It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  36  begged from door to door along the street.  37  an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad  38   and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   39   and were always desiring more.

“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  40  the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   41   you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   42  : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground  43  become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”

 “I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.

“Then you should   44  ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   45  one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 

The excited beggar could hardly   46  to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47   of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.

“Never  48  .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   49  . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   50   forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  51  just a handful or two.”

 “There! It’s full. The wallet will   52  .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  53   a little more, just a little more.”

     One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   54   fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   55   but his broken wallet.

1.A. in debt        B. in rags          C. in danger       D. in trouble

2.A. Picking        B. Gathering        C. Winning         D. Holding

3.A. clothes        B. wallet           C. fortune         D. chance

4.A. relaxed        B. disappointed     C. worried         D. satisfied

5.A. admitted B. seized                  C. realized        D. spotted

6.A. help           B. forgive          C. praise          D. comfort

7.A. occasion B. condition               C. situation       D. suggestion

8.A. shall          B. would            C. should          D. might

9.A. look down B. look after             C. look up         D. look out

10.A. small         B. worn             C. empty           D. full

11.A. stand         B. think            C. breathe         D. wait

12.A. stream        B. piece            C. pair            D. variety

13.A. ask           B. request          C. insist          D. fear

14.A. spread        B. shake            C. loose           D. close

15.A. pour          B. end              C. dry             D. freeze

16.A. take          B. lend             C. add             D. send

17.A. flow          B. change           C. disappear       D. burst

18.A. attract B. hold                    C. include         D. permit

19.A. present B. food                    C. treasure        D. metal

20.A. nothing B. anything                C. everything      D. something

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，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.

I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

“Help!” a lady moaned.

36． A．wipe                   B．cut                                 C．put                                 D．send

37． A．When                 B．How                          C．Why                    D．Where

38． A．turn          B．keep                     C．make                    D．cool

39． A．parents    B．school-times     C．friends                          D．school yards

40． A．office     B．classroom           C．restaurant                   D．living room

41． A．but            B．or                                   C．for                                  D．so

42． A．work                  B．study                    C．stay                     D．spend

43． A．business  B．possession                   C．position              D．place

44． A．away                  B．from                     C．far                                  D．clear

45． A．easy                   B．lonely                            C．smelly                           D．noisy

46． A．for             B．like                                 C．after                     D．as

47． A．regular     B．common                 C．unusual                         D．normal

48． A．reaching  B．going                    C．looking                          D．heading

49． A．cars          B．bottles                          C．branches             D．glasses

50． A．check     B．help                          C．take                    D．bring

51． A．decide     B．hurry                    C．consider             D．stop

52． A．Above     B．Behind                          C．Ahead                           D．Below

53． A．hung                  B．trapped                        C．caught                          D．fell

54． A．stored     B．deserted                 C．lost                                D．hid

55． A．bridge     B．tree                     C．moment                  D．way

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened．Looking down，I immediately recognized that something was wrong，and ran down to the edge of the near bank．There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf(young elephant)struggling in the fast-rising water，and it was a life-and-death struggle．Her calf was floating and screaming with fear．Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water，and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body．Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone ．Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻)against the rocky bank．Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock．
Just at this moment．she fell back into the river．If she were carried down, it would be certain death．I knew，as well as she did，that there was one spot where she could get up the bank，but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf．While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother’s love．Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music.
64．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw          ．
A．the calf was about to fall into the river
B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
65．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A．By pressing it against her body．
B．By putting it on a safe spot．
C．By taking it away with her．
D．By carrying it on her back．
66．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?
A．It was a great comfort.                            B．It was a sign of danger．
C．It was a call for help．                                  D．It was a musical note．
67．What could be the best title for the text?
A．A Brave Act                                                B．A Mother's Love
C．A Deadly River                                                D．A Matter of Life and Death

Everyone wants to win a first-place blue ribbon, to be the best in something. Even kids in Kindergarten want that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race, I was always  36 . In baseball I was likely to be  37  on the head or drop the ball. During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip to a park in a town about twenty miles away. Making that drive now is no big  38  but when you’re six and you’ve lived in a town of 300 people all your life, going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.

I don’t remember too much about it. But there was one that I will never forget —the __39__ race. The parents tied our feet together. One little boy got me for a  40  . He was the second most   41 boy in our class so he usually won at everything and I knew that with me tied to him he didn’t have a chance. And I’m sure he knew he was in trouble. The gun sounded and we were off. Some couples were falling and stumbling all around us,  42   we stayed on our feet and made it to the other side.  43  , when we turned around and headed back for home, we were in the lead! Only one couple had a chance to win, and they were a good several yards behind us.

A few feet from the finish line, disaster struck: I tripped and fell. We were   44  enough that my partner could have easily dragged me across the finish line and won. But he didn’t. Instead he stopped,   45   down and helped me up — just at the other couple crossed the finish line. As a result, we received a small red ribbon for coming in second.

I still remember that moment when the young boy decided that helping a friend get on her feet was more important than winning a blue ribbon. And 13 years later, I still have that little ribbon because it’s a   46   that a friend like this boy is one who really   47  .  

1.                A．last            B．first            C．quick D．successful

2.                A．touched        B．felt            C．hit   D．beaten

3.                A．question        B．event          C．one  D．deal

4.                A．one-legged      B．two-legged      C．three-legged   D．four-legged

5.                A．partner         B．helper          C．supporter D．competitor

6.                A．tallest          B．youngest        C．athletic   D．handsome

7.                A．but            B．therefore       C．however  D．and

8.                A．Obviously       B．Unbelievably     C．Secretly  D．Undoubtedly

9.                A．strong          B．brave          C．clever    D．close

10.               A．lay            B．slowed         C．moved    D．reached

11.               A．warning        B．reminder       C．gift   D．notice

12.               A．depends        B．counts         C．supports   D．worthy

Dear me! Just _________ at the time! I _________ no idea it was so late．

         A．look, have                                                        B．looking, had                                                   

         C．look, had                                                          D．looking, have