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

Taking Care

From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I have always  1  her and the way she took care of everyone. I wanted to be just like her.

So, here I am, a   2  for the last seven years. I love my work. Now, my father is quite   3  . He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical  4  . Up until April of this year, he was able to live alone, drive, and   5  all of his own needs. His health has broken sown swiftly. I’m the only girl out of the five children. Being the only girl and a nurse  6  me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very 7  , not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to   8  my own family to be here with Dad. I know this is   9  I need to be but it is still hard. I   10  abut 12-15 hours day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our   11  left together is short.

At the same time, I find myself 12  that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their   13  . they all have families of their own and busy lives but…so do I. My eldest brother does help some. He   14  at night. He comes in at 8 or 9pm and lets me go home. But he is up and   15  to hit the road at about 6 am. My   16  brothers pop in for 10-15 minute visits. It is   17  annoying. They say they  18  stand “to see Daddy this way” which I understand. It hurts me to see him so sick  19  weak, too. But …he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us our whole lives. I just  20  like we should all do our part to take care of him now.

1．A．missed                  B．admired               C．cheered               D．loved

2．A．nurse                    B．mother                C．doctor                 D．daughter

3．A．stubborn               B．healthy                C．lonely                  D．ill

4．A．puzzles                 B．difficulties           C．problems             D．matters

5．A．give up                 B．take care of         C．watch over          D．take up

6．A．put                       B．encouraged          C．obliged                D．showed

7．A．necessary              B．easy                    C．important            D．difficult

8．A．refuse                   B．support               C．abandon              D．own

9．A．when                    B．how                    C．where                 D．why

10．A．waste                  B．spend                  C．kill                      D．pass

11．A．  money               B．pleasure               C．emotion               D．time

12．A．angry                  B．calm                   C．enthusiastic         D．anxious

13．A．trips                    B．favours               C．visits                   D．meals

14．A．lives                    B．appears               C．sleeps                 D．stays

15．A．likely                   B．ready                  C．sorry                  D．glad

16．A．other                   B．dear                    C．busy                   D．pitiful

17．A．even                   B．ever                    C．still                     D．really

18．A．mustn’t               B．needn’t                C．can’t                   D．shouldn’t

19．A．or                       B．and                     C．yet                      D．but

20．A．feel                     B．sound                  C．smell                   D．look

Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.
One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.
In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.   
At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.
【小题1】We know from the second paragraph that ________.

Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.

One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.

In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.   

At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.

1.We know from the second paragraph that ________.

A．the author cried while driving that afternoon

B．a girl picked up an earring before getting off

C．there was only one passenger on the bus

D．the girl gave the author an earning as a gift

2.The author decided to have a change in life because ________.

A．what the earring owner said moved him

B．he didn’t want to be a driver any more

C．his friends helped him become positive

D．he was offered a better job in a hospital

3.When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________.

A．annoyed          B．delighted          C．shocked          D．disappointed

4.Who was the owner of the earring lost on the bus according go the passage?

A．One of the author’s friends.              B．A real gentleman

C．A manager in a hospital                   D．Not mentioned

5.What does the author want to show in this passage?

A．Lost things should be returned to the owner.

B．Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning.

C．One should hold a positive attitude towards life.

D．It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.

阅读理解

　　Hong Kong comedian Sun Xing said he came to Shanghai to work for “his wife”. In fact, he came here to make new TV serials (连续剧).“People working with me are likely (可能的) to have a stomachache, for I am able to please them so much that they forget to eat.”Sun joked.

　　Sun has played the role of Master Shen in the TV serials“Fairly Wife”, and many Shanghainese have since known and liked him. Instead of giving his own name, he had Master Shen printed on name-card together with a cartoon of himself: a smiling face with dark glasses and very short hair.

　　Though he is a Hong Kong citizen, Sun is able to speak perfect putonghua. Born and brought up in Beijing, he moved to Hong Kong at ten. In 1986, he came out of 3,600 contestants (竞争者) in the competition for“Mr. TV” held by Hong Kong's Asian TV station. In recent years, Sun is living and trying to develop in Taiwan.

　　According to Sun, his understanding of stages performance comes from ten-year-long experience in work and life, though he has had no regular training in acting.“Life is hard for me. I have worked as a porter, waiter, postman, salesman.”Sun recalled.“At the age of 14, I was employed as an office boy in my mother's factory.” Once he was hurt by sulfuric acid (硫酸), but he showed no sign of pain, because he did not want to worry his mother. Having tasted various hardships, Sun learned how to find happiness in life.

　　Sun is not good-looking, but he is able to make all kinds of funny movements in front of the camera. That's why all directors agree that he is very special.

　　After the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, Sun planned to develop his stage work more in the mainland. Not long ago, He got in touch with Qiong Yao, a well-known Taiwan writer, to make a TV program for the mainland. Besides, he has joined hands with famous actors and actress in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland to wait for more TV plays.

1．Sun Xing is ________ now.

[　　]

2．The underlines, Sun's joke, probably means that “to work with him ________”.

[　　]

A．is a great pleasure for you

B．will never make you feel hungry

C．may bring stomachaches to you

D．can cause you to forget everything

3．It can be learnt from the page that ________.

[　　]

A．Sun had an experience of hardship

B．most people in mainland are tired of Sun

C．Sun is a born clever man

D．it's too easy for Sun to find cooperators (合作者)