A man died and was on his way to another world，either the Heaven or the hell.He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the 　31　  of the palace asked him to stay and 　32　   in the palace.

The man said，“I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any 　33　.”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is 　34　   else better than here for you. There are  a wealth of seafood and delicacies.In my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 　35　   you.Moreover，you can rest 　36　   that nothing needs to be done by you.” Then，the man settled down in the palace.

At the beginning，the man felt very 　37　   at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But gradually，he felt a  bit lonely and void.So he went to the owner and 　38　，“It is 　39　  to live by just eating and sleeping every day.Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job？”

The owner replied，“Sorry， there is no job here at all.”

After another several months，the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again，“I really could not 　40　  this sort of life any more.If you do not offer me a job，I would  prefer to go to the 　41　  instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously， “Do you think it is Heaven here？ It is 　42　  the hell！”

31. A. god        B. foreigner   C. owner       D. guard

32. A. sleep      B. eat    C. drink        D. live

33. A. movement      B. hesitation        C. performance     D. work

34. A. anywhere  B. nowhere         C. everywhere       D. somewhere

35. A. visiting   B. stopping   C. keeping    D. avoiding

36. A. assured   B. convinced        C. reminded   D. informed

37. A. bored      B. initial       C. happy       D. scared

38. A. appreciated    B. motivated        C. complained      D. cried

39. A. unbearable     B. precious    C. vivid        D. temporary

40. A. come up with  B. put up with   

C. catch up with       D. end up with

41. A. palace    B. heaven     C. hell   D. sky

42. A. actually         B. immediately     C. directly     D. hardly

阅读理解

　　Percy's mysterious(神秘的) disappearance upset every body a great deal. Percy is a performer in a night-club and just before he was due to appear on the stage, it was discovered that he was not in his usual place. There was certainly good cause to worry because Percy is a dangerous snake and he is over six feet long.

　　The search for Percy lasted several days and a great number of people joined in. As Percy could not possibly have gone out into the streets, he must still be hiding somewhere in the club. The searchers found that some of the boards in Percy's room had rotted and there was a gap(间隙) in the floor. It seemed likely that Percy had slipped under the floor and then crept behind a wall where there was a nice warm central heating unit.

　　The manager of the club suggested that Percy might have found some mice behind the wall and eaten them. Since then he had probably curled round the warm pipes and gone to sleep. As a snake that has had a satisfying meal can sleep for several days continuously, a determined effort had to be made to get him out. The hot water was therefore turned off immediately and the temperature in the room fell to a few degrees above zero. But Percy, who has the reputation(名誉) of being a lazy creature, made no attempt to come out. The manager then tried something else. He placed a dish full of tasty delicacies(精美食品) near the broken floor-boards. Again Percy failed to appear. With the hot water turned off, it was decided that Percy must be freezing by now, so an electric fire was put into his room to encourage him to come in and warm himself. To help him make up his mind even more quickly, cold air was blown under the floor-boards. Even these measures did not succeed, so there was only one thing left to do. The next morning, the whole wall was carefully knocked down brick by brick so as not to frighten Percy with too much noise. The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare, but, to their astonishment, the searchers found no sign of Percy anywhere.

1．Why did Percy's mysterious disappearance upset everybody a great deal?

[　　]

A．He was an actor on the stage.

B．He was a dangerous snake.

C．He was only six feet long.

D．He was a performer in a night-club.

2．People think he must still be hiding somewhere in the club because _____.

[　　]

A．he could not possibly have gone out into the street

B．he was a night-club performer

C．there was a gap in the floor

D．Percy liked to stay under the floor

3．The hot water was turned off to _____.

[　　]

A．cool the snake

B．force Percy out

C．let Percy have a reputation

D．let Percy enjoy the meal

4．Cold air was blown under the floor-boards to help Percy to make up his mind to _____.

[　　]

A．stay　　　　B．sleep

C．eat　　　　 D．come out

5．The sentence“The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare”means“_____”.

[　　]

A．everything around the hot water pipes were taken away

B．the hot water pipes were barely put down

C．the hot water pipes were broken down

D．the water in the hot water pipes was let out

阅读理解

　　Percy's mysterious(神秘的) disappearance upset every body a great deal. Percy is a performer in a night-club and just before he was due to appear on the stage, it was discovered that he was not in his usual place. There was certainly good cause to worry because Percy is a dangerous snake and he is over six feet long.

　　The search for Percy lasted several days and a great number of people joined in. As Percy could not possibly have gone out into the streets, he must still be hiding somewhere in the club. The searchers found that some of the boards in Percy's room had rotted and there was a gap(间隙) in the floor. It seemed likely that Percy had slipped under the floor and then crept behind a wall where there was a nice warm central heating unit.

　　The manager of the club suggested that Percy might have found some mice behind the wall and eaten them. Since then he had probably curled round the warm pipes and gone to sleep. As a snake that has had a satisfying meal can sleep for several days continuously, a determined effort had to be made to get him out. The hot water was therefore turned off immediately and the temperature in the room fell to a few degrees above zero. But Percy, who has the reputation(名誉) of being a lazy creature, made no attempt to come out. The manager then tried something else. He placed a dish full of tasty delicacies(精美食品) near the broken floor-boards. Again Percy failed to appear. With the hot water turned off, it was decided that Percy must be freezing by now, so an electric fire was put into his room to encourage him to come in and warm himself. To help him make up his mind even more quickly, cold air was blown under the floor-boards. Even these measures did not succeed, so there was only one thing left to do. The next morning, the whole wall was carefully knocked down brick by brick so as not to frighten Percy with too much noise. The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare, but, to their astonishment, the searchers found no sign of Percy anywhere.

1．Why did Percy's mysterious disappearance upset everybody a great deal?

[　　]

A．He was an actor on the stage.

B．He was a dangerous snake.

C．He was only six feet long.

D．He was a performer in a night-club.

2．People think he must still be hiding somewhere in the club because _____.

[　　]

A．he could not possibly have gone out into the street

B．he was a night-club performer

C．there was a gap in the floor

D．Percy liked to stay under the floor

3．The hot water was turned off to _____.

[　　]

A．cool the snake

B．force Percy out

C．let Percy have a reputation

D．let Percy enjoy the meal

4．Cold air was blown under the floor-boards to help Percy to make up his mind to _____.

[　　]

A．stay　　　　B．sleep

C．eat　　　　 D．come out

5．The sentence“The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare”means“_____”.

[　　]

A．everything around the hot water pipes were taken away

B．the hot water pipes were barely put down

C．the hot water pipes were broken down

D．the water in the hot water pipes was let out

__1__ Usually it is held in January or February. Of all our festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important to us Chinese. Before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. Several days before the lunar new year, we clean our houses and decorate them. The old folk says that everything must be new and clean for the Spring Festival celebration so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck.

__2__ We put up some New Year pictures. On the Festival eve, all the family members come back to their hometown. No matter how far away from home a person is, he will always try to get home in time for this big dinner.__3__ It means “come together”. When we're enjoying the meal, we give each other the best wishes for the coming year.

On the first day of the holiday, we usually stay at home. We get up fairly early and, first thing, exchange New Year greetings. This is a happy moment for the children.

__4__ And then we let off firecracker and fireworks. We enjoy ourselves very much.

__5__ We sit around chatting and eating sweets and New Year Cakes and all kinds of delicacies(佳肴). Each family prepares something special. Sometimes we would see some lion and dragon dances. The celebration lasts about 15 days.

A. The celebration begins on the eve of the lunar new year.

B. They can enjoy themselves.

C. Every year there is a Spring Festival in China.

D. They can get some pocket money.

E. We often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”．

F. On the second and the third days, we go visiting relatives and friends.

G. Every family enjoys a wonderful dinner.

1. ________　2. ________　3. ________　4. ________

5. ________