 42 years. Once in a while, a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes. So that’s one of my little secrets I’ve never revealed before. Don’t tell anyone now!

1.The place where the boy was hiding smelt terrible because it         .

    A.was too wet there                                        B.was used as a barn  

    C.was dirtied by animals               D.was just under the garage

2.Which of the following correctly shows the boy’s emotional changes when he was under the porch?

    A.Happy – excited – nervous.           B.Regretted – happy – anxious.

    C.Excited – nervous – disappointed.                  D.Happy – nervous – regretted.

3.By saying “a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes”, what does the writer mean?

    A.Children can win others’ trust more easily than adults. 

    B.Children can tell a lie that others believe to be true. 

    C.Children can be easily fooled by adults.          

    D.Children are good at telling lies.

4.The story is most probably written by          .

    A.a teenager                           B.a naughty boy child     

    C.a young adult                D.a middle – aged man

 

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