Passage 1One day Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 16 (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt but pay a fair price for it: Neither too much 17 too little.” His son looked surprised “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much., Father, but if I can pay less, 18 not save a bit of money?”“That would be a very 19 (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours.” Nick said.Nick’s guests 20 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy a sale more cheaply. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell sale 21 a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of this situation would be showing a lack of respect 22 the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”“But such a small thing couldn’t 23 (possible) destroy a village.”“In the beginning there was only 24 very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 25 (think) that it was only small and not very important and look where we have ended up today.Passage 2Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, _____16______(wear) sun glasses . He walked in as if he ______17______(buy) the school, and the word quickly got around that he was from New Youk City .For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt ______18______(please ), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in _____19______last row ._____20______ he thought he cloud escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little ______21______(hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around,but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turnd to look at him, they had to look at Mary, _____22______made her feel like a star.“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the te acher asked. The new boy shook his head . “Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes whe n I’m speaking to you .” The new boy looked at the teacher _____23_____ a few seconds and all the other students wondered ______24______ the boy would do. Then he took _____25_____ off , gave a big smile and said “That is cool”Passage 3One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment ___ 16 __ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me ___ 17 the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, andthen I noticed a man ____18Behind him were other people to talk, but after someminutes ___22 walked away and sat near me, looking annoyedI didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him ____23 his own either.After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had ___24 _ amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.I’m glad I made a choice. It made ___25 of us feel good.Passage 4A young man,while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. _____31______water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder _____32_____ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man _____33______(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled _____34______(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home _____35______a happy heart.After the student left, the teacher let _____36______student taste the water. He spit it out, _____37______(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like _____38_____?”The teacher replied, “You t asted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be _____39_____ (sweet).”We understand this lesson best _____40_____ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.Passage 5Jane was walking round the department store．She remembered how difficult ______31______ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father．She wished that he was as easy ______32______ (please)as her mother，who was always delighted with perfume．Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ______33______ pleasant experience：people stepped on your feet or ______34______ (push)you with their elbows(肘部)，hurrying ahead to get to a bargain．Jane paused in front of a counter ______35______ some attractive ties were on display．“They are real silk，”the assistant tried to attract her．“worth double the price．”But Jane knew from past experience that her ______36______ (choose)of ties hardly ever pleased her father．Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered．She found some good quality pipes______37______ sale．She did not hesitate for long：although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while，she knew that this was a present which was bound to please ______38______．When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen present in her bag，her parents were already ______39______ table having supper．Her mother was excited．“Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，”Jane ______40______ (inform)．Passage 6Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. ___31____ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop____32____ (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.It is said that a short—tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help ____ 33____ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about ____ 34____ day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.One day, he came up with an idea ____ 35 ____ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.He was very tired ____36____ doing this for a whole day, ____37____ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”_____38_____ (high).His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their ____39____ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often ____40____ (result) in the contrary to our intention.Passage 7I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car __31____ （break）down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to ____32____ should have the honor of receiving me ___33___ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me ___ 34____ （settle）into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to ___35___ small town some 20 kilometres away _____36__ there was a garage.I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. ___ 37___ villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked ____ 38__ （merry）till far into the night. When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman ___39____ the trouble I had caused ___40___ .参考答案：Passage 1: 16. found 17. nor 18. why 19. reasonable 20. who 21. at 22. for 23.possibly 24. a 25. thinkingPassage 2: 16. wearing 17. had bought 18. pleased 19. the 20.Although/Though 21.harder 22. which 23. for 24. what 25. themPassage 3: 16. later 17. till/until 18. sitting 19. pretended 20. mentally 21. whom 22.they 23. on 24. an 25.bothPassage 4: 31. The 32. who 33. presented 34.warmly 35. with 36. another 37. saying38. it 39. sweeter 40.whenPassage 5: 31. it 32. to please 33. a 34. pushed 35. where 36. choice 37. on 38. him39. at 40. was informedPassage 6: 31. Behind/in 32. to help 33. his 34. this/it 35. that 36. after/from 37.but/yet 38. higher 39. natural 40. resultsPassage 7: 31. broke 32. who 33. as 34. settled 35. a 36. where 37. other 38.merrily 39. for 40. herPassage 8Once there lived a rich man _____31_____ wanted to do something for the people of his town. _____32_____ first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed _____33_____ very large stone. Then he _____34_____ (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. _____35_____ man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove _____36_____. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, _____37_____ (say) to himself: “The night _____38_____ (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his _____39_____ (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! _____40_____ the stone, he found a bag of money.Passage 9The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ______31______ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the ______32______ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating withfamily and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from ______33______ countries and cultures. However, ______34______there are many positive developments ______35______ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. ______36_______ concern relates to a lack of control over______37______ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are 38 (restrict) on what kinds of programs can ______39______ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable ______40_______ their children to see.Passage 10:In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear ______31_______ spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. _____32______, we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.There is no easy way to success _____33_______ language learning. _____34_______ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only _____35_______(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and ______36________meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. _______37_______we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the languang. “Learn through use” is a good piece of ______38______(advise) for those ______39______are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and _____40_____(write) the language whenever we can.Passage 11At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but ______31______ I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to a halt. I look left, right, and behind me. Nothing. ______32______ a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, ______33______ (wait) the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.I started wondering ______34______ I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of ______35______ (catch) by the police, because there was obviously no cop anywhere around and ______36______ certainly would have been no danger in going ______37______ it. Much later that night, the ______38______ question of why I’d stopped for that light came ______39______ to me. I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (合同) we all have witheach other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor ______40______: we don’t go t hrough red lights. Like most of us, I’m more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it than by any law against it.Passage 12Nowadays, millions ______31______lonely singles are now going online instead. ______32______ World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).Singles are flocking (涌向) to the Internet ______33______ (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites (约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene ______34______ (just lead) them from one bad experience to ______35______ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make ______36______easy to avoid someone ______37______ you are not interested in. In the real world, ______38______, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online ______39______ (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just ______40______ (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right.Passage 13Polar bears are suffering in a ______31______ (warm) world than ever before.Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. ______32______ much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared ______33______ for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that ______34______ (threat) the only home they know.The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has re duced by 9.8% every 10 years ______35______ 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their ______36______ (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, ______37______ scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “______38______ it, they can’t exist.”Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. ______39______ in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, ______40______ the bears are not actively hunting.Passage 14______31______ is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us ______32______ (think) carefully about the kind of friendships we want.To most of us, friendships are considered ______33______ (importance), but need to have clear in our own minds ______34______ kinds of friendships we want .Are they to be close or ______35______ (keep) at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough—and that’s all right .But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our ______36______ (friend)expectations. If one wants more from the friendship than the other, ______37______ if this is not talked ab out, one is likely at last to fell that he’s holding the short end of the stick. The sharing of personal experience ______38______ (include) our tears as well as our dark dreams ______39______ (be) the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there signs of interest and action ______40______ return.参考答案：Passage 8: 31. who 32. But 33. a 34. hid 35. Another 36. it 37. saying 38. will be39. strength 40. UnderPassage9: 31. an 32. latest 33.other/different 34. while 35.associated 36. One37. what 38. restrictions 39. be broadcast(ed) 40.forPassage 10: 31.it 32. Thirdly 33. in 34. A 35. to memorize 36. their 37. If 38.advice 39. who 40. writingPassage 11: 31. as / when 32. Not 33.waiting 34. why 35. being caught 36.there 37. through 38.same 39.back 40. itPassage 12: 31. of 32. The 33. mainly 34. has just led 35. another 36. it37. who / whom 38. however 39. description 40. likelyPassage 13: 31. warmer 32. For/During 33. them 34. threatens 35. since 36. survival37. a 38. Without 39. But 40. whenPassage 14: 31. It 32. to think 33. important 34.the 35. kept 36.friends’ 37. and38. including 39.is 40. inPassage 15Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. ______31______ a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with ______32______ (inform) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake oflearning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned ______33______ brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is ______34_______(responsibility) for learning the material assigned. When research ______35______( assign), the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain ______36_____ a university library works; they expect students, ______37______(special) graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference origins in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties ______38 ______ teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time ______39______ a professor can spend with a student outside of class ______40______( limit). If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.Passage 16This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his _____31_____ (puzzle), his three-year-old son was _____32_____ (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp (果浆汁) as _____33_____ (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital._____34_____ the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy _____35_____ (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “_____36_____ when are my fingers going to grow back?”The father went home and committed suicide.Think about this story _____37_____ next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first _____38_____ you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can _____39_____ (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is _____40_____ (great) than revenge.People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.Passage 17As I think back I realize how hard it is to view the world _____31_____ the eyes of my childhood. _____32_____ child’s mind is still fill ed with the idea that anything and everything is possible. They haven’t begun building the mental walls yet. Watch a child ______33______(learn) to walk and it’s amazing. No matter how many times they fall down, they hop back up ______34______ they instinc tively know that eventually they’ll be able to walk. They don’t have to worry what ______35______ think. They have no need to put up a front (讲面子). They are who they are.But somewhere along the line they learn to be ______36______(practice). Their creativityis blocked over time, as the world ______37______(teach) them to fit in. Eventually they don’t bounce back as fast ______38______ they fail. Learning is now something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant.You and I ______39______ tear down those walls that are closing in and start fresh. It’s time to bring back that sense of joy and wonder. When you’re setting your goals for the New Year, think like a child. Set your goals as if ______40______ is possible.Passage 18In many countries, ______31______ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. _______32_______, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.But this type of housing, ______33______(call) co-housing, is gaining ______34______ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has ______35______ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities ______36______ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.A co-housing complex is a place ______37______ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play ______38______, ______39______ many families like. Other residents like the feeling of livin g in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for ______40 ______ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.Passage 19I now had the key to all languages, ______31______ I was eager to learn to use it. Children ______32______ can hear learn languages without any particular effort. ______33______ hear other people speak, and enjoy trying to make the same sounds. The______34______ child must learn languages in a slow and often painful way. ______35______ even though the learning may be slow and painful, the result is wonderful. We advance gradually from merely______36______ (name) objects to understanding the thought in a line of Shakespeare.At first, when my teacher told me about a new thing, I asked very______37______ questions. My ideas were not clear, and I didn’t know many. But as my knowledge of things______38______ ( grow）and I learned more and more words, I could ask more questions, and I would return again and again ______39______ the same subject, eager for more information. Sometimes a new word made me remember an experience I had had______40______ (early).Passage 20Table manners vary from culture to culture. What is acceptable in one country ______31______ be considered extremely rude in another . Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners ______32______ the modern table manners in Korea. ______33______ (tradition), it was the woman's job to cook food and ______34______(set) the table. The woman would sit ______35______ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal . Only ______36______ the husband finished , would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. ______37______ of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, ______38______ (include) the husband. One tradition, however, has not changed . It is that the oldest person starts the meal. ______39______ (stay) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be ______40______basic tradition of Korean table manners .Passage 21One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw ______31______ elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked ______32______ (close) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, a neck and upper body, ______33______ (dress) in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back ______34______ the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, ______35______ smile just melted me ______36______ almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of ______37______ life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and ______38______ (bring) me into her world; a world of smiles, love and ______39______ (warm). I’m a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught ______40______.参考答案：Passage 15:31. If / When 32. information 33. with 34. responsible 35. is assigned 36. how37. particularly/especially 38. besides 39. which/ that 40. is limitedPassage 16: 31. puzzlement 32. happily 33. punishment 34. Although / Though 35. woke 36. but 37. the 38. before 39. be repaired 40. greaterPassage 17: 31. through 32. a 33. learning 34. because 35. others 36. practical 37. teaches 38. when/if 39. can 40. anythingPassage 18: 31. it 32. However 33. called 34. popularity 35. privately 36. has been built37. where 38. with 39. which 40. lessPassage 19: 31. and 32. who 33. They 34. blind 35. But36. naming 37. few 38. grew 39. to 40. earlierPassage 20: 31. may 32. and 33. traditionally 34. set 35. by\beside 36. after 37. All 38. including 39. Staying 40. aPassage 21: 31．an 32．closer/closely 33．dressed 34．at 35．whose 36．and 37．what 38．brought 39．warmth 40．mePassage 22Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is ______31______ determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing ______32______ than them, they usually believe that those students have ______33______ higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do ______34______ (change) facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not ______35______ (simple) the result of a high IQ.While your IQ tells you how ______36______ (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, who ______37______ (invent) the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ ______38______ gets you promoted. Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when ______39______ (predict) someone's future success, their character, ______40______ measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.Passage 23It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see ______31______ much of the city as possible in the two days ______32______ I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and ______33______ to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist ______34______ (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady ______35______noticed my book came up to me and introduced ______36______ . She said her name was Miss Bai She and kindly offered to show me ______37______ the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first ______38______ (go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. ______39______ it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldn't swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, ______40______ (close) my book and walked away.。
