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

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A punctual (准时的)person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

      ______.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om._He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again,but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things.__ ______.The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable assets as well as the assets of others'. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls or keep appointments promptly.____ ___. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully attends to every piece of work when it has to be attended to .

Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time,he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. _____.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.___.

Unpunctuality,moreover,is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty,whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time.__ _.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om._

A. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful with his time and seldom complains because he lacks it.

B. The unpunctual man,on one hand,never does what he should do ahead of time.

C. In fact,time is life itself.

D. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or

fellow men.

E. The unpunctual man,on one hand,never does what he has to do at the proper time.

F. All guests present ought to be respected by the host.

G. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

 

第二节 完形填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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

Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing   36  for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to  37  their rehearsal(排演).

As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class,  38  by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one  39  to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.

My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large  40 , one by one, to spell out the  41  of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on,  42  each child was holding up a letter, presenting the  43  message, “Christmas Love”.

The performance was going  44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the  45  row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally  46  that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s  47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall,  48  holding her “W”.  49  many teachers tried to quiet the children, the  50  continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A  51  came over the audience and eyes began to  52 . In that instant we understood the  53  why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n)  54  for celebrating Christmas. When the  55  letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.

36. A. songs                        B. message                         C. texts                                D. performance

37. A. direct                        B. celebrate                        C. design                             D. attend

38. A. led                             B. accompanied                 C. looked                             D. pulled

39. A. stood                        B. turned                             C. rose                                 D. came

40. A. letters                      B. words                              C. names                             D. boards

41. A. topic                         B. title                                  C. idea                                  D. theme

42. A. when                        B. after                                C. until                                 D. while

43. A. exact                        B. complete                        C. proper                             D. right

44. A. smoothly                 B. happily                            C. heatedly                         D. joyfully

45. A. back                          B. middle                             C. left                                   D. front

46. A. ignoring              B. unknown                         C. unaware                         D. recognizing

47. A. action                       B. play                                  C. mistake                           D. joke

48. A. highly                        B. proudly                            C. clearly                             D. bravely

49. A. Unless                      B. As                                     C. Although                         D. In spite of

50. A. performance          B. laughter                          C. audience                         D. message

51. A. fear                           B. worry                               C. pride                                D. silence

52. A. widen                       B. close                                C. rise                                   D. wink

53. A. cause                        B. reason                             C. way                                  D. place

54. A. purpose                   B. excuse                             C. reward                                     D. song

55. A. seventh                    B. middle                             C. last                                   D. full

 

 

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset(财产)as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he cannot get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in chare of important tasks failed to be at their proper places at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

 

1.What does the author think is the main difference between  a punctual person and an unpunctual person?

  A. A punctual person does everything ahead of time while an unpunctual person does everything behind schedule.

  B. A punctual person does everything at the right time while an unpunctual person seldom does anything at the correct time.

  C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments while an unpunctual person has few appointments.

  D. A punctual person has much time to do everything while an unpunctual person has little time to do anything.

2.According to the passage, the main reason that a person is always unpunctual is that____________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

  A. he has more work to do than other people

  B. he is always in a hurry when he works

  C. he doesn’t care much about time

  D. he always mismanages and wastes his time

3.According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there____________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

  A. after other guests have arrived

  B. before all other guests

  C. at the appointed time

  D. after the host has got things ready

4.Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?

  A. If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important task.

  B. If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.

  C. Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.

  D. Unpunctuality may make you miss a lot of appointments and lose friends.

 

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