We bought a second-hand house, and that afternoon I was in the workshop of the gqrage,I noticed a part of a carpet sticking out of the ceiling of an attic(阁楼)that was strange, I found a ladder and headed up.
I climbed into the attic, As my eyes adjusted to the dark , I saw a metal container, I opened the lid and was shocked by  what I saw: several rolls of money tied up in orange string , I’ve found , like $800, Awesome!
But there was more than one box of money , I found another seven boxes full to the top, plus two big black bags full of cash, I won’t lie , My first thought was that this was a bleesing from God –the means to fix up this old house; or just to uxe to make life easier for our rwo young sons , who sere seven and four ,But I knew that the right thing was to return the money to the previous owners . So I called them and asked them to come.
They were shocked, of course, not only about the money but that I was returning it , They had recently got the house from their dad and said it must have been their dad who, had hidden the money, What made him do it? I thought about the hundreds of times he had bone to his shop, cut off a length of orange string ,and bound up a roll of money , I like to think he did it for his chileren .
There were balls of that ouange stuing still hanging on the wall of the workshop when we moved in ,I used them to tie up Christmas presents last year, for my kids , I hope it reminded them of the gift greater than money that my wife and I gave them by returning the money ,We did the right thing ,and our children will never forget that.
【小题1】The story took place after         

A.the author got the house from his dad
B.the author bought the house
C.the previous owners hid the money
D.the author’s dad sold the house
【小题2】How many boxes of cash did the author discover in the attic?
A.One boxB.Two boxesC.Seven boxesD.Eight boxes
【小题3】What do we know about the money that the author found?
A.It would be used to fix the old house
B.It had been hidden in the house by thieves
C.No one was sure why it was lift in the house
D.It made the previous owners think of their mother
【小题4】What did the author put on the outside of his children’s Christmas gifts?
A.A roll of moneyB.Balls
C.Tie-up orange stringD.Metal containers
【小题5】The text is mainly about a story of         
A.honestyB.bravery
C.wisdomD.love


Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension
Section A
Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence.But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people.
The so-called “non-intelligence factors” include one’s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits.After a 30-year follow up study of 8,000 males, American psychologists50that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence51      , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will power and self-confidence.
52people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to      53     these factors.
Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies.They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition(营养不良) or laziness, but they never take54consideration these non-intelligence factors.At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these, as reasons55students do poorly.They simply give them more courses and exercises, or56     criticize or laugh at them.After all, these students lose self-confidence.Some of them just feel defeated and57themselves up as hopeless.Others may go astray(堕落)because they are sick of learning.An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were58of learning, because of examinations, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.
It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main      59
to intelligence development in teenagers.It even causes an imbalance between physiological and  60  development among a few students.
If we don’t start now to61the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation.Some experts have put forward62about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors.
First, parents and teachers should63understand teenage psychology.On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning,      64their interests and toughening their willpower.
50.A.came out  B.found out     C.made out     D.worked out
51.A.in itself    B.by itself       C.itself         D.on its own
52.A.Though    B.Nevertheless     C.However      D.Moreover
53.A.believing        B.studying      C.Cultivating   D.developing
54.A.for      B.in             C.into          D.over
55.A.why     B.that          C.when          D.how
56.A.ever     B.even         C.still          D.more
57.A.put       B.get           C.handle         D.give
58.A.afraid       B.ahead              C.aware          D.ashamed
59.A.difficulty  B.question       C.threat              D.obstacle
60.A.intelligent B.characteristic   C.psychological   D.physical
61.A.practice    B.Thrust         C.strengthen     D urge
62.A.projects    B.warnings      C.suggestions      D.decision
63.A.fully     B.greatly        C.very         D.highly
64.A.insuring    B.going              C.encouraging    D.Exciting


第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分。满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain,  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen (母鸡)  45  to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47 . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family, 49__his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52 , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above, 54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59__.
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 60__  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
41. A. large           B. curious                     C. small                       D. fortunate
42. A. guiding         B. blowing                   C. causing                    D. inviting
43. A. on                 B. over                         C. past                         D. to
44. A. introduce       B. punish                  C. protect                        D. share
45. A. offered         B. regretted                  C. managed                  D. turned
46. A. Carefully        B. Gently                        C. Sadly                      D. Luckily
47. A. chicken          B. eagle                        C. hero                         D. fool
48. A. something       B. everything            C. anything                   D. nothing
49. A. and             B. but                        C. so                        D. however
50. A. noticed             B. recognized            C. respected                  D. watched
51. A. cried               B. smiled                  C. argued                        D. explained
52. A. excitement       B. anger                   C. laughter                   D. surprise
53. A. approached         B. avoided                C. continued                 D. considered
54. A. promising          B. proving                C. believing                  D. dreaming
55. A. suggestion           B. advantage             C. dream                  D. discovery
56. A. what                B. why                     C. how                         D. when
57. A. went                B. enjoyed                C. began                   D. stopped
58. A. Happily              B. Finally                C. Quickly                        D. Probably
59. A. gave up                     B. broke down            C. passed away           D. died out
60. A. steal                B. follow                 C. have                          D. remember

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their             38 .They wanted to see if Sam could   39  more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40 ,too. That was not  41 terms for them so they left the room.
They  42  about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked.  43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink(使眼色),we  46 . Showing good sportsmanship(体育精神),I had the kids  47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48  green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49 ,I told them I would make it  50  for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51  to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52 .Each child had pepper in hand and was  53 to start .
Looking at my  54  I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55  their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

【小题1】
A.ateB.likedC.soldD.studied
【小题2】
A.heavyB.colorfulC.largeD.green
【小题3】
A.proposalB.tricksC.imaginationD.plans
【小题4】
A.plantB.pickC.harvestD.eat
【小题5】
A.tasteB.participateC.contributeD.share
【小题6】
A.acceptableB.comfortableC.profitableD.tolerable
【小题7】
A.enteredB.returnedC.respondedD.reached
【小题8】
A.SomehowB.UnfortunatelyC.UnexpectedlyD.Anyhow
【小题9】
A.purpleB.greenC.red D.orange
【小题10】
A.whileB.butC.soD.if
【小题11】
A.smiledB.understood C.agreedD.jumped.
【小题12】
A.prepare B.selectC.cut D.cook
【小题13】
A.fresh B.smallC.deliciousD.hot
【小题14】
A.take in B.take onC.take placeD.take effect
【小题15】
A.more convenientB.more interesting
C.happierD.easier
【小题16】
A.seedsB.leavesC.skinD.flesh
【小题17】
A.timeB.skillC.qualityD.quantity
【小题18】
A.nervousB.eagerC.willingD.glad
【小题19】
A.watchB.childrenC.partnerD.pepper
【小题20】
A.openedB.coveredC.fanned D.washed


How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate vegetables and drink water from a garden hose-pipe(橡胶软管). Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
1.What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
A. He is curious about people’s personal life   B.He is kind—hearted to animals
C.He dislike people around                 D. He likes to help poor people
2. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.
A. unsolved problem                      B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition                  D. hidden difficulty
3. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?
A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others’ very eyes.
D. That they didn’t have meat to eat.
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500            B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken                 D. Getting Along Well Anyway

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