阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    The alarm clock rang 1 close to his 2 .He put 3 his hand andturned off the alarm. For some minutes he lay there. 4 , "I must get up," he thought. 5 he sat up and 6 his feet to the 7 . He took 8 his pajamas(睡衣), 9 on the slippers(拖鞋), walked over to the basin, and turned on the hot tap (水龙头). He 10 back the curtains and looked 11 into the street. As he watched, the postman came up the road and handed out the post. Quickly he turned off the 12 , slipped on his dressing-gown(晨服), and 13 downstairs. There was a letter 14 Jane. He sat down at the lowest step and opened the 15 . "My dear," she began."After our talk 16 week, this letter will come as a surprise. I 17 you that I 18 look after myself, that my career(事业) must come, that I didn't know what to do well. I've 19 my mind. I will 20 after all..."　　 He sat there at the 21 of the stairs, unable to understand the full truth. Suddenly the kitchen door opened, and his land-lady appeared."Well, well, Mr. Mike,"she said ,"that is a strange 22 to read your letter, to be sure..."She broke off as she noticed how 23 he looked, "Not bad 24 I hope?"He looked at her 25 a smile spreading across his face. "No...good news,"he said," I'm going to get married."　　 　　

The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 36 up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first 37 of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a 38 . A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t 39 , I thought.

BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my 40 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 41 . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had 42 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 43 . “I am glad to see everyone is 44 . Now let’s get started. ”

For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the 45 of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the 46 discussion he led. With knowledge and good　 47 he made the material come 48 . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he 49 with were contagious（有感染力的）. I 50 the classroom not only wide awake, but a little 51 and a little better as well.

I learned something far more important than not 52 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with 53 . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through 54 then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too 55 not to live it well.

36．A. took　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. stayed　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent 　　　　　　　　　 D. put

37．A. task　　　　　　　　 　 B. test　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lecture

38．A. pillow　　　　　　　 　 B. shadow　　　　　　　　　 C. basis　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comfort

39．A. inspect　　　　　　 　 B. disturb　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　 D. bend

40．A. head　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. heart

41．A. noise　　　　　　　　 　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. incident

42．A. angrily　　　　　　　　　　 B. deliberately　　　　　　　 C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. accidentally

43．A. shouting　　　　　 　 B. sighing　　　　　　　　　　 C. complaining　　　　　　 D. smiling　　　

44．A. active　　　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　 C. awake　　　　　 D. present　　　

45．A. shock　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　 　 C. interruption　　　　　　　 D. blow

46．A. convincing　　　　　　　 B. fascinating　　　　 　 C. puzzling　　　　　　　　　 D. encouraging

47．A. gesture　　　　　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　 C. design　　　　　 D. humor

48．A. strange　　　　　　　　　　 B. natural　　　　　　　　　　 C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. handy

49．A. spread　　　　　　　　　　 B. taught　　　　　　　 　 C. combined　　　　　　　　 D. started

50．A. left　　　　　　　　　 　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. decorated　　　　　　　　 D. entered

51．A. clearer　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. quieter　　　　　　　　　　 C. smarter　　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

52．A. discussing　　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　　 C. sleeping　　　　　　　　　 D. cheating

53．A. determination　　　　　 B. religion　　　　　　 　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　 D. joy

54．A. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 　 C. journey　　　　　　　　　 D. college

55．A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 　　　 C. complex　　　　　　　　　 D. simple

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life .When you come from a family of educators, it just seems 　36　 .

With high academic standards and a competitive 　37 , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t 　38 it. I need to beat the 　39 students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my 　40 , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I 　 41 then I am lost.

　 Today I was sitting in class trying to 　42 the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. 　43 the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen 　44 while still glancing at my study sheet 　45 .When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and 　46 . And then I found myself wishing she would be 　47 so I could study .After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good 　48　 . You’re so easy to talk to.” I froze.

　 I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it 　49 . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true .She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to 　50 .

　 I passed the test excellently despite my 　51 of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had 　52 being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what 　53 to me most? What I have is all about my personal 　54　 and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is 　55 enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me --- sympathy.

36.　　　　 A. usual 　　　　　　 B. helpless 　　　　　　 C. unfortunate 　　　　　　 D. natural

37.　　　　 A. spirit　　　　　　　 B. sport　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　　 D. market

38.　　　　 A. take　　　　　　　　 B. recommend 　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

39.　　　　 A. ordinary　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　 C. handsome 　　　　　　　 D. strong

40.　　　　 A. strength　　　　　 B. appearance　　　　 C. grades 　　　　　　　　　　 D. tricks

41.　　　　 A. invent 　　　　　　 B. expect 　　　　　　　 C. copy 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hide

42.　　　　 A. save 　　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　　　　 C. collect 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

43.　　　　 A. When　　　　　　　 B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. Because 　　　　　　　　　 D. Before

44.　　　　 A. rudely 　　　　　 B. bitterly 　　　　　　　 C. excitedly 　　　　　　　　 D. politely

45.　　　　 A. in no time　　　　 B. on time C. for a long time D. now and then

46.　　　　 A. refused 　　　　　 B. worked 　　　　　　 C. agreed　 　　　　　　　　 D. waited

47.　　　　 A. quiet　　　　　　　 B. gentle　　　　　　　　 C. pretty 　　　　　　　　　　 D. safe

48.　　　　 A. talker　　　　　　　 B. listener 　　　　　　 C. lecturer　　　　　　　　　　 D. teacher

49.　　　　 A. angrily　　　　　　 B. carelessly 　　　　　 C. disappointedly 　　　　 D. gladly

50.　　　　 A. alarm 　　　　　　 B. gather 　　　　　　　 C. participate 　　　　　　　 D. shout

51.　　　　 A. fear　　　　　　　　 B. joy 　　　　　　　　　 C. worry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. possession

52.　　　　 A. given up　　　　　 B. focused on　　　　 C. complained of 　　　　 D. dreamed of

53.　　　　 A. happens 　　　　 B. matters 　　　　　　 C. appeals 　　　　　　　　　 D. devotes

54.　　　　 A. success　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　 C. depression　　　　　　　　 D. health

55.　　　　 A. always 　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

    1    you to figure out(领会) what the messages mean. “I see the leaves    2    from that tree” is a message from your    3   .“I hear a fire alarm” is a message from your    4   .“I    5    dinner cooking” is a message from your nose.

But then what happens? You ask yourself, in your    6   ,what the message    7   .I see the leaves falling. What does that mean? It    8    autumn. I hear a fire alarm. What does that mean? There’s a fire near here. I smell dinner cooking. What does that mean? It must be time to stop    9    and go to the dining room.

Is the answer you give yourself always the right one? Have you    10    the right guess? “I see the leaves falling,   11    it must be autumn” could be the right answer. But “The tree is sick”   12    an answer, too.

Can you depend    13    your senses? Usually you can,   14    you pay attention to them and learn to use them    15   .But if you are not paying attention, they don’t    16    as well as they should. First, you have to ask yourself, “What am I trying to    17    out?” you may find out by looking, listening, smelling, feeling or tasting.

When you don’t use your    18    and your mind, it’s    19    living in a tunnel(地道) .When you do use them, everything is more    20    and more fun.

1. A. helps　　    　　  B. keeps 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. makes　　    　　    D. tells

2. A. fallen　　　　    B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. to fall　　　　  　　 D. falls

3. A. eye　　    　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senses 　　   　　    D. seeing

4. A. ear　　    　　　　 B. listening　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　     D. ears

5. A. am smelling　　  B. smells　　　　　　　　　　  C. smell　　　　 　　    D. smelled

6. A. heart　　    　　  B. thought　　　　　　　　    C. mind　　    　　　　  D. idea

7. A. is　　　　 　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　    C. means　　    　　    D. meaning

8. A. is　　    　　　　   B. would be 　　　　　　    C. can be　　　　      D. must be

9. A. work　　    

　　  B. to work 　　　　　　　　  C. worked　　　　     D. working

10. A. make　　        B. to make 　　　　　　　　  C. made　　　　  　　  D. making

11. A. when　　　　   B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　 　　　　    D. so

12. A. could be　　    B. is 　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. must be　　　　    D. will be

13. A. in　　　　 　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　 　　　　  D. at

14. A. as　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　　　　　   C. because　　　　    D. if

15. A. enough　　      B. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　    　　　　  D. better

16. A. study　　        B. learn　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　    　　　　 D. think

17. A. set　　　　 　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. look　　　　 　　　　 D. run

18. A. head　　　　    B. senses　　　　　　　　　　  C. eyes　　    　　　　   D. ears

19. A. as　　　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　　　    D. like

20. A. exciting　　    B. to excite 　　　　　　　　  C. excite　　     　　   D. excited

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　The alarm clock rang 　1 　close to his 　2 　. He put 　3 　his hand and turned off the alarm. For some minutes he lay there, 　4 　. “I must get up,” he thought. 　5 　he sat up and 　6 　his feet to the 　7 　. He took 　8 　his pyjamas (睡衣), 　9 　on the slippers (拖鞋), walked over to the basin, and turned on the hot tap (水龙头). He 　10 　back the curtains and looked 　11 　into the street. As he watched, the postman came up the road and handed out the post. Quickly he turned off the 　12 　, slipped on his dressing-gown (晨服), and 　13 　downstairs. There was a letter 　14 　Jane. He sat down at the lowest step and opened the 　15 　. “My dear,” she began. “After our talk 　16 　week, this letter will come as a surprise, I 　17 　you that I 　18 　look after myself, that my career (事业) must come, that I didn't know what to do well, I've 　19 　my mind. I will 　20 　after all...”

　He sat there at the 　21 　of the stairs,unable to understand the full truth. Suddenly the kitchen door opened, and his land-lady appeared. “Well, well, Mr Mike,” she said, “that is a strange 　22 　to read your letter,to be sure...” She broke off as she noticed how 　23 　he looked. “Not bad 　24 　I hope?”

　He looked at her 　25 　a smile spreading across his face. “No...good news,” he said, “I'm going to get married.”