阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

A．strong    B．bad   C．light  D．slow

A．officially       B．personally C．similarly   D．generally

A．benefit   B．attitude     C．meaning   D．award

A．spring    B．summer    C．autumn     D．winter

A．searching      B．making     C．blaming    D．begging

A．called up       B．broke up   C．pulled up  D．sped up

A．40  B．50     C．60     D．70

A．directly  B．usually     C．unwillingly      D．fluently

A．money   B．water C．sand  D．oil

A．posted  B．handed     C．kicked      D．threw

A．closed  B．full   C．open  D．empty

A．stand    B．delay C．forget       D．help

A．bended B．cut    C．repaired    D．pressed

A．relaxed B．large C．bare  D．single

A．excitementB．astonishment       C．sadness     D．pride

A．but      B．or     C．and   D．before

A．successfulB．careful  C．useful       D．helpful

A．rather   B．more C．other D．better

A．broken B．fell    C．stepped     D．rolled

A．surprise       B．disappointment C．anxiety     D．kindness

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

1.A．strong                     B．bad                     C．light                   D．slow

2.A．officially                 B．personally           C．similarly             D．generally

3.A．benefit                    B．attitude               C．meaning              D．award

4.A．spring                     B．summer               C．autumn               D．winter

5.A．searching                 B．making               C．blaming              D．begging

6.A．called up                 B．broke up             C．pulled up             D．sped up

7.A．40                          B．50                      C．60                      D．70

8.A．directly                   B．usually                C．unwillingly          D．fluently

9.A．money                    B．water                  C．sand                    D．oil

10.A．posted                   B．handed                C．kicked                 D．threw

11.A．closed                    B．full                     C．open                   D．empty

12.A．stand                     B．delay                  C．forget                 D．help

13.A．bended                  B．cut                      C．repaired              D．pressed

14.A．relaxed                  B．large                   C．bare                    D．single

15.A．excitementB．astonishment                    C．sadness                D．pride

16.A．but                        B．or                       C．and                     D．before

17.A．successfulB．careful                              C．useful                 D．helpful

18.A．rather                    B．more                   C．other                   D．better

19.A．broken                  B．fell                     C．stepped               D．rolled

20.A．surprise                 B．disappointment    C．anxiety                D．kindness

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）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。
A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21  was about to begin, he just closed the book and  22  stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23  a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24  it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class 26   that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some  27   and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28  , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably． 
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same  30   from the class like before．Professor  31   a bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand．He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 32  spaces．At the same time, professor 33  his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．
Professor now  34 towards the class and said, this jar  35  your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things,  36  is family, your partner, health and your  37 ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full  38  the most important things are still present in your life．Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc．And the sand is the small stuff or everything else．
If your time and 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）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。

A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21  was about to begin, he just closed the book and  22  stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23  a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24  it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full

The entire class  26   that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some  27   and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28  , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably． 

Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same  30    from the class like before．Professor  31    a bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand．He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 32  spaces．At the same time, professor 33  his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．

Professor now  34  towards the class and said, this jar  35  your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things,  36  is family, your partner, health and your  37  ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full  38   the most important things are still present in your life．Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc．And the sand is the small stuff or everything else．

If your time and 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．

1.A．lecture        B．talk         C．speech         D．letter

2.A．though        B．besides      C．otherwis        D．instead e

3.A．pointed to      B．picked up    C．took out          D．sent up

4.A．fill           B．fix          C．put            D．turn

5.A．Soon            B．Instantly       C．Luckily        D．Hopefully

6.A．argued      B．told            C．suggested          D．agreed

7.A．rocks           B．stones          C．sand            D．water

8.A．understandable  B．complete    C．reliable        D．adjustable

9.A rolled into      B．．fell out       C．mixed with      D．turned up

10.A．response       B．comment    C．order            D．content

11.A．spoke      B．cried       C．scolded         D．smiled

12.A．left           B．available       C．getting         D．remaining

13.A．asked          B．answered        C．repeated        D．discussed

14.A．turned         B．looked      C．walked          D．moved

15.A．means      B．represents  C．competes        D．matches

16.A．which      B．that           C．what             D．it

17.A．wealth         B．business       C．children         D．friends

18.A．because       B．if           C．once            D．while

19.A．energy         B．money       C．power           D．strength

20.A．hope           B．need       C．room             D．doubt