My aunt’s hens have ___ many eggs recently.

A. lain   B. laid    C. lay    D. lie

To our relief, some laws and regulations ___________ to punish those who drive after drinking alcohol.

       A．have worked out             B．worked out

       C．have been worked out     D．were worked out

—My God! It will take more than two hours to do all the cleaning!

—Oh, _____! We don’t have much time left!

A. never mind                                    B. it’s out of the question

C. no problem                                    D. come on    

A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift－$7,000,a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially(经济上),” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on(喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before buying something.

    Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed(分送). It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.

    Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.

64. According to the text, the Fusses ____________.

A. were employed by a truck company              B. worked in a school cafeteria

C. were in financial difficulty                            D. lost their home

65. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?

   A. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.

   B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.

   C. They had their children during the Great Depression. 

D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

66. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?

   A. They decided to open a store.                   B. They wanted to save money.

   C. They couldn’t afford expensive things       .      D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

67. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were _________.

   A. mean                  B. childlike                   C. curious                    D. understanding

第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断；如无错误，在该行右边

In England boys and girls usually have two months to            76. ______________

rest after the final exams. Not only the riches but also factory    77. ______________

workers or bus drivers can take our children to the seaside for    78. ______________

their holidays. Why children like spending their summer        79. ______________

holidays on the seaside? It is why they like the sand, the sun,     80. ______________

the cool wind and the salt water here more than anything else.   81. ______________

Of course, there were lots of new things to see, nice things to    82. ______________

eat, and the exciting things to do , but it is the feelings of sand   83. ______________

under one’s feet, of cool wind and salt water on one’s skin, of    84. ______________

the warm sun on one’s back that makes the seaside what it is.     85. ______________

There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ______road conditions need______.

A. that; to be improved                                         B. which; to be improved

C. where; improving                                                D. when; improving

China's GDP grew by 7.1 percent in the first half of this year, _______ proved its proactive macro-economic policies were effective 

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

 When you make a decision to buy something, you must remember that a good name of    product doesn’t ______ mean good quality of it.

A. simply              B. essentially                C. necessarily         D. purposefully

You should take an umbrella with you ____ it might rain on the way.

A. in case             B. so that        C. because of           D. as if

三、完形填空

A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the   21  to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days.   22  , many of the things that I had learned were   23  .

As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were   24   to spend it on whatever brought you happiness   25  . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not   26   me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of   27  — I still had that money.

One problem is that I never had an opportunity to   28   any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money   29   to my parents for “saving”, which actually   30   to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.

On rare   31  , some relatives would give me some money, but they would   32   in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their   33   was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “  34  ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any   35   skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.

Another thing is that I believed that   36   help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I   37   their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help.   38   we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked   39   anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in   40   of great need, was a sign of weakness.

21. A. time                          B. power                      C. courage                    D. chance

22. A. Otherwise               B. Also                         C. Instead                     D. However

23. A. different                    B. common                   C. big                          D. wrong

24. A. supposed                    B. determined            C. ordered                    D. left

25. A. naturally                    B. immediately             C. probably                  D. eventually

26. A. buy                           B. prove                       C. sell                          D. show

27. A. direction                    B. guilty                       C. safety                       D. difference

28. A. receive                   B. lend                         C. manage                    D. earn

29. A. gave                          B. went                        C. borrowed                 D. left

30. A. added up                    B. came up                   C. gave out                   D. turned out

31. A. states                      B. occasions                  C. situations                  D. moments

32. A. shout                      B. explain                     C. whisper                    D. insist

33. A. plan                          B. information                  C. look                         D. intention

34. A. naughty                         B. poor                        C. hopeless                   D. lovely

35. A. financial                    B. imaginative               C. popular                    D. formal

36. A. offering                         B. accepting                  C. begging                    D. demanding

37. A. disobeyed                  B. ignored                    C. respected                  D. agreed

38. A. Even if                   B. Now that                  C. Unless                   D. Until

39. A. about                      B. around                         C. against                         D. for

40. A. groups                    B. terms                       C. ways                        D. times