题目内容

— If it _____ tomorrow, we'll stay at home.
— It would be boring.

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A. rain
B. rains
C. will rain
D. is raining

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He told the story as if it ______ to him.

A.
happened
B.
was happening
C.
had happened
D.
would happen

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to __55___ in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

A．as a matter of fact

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（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的标号涂黑。
I was sleeping in dark, and a strange terrible noise was just around my ears. Suddenly , a white light flashed into my eyes, completely 36    me up. Oh, a strong storm was just 37 . The sound of the angry wind was like the howl of 38 lions, as if they were 39 to tear the whole world into pieces. The lightning became more and more frequent ,just like 40 dragons which were flying in the sky. Suddenly, a loud thunder cracked, following more. It was not long 41 it rained cats and dogs. Everything outside was 42 .The thunderstorm ,together with the strong winds,   43 my house, and I was 44 to death. I could do nothing but 45 under my quilt for 46 .The storm shouted for two hours or so, Thank God, anyhow, it finally 47 .
48 , I became totally sleepless , I turned over and over in bed, but just couldn’t fall asleep. Suddenly, a good idea 49 me. Why not write down what I heard and saw, and how I felt. NO sooner had I got the idea than I began my work 50   the light of my cell phone. (The electricity was cut off).That is 51 you are reading now.
Now you see, the power of 52 is that strong ! By doing so, I just want to set an example to you. I wish I could make 53 a reminder that you should write more good compositions with your own inspiration. It is inspiration   54 every one of you should value most, and you should try to catch it to lighten your 55 future .
36．A．to wake                 B．waking                  C．woke                      D．woken
37．A．on the corner          B．at the corner           C．around the corner     D．at the corner
38．A．a great deal of      B．a large amount of C．a large number of    D．a plenty of
39．A．threatening             B．frightening              C．scaring                    D．struggling
40．A． gold                     B．bronze                   C．iron                        D．silver
41．A．when                   B．before                    C．since                       D．while
42．A．out of order           B．out of control         C．out of imagination   D．out of reach
43．A．was shaking          B．were shaking           C．was shaken           D．were shaken
44．A．fright                    B．frightened             C．frightening              D．frighten
45．A．hiding                   B．hidden                   C．to hide                    D．hide
46．A．shelter                   B．anger                     C．pleasure                  D．reward
47．A．died away              B．died out                 C．died down            D．died off
48．A．But                       B．Besides                  C．Therefore                D．However
49．A．struck                B．thought                  C．came into               D．happened to
50．A．with                    B．by                          C．through                 D．in
51．A．that                       B．which                    C．whether                  D．what
52．A．inspiration            B．admiration             C．determination        D．preparation
53．A． them                    B．that                      C．it                         D．this
54．A．that               B．which                    C．who                      D．where
55．A．inspiring                B．promising               C．determining             D．inviting

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her    26  , she went to the wise man that is always    27   for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what    28   ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will    29   you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or    30   with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never    31   sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in    32   of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment,    33   at the door, and said in a (n)    34   voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n)    35   that I want? It is very important to me.”
   36  , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of    37  . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to    38   all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor,   39   people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She    40   to comfort them till they    41  . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But    42   she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one    43   after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so    44   in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never    45   that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.