A dog has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.   61    It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.
One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.62    But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”
The god said, “I’m more than ready to make you more beautiful.  63  ” Then the horse said, “My neck is too short .If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”
Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel.   64 As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a c I’m more than ready to amel.”
The god said, “This is exactly  what you asked for. You have become a camel.
65   if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.”

A.I’m so grateful to you.
B.Why not remain a horse?
C.I wish you to change me into a horse again.
D.Tell me in what way you want to be changed.
E.     But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.
F.      Never try to receive more than I have given you
G.    I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now

A dog has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities.   61     It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.

One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.62    But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”

The god said, “I’m more than ready to make you more beautiful.  63   ” Then the horse said, “My neck is too short .If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”

Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel.   64 As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a c I’m more than ready to amel.”

The god said, “This is exactly  what you asked for. You have become a camel.

65    if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.”

A.      I’m so grateful to you.

B.      Why not remain a horse?

C.      I wish you to change me into a horse again.

D.     Tell me in what way you want to be changed.

E.      But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.

F.       Never try to receive more than I have given you

G.     I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now

 

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

     阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  16  on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. 

This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  17  IF wasn’t in a great mood(心情). After they sat at the usual table  18  for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  19  self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  20  the time.”

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   21   and I’ m going to register when I get   22   money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  23  broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”

“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  24  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  25  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t  26  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  27  you could solve your problems.”

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  28  they faced, there was no way he could help!   29  , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   30  : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   31   .”

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   32   of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   33  : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   34   talk about what they had  35 

1. A. agreed

2. A. sensed

B. centered

B. insisted

C. relied

C. declared

D. took

D. guessed

3.

 A. cleaned

B. made

C. ordered

D. reserved

4.

A. sensitive

B. honest

C. cheerful

D. clumsy

5.A. had                         

B. spent

C. seized

D. valued

6. A. notice

B. job

C. course

D. chance

7. A. lucky

B. pocket

C. enough

D. paper

8.

 A. computer

B. fridge

C. camera

D. recorder

9.. A. or

B. but

C. for

D. so

10.. A. drier

B. colder

C. wilder

D. nicer

11. A. take

12. A. when

B. decline

B. where

C. support

C. why

D. watch

D. how

13.A. changes

B. expenses

C. challenges

D. possibilities

14.

 A. Anxiously

B. Curiously

C. Surprisingly

D. Stubbornly

15.A. saying

B. story

C. habit

D. fiction

16. A. rose

B. grew

C. removed

D. remained

17.A. tired                            

B. proud

C. ashamed

D. aware

18.

 A. ambition

B. conclusion

C. description

D. agreement

19.A. even

B. only

C. still

D. thus

20.A. discussed

B. promised

C. arranged

D. accomplished

 

 

IF and WHEN often had lunch together.Their conversation always focused  36  the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.

This particular Saturaday when they met for lunch, WHEN  37  IF wasn’t in a great mood (心情). After they sat at the usual table_  38 _ for them, WHEN asked IF, "You don't seem your usual  39 _self(样子)?" IF replied, "Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take.If only I   40  the time."

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, "I too saw a  41 _and I' m going to register when I get   42 money." WHEN then questioned IF, "What about the new job you were going to apply for?" IF answered, "I would have applied, but my   43   broke down.I couldn't type my resume(简历)."

"Don't worry.I've been thinking about looking for another job also,  44 _I'll wait and when the weather gets   45 _.I will look then.I hate this awful weather."

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that.When he couldn't  46 __it any more, he went to them and said, "I think I know   47 _ you could solve your problems."

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  48 __they faced, there was no way he could help!  49 _, IF asked the man for advice.The man said, "Your conversation reminds me of an old   50 _ .IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   51 _."

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 52 of living their life for the "ifs" and "whens".Finally, they came to a(n)_  53 _: next time they met, there would be no "ifs" or "whens"; they would   54 _ talk about what they had   55 _ !

1.A.in                 B.on               C.at               D.against

2.A.sensed             B.insisted         C.declared        D.promised

3.A.cleaned            B.made             C.used             D.reserved

4.A.sensitive         B.honest           C.cheerful        D.clumsy

5.A.had                B.spent            C.seized          D.valued

6.A.notice             B.job              C.course          D.chance

7.A.lucky              B.pocket           C.enough           D.paper

8.A.computer           B.fridge           C.camera           D.recorder

9.A.or                 B.but             C.for             D.after

10.A.drier             B.colder           C.wilder          D.nicer

11.A.take             B.decline          C.support         D.watch

12.A.if                B.where            C.why              D.how

13.A.changes          B.expenses         C.challenges      D.possibilities

14.A.Sadly                           B.Curiously              C.Calmly           D.Stubbornly

15.A.saying           B.story            C.habit            D.fiction

16.A.rose             B.grew            C.removed          D.remained

17.A.tired            B.proud            C.ashamed          D.aware

18.A.ambition         B.conclusion      C.description      D.agreement

19.A.even                           B.only                    C.still                D.thus

20.A.discussed                    B.promised        C.arranged        D.achieved

 

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