One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dried up well. The animal cried   16  for hours as the farmer tried to  17  what to do. Finally, he decided that the animal was  18  , the well needed to be covered up, and  19   the donkey just wasn’t worth the  20  , so he invited his neighbors to  21   and help him bury the donkey in the well. They all held shovels (铲) and begin to shovel  22   into the well. At first, the donkey  23   what was happing and  24   cried pitifully. Then, to everyone’s  25  , he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked  26   into the well and was  27   at what he saw.  28   each shovel load of dirt that hit his back, the donkey  29   something surprising. He shook it off and took a step up! As the farmer’s neighbors  30   to shovel dirt  31   the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. The donkey stepped  32   over the edge of the well! As with the donkey,  33   is going to shovel dirt  34   you, all kinds of dirt. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, by never giving 35  .

1.A. happily           B. hardly        C. sadly           D. greatly

2.A. carry out        B. think out         C. leave out       D. watch out

3.A. young             B. small           C. old     D. large

4.A. rescuing         B. killing         C. selling        D. buying

5.A. money            B. effort         C. praise         D. time

6.A. come around     B. come over    C. come down   D. come to

7.A. stone     B. earth          C. dirt             D. soil

8.A. realized          B. found         C. heard         D. saw

9.A. again     B. ever           C. never         D. once

10.A. joy       B. amazement    C. disappoint ment    D. excitement

11.A. off       B. down          C. up      D. over

12.A. astonished        B. sorry         C. worried D. angry

13.A. With             B. As      C. For              D. On

14.A. did       B. had             C. made          D. considered

15.A. began          B. stopped C. started      D. con tinued

16.A. at the top of     B. on top of       C. at the foot ofD. in front of

17.A. luckily          B. successfullyC. hard               D. easily

18.A. life       B. world         C. time             D. work

19.A. off     B. on      C. up               D. down

20.A. up       B. away           C. in      D. out

It’s helpful to put children in a situation ____ they can see themselves differently.

A. that　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. Where

答案:D

 John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.

A. develop B. provoke C. correspond  D. cultivate

[答案]D. cultivate.

[注释]cultivate sb.结识（有地位的人），培养与......的友谊：He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.(他总是极力结识有钱的知名人士。)

本题译文：约翰总是力图结识在职业方面对他有用的人。

第一节阅读表达

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

［1］Can you imagine going through a whole day without telling a lie? “Yes，of course，”most people would answer，but then they've probably forgotten all these lies that are told so easily一“This is delicious．”“You look lovely in that dress．”“I'd love to come with you，”etc．Lies are used a lot in everyday life．

［2］Generally speaking，_______________.The first type of liar wants to please people．The second type wants to protect himself or herself，and the third type lies to get what he or she wants．Lying can also be separated into three different catalogues.

Both sides benefit

［3］If someone is fishing for compliments(赞美)and you tell them what they want to hear，you probably think this a“kind”lie．However，you get something as a result ot this lie, too—affection，friendship，or peace and quiet．

Refusing to accept responsibility

［4］ When you lie for self-protection，the reason is very clear．To explain your late-ness，you tell your boss the train was late，not that you overslept．You cannot be blamed for being late，because you are not responsible for any problems the train has and the con-sequences of those problems．  

The worst type of lie

［5］The third sort of lie is more harmful．It is，for example，the kind of lie that people tell in order to climb up the ladder at work，without caring about the people who are treated badly and unfairly．

［6］What about being lied to? Can you tell when someone is telling you a lie? Obviously there are some verbal(明显可视的) signs. Liars often take longer to answer questions．They also speak faster but are sometimes very unclear about details.  Certain types of body language can also indicate that someone is lying.  Experts say that speaking through one's fingers or putting one’s hands over one's face may indicate that a person is lying．P1aying with one's hair or clothes and being unable to stay still for any length of time are others．

1．How does the author introduce the topic of the text?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 8 words)

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3．Why is the third sort of lie considered the worst type?(no more than 15 words)

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4．List three visual signs of lying．(no more than 30 words)

(1)________________________________________________________________

(2)________________________________________________________________

(3)________________________________________________________________

5．What is the main idea of Paragraph 6 (no more than 10 words)

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阅读文章后，从第55至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案

       America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’

       It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”

       However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”

       The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

       What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.

1.Which of the followings is NOT true？

       A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

       C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

       D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

2.What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

       A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

       B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

       C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

       D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that       ．

       A．Asian people lead a better life

       B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

       C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

       D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

4.What would be the best title for the text？

      A．Attacked by Stress                            B．Attention to Health

      C．Effects of Stress                                 D．Health Report