第三部分完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his   41 to leave the house building   42and live a more leisurely life with his wife,  43  time with his extended family. He would   44  the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 45  .

The employer was   46  to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal  47  . The carpenter said yes, but in time it was   48  to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house   49  and used poor materials. It was an  50  way to end his career.

When the carpenter   51   his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “a   52   to you.”

What a shock! What a  53 ! If he had only known he was building his 54  house, he would have done it all so   55 . Now he had to live in the house he had built none too well.

56  it is with us. We build our   57  in a distracted (心不在焉)way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At   58  points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have   59  and find that we are now living in the house we have built . If we had   60 , we would have done it differently.

(     )41.A.retirement     B. problem                      C. purposes                     D. plans

(     )42.A.business         B. site                             C. teams                         D. workers

(     )43.A.cheering        B. dividing                      C. enjoying                     D. sparing

(     )44.A.consider        B. miss                           C. raise                          D. save

(     )45.A.get by           B. get alone                     C. get back                     D. get around

(     )46.A.ashamed        B. anxious                       C. frightened                  D. sorry

(     )47.A.favor             B. bargain                       C. present                       D. reply

(     )48.A.frank             B. probable                     C. easy                           D. content

(     )49.A.sadly             B. carelessly                  C. slowly                        D. proudly

(     )50.A.unfair            B. unhappy                      C. unfortunate                 D. unusual

(     )51.A.checked         B. discovered                   C. prepared                     D. finished

(     )52.A.gift               B. salary                         C. memory                     D. punishment

(     )53.A.quality          B. prize                           C. shame                        D. surprise

(     )54.A.final              B. best                            C. everlasting                  D. own

(     )55.A.differently     B. quickly                       C. hard                           D. happily

(     )56.A.Then             B. So                              C. But                            D. Whatever

(     )57.A.houses           B. bodies                         C. glories                       D. lives

(     )58.A.difficult         B. main                           C. strong                        D. important

(     )59.A.created          B. faced                          C. improved                   D. avoided

(     )60.A.recognized     B. noticed                       C. realized                      D. previewed

 

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Experts believe that there are about 40,000 different types of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one is a difficult job in itself.

“Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job that they are not suited to. “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”. So here are a few steps to help you think about jobs, which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else.

To examine your skills and abilities even further, ask yourself this question: in the following three areas — skills with people, skills with information or skills with things — which are your best skills?

You may have noticed something while you were doing this task. The point is that there is a difference between an interest and a skill. If you like are and enjoy looking at pictures, it is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse and not a big dog, that looks like a horse and not a big dog, that looks like a horse and not a big dog, that is a skill. The best job is one that uses your skills n something that you are interested in. in addition to this, it is an advantage if you believe that a particular job is worth doing in the world.

After that, the next step is research. To find out as much as possible about different kinds of work, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers. Ask your friends about the work they do. If you are interested in banking, it is better to talk to a bank clerk who is twenty –four, rather than a bank manager who is sixty –four. Do not rely on your parents’ friends for information. A younger person will be able to describe a normal day at work and tell you about the interesting or boring things when you first start working.

Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, so find something that you enjoy doing.

61. The difference between “finding a job” and “choosing a job” lies in _______.

A. finding a job is a decision while choosing a job is a chance

B. finding a job is more important than choosing a job.

C. A job that you find is one who is more suitable for you than one that you choose

D. A job that you choose is based on your decision and suits you while one that you find often isn’t.

62. What is the first step to find a job that suits you well?

A. The first step is to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else.

B. The first step is to find out as much as possible about different kinds of work.

C. The first step is to ask your friends about the work they do.

D. The first step is to consider your parents’ advice.

63. All the things are ways of research about different kinds of work except______.

A. Go to library and refer to books.

B. Turn to your friends to help.

C. Turn to your parents’ friends for advice.

D. Talk to a younger person for information

64. If you are interested in banking, you should talk to a bank clerk who is twenty –four instead of a bank manager who is sixty –four because_________.

A. they will be able to describe a special day at work.

B. they are full-time workers and can tell you about the interesting or boring things at work.

C. it is easier to find a bank clerk than to find a bank manager. 

D. they are easier to get along with

65. Where does the passage probably appear?

A .A textbook    B. A newspaper   C. A TV programme   D. A magazine

 

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

56.The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because         .

A.the husband was careless                            B.the husband was busy

C.the wife wasn’t informed of the matter   D.the wife ignored the matter

57.What do we know about the bottle?          .

A.It contained poison only for adults             B.It appeared like a nice drink

C.It was broken by the child                             D.It was kept in the kitchen

58.The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as           .

A.optimistic                B.confident                 C.considerate            D.generous

59.What did the writer intend to tell us about life?          .

A.Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.

B.It is always useless finding who is responsible

C.Think of nothing and life will be easy

D.Life should give way to responsibility

 

 

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56. Emi is a university student studying Italian and Polities. She doesn't have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.

57. Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion.

58. Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.

59. Leroy used to be a detective. He still takes an active interest in the work of the police, but these days he enjoys reading fictions after years spent chasing real criminals.

60. Brigitte has a five-year-old daughter and after several talks with her husband, she is considering to educate their daughter at home. She would like a magazine to learn about this new trend.

 

 

Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.

    Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.

    The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.

    In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.

    “There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”

    “You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”

    “Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”

    “How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.

    Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”

    Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.

    “I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”

    Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.

    The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”

    “I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”

    “Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”

    Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.

    One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.

    “Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”

    “Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.

    At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.

1.From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.

   A. was extremely wise and noble

B. was highly valued by the Miller

   C. admired the Miller very much

D. had a strong desire for fortune

2. “Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________.

   A. “Different words may mean quite different things.”

   B. “Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.”

   C. “I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.”

   D. “I think being generous is the base of friendship.”

3. From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________.

   A. serious but kind

B. helpful and generous

C. caring but strict

D. selfish and cold-hearted

4.What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?

   A. True friendship between them.

B. A lack of formal education.

   C. A sudden change of weather.

D. Blind devotion to a friend.

5.The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________.

   A. entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale

   B. show the friendship between Hans and the Miller

   C. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend

   D. persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller

 

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