Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.

She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."

So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just￡90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."

The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.

Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."

The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."

Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."

54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.

　　 A. she needed the right time to look after her children

　　 B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure

　　 C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family

　　 D. she felt tired of taking care of patients

55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.

　　 A. they never clean their offices　　　 　　　 B. they look down upon cleaners

　　 C. they never do their work carefully 　 D. they always make a mess in their offices

56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.

A. tired because of the heavy workload　 　　

B. happy because the building is fully lit

　　 C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers　　

D. bored because time passed slowly

57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.

　　 A. help care for her children　　　　 B. feel disappointed in her

C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said

Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.

She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."

So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just￡90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."

The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.

Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."

The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."

Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."

54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.

　　 A. she needed the right time to look after her children

　　 B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure

　　 C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family

　　 D. she felt tired of taking care of patients

55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.

　　 A. they never clean their offices　　　 　　　 B. they look down upon cleaners

　　 C. they never do their work carefully 　 D. they always make a mess in their offices

56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.

A. tired because of the heavy workload　 　　

B. happy because the building is fully lit

　　 C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers　　

D. bored because time passed slowly

57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.

　　 A. help care for her children　　　　 B. feel disappointed in her

C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said

house, smile, keep, happy, listen, money, all, look, ill, friend, travel, be

How can you get happiness? You may say that happiness requires nice comforts like a   71   , a car, big bank balance, a high paying job.

Here in India where I live, I have    72    through villages where people seemed to earn just enough to make ends meet. I have seen happiness there. I have seen     73     faces and smiling eyes that readily gave me directions. They were very     74   and made my journey easier.

I have also worked for 3 years on Wall Street, in a big Investment Bank. I have seen some people with a lot of     75   but still unhappy. I am not saying that all rich are unhappy (or the poor, happy). But the fact that there    76   some rich people who look angry or listless (无精打采的) and there are some poor people who     77    happy, points out that there must be something else to     78   , than just money, luxury (奢侈品) and comfort.

Happiness, it seems, is not a factor of how much you have. You can feel happy  79     to a good song, you can feel happy watching a beautiful sunrise, you can feel happy in any number of ways that don’t require any possessions at     80  . .

71.___ 72. ____ 73. ____ 74. ____ 75. _____ 76. ____77. _____78. ____79. _____80.______ 

IX.补全对话（5个小题，每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上,选项中有两项为多余项。

A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. （81）______

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. （82）______

A: Sure.

B: （83）______

A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. （84）______ Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: （85）______ Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

How do you usually have your art lessons? What do you think it will be like if your art teacher brings a real boa constrictor (蟒蛇) to your class for you to draw    l    a model?

These days, Zou Huazhang, a teacher from No. 59 Middle School in Wuhan, Hubei is becoming a   2  person on the Internet. Usually, most art teachers will   3  the students some bottles, cups, fruits   4 _ vegetables in art classes. And they ask students   5 and draw. Mr. Zou gives an art lesson with a boa constrictor. All the students feel   6  when they see the animal.

"I like Mr. Zou's class," a girl says. "When I see the boa constrictor   7  in his hands, on his arms or on his body, I see its different shapes and actions. Then I can draw it well more 8  . "   9 does Mr. Zou get the animal? "I know a man who keeps many animals. And I also know the boa constrictor. It is very tame (温顺). And it has no   10 . So it will not bite (咬) students. I'm happy the students like this class and learn a lot."