阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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。

My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper   36   what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven – paper   37   his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his   38   into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his   39  . Two days later he received his paper back. On the   40   page was a large red F with a   41   that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “  42   did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like   43  . Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no   44   a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “  45   you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your   46  .”

The boy went home and   47   about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the   48  paper, making no changes.

Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm. I   49   have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The   50   part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher   51   30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was   52  , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream    53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.   54   you had enough courage not to   55  yours.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…

1.

 A. in                                         B. at                                 C. for                                D. about

2.

A. giving                                   B. taking                         C. describing                  D. making

3.

A. opinion                                 B. thought                      C. soul                             D. heart

4.

A. classmate                           B. teacher                      C. father                         D. writer

5.

A. front                                     B. middle                        C. back                            D. last

6.

A. word                                     B. note                            C. paper                          D. letter

7.

 A. What                                  B. Where                        C. Why                             D. How

8.

A. you                                        B. me                               C. him                              D. them

9.

A. road                                      B. way                             C. method                      D. idea

10.

A. Now                                      B. Although                    C. Since                           D. If

11.

A. work    B. idea                    C. grade                          D. advice

12.

A. thought                               B. write                           C. spoke                          D. read

13.

 A. new                                    B. same                           C. different                     D. second

14.

A. never                                    B. again                           C. even                            D. still

15.

A. first                                       B. biggest                       C. best                             D. most

16.

A. brought                               B. took                             C. carried                        D. found

17.

A. arriving                                B. leaving                        C. moving                       D. reaching

18.

 A. stealer                               B. maker                         C. lover                            D. leader

19.

A. Unluckily                              B. Generally                   C. Finally                         D. Fortunately

20.

A. take up                                B. make up                     C. give up                        D. break up

— How was your job interview?

— Oh, couldn’t feel ______. I hardly found proper answers to most of the questions they asked.

         A. better                              B. easier                              C. worse                              D. happier

John, an academically(学术上) excellent young man, went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last   26 .
The director asked, “Who paid for your school fees?” John answered, “My   27  did. When I was young, my father   28 .”   Then he continued, “  29 was your mother?” John answered, “My mother worked as a   30  cleaner.” Hearing this, the director asked John to  31 his hands. John reached out his hands that were   32  and perfect. The director said, “I have a   33 . When you go home, clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt   34  but did it. His tears fell   35  he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so   36 . Also John   37  that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to   38  him. After cleaning his mother’s hands, John   39  washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day, John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes, John was asked to   40  his feelings. “Now I know what is   41 .Without my mother, there wouldn’t be the   42  me today. By helping my mother, I see how   43  it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled, “This is what I am   44 . I want a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who   45  put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”

John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.

“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”

“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”

In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”

When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.

“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”

Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”

1. Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A. he liked listening to the radio

B. he had a big family to support

C. he spent a lot of time writing letters

D. he didn’t do the jobs well

2. Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.

A. three  B. six    C. nine     D. eleven

3. Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.

A. Because he was lazy

B. Because he was out of work

C. Because he deceived(欺骗)

D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit

4. What would probably happen at last? _______.

A. Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper

B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny

C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper

D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter

5.Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?

A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner

B. What’s Johnny’s secret

C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do

D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back  

Steve Jobs on life and death

When I was 17, I read a quote （引述） that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an   1  on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every   2  and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”  And whenever the    3  has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to   4  something.

Remembering that I’ll be   5  soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big   6  in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all   7  of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is   8  important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to   9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to   10  your heart.

Your time is limited, so don’t   11  it living someone else’s life. Don’t be   12  by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the   13  to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to   14 . Everything else is   15 .

1.                A．expectation     B．impression      C．imagination    D．examination

2.                A．minute         B．night           C．day  D．week

3.                A．answer         B．solution         C．result    D．chance

4.                A．accept         B．hide           C．change   D．avoid

5.                A．famous         B．dead           C．old  D．forgotten

6.                A．decisions       B．contributions    C．differences    D．mistakes

7.                A．understanding   B．certainty        C．fear D．knowledge

8.                A．mostly         B．hardly          C．nearly    D．truly

9.                A．take           B．lose            C．give D．win

10.               A．break          B．catch          C．warm D．follow

11.               A．waste          B．imagine        C．spend D．risk

12.               A．confused       B．trapped        C．discouraged    D．hurt

13.               A．wisdom        B．idea           C．desire D．courage

14.               A．see            B．show          C．become   D．forget

15.               A．necessary       B．natural         C．secondary D．possible