A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  36  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     37    , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    38    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

39   as high as he could, but even as his tallest  40  he was unable to touch It. He began to  41  up and down , as high as he could, at the  42  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  43  .   Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to  44  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  45   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy. Looking   46  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   47  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired everything he could think to do.   48   seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   49  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  50  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  51  like this , the more unhappy he became.

52   ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    53     ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s  54   more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  55  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving     D. allowing

2.A. so          B. then      C. but           D or

3.A.sadder    B. angrier      C. hungrier        D. tastier

4.A. expanding    B. stretching    C. swinging   D. pulling

5. A. strength    B. length       C.  range      D. height

6.A.jump     B. look        C. walk       D. glance

7.A.  tip       B. stage      C. top      D.  level

8.A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach

9.A. put         B. stand         C. get   D.  hold

10.A. break     B.  shake         C. take  D.  strike

11.A.  up       B. forward       C. down D.  around

12.A.for           B. with           C. on  D. of

13.A. After      B. Through     C .Without  D. Upon

14.A. back      B.  away      C. up      D. down

15.A. wishes      B.  beliefs     C. efforts   D. goals

16.A. thought     B. imagined     C. tried   D. claimed

17.A.Therefore     B. However     C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

18.A. skilful    B. cheerful      C. harmful   D.  helpful

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

20.A．change   B. express   C. forget   D. describe

完形填空

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  36  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     37    , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    38    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

39   as high as he could , but even as his tallest  40  he was unable to touch It. He began to  41  up and down , as high as he could, at the  42  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  43  .

  Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to  44  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  45   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and  Gameboy . Looking   46  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   47  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .

  He had tried everything he could think to do .   48   seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   49  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  50  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  51  like this , the more unhappy he became.

52   ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t    53     ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  54   more I can do to get the apple  that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  55  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

36.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving     D. allowing

37.A. so          B. then      C. but           D or

38.A.sadder    B. angrier      C. hungrier        D. tastier

39.A. expanding    B. stretching    C. swinging   D. pulling

40.A.  strength    B. length       C.  range      D. height

41.A.jump     B. look        C. walk       D. glance

42.A.  tip       B. stage      C. top      D.  level

43.A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach

44.A. put         B. stand         C. get   D.  hold

45.A. break     B.  shake         C. take  D.  strike

46.A.  up       B.  forward       C. down D.  around

47.A.for           B. with           C. on  D. of

48.A. After      B. Through     C .Without  D. Upon

49.A. back      B.  away      C. up      D. down

50.A. wishes      B.  beliefs     C. efforts   D. goals

51.A. thought     B.  imagined     C. tried   D. claimed

52.A.Therefore     B. However     C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

53.A. skilful    B. cheerful      C. harmful   D.  helpful

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

55.A．change   B. express   C. forget   D. describe

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There was a boy who was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The  boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, _36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, _37_, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the _38_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest _40_he was unable to touch it. He began to _41_ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42_of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to _44_on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to _45_the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking _46_, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, _47_ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. _48_seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_49_. At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his _50_, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he _51_like this, the more unhappy he became.

_52_, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t_53_.I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is _54_ more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to _55_our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better?

2.A so             B then            C. or              D. but

5.A. strength       B. height              C length           D. range       

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     2   , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    3   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

4  as high as he could , but even as his tallest  5 he was unable to touch it. He began to 6  up and down , as high as he could, at the  7  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 8  .

Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 9  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  10  the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and  Gameboy . Looking   11  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   12  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .

He had tried everything he could think to do .   13  seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk  14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  15  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  16  like this , the more unhappy he became.

17  ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what  he wanted .He started to say to himself ：This isn’t  18    , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  19  more I can do to get the apple  that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  20  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.                A．preferring      B．offering         C．receiving D．allowing

2.A. so           B. then        C. but            D or

3.                A．sadder         B．angrier         C．hungrier  D．tastier

4.                A．expanding      B．stretching       C．swinging  D．pulling

5.                A．strength        B．length          C．range    D．height

6.                A．jump           B．look           C．walk D．glance

7.                A．tip            B．stage           C．top  D．level

8.A hope         B. hand        C. sight           D. reach

9.                A．put            B．stand           C．get  D．hold

10.               A．break          B．shake          C．take D．strike

11.               A． up           B．forward        C．down D．around

12.               A．for            B．with           C．on   D．of

13.               A．After          B．Through        C．Without   D．Upon

14.               A．back           B．away           C．up   D．down

15.               A．wishes         B．beliefs         C．efforts    D．goals

16.               A．thought        B．imagined       C．tried  D．claimed

17.               A．Therefore      B．However       C．Moreover D．Otherwise

18.               A．skilful          B．cheerful        C．harmful   D．helpful

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

20.               A．change         B．express        C．forget D．describe

Efficiency and productivity are the key factors in the workplace．Being noticed is essential for the employee to progress．What if you are shy? People often make assumptions that being shy means you can't complete a job as well as others and this can seriously hold you back．

A shy person is likely to be the one who works hard and struggles for a quiet life rather than being put in an awkward （令人不舒服的）） situation．Unfortunately it means that you may be the one who misses a promotion．Being shy means your boss is less likely to remember you despite your ability．You end up with the "reliable" one who will riot compete with others．

Communication is essential and while you may be a good listener it is important to make your voice heard．Shy people may have a lot of thoughts, but keeping their ideas to themselves is only to punish themselves when someone else receives praise for the same idea．Bosses may assume that you haven't the ability to think of ideas despite the fact that you have plenty but feel afraid to say them．If deals have to be made, your boss may think you won't be able to win over customers．

If you are unsure of carrying out a task and afraid of being laughed at, you will feel depressed．This could cause you not to complete the task effectively enough, Asking for help will ease the pressure．

Being shy can lead to missing a promotion and pay increase because you are afraid to ask．It could be the opportunity for the company to provide extra training for you．If you don't ask you will miss out on greater expertise （专业知识）．

Find strategies to overcome your fears．The challenges may be something such as being the first one to speak to a colleague．The sense of achievement will be inspiring．Later on it could be suggesting at least one idea the next time there is a meeting．If you feel you have serious problems with shyness then try confidence training to help you．Making that decision to try could change your life．

53．According to the passage, a shy person______．

       A．often has low efficiency at work

       B．will not be regarded as abler than others

       C．will feel embarrassed in the workplace

       D．will be regarded as the most reliable employee

54．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．People often look down upon a shy person．

       B．Shyness will prevent our career advancement．

       C．Bosses will never give important tasks to a shy person．

       D．A shy person will not ask for help when meeting difficulties．

55．To overcome our shyness at work, we can ______．

       ① greet our colleagues actively

       ②declare what we're capable of to everyone

       ③get trained to increase our self-confidence

       ④put forward at least one idea during a meeting

       A．①③④          B．①②④             C．①②③            D．②③④

56．What's the best title for passage?

       A．How to overcome shyness?          B．The character of a shy person

       C．The effects of being shy on people      D．Disadvantages of being shy at work