Two traveling angels(天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable(好客的) farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
【小题1】Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

Was it not until you began to work ___ how much time you had wasted?

A. did you realize           B. that you realized         C. did you not realize    D. that you didn’t realize

Was it not until you began to work ___ how much time you had wasted?

1. A.
   did you realize
2. B.
   that you realized
3. C.
   did you not realize
4. D.
   that you didn’t realize

Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.” ?

    The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field. ?

    The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

    “Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

1.

Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A. Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.

B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

C. Because she basement was too cold to stay in.

D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.?

2. In paragraph two, the pair refers to __________.

A. the poor couple                  B. the rich couple?

C. the guests                       D. the angels?

3. The younger angel was very angry because __________.

A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow?

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly?

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live?

D. the angel of death took the cow away?

4. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.?

D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

5. The story tries to tell the reader that __________.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor

B. sometimes things are not what they seem

C. angels are always ready to help the rich

D. the young should always learn from the old

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit（深坑）. All the other frogs   36  the pit. When they saw how  37  the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be  38  .

The two frogs  39  what the other frogs were saying and  40  to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs  41  telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs  42  the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He  43  down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as  44  as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the  45  and just die. He jumped even harder and finally  46  it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not  47  us?” The frog explained to them that he was  48  . He thought they were  49  him the whole time.

This story teaches two lessons: ① There is power of life and death in the  50  . An encouraging word to someone who is  51   can lift them up and help them make it through the day. ② A destructive word to someone who is down can be  52  it takes to kill them. Be  53   of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The  54  of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand  55  an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

1.A. jumped over        B. keep peace with C. came down D. gathered around

2.A. big            B. deep         C. dangerous            D. wide

3.A. dead           B. confused         C. quiet        D. safe

4.A. tolerated      B. understood       C. ignored D. confirmed 

5.A. promised       B. tried        C. managed          D. agreed

6. A. kept          B. enjoyed C. finished             D. stopped

7.A. lived up to B. paid attention to   C. got used to D. pushed ahead with  

8.A. slowed         B. went     C. climbed          D. fell

9.A. hardly     B. difficult    C. hard         D. difficultly 

10.A. pain B. disease           C. fear         D. competition

11.A. worked        B. turned           C. left                 D. made

12.A. follow        B. hear         C. recognize            D. consider

13.A. deaf      B. blind            C. honest           D. clever

14.A. respecting    B. comforting   C. encouraging     D. beating

15.A. society           B. communication    C. tongue   D. misunderstanding

16.A. down B. angry         C. away                 D. up

17.A. who           B. that                 C. which            D. what

18.A. proud             B. careful          C. afraid               D. free

19.A. function      B. energy           C. power            D. skill

20.A. what          B. that            C. how                  D. when