Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was   36  to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was   37 . So both of them agreed not to   38  after choosing a   39  at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork   40  one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the   41  after a   42  discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They   43  panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant   44  what they could regret. But they had to make it  45 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss  46 . Only   47  decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and   48  possible regret.
Life is  49  like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two  50  jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you   51  give up the other—you can get half of it. If you   52  weighing the pros and cons(权衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely   53  empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54  you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is   55  to get.

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was   36   to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was   37  . So both of them agreed not to   38   after choosing a   39   at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork   40   one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the   41   after a   42   discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They   43   panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant   44   what they could regret. But they had to make it  45  , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss  46  . Only   47   decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and   48   possible regret.

Life is  49  like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two  50   jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you   51   give up the other—you can get half of it. If you   52   weighing the pros and cons(权衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely   53   empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54   you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is   55   to get.

1.A. easy        B. impossible   C. eager      D. possible

2.A. limited       B. enough    C. tight    D. plentiful

3.A. go          B. come           C. return       D. reach

4.A. main road    B. highway        C. crossing   D. branch 

5.A. had          B. showed         C. intended   D. pointed

6.A. last          B. latter    C. former     D. the third

7.A. long        B. brief        C. no        D. heated

8.A. hoped       B. wanted     C. got            D. favored

9.A. getting      B. taking     C. giving up       D. grasping

10.A. immediately  B. slowly       C. hardly       D. easily

11.A. less           B. most    C. more    D. least

12.A. rapid        B. slow         C. short       D. high    

13.A. increase      B. reduce         C. cause         D. raise

14.A. absolutely    B. hardly       C. more or less     D. most

15.A. desirable      B. rejected    C. enjoyable      D. unwanted

16.A. wish      B. have to       C. must               D. want

17.A. kill time      B. spend time  C. have a hard time D. hope for

18.A. start with B. get up      C. end up in        D. succeed in

19.A. At least       B. Not in the least C. At most     D. By no means

20.A. hard       B. delighted       C. stupid           D. supported

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 36 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37. So both of them agreed not to 38 after choosing a 39 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 40 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 41 after a 42 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44  what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and  45 , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 46  . Only 47 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48  possible regret.

Life is 49 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50  jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 51 give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54 you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is  55 to come by.

36. A. easy               B. eager　　　       C. impossible       D. possible

37. A. enough　　　       B. limited　　 C. tight             D. plentiful

38. A. retrace          B. come　　　       C. go　　　　　    D. go back

39. A. main road　          B. branch　　         C. crossing　　　   D. highway

40. A. showed　　　      B. pointed　　         C. intended　　　  D. made

41. A. former　　　        B. later　　　     C. last                D. the third

42. A. brief　　　           B. long　　　         C. no　　　　　    D. heated

43. A. hoped　　　        B. wanted　　       C. favored             D. got

44. A. getting          B. taking　　          C. grasping           D. giving up

45. A. slowly　　　         B. immediately      C. timely　　      D. easily

46. A. less　　　　         B. more　　　       C. most　　　　  D. least

47. A. high　　　　        B. slow　　　        C. short　　　　  D. rapid

48. A. increase　　             B. rid　　　　         C. reduce　          D. raise

49. A. just exactly        B. more or less         C. hardly           D. most

50. A. unwanted　　      B. rejected　       C. enjoyable          D. desirable

51. A. wish　　　　       B. want　　　       C. must　　　　　 D. have to

52. A. spend time　　    B. kill time            C. have a hard time  D. hope for

53. A. start with　      B. get up　　          C. succeed in　　   D. end up in

54. A. By no means       B. Not in the least   C. At most              D. At least

55. A. stupid　　　         B. delighted　     C. hard               D. supported

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 36 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37. So both of them agreed not to 38 after choosing a 39 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 40 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 41 after a 42 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44  what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and  45 , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 46  . Only 47 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48  possible regret.

Life is 49 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50  jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 51 give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54 you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is  55 to come by.

36. A. easy             B. eager　　　      C. impossible      D. possible

37. A. enough　　　     B. limited　　       C. tight           D. plentiful

38. A. retrace          B. come　　　     C. go　　　　　   D. go back

39. A. main road　       B. branch　　       C. crossing　　　  D. highway

40. A. showed　　　    B. pointed　　      C. intended　　　 D. made

41. A. former　　　     B. later　　　     C. last              D. the third

42. A. brief　　　       B. long　　　      C. no　　　　　   D. heated

43. A. hoped　　　      B. wanted　　      C. favored          D. got

44. A. getting          B. taking　　       C. grasping         D. giving up

45. A. slowly　　　      B. immediately     C. timely　　     D. easily

46. A. less　　　　      B. more　　　     C. most　　　　  D. least

47. A. high　　　　     B. slow　　　      C. short　　　　  D. rapid

48. A. increase　　           B. rid　　　　      C. reduce　         D. raise

49. A. just exactly      B. more or less       C. hardly          D. most

50. A. unwanted　　     B. rejected　      C. enjoyable        D. desirable

51. A. wish　　　　     B. want　　　      C. must　　　　　 D. have to

52. A. spend time　　   B. kill time         C. have a hard time  D. hope for

53. A. start with　      B. get up　　       C. succeed in　　  D. end up in

54. A. By no means     B. Not in the least  C. At most            D. At least

55. A. stupid　　　      B. delighted　           C. hard              D. supported