There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

1.A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

2.A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

3.A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

4.A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

5.A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

6.A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

7.A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

8.A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

9.A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

10.A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

Scientists think that there has been life for__31_ of years. However we haven’t found life on other planets _32_ . The earth is a planet and it _33__ around the sun. Seven other planets also go _34_ the sun. The sun and its planets are __35  the solar system. The solar system is a small part of our galaxy.

  Scientists __36_ lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in the solar system, and some spacecraft have gone __37_ the solar system. However, no one __38_ any life in space yet.

  But why has no one from other planets sent us a message ? Have they tried to send _39_ to us ? _40_so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space ? We don’t know.

31. A. thousands          B. millions       C. hundreds     D. billion

32. A. already       B. never         C. yet          D. just

33. A. go            B. turn          C. travel       D. goes

34. A. to            B. back          C. around      D. into

35. A. called         B. call           C. calling      D. calls

36. A. send         B. sent           C. have sent     D. will send

37. A. out          B. beyond        C. into         D. up

38. A. discovered  B. discovers     C. has discovered   D. have discovered

39. A. message     B. informations    C. information     D. news

40. A. With        B. Have          C. Use         D. Because

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees to be　 36 to the buyers and he gets a lot of　 37 .

One day an old woman went to the shop to　 38　 a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she 　39　 her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and　 40　 there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and 　41 saw it. She put it into her 　 42 quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she　 43 . That evening Mr. Young was told about it. He was very 　 44 and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her　 45 . Several young men came, but 　46_ of them could satisfy him.

This morning a young man came to his 　47 . He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?" "No, sir," answered the young man.

"Do you 　 48 ?" "No, sir."

Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young man's 　49　 satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, "You have 　 50　 shortcoming, do you?" "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like telling lies.”

(　 )36. A. strict 　　　　　　　 B. friendly　　　　 C. strange　　　　　 D. terrible

(　 )37. A. business　　 B. surprise　　　　 C. money　　　　　 　　　 D. hope

(　 )38. A. buy　　　　 　　　 B. borrow　　　　 C. look for　　　　　 　　　 D. lend

(　 )39. A. threw　　　 　 B. put　　　　　　 C. placed　　　　　 D. left

(　 )40. A. found　　　　 B. knew　　　　　 C. understood　　　 D. wanted

(　 )41. A. somebody　　 　　　 B. anybody　　　　 C. nobody　　　　　 D. everybody

(　 )42. A. hand　　　 B. pocket 　　　　　 C. bottle　　　　　　 　　　 D. glass

(　 )43. A. won　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　 D. failed

(　 )44. A. sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　 D. worried

(　 )45.A. place　　　 　 B. seat　　　　　 　 C. table　　　　　 　 D. chair

(　 )46.A. both　　　　 B. all　　　　　　 　 C. neither　　　　　 　　　 D. none

(　 )47.A. house　　 　　 B. car　　　　　　 　　　 C. office　　　　　 　 D. pigsty

(　 )48.A. dress　　　 B. drink　　　　　 C. eat　　　　　　 　 D. sleep

(　 )49.A. answers　 　　 B. clothes　　 　　C. knowledge　　　　 D. face

(　 )50.A. much　　　 　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. any　　　　　　　 D. no

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

36. A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

37. A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

38. A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

39. A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

40. A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

41. A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

42. A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

43. A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

44. A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

45. A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick