A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t  have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to __55___ in our life.  The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

1.                A．lent           B．gave           C．sold D．bought

2.                A．study          B．keep           C．plant D．develop

3.                A．tired           B．sad            C．angry D．happy

4.                A．surprise        B．worry          C．accident  D．question

5.                A．where         B．how           C．when D．whether

6.                A．practiced       B．tried           C．visited    D．considered

7.                A．Finally          B．Generally       C．Suddenly D．Recently

8.                A．like            B．see            C．move D．hurt

9.                A．beautiful        B．secret          C．unusual   D．faraway

10.               A．watering        B．watching        C．correcting D．appreciating

11.               A．pleasure        B．excitement      C．disappointment D．satisfaction

12.               A．known         B．said           C．expected  D．heard

13.               A．poor           B．great          C．suitable   D．comfortable

14.               A．park           B．river           C．hill   D．road

15.               A．borrowed       B．stolen          C．chosen    D．collected

16.               A．leaves         B．flowers         C．fruit  D．tree

17.               A．rights          B．time           C．chances   D．interest

18.               A．as a matter of fact B．in fact          C．first of all  D．at least

19.               A．destroyed      B．thrown         C．pulled D．won

20.               A．wait           B．share          C．gain  D．enjoy

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”

His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.

“Where are they?” he asked.

His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.

The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.

36.   A. afraid B. angry  C. tired   D. bored

37.   A. boss    B. partner       C. teacher       D. company

38.   A. keep on      B. set off C. make up     D. think of    

39.   A. students     B. friends       C. children     D. parents

40. A. as       B. so       C. but     D. if

41.   A. meant B. refused       C. allowed      D. fired

42.   A. continued   B. finished      C. checked      D. reduced

43. A. So far B. As a result  C. As usual     D. For example

44.   A. timetable    B. watch  C. tools   D. papers

45.   A. design B. report C. hate    D. complete

46.   A. Suddenly   B. Strangely   C. Unexpectedly     D. Unfortunately

47.   A. done   B. set      C. made  D. had

48.   A. painful       B. shy     C. excited       D. sorry

49.   A. begged       B. replied       C. whispered   D. shouted

50.   A. carelessly   B. skillfully    C. unhappily   D. seriously

51.   A. value  B. leave   C. choose       D. like

52.   A. promise     B. way    C. visit    D. interest

53.   A. every time  B. on purpose C. at once       D. in turn

54.   A. on      B. at       C. under  D. in

55.   A. dangerous  B. boring C. worthless    D. much

There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much．Every day after work the man would come home and  36  with the little boy．He would always  37  all of his extra time with the little boy.

One night．while the man was at work, he  _38   that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his little boy．  39    he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him  40  ．So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large  41  of the world on the cover．He got a(n)  42  ．He removed the map, and then patientely tore it up into small pieces．Then he put all the  43  in his coat pocket.

When he got home, the little boy came  __44  to him and was ready to play．The man  _45 that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play just now．He  46  the little boy into the dinning room, and 47  all the pieces of the map．He spread them on the table．He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could  48  together, his extra work would be  49  , and they could both play．Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished．Can we play now?”

The man was  50  , saying, “That’s impossible．Let’s have a look.” And  51  __enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its  52  .

The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It’s  53  ．On the  54 of the page is a(n)  55  of a man．When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”

1.A．play             B．watch          C．share          D．enjoy

2.A．take             B．spend          C．cost           D．have

3.A．recongnized      B．realized       C．knew           D．expected

4. A．However         B．Or             C．For            D．But

5.A．happy            B．excited       C．busy           D．silent

6.A．map              B．picture                          C．figure        D．image

7.A．information      B．chance        C．advice        D．idea

8.A．world            B．pieces         C．paper          D．magazine

9.A．shouting         B．expecting     C．running        D．meeting

10.A．explained       B．persuaded     C．shouted        D．discussed

11.A．asked           B．led           C．ordered        D．showed

12.A．did up          B．dealt with                       C．put out        D．took out

13.A．looked it up    B．got it around                    C．put it back   D．turned it over

14.A．finished        B．wasted        C．delivered      D．filled

15.A．shocked         B．surprised                        C．satisfied          D．tired

16.A．beautiful      B．sure           C．right          D．quite

17.A．way             B．page           C．side           D．place

18.A．funny           B．difficult                        C．simple         D．interesting

19.A．cover           B．back           C．top            D．front

20.A．picture      B．impression       C．sculpture        D．shade

The old man was tired and walk more slowly but he got home_______.
　　 A. after all　　　　　 B. at all　　　　　　　 C. above all　　 D. in all

1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.

Handel’s father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. Even though Handel was very interested in music, his father didn’t think that was a good way to earn a living, so he wanted his son to be a lawyer. The story goes that Handel smuggled a quiet piano into the house so that he could practice in secret.

One day, Handel went along when his father went to shave a duke. While his father was working, Handel sat down and played the duke’s organ. The duke was so impressed that he convinced Handel’s father to let his son study music, and Handel finally got to learn how to compose.

Handel soon discovered that what he liked most was opera. In fact, he was so passionate about opera that he even fought a duel (决斗) over it with one of his friends. Since Italy was the place to learn about opera composing, Handel went off to Italy to study. When he got home, he got a job as court composer for a German prince.

Having landed such a wonderful job, Handel immediately asked his boss for time off. He wanted to go to England, where he’d heard that there weren’t nearly enough composers to satisfy the British taste for Italian opera.

After great success writing opera in London, Handel came back to Germany. Then fate played a funny trick on Handel and his boss. The Queen of England died, and it just so happened that the prince Handel worked for was next in line to the British throne. When he arrived in London as King George, followed Handel, his court composer in Germany.

In addition to serving the King, Handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. And he also produced them and traveled all over Europe to hire the best singers. There are stories of battles with rival opera producers and of fights between rival singers. Handel apparently had quite a temper.

If you ever go to London, look for Handel’s grave in Westminster Abbey, where there’s a wonderful monument to him.

1.How did Handel begin to learn to compose?

2.What does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage?

3. Why did Handel later settle down in Britain instead of Germany?

4.Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Handel, as shown in the passage?

5. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?