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Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

　　36．A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

　　37．A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

　　38．A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

　　39．A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

　　40．A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

　　41．A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

　　42．A. where B. what C. which D. who

　　43．A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

　　44．A. play B. performance C. role D. case

　　45．A. with B. in C. on D. to

　　46．A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

　　47．A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

　　48．A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

　　49．A. English B. French C. order D. full

　　50．A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

　　51．A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

　　52．A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

　　53．A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

　　54．A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

　　55．A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

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　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

36．A. fortunate	B. unfortunate	C. happy	D. unhappy
37．A. lines	B. words	C. plays	D. roles
38．A. want	B. ask	C. expect	D. wish
39．A. always	B. never	C. sometimes	D. often
40．A. such	B. the thing	C. one	D. this
41．A. highly	B. high	C. poorly	D. poor
42．A. where	B. what	C. which	D. who
43．A. Because	B. Even though	C. When	D. Though
44．A. play	B. performance	C. role	D. case
45．A. with	B. in	C. on	D. to
46．A. pages	B. joke	C. lines	D. contents
47．A. appeared	B. disappeared	C. came out	D. came in
48．A. room	B. cell	C. stage	D. office
49．A. English	B. French	C. order	D. full
50．A. worded	B. surprised	C. anxious	D. afraid
51．A. bright	B. dim	C. dark	D. out
52．A. To see	B. To find	C. Seeing	D. Finding
53．A. glasses	B. lines	C. light	D. letters
54．A. surprise	B. satisfaction	C. anger	D. amusement
55．A. usual	B. old	C. unusual	D. new

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One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　　　　　　　 C．looking　　　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　　　 B．little C．there　　　　　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　　　　 D．have

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　(From a newspaper)“… She was married to an officer in India long ago, and she had a life of physical adventure(冒险) as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers using crocodiles(鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only 39. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a young son in England.”

　　I stared at the paper, 　(1)　 reading, and couldn't help thinking.

　　Crocodiles are 　(2)　 animals as a rule, but they can 　(3)　 like lightning when they want to. And they don't mind hurrying 　(4)　 they're hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, 　(5)　 on fish mostly; but what's a little fish for a fifteenfoot crocodile? They ate people, fisherman or anyone else 　(6)　 enough to get too near: women doing the 　(7)　, or children playing at the water's edge. A hungry cro's mouth 　(8)　 over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can 　(9)　 in a man in two bites(咬).

　　That woman's husband crossed rivers 　(10)　 from one cro's back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done 　(11)　 before the creature could see what was happening. It was 　(12)　 a brave, active man; and no doubt he 　(13)　 with practice. He could never look back 　(14)　 crossing.

　　The wife used to watch him －I felt 　(15)　 of that. She lived for the adventure, the 　(16)　 excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes… It's no wonder she wrote 　(17)　 poetry.

　　Then he 　(18)　. I imagined how she felt. Was there another man 　(19)　 him in India, even in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇).“I must go, too,” she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A 　(20)　, probably, to her head.

　　But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?

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2．

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A．free

B．quick

C．lazy