One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it  36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to  37  a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the                   38 over the crack, walked across it and  39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was  40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in  41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  42  this ant, like the other two-legged creatures  43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．

After some time the ant finally reached its  44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45 home．It was there that the ant met its  46 . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just   48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was   50 more than a burden. Isn’t our   51  like this?

We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the   52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all  53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54 that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us．

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it   36    several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道）．  37   one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some   38    thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was   40   by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in   41   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．  42    this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43   on the earth, also shares human failings．

       After some time the ant   44   reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45   home．It was there that the ant met its   46  ．How could that large feather possibly   47   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this   48   and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49   and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through   50   it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51   more than a burden．Isn’t our   52   like that?

       We worry about our families; we worry about the   53   of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54   that at the destination they are   55   and we can’t take them with us．

A．came across        B．came about      C．got over        D．dealt with

A．For               B．At              C．To              D．With

A．brave            B．tiring        C．short            D．magic

A．through          B．across           C．beside         D．behind

A．satisfied           B．frightened       C．annoyed      D．attracted

A．height             B．size             C．depth         D．length

A．Therefore       B．Otherwise        C．But             D．Moreover

A．living             B．working        C．sleeping      D．walking

A．finally             B．probably       C．suddenly     D．easily

A．lonely            B．comfortable   C．underground    D．big

A．partner          B．parent        C．match         D．friend

A．fix            B．fit              C．fill             D．suit

A．trouble        B．pleasure         C．decision         D．matter

A．insect         B．problem      C．feather          D．hole

A．before            B．after           C．until            D．once

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

A．study           B．aim          C．dream          D．1ife

A．waste           B．lack            C．worth        D．danger

A．think           B．wonder          C．warn            D．find

A．bad           B．useless          C．meaningful      D．practical

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   36  several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).   37  one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some   38   thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   40  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   41  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.   42   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43  on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant   44  reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45  home. It was there that the ant met its   46   . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   48  and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49  and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   50  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51  more than a burden. Isn’t our   52  like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the   53  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54  that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us.

1.                A．came across     B．came about      C．got over D．took over

2.                A．For            B．At             C．To   D．With

3.                A．brave          B．tiring           C．short     D．magic

4.                A．through        B．across          C．beside    D．behind

5.                A．satisfied        B．frightened       C．annoyed D．attracted

6.                A．height          B．size            C．depth    D．width

7.                A．Therefore       B．Otherwise       C．But D．Moreover

8.                A．living           B．working         C．sleeping D．walking

9.                A．finally          B．probably        C．suddenly  D．easily

10.               A．lonely          B．comfortable     C．underground   D．big

11.               A．partner        B．parent         C．match D．friend

12.               A．fix            B．fit             C．fill   D．feel

13.               A．trouble         B．pleasure        C．decision   D．matter

14.               A．insect          B．problem        C．feather    D．hole

15.               A．before         B．after           C．until  D．once

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

17.               A．study          B．aim            C．dream D．1ife

18.               A．waste          B．lack            C．worth     D．danger

19.               A．think          B．wonder        C．warn D．find

20.               A．bad           B．useless         C．meaningful D．practical

       One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it  1   several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道）． 2   one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some   3 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   4  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was   5   by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in   6   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome． 7   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   8   on the earth, also shares human failings．

       After some time the ant  9   reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   10   home．It was there that the ant met its  11  ．How could that large feather possibly  12   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this   13   and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   14   and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through   15  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   16   more than a burden．Isn’t our   17   like that?

       We worry about our families; we worry about the   18  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   19   that at the destination they are   20   and we can’t take them with us．

1．A．came across         B．came about          C．got over              D．dealt with

2．A．For                       B．At                      C．To                     D．With

3．A．brave             B．tiring            C．short                  D．magic

4．A．through                B．across                 C．beside             D．behind

5．A．satisfied                B．frightened            C．annoyed        D．attracted

6．A．height                  B．size                     C．depth             D．length

7．A．Therefore       B．Otherwise            C．But                    D．Moreover

8．A．living                   B．working           C．sleeping         D．walking

9．A．finally                  B．probably              C．suddenly          D．easily

10．A．lonely             B．comfortable        C．underground        D．big

11．A．partner           B．parent             C．match             D．friend

12．A．fix            B．fit                      C．fill                 D．suit

13．A．trouble         B．pleasure              C．decision              D．matter

14．A．insect           B．problem          C．feather               D．hole

15．A．before                B．after                   C．until                  D．once

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

17．A．study           B．aim                C．dream              D．1ife

18．A．waste            B．lack                    C．worth           D．danger

19．A．think            B．wonder               C．warn                  D．find

20．A．bad           B．useless                 C．meaningful        D．practical