阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to   1the house-building business and live a more   2life with his wife and   3his extended family. He   4the paycheck (工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

    The employer was   5to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,   6over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used   7workmanship (工艺; 手艺) and inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to   8a dedicated (献身的) career.

    When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to   9the house. Then he handed the front-door   10to the carpenter and said, “This is your house…my   11to you.”

    The carpenter was shocked!

    What a   12! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

13it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting   14than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we   15we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over again, we would do it much differently.

    You can’t   16. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer in a nail, position a board, or build a wall. Someone   17said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project”. Your   18, and the choices you   19today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build   20!

1.A. continue          B. start           C. leave           D. find

2.A. leisurely         B. lonely          C. orderly         D. friendly

3.A. support           B. share           C. enjoy           D. care

4.A. will miss         B. would miss      C. missed          D. miss

5.A. polite            B. nervous         C. proud           D. sorry

6.A. but               B. while           C. when            D. before

7.A. perfect           B. good            C. bad             D. beautiful

8.A. satisfy           B. improve         C. meet            D. end

9.A. buy               B. repair          C. see             D. sell

10.A. roof             B. window          C. key             D. design

11.A. gift             B. promise         C. salary          D. words

12.A. disappointment   B. shame           C. pleasure        D. success

13.A. So               B. Yet             C. As              D. Such

14.A. worse            B. more            C. rather          D. less

15.A. realize          B. explain         C. think           D. admit

16.A. step forward     B. go back         C. come out        D. look around

17.A. never            B. again           C. once            D. nearly

18.A. attitude         B. experience      C. skill           D. advantage

19.A. learn            B. take            C. see             D. make

20.A. badly            B. wisely          C. early           D. confidently

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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to   36   the house-building business and live a more   37   life with his wife and   38   his extended family. He   39   the paycheck (工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

    The employer was   40   to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,   41   over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used   42   workmanship (工艺; 手艺) and inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to   43   a dedicated (献身的) career.

    When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to   44   the house. Then he handed the front-door   45   to the carpenter and said, “This is your house…my   46   to you.”

    The carpenter was shocked!

    What a   47  ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

      48   it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting   49   than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we   50   we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over again, we would do it much differently.

    You can’t   51  . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer in a nail, position a board, or build a wall. Someone   52   said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project”. Your   53  , and the choices you   54   today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build   55  !

36.A. continue B. start    C. leave    D. find

37.A. leisurely B. lonely   C. orderly          D. friendly

38.A. support  B. share   C. enjoy    D. care

39.A. will miss B. would miss  C. missed          D. miss

40.A. polite      B. nervous        C. proud   D. sorry

41.A. but B. while    C. when   D. before

42.A. perfect   B. good    C. bad       D. beautiful

43.A. satisfy     B. improve        C. meet    D. end

44.A. buy B. repair  C. see       D. sell

45.A. roof         B. window        C. key       D. design

46.A. gift B. promise        C. salary  D. words

47.A. disappointment      B. shame             C. pleasure       D. success

48.A. So   B. Yet        C. As         D. Such

49.A. worse     B. more    C. rather  D. less

50.A. realize    B. explain          C. think    D. admit

51.A. step forward  B. go back         C. come out     D. look around

52.A. never      B. again   C. once     D. nearly

53.A. attitude  B. experience  C. skill       D. advantage

54.A. learn       B. take     C. see       D. make

55.A. badly       B. wisely  C. early    D. confidently

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could39 .
The employer was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 42 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 43a dedicated（献身的）career.
  When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. Then he handed the front-door 45to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my46 to you.”
  The carpenter was shocked!
 What a 47 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
 48it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 50 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot 51 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 52 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your53 , and the choices you 54today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 55 !
36.  A. continue   B. start       C. leave       D. find
37  A. leisurely   B. lonely      C. orderly      D. friendly
38  A support     B. share      C. enjoy       D. care
39.  A. go off     B. get by      C. pass on     D. work away
40.  A. polite      B. nervous    C. proud      D. sorry
41.  A. but        B. while      C. which      D. before
42.  A. perfect     B. inferior     C. superior    D. tough
43.  A. satisfy     B. improve     C. meet      D. end
44.  A. buy       B. repair        C. inspect    D. sell
45.  A. roof      B. window        C. key     D. design
46  . A. gift       B. promise       C. salary    D. words
47.  A. disappointment  B. shame     C. pleasure   D. success
48.  A. So         B. Yet         C. As        D. Such
49.  A. worse      B. more      C. rather    D. less
50.  A. realize      B. explain    C. think    D. admit     
51.  A. step forward       B. go back       C. come out    D. look around
52.  A. never            B. again          C. once        D. nearly
53 .  A. attitude         B. experience       C. skill       D. advantage     
54.  A. learn          B. take             C. see         D. make
55.  A. badly         B. wisely           C. early         D. confidently

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to  1  the house-building business to live a more  2  life with his wife and  3  his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could  4 . 

The employer was  5  to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,  6  over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and  7  materials. It was an unfortunate way to  8  a dedicated（献身的）career.

When the carpenter finished  his work, his employer came to  9 the house. Then he handed the front-door  10  to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my  11  to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a  12 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

13  it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting  14  than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we  15  we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot  16 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone  17  said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your  18 ,  and the choices you  19  today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build  20 !

1. A. continue          B. start        C. leave         D. find       

2. A. leisurely         B. lonely      C. orderly       D. friendly        3. A support            B. share           C. enjoy         D. care            4. A. go off            B. get by      C. pass on       D. work away       5. A. polite            B. nervous      C. proud         D. sorry         

6. A. but               B. while       C. which        D. before          7. A. perfect          B. inferior   C. superior      D. tough           8. A. satisfy           B. improve      C. meet          D. end              

9. A. buy               B. repair      C. inspect          D. sell             10. A. roof             B. window       C. key              D. design       11. A. gift             B. promise      C. salary          D. words   

12. A. disappointment   B. shame        C. pleasure         D. success      13. A. So               B. Yet         C. As               D. Such         14. A. worse            B. more         C. rather           D. less         15. A. realize          B. explain      C. think            D. admit        16. A. step forward     B. go back      C. come out         D. look around

  Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to  36  it well. He often receives the customers 37  and people like to buy  38  in his shop.

   It was a cold day and  39  people would go out to do some _40_. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s_41_, came to the shop. He knew the man was_42_ his miserliness . But he tried to persuade  him to buy a watch in his shop.

   “You’d better buy a watch for  43 _, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be _44_ to you whenever.”

   “No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll _45_need any watches.”

   “But how do you know when it’s time to _46_?”

   “The people who live around me always _47_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can hear the announcer say,  “ The time is seven o’clock.. Here is the news.”

    “But you don’t know when to go to work.”

    “That’s _48_,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to _49_ and shave. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and _50_ working.”

    “When do you _51_ your office, then?”

    “There’s a _52_ near it, its siren can tell me the right time.”

    “How do you know the time if you _53_ in the middle of the night?”

    “I always put a stick by my bed”

    “But a stick can’t tell you the time”

    “You’re _54_. But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always _55_, “What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?”

 36. A. watch         B. manage         C. build        D repair

 37. A. coldly         B. luckily        C. simply         D. warmly

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

 39. A. many     B. most      C. plenty of   D.few

 40. A. work     B. reading   C. shopping   D. fishing

 41. A. neighbors  B. friends   C. classmates   D. workmates

 42. A. good at    B. famous for  C. proud of    D. fond of

 43. A. you       B. me        C. yourself     D. myself

 44. A. helpful   B. helpless    C. necessary    D. important

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

 46. A. get up     B. go to bed   C. go to work   D. have breakfast

 47. A. show      B. turn on   C. turn off     D. sell out

 48. A. easy      B. possible    C. different      D. probable

 49. A. cook      B. wash      C. tidy          D. rest

 50. A. finish     B. enjoy      C. keep         D. start

 51. A. clean     B. leave       C. go to        D. find

 52. A. railway station  B. post office   C. university   D. factory

 53. A. sit up        B. wake up     C. stand up    D. get up

 54. A. clever        B. right        C. wrong      D. foolish

 55. A. shout        B. wonder      C. laugh       D. request