No one believes that ghosts in our life.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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/纸上将该项涂黑。

On a cold winter’s morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney’s Circular Quay station. I glanced his way for a moment but 36 him as a usual beggar and walked on to work 37 .

On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was 38 on the ground with two doctors beside him. This time my 39 paused. He wasn’t a 40 at all. He was 41 certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. Shame rocked me. How painful for that sick, old man to have 42 from the coldness of the entire day! He probably reached out to 43 for help. No one stopped, out of sight, out of 44 .

A different season and I again 45 an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from where the Winter Man had been. 46 up in the familiar rush of people going to work, I barely 47 at him. However, the 48 of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to him and 49 down to ask him if he was OK. He told me he was diabetic（糖尿病的）and it might be a good idea to 50 an ambulance, which I did—it was a few minutes away.

In a whisper, he said to me, “Thank you. Nobody 51 .except you.” We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment. 52 was spoken without a word being said. As the 53 ambulance’s alarm beli shows the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sad for the Winter Man and ashamed that I had almost walked past another person 54 . I was amazed that it had been so easy to be 55 .

36.A. recognized B. regarded C. appointed D. announced

37.A. worriedly B. calmly C. hurriedly D. slowly

38.A. lying B. kneeling C. sleeping D. standing

39.A. eyes B. heart C. step D. breath

40.A. doctor B. thief C. beggar D. liar

41.A. dirty B. rich C. old D. mad

42.A. escaped B. experienced C. suffered D. learned

43. A. policemen B. cleaners C. volunteers D. passers-by

44. A. mind B. control C. reach D. ability

45. A. went over B. came across C. ran after D. drove over

46. A. Stuck B. Broken C. Caught D. Held

47. A. shouted B. glanced C. pointed D. stared

48. A. action B. performance C. voice D. memory

49. A. lay B. sat C. knelt D. pushed

50. A. call B. rent C. send D. stop

51.A. noticed B. cared C. replied D. believed

52. A. Little B. Much C. None D. Some

53. A. leaving B. disappearing C. passing D. approaching

54. A. at hand B. on purpose C. in need D. at ease

55. A. shameful B. helpful C. grateful D. joyful

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No one in the department but Tom and I that the director is going to resign.

Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.

So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真实的), effective, purposeful and happy life.

What Oscar Wilde says implies that .

A. most people's thoughts are controlled by others.

B. we have thoughts similar to those of others.

C. most people have a variety of thoughts.

D. other people's thoughts are more important.

What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

A. The price of taking the drug is freedom.

B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.

C. We may lose ourselves to please others.

D. We need to pay for what we want to get.

It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. it's important to accept others' opinions.

B. it's better to do what we like.

C. we shouldn't care what others think.

D. we shouldn't change our won opinions.

The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by .

A. making suggestions. B. analyzing causes and effects.

C. providing examples and facts. D. discussing questions

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Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote.However，not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man，except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford?upon?Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway.We know nothing of his school life.We do not know，for example，how long it lasted，but we presume(推测)that he attended the local grammar school，where the principal subject taught was Latin.

Nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure(出发)for London.According to a local legend，he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighbouring landowner，Sir Thomas Lucy.It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place.A different legend says that he was apprenticed(做学徒)to a Stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford.

Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth，the world could be grateful that he did so.What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London.It is said that at first he was without money or friends there，but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre.They stopped and spoke to him.They found his conversations so brilliant(有才气的)that finally he was invited to join their company.

1．In the early life of Shakespeare，he ______.

A．attended a public school　　　　　　 B．lived in London

C．studied Latin　　　　　　　　　　　 D．was put in prison for stealing cattle

2．Why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?

A．Because he didn’t want to go to school.

B．Because he left for London to become famous.

C．Because he had stolen deer and was beaten.

D．No one knows for certain.

3．What is the reason why the world could be grateful?

A．He wrote many world?famous plays.　　　　　 B．He was an actor.

C．He lived a hard life.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．He liked to travel all over the world.

4．“In time，as he became a familiar figure”“in time” means ______.