Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day． "I was a clothes addict, "he jokes．" I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．" Today David wears casual clothes – khaki pants and sports shirt – to the office． He hardly ever wears a necktie． "I'm working harder than ever," David says, "and I need to feel comfortable．"

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work． In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual． In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday． This became known as "dress-down Friday" or "casual Friday．" "What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing．" said business consultant Maisly Jones．

Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code． "A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work," says the owner of a software company, "so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．" Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes． In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale （士气）． Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity． Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money． "Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day," one person said． "For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes．"

1.David Smith refers to himself as having been "a clothes addict," because        ．  

2.David Smith wears casual clothes now, because        ．  

3.According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE? 

4.According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?   

5.In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except         ．    

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mother only had one eye . During elementary school , there was a time  36  my poor mom came to my classroom . She was such a(n)  37  that I threw her a hateful look and ran out . soon word  38  that I had a one-eye mother . Everybody  39  me . So I told myself that I would grow up and become  40  , because I hated my mom and our desperate  41  . Then I studied really hard and later became a powerful businessman . I was living happily in Seoul when my mother  42  came to see me . I felt  43  the whole sky was falling apart on me . My little daughter ran away ,  44  of my mom’s eye . I asked my mother coldly , “ Who are you ? I don’t know you !” as if she were a(n)  45  . My mother quietly answered , “ Oh , I’m sorry . I may have got the wrong  46  ,” and disappeared . Thank God ! She didn’t recognize me . I was quite  47  .

One day , a letter  48  a school reunion came to my office . I decided to take part . After the reunion , I  49  to my old home , only to find my mother falling on the cold ground with a  50  in her hand , which read :

My son ,

I think my life has been enough now . I won’t visit Seoul anymore , but would it be too much if I wanted you to visit me once in a while ? I  51  you so much . And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion . But I decided not to go to the school . I’m  52  that I was an embarrassment for you . You see , when you were very small , you got a(n)  53  , and lost your eye . As a mother , I couldn’t  54  watching you grow up with only one eye , so I gave you mine . I was so proud of my son seeing a new world for me , in my place , with that eye . You mean the world to me .

My world shattered（崩裂）. Then I cried for the person who  55  for me—my mother .

36    A   when               B.     which             C.               whose                   D     as

37    A   achievement     B.     experience      C.         encouragement  Dembarrassment

38    A   showed off       B.     moved about   C.               got around             D     turned over

39    A   turned to          B.     laughed at       C.               contributed to        D     cared for

40    A   generous          B.     devoted          C.               successful              D     lucky

41    A   poverty            B.     illness            C.               desire                    D     hunger

42 A       unfortunately    B.     Unnecessariy   C.        unlikely         Dunexpectedly

43    A   even though      B.     as if               C.             in case                   D     if only

44    A   afraid               B.     proud             C.               sure                      D     full

45    A   owner              B.     beggar            C.               relative                  D     friend

46    A   number            B.     way               C.               direction                D     address

47    A   depressed         B.     worried          C.               relaxed                  D     puzzled

48    A   including          B.     considering     C.               concluding             D     regarding

49    A   returned           B.     responded       C.               replied                  D     recovered

50    A   book                B.     photo             C.               newspaper             D     letter

51    A   hate                 B.     miss               C.               like                       D     envy

52    A   glad                 B.     delighted        C.               sorry                     D     excited

53    A   incident            B.     experience      C.               affair                    D     accident

54    A   stand                B.     help               C.               appreciate              D     understand

55    A   learned             B.     cried              C.               fell                       D     lived

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  37  I had never worked at the bar before.I   38  

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“   39   ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

    41   me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     42     was a bad one,but I      43     .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   44   .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45   ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   46   .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    47   a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   48   me,and she also showed me how to make   49   .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   51   after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   52   the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

A.to                          B.for                     C.after                         D.over

A.because                  B.though               C.until                         D.while

A.promised                B.noticed               C.worried                     D.hoped

A.Therefore        B.However            C.Besides                     D.Yet

A.of                          B.on                            C.about                        D.with

A.blame                     B.fool                   C.frighten                     D.make

A.idea                       B.bar                    C.day                           D.answer

A.guessed                  B.obeyed               C.begged                      D.admitted

A.angry                     B.sad                    C.wrong                       D.ashamed

A.At least                 B.At last                C.At most                     D.At first

A.surprised               B.impolite             C.pleased                      D.impatient

A.damaged               B.destroyed           C.broke                        D.ruined

A.scold                    B.help                   C.beat                          D.save

A.money                  B.lunch                 C.coffee                       D.change

A.two                      B.three                  C.four                          D.five

A.smoothly                     B.fairly                 C.simply                      D.conveniently

A.turn in                  B.count out            C.take over                   D.add up

A.discouraged           B.disturbed            C.disappointed              D.distrusted

A.thought                 B.stated                 C.announced                 D.suggested

A.imagining             B.preparing           C.examining                 D.describing

Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been  36  for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is   37    and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only  38  would know. But walls can’t speak.

    I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man….  39  , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….

For a time, I was left alone, while people came and  40  the house….  Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.   41  , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely  42   with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was  43  .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be  44 .  When Danny went off to college，my heart broke. Soon afterward,   45   sold the house.…

    New owners came and  46  . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my  47   when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a  48   and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my  49   into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and  50   about what would happen next.

    The kids finally became  51    and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted（闹鬼的）--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by   52  of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has  53   me so much. I have been   54  them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will  55   me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

1.A. crowded                   B. empty              C. painted           D. sold

2.A. look back             B. enjoy food       C. have a dream          D. chat with friends

3.A. friends               B. learners          C. neighbors        D. walls

4.A. Luckily               B. Happily          C. Sadly                   D. Surprisingly

5.A. looked at             B. settled in         C. bought in        D. sold out

6.A. At last               B. At one time              C. In the end       D. From the beginning

7.A. tired                  B. friendly          C. taken             D. fond

8.A. older                 B. healthier            C. better                D. younger

9.A. loved               B. told                  C. disliked             D. believed

10.A.Danny               B. I                       C. his parents         D. the old man

11.A. settled              B. went                 C. lived                 D. greeted

12.A. pity                B. pride                 C. surprise             D. sadness

13.A. friend               B. daughter            C. son                   D. wife

14.A. energy              B. time                  C. life                   D. ideas

15.A. happiness           B. dream               C. anxiety              D. disappointment

16.A. old                 B. impatient           C. adults                D. tired

17.A. families             B. furniture           C. houses               D. memories

18.A. impressed           B. surprised          C. encouraged        D. inspired

19.A. putting                   B. copying             C. recalling            D. taking

20.A. call                     B. remember          C. visit               D. attend

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42   reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .

   “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49   . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. loving            B. watering         C. tending          D. planting

2. A. stop     　　     B. stay             C. live         D. run

3. A. kept              B. dropped          C. fallen       D. lost

4. A. realized          B. noticed          C. felt         D. thought

5. A. Excited           B. Frightened       C. Shocked      D. Satisfied

6.A. feel          B. see              C. hear         D. eat

7. A. one          B. two              C. three            D. four

8.A. gardener       B. teacher          C. farmer       D. painter

9. A. taste             B. plant            C. touch        D. appreciate

10.A. it                B. me               C. them        D. you

11. A. with pleasure    B. in surprise          C. with hope    D. in anger

12. A. true             B. possible         C. a pity       D. a shame

13. A. put              B. turn             C. get         D. knock

14.A. mind              B. life             C. future       D. mood

15.A. introduces        B. offers           C. stands       D. leaves

16.A. words             B. behavior         C. story        D. attitudes

17. A. treats           B. acts             C. works        D. serves

18.A. anybody           B. somebody         C. everybody   D. nobody

19. A. ears             B. soul             C. eyes        D. heart

20.A. refusing          B. trying          C. pretending   D. Failing