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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36   her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37   his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38   . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40   the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42    the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43     and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44     that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45     than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46    .
A few   47     later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48     and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49   and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   50    was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   51     came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52     to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53     at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   54    , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.   55    catch the first one.
小题1:
A．callB．recognizeC．respect D．marry
小题2:
A．remember B．copyC．askD．answer
小题3:
A．fieldB．forestC．river D．building
小题4:
A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five
小题5:
A．seeB．cut C．catchD．discover
小题6:
A．ImmediatelyB．Quietly C．FinallyD．Proudly
小题7:
A．talking aboutB．thinking ofC．looking forD．waiting for
小题8:
A．movedB．openedC．brokeD．closed
小题9:
A．decidedB．noticed C．suggestedD．learned
小题10:
A．ruleB．helpC．choiceD．reason
小题11:
A．get upB．go back C．fall downD．pass through
小题12:
A．secondsB．daysC．hoursD．months
小题13:
A．famousB．big C．shortD．beautiful
小题14:
A．houseB．wallC．groundD．door
小题15:
A．fishB．horseC．bird D．bull
小题16:
A．pityB．shameC．smileD．tear
小题17:
A．explainedB．saidC．sang D．flew
小题18:
A．jumpedB．escaped C．stoppedD．shouted
小题19:
A．angerB．surpriseC．joyD．excitement
小题20:
A．NeverB．OftenC．SeldomD．Always

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:D

试题分析：本文讲述了一个农夫父亲要求年轻人抓住三头公牛中任意一条尾巴作为许配女儿给他的条件，牛一头头过来，年轻人却没有抓住机会，最后一头牛竟没有尾巴，从而错失良机。得出的启示是：人生充满着机遇，要总是抓住首先的机遇，不要错失良机。
小题1:联系上下文法。从下文 you can marry my daughter（原词复现）结合上一句中fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter可知此处指年轻人希望娶农夫的女儿。
小题2:联系上下文法。前面提到年轻人希望娶农夫的女儿，因而前往农夫家请求农夫的许可。ask permission请求许可。
小题3:联系上下文法。从第二段stood in the field（原词复现）可知农夫要求年轻人站在田野里。故选A
小题4:联系上下文法。从下文中the tail of any one of the three bulls（原词复现）可得知农夫说他会放出三头公牛。
小题5:联系上下文法。从倒数第二段He threw his hands to catch ...及最后一段catch the first one..（原词复现）可知农夫让年轻人抓三头公牛中任何一头的尾巴，一旦抓住就把女儿许配给他。
小题6:副词辨析。A.Immediately立刻，马上B.Quietly安静地C.Finally最后，终于D. Proudly自豪地。根据语境，年轻人急切的想娶农夫的女儿，自然会立马按农夫的要求去做，故选A
小题7:短语辨析。A.talking about谈论，谈到B. thinking of想起，认为C.looking for寻找D.waiting for等待。句意：年轻人站在田里，等着公牛的到来。
小题8:逻辑推理法。从下文的out came the biggest bull及 the barn door opened again可推断出牛棚被打开，故填opened。
小题9:动词辨析。A. decided对…作出抉择；决定；选定。根据语境他认为下一头牛是更好得选择，这是他的决定，故选A。B. noticed注意到C. Suggested建议，暗示D.learned得知，获悉，不合题意。
小题10:联系上下文法。从下一段It had to be a better choice than this one（复现）可知此处选choice
小题11:联系上下文法。从下一段He let the bull pass through again可知此处选D
小题12:常识法。三头牛同时在同一天放出，可以推断出：几分钟后，另一头公牛来了，而不是几天，几年或几个月。
小题13: 从“had never seen ”及“ fierce ”可以推断出第二出场的这头牛又大又凶猛，故选B
小题14:第二出场的这头牛趴在地上，注视着年轻人。故选C。A.house房子B. Wall墙壁D.door门，均与语境不符。
小题15:联系上下文法。本文多次提到bull的信息。下一头牛会是什么样的呢？故选D。
小题16:从下一句This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen说明年轻抑制不住心中的喜悦，故选smile。
小题17:根据上一句“ This one was my bull,”推断出这是年轻人他暗自思忖着，故选B
小题18:动词辨析。他调整好他的位置然后在精准的时刻跳过来抓（牛尾巴）故选A.而B.escaped躲避C. stopped停止D. shouted大声喊，均不合题意
小题19:根据语境，此处意思是：使他惊讶的是，这头牛没有尾巴。
小题20:综合全文，最后一句是文章的升华，即得到的启示：人生充满着机遇，要总是抓住首先的机遇，不要错失良机。
点评：本文讲述了一个农夫要求年轻人抓住三头公牛中任意一条尾巴作为许配女儿给他的条件，年轻人却没有抓住机会，从而得出的启示是：人生充满着机遇，要总是抓住首先的机遇，不要错失良机。文章富有哲理。而且不少题目是运用联系上下文的方法，所以要注意瞻前顾后，逐句细读，根据上下文所提供的信息或社会及生活常识或逻辑推理判断答案
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father  __36__  me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is ­­­­­__37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.
That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __44__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
小题1:
A．rushedB．sentC．carriedD．introduced
小题2:
A．distinguishedB．favoredC．mistakenD．rewarded
小题3:
A．soonerB．laterC．longerD．earlier
小题4:
A．draggedB．shookC．raisedD．bent
小题5:
A．perfectB．rightC．wrongD．impolite
小题6:
A．butB．soC．andD．or
小题7:
A．agreementB．friendshipC．gapD．relationship
小题8:
A．opinionB．imageC．expectationD．mind
小题9:
A．beggedB．persuadedC．orderedD．invited
小题10:
A．successfulB．meaningfulC．helpfulD．useful
小题11:
A．treatedB．entertainedC．educatedD．respected
小题12:
A．cameraB．radioC．bicycleD．typewriter
小题13:
A．consideredB．suspectedC．ignoredD．appreciated
小题14:
A．beliefB．requestC．criticismD．description
小题15:
A．teachingB．writingC．studyingD．reading
小题16:
A．nextB．sameC．onlyD．real
小题17:
A．cleverestB．wealthiestC．strongestD．healthiest
小题18:
A．enthusiasmB．sympathyC．fortuneD．confidence
小题19:
A．deliberatelyB．happilyC．traditionallyD．constantly
小题20:
A．winB．reachC．matchD．doubt
A few days ago, I went to school with lots of books，hoping to get a locker (锁柜). Suddenly, it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker, but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $ 7.00 short, which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting (令人精疲力竭的) two-hour journey back home with all those books.
An elderly gentleman nearby noticed my problem. He asked how much cash I needed. When I told him I was $7 short, he quickly took out the money from his wallet .“You don’t have to pay me back ,”he said. I was speechless; I didn't know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. “He’s really nice ,”said the student. I was starving this morning and he bought breakfast for me. He always helps people in different ways.
The next day, I went to him and thanked him for trusting me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and didn't expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy,” he said,“not because I’m getting my money back, but because this is the right way to go---whatever you get from this world, give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”
Later, I found out he wasn’t involved with any charity（慈善）organizations. He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier, someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since.
He taught me a very important lesson in life. We come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own, it will become somebody else’s and whatever we leave, it will become somebody else’s.  
小题1:Why did the writer need a locker in the school?
A．To help him get away from the sudden rain.
B．To store his large quantity of books.
C．To carry it back home with his books inside.
D．To make it easier for him to go on a trip.
小题2:When the old gentleman offered the money, the writer was________.
A．touchedB．amazed C．hesitantD．embarrassed
小题3:From Paragraph 3 we learn that ________.
A．the gentleman worked in the school
B．the gentleman was kind but forgetful
C．the gentleman thought it right to give back to society
D．the gentleman refused to take back the money
小题4:From the passage we can conclude that_______.
A．people shouldn't focus too much on money
B．the writer often takes many books to school
C．there was only $ 7 in the writer's wallet
D．the writer lived not far from the school
You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
小题1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Choose to Be HappyB．Choose Your Emotions
C．Pretend to Be HappyD．Find Happiness
小题2:The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.
A．she can depend on her husband to find happiness
B．balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
C．one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
D．happiness can be influenced by outside forces
小题3:Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A．To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.
B．To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
C．To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
D．To help to move to the next paragraph easily.
小题4:The writer suggests that we should ________.
A．let others control our feelings
B．respond immediately to others’ words
C．pay more attention to words than actions
D．hold back our feelings properly
In March 1987, I started a new magazine called Creating Excellence. It was a very proud moment for me. I’d worked hard for over a year to create it, and the premiere issue (首次发刊) was a real success.
Shortly after we mailed 25,000 copies, I received one in the mail. But this one wasn’t as beautiful as the ones we’d sent out. It was marked in red ink correcting the grammatical errors (语法错误) in it. A talented editor had read the issue carefully and found more errors than I could have imagined.
I felt abashed. A magazine called Creating Excellence should be perfect in its content (内容). The stories were good, but the errors this woman had found showed that we were far from being excellent.
At first, I was upset with my editor for not having caught more mistakes, and also upset with the woman who seemed to have taken pleasure in pointing them out. Later, I was upset with myself for not having employed a better editor.
Then I realized that I had to face up to my mistakes. I called the woman who had shown me that we were not so excellent. I thanked her for taking the time to read our magazine so carefully. As painful as it was, I accepted responsibility for it.
Then I offered her the job of editing our publication. The result was a great improvement in it; we could now be very proud of our magazine.
From this I learnt that an upsetting moment could be an opportunity to see the truth, and accepting responsibility could help to prevent one making the same mistakes for a second time, and to make "excellence" a reality.
小题1:From the first paragraph we learn that _____.
A．the author put little effort into his first magazine
B．the author’s job was selling magazines
C．the author was very satisfied with his work
D．the author experienced a total failure
小题2:What does the underlined word "abashed" mean?
A．excited.B．embarrassed.C．interested.D．exhausted.
小题3:What do we learn about the woman who had found the errors in the magazine?
A．She was causing trouble on purpose.
B．She liked pointing out the errors of others.
C．She contributed a lot to the success of the premiere issue.
D．She ended up joining the magazine.
小题4:What do we learn from this passage?
A．Pride is the biggest enemy of success.
B．Success is behind many failures.
C．Picking holes in something can help you find a job.
D．Accepting responsibility for one’s errors can lead to real excellence.
After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?
That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.
However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.
In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.
True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious (珍贵的) gift from a mother to her child.
小题1:Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?
A．They all wanted to have a good rest.
B．The author didn’t do well in the exam.
C．What the doctor said made them worried.
D．They focused on the scenery along the road
小题2:How did the author manage to get high marks?
A．By being confident
B．By listening carefully.
C．By getting help from his classmates.
D．By reading as many books as possible.
小题3:We can learn from the text that    .
A．the author’s sight recovered finally
B．reading made the author more sensitive
C．the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him
D．reading made the author not worry about his sight
小题4:Which of the following could be the title of the text?
A．My eyesight troubleB．An unforgettable experience
C．With ears wide openD．About Mother’s love
About fifty years ago, when television first came out, people thought that radio was no longer useful. Television has both sounds and images（影像）. It is much more real and interesting to watch television than to listen to the radio.
However, fifty years later radio is still very popular and it will be here for a long time. One reason is that we don’t need to see an image when we listen to the music on the radio. In fact, listening with your eyes closed is the best way to listen to a piece of music. You can imagine yourself on a sandy beach or up high on a mountain. In other words, you can create your own images. Moreover, while listening to the radio, you don’t have to take your eyes off your work. For example, you can listen to the radio and drive at the same time. Or you can read a book and listen to the radio. Television, on the other hand, doesn’t have this advantage.
A radio is much smaller than a television. You can take a radio anywhere and turn it on anytime you want. In a quiet place you can use headphones to listen to the news or music on the radio. In this way you won’t disturb anybody.
Moreover, a radio is much cheaper than a television. For less than $ 20 you can buy a small radio and have fun with it.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Music.B．Radio.C．Sound.D．Television.
小题2:People like to watch TV because _______.
A．it has headphones to listen to the news
B．they can drive while watching TV
C．it has both sounds and images
D．they can watch with their ears
小题3:We learn from the passage that _______.
A．people can take a radio anywhere and turn it on anytime
B．television came out 50 years ago and it is useless now
C．a radio is more expensive than a television
D．people can use headphones to read books
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __1__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __2__.
“Look __3__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __4__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __5__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __6__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __7__ one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. __8__ that day I had begged my mother to do __9__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __10__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __11__ as I said.
When I __12__ my father for help, he would not help. _13__, he brought me to this high tower to __14__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __15__.
At school the next day, I _16__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to _17__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __18__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __19__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __20__ me that there is more than one way to the square.
小题1:
A．takenB．sentC．broughtD．left
小题2:
A．thatB．whyC．whatD．how
小题3:
A．downB．upC．outD．around
小题4:
A．strengthB．courageC．spiritD．bravery
小题5:
A．towerB．churchC．squareD．village
小题6:
A．SchoolB．SocietyC．FamilyD．Life
小题7:
A．inB．onC．byD．at
小题8:
A．EarlierB．LaterC．AfterD．During
小题9:
A．her bestB．a favorC．somethingD．everything
小题10:
A．defendedB．refusedC．excusedD．agreed
小题11:
A．wellB．goodC．badD．usual
小题12:
A．belonged toB．turned toC．tried toD．led to
小题13:
A．ThereforeB．SoC．InsteadD．Anyway
小题14:
A．showB．makeC．prepareD．give
小题15:
A．planB．questionC．problemD．suggestion
小题16:
A．angrilyB．secretlyC．kindlyD．politely
小题17:
A．cookB．boilC．makeD．serve
小题18:
A．madeB．failedC．workedD．took
小题19:
A．if B．onceC．since D．until
小题20:
A．remindB．approveC．affectD．limit
The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t   36  the house any more?” He kept silent and she   37  shook her head.
The landlady began   38  the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have   39  my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her   40  room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply   41  to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for   42  you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other   43  . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物)such as her bag and umbrella on the   44  once she entered the room, staring at the whole   45  and feeling terribly upset. Then he began   46  more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which   47  his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to   48  their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were   49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were   50  nonstop through these holes.
　　She   51  to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house   52  we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She   53  realized that marriage was like a wall and that all   54  and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall.  55  , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
小题1:
A．likeB．cleanC．rentD．keep
小题2:
A．simplyB．barelyC．coldlyD．proudly
小题3:
A．observingB．examiningC．watchingD．spotting
小题4:
A．sharedB．ruinedC．keptD．decorated
小题5:
A．familiarB．dirtyC．emptyD．bright
小题6:
A．devotedB．attachedC．optimisticD．guilty
小题7:
A．leavingB．havingC．askingD．getting
小题8:
A．clothesB．picturesC．umbrellasD．hats
小题9:
A．floorB．wallC．ceilingD．door
小题10:
A．troubleB．messC．confusionD．order
小题11:
A．puttingB．strikingC．drivingD．beating
小题12:
A．hungB．fastenedC．droppedD．swung
小题13:
A．connectB．fixC．hangD．put
小题14:
A．replacedB．separatedC．unfastenedD．removed
小题15:
A．cryingB．achingC．bleedingD．disturbing
小题16:
A．jumpedB．heldC．stuckD．got
小题17:
A．ifB．unlessC．asD．until
小题18:
A．especiallyB．eventuallyC．fortunatelyD．sadly
小题19:
A．chaos(混乱)B．troublesC．quarrelsD．challenges
小题20:
A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．ThusD．However

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