Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said , “Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger答案解析

For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination (顶点) of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago, Family and friends had traveled far to watch our class walk across the stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had watched the economy go from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees, but very limited prospects (前景). I hadn’t secured a job, and I knew that the next day, when my lease (租约) ended, I would no longer have a place to call home.
The weeks ahead weren’t easy. I gathered up everything I couldn’t carry and put it into storage. Then, because I had no opportunities in my small university town, I packed up my car and drove to California to find work. But what I thought would take a week dragged into two, then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself still jobless. The due date to begin paying back my student loans was creeping even closer.
Have you ever felt utter dread? That feeling became a constant in my life. The most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any progress.
So what did I do to maintain my sanity? I wrote. Something about putting my words on a page made everything clearer. Something about writing gave me hope.
I channeled my frustration into a children’s book. Beyond the river was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish who refused to give up.
And then one day, with no writing degree or contacts in the writing world – just hard work and perseverance – I was offered a publishing contract for my first book. After that, things were in place, I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was hired shortly after.
The moral of this story is… don’t give up, even if things look bleak now.  Two years ago I was drinking cold soup right out the can. Things change. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.
【小题1】When it was time to graduate, the author felt _____.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little  31 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable , or a bad cook , but it’s just that he never  32  more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something  33  for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a  34  table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the  35  for my friends!”said Ben. We all sat down and looked  36  at each other---what did he  37 to?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup.“It’s a  38  of carrots , potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next  39  was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just 40 mixture of vegetable.
As we ate we chatted and finally the  41  turned back to what we were eating.“Was there a recipe（食谱）for this,” asked Marina ,“or did you  42  it up?”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked  43 what I could find.”Marina was surprised.“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s  44  choice in what you can find  45  supermarkets.” He replies.
46  that we had all finished the food , Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually  47  away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of  48 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had  49  provided a decent(不错的) meal for his friends , and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food , but the amount of food thrown away is enough to  50  millions of people.
31. A. excited                  B. disappointed             C. surprised                  D. delighted
32. A. takes                         B. spends                  C. uses                         D. costs
33. A. cheap                        B. special                        C. practical                   D. usual
34. A. new                           B. separate                    C. booked                     D. laid
35. A. worst                         B. most                        C. best                         D. least
36. A. nervously                   B. carefully                  C. sadly                        D. happily
37. A. think                        B. consider                   C. mean                    D. ask
38. A. mixture                       B. liquid                   C. matter                  D. dish
39. A. course                B. food                        C. soup                        D. salad
40. A. other                         B. others               C. the other          D. another
41. A. dinner                       B. idea                         C. food                        D. subject
42. A. pick                          B. look                        C. make                       D. take
43. A. referred                        B. depended on             C. lay in                       D. resulted from
44. A. less                           B. more                        C. some                        D. any
45. A. within                       B. beyond                     C. inside                   D. outside
46. A. Feeling                  B. Seeing                        C. Realizing                  D. Thinking
47. A. store                          B. move                       C. throw                   D. hide
48. A. order                         B. place                        C. season                  D. date
49. A. successfully            B. possibly                   C. hardly                 D. hopefully
50. A. enrich                        B. please                 C. affect                       D. Feed

单句改错
【小题1】He is as clever boy as his brother
【小题2】I consider this impossible to finish this task on time.
【小题3】He like swimming in particularly in summer.
【小题4】I could hardly find suitable words express myself.
【小题5】You should suit yourself to the new environment.
【小题6】We were out of breathe when we reached the top of hill.
【小题7】you should keep your words after you promise to help.
【小题8】I’d like to have gone to the party last night but I had to finished a report.
【小题9】I hate being made fun.
【小题10】John would rather stay at home than going out.

My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour  1  . When it became lighter, I decided to get my car, which was  2  at my office three streets away.

My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant then. I assured them that I’d be very  3 .

I walked out of the  4 and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction, a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d escort(护送) me to my  5  . I was very embarrassed and declined(辞谢), but he was very  6 .

During our  7  , he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was  8  . When we got to the car park, I  9  him and we parted ways. I did not get his  10  and may not even recognise him now. Did he  11  stop for me? I’ll never know.

So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I  12  two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction  13  near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. I told them they should take the umbrella and  14  it. They were very grateful and like me, probably wondered why a  15  was offering such kindness.

1.                A．hardly          B．slightly         C．heavily   D．slowly

2.                A．parked         B．locked          C．broken   D．repaired

3.                A．successful       B．careful         C．joyful D．stressful

4.                A．storm          B．garage          C．office    D．hotel

5.                A．destination      B．home          C．office    D．company

6.                A．cautious        B．diligent         C．persistent D．reluctant

7.                A．talk            B．trip            C．walk D．work

8.                A．rough          B．wet            C．messy    D．dirty

9.                A．thanked        B．left            C．waved    D．greeted

10.               A．umbrella       B．appearance     C．address   D．name

11.               A．obviously       B．accidently       C．really D．purposely

12.               A．watched        B．noticed         C．searched D．heard

13.               A．equipment      B．stage          C．object     D．site

14.               A．keep          B．carry          C．have  D．return

15.               A．passer-by       B．stranger        C．man  D．woman

I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror,  that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
【小题1】. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?

A．The applicants had to sit for an examination.

B．There was much competition for the post.

C．The post requires a lot of teaching experience.

D．The post offered quite high salary.

A．he had a better memory than Adams.
B．he was more experienced than Adams.	C．the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted.
D．the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech.

I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.

    Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.

    Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.

    The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror,  that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.

    Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.

    The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”

    Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”

    As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”

1.. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?

A. Good-mannered    B. Modest     C. Childish      D. Bookish

2. What do we know about the post at Camford University?

   A. The applicants had to sit for an examination.

   B. There was much competition for the post.

   C. The post requires a lot of teaching experience.

   D. The post offered quite high salary.

3.. Adams did not bother to do any preparation because______.

   A. he was quite familiar with the subject.

   B. he knew the committee members well.

   C. he had a well-thought-out plan.

   D. he had full confidence in himself.

4. When Uncle Theo’s turn came, _______.

   A. he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word.

   B. he felt so upset that he could not remember anything.

   C. he had to put the same thoughts in another way.

   D. he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory.

5. When the committee went out to make a decision, Adams _______.

   A. could not help feeling worried.

   B. could hardly wait to show his joy.

   C. felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up.

   D. felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo.

6.Theo became successful because _______.

   A. he had a better memory than Adams.

   B. he was more experienced than Adams.

   C. the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted.

   D. the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech.

第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.
All the friends invited were a little 　36　. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never　37　more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something　38　 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a　39　table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the　40　 for my friends! ” said Ben. We all sat down and looked　41　at each other—what was he 　42　?
Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a　43　of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, ”said Ben. The next　44　was also a little strange　45　we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables. ”
As we ate we chatted and finally the　46　turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(菜谱) for this, ”asked Marina, “or did you　47　it up? ”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked　48　what I could find. ”Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days. ”“But there’s　49　choice in what you can find　50　supermarkets, ” he replied.
　51　that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually　52　away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of　53　, boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had　54　 provided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 　55　millions of people.
36.A. excited      B. disappointed  C. surprised   D. delighted
37.A. takes        B. spends       C. uses       D. does
38.A. cheap        B. special       C. practical    D. usual
39.A. new         B. separate      C. booked     D. laid
40.A. freshest      B. most         C. best        D. least
41.A. nervously     B. carefully      C. sadly      D. happily
42.A. in for         B. up to         C. away from   D. out of
43.A. mixture       B. liquid         C. matter      D. dish
44.A. course      B. food            C. soup       D. salad
45.A. in that      B. on condition that  C. in case that   D. so that
46.A. dinner      B. idea            C. food        D. subject
47.A. pick        B. look            C. make       D. take
48.A. referred     B. depended on     C. lay in       D. resulted from
49.A. less         B. more           C. some       D. any
50.A. within       B. beyond         C. inside      D. outside
51.A. Feeling      B. Seeing          C. Realizing   D. Thinking
52.A. store        B. move           C. throw      D. hide
53.A. order        B. place           C. season     D. date
54.A. successfully   B. possibly        C. hardly     D. hopefully
55.A. enrich        B. please          C. affect     D. Feed

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Out on the road the jeep was already waiting. As I got on beside him, he sat up the town and heading with great speed in the direction of Bacalar. My hat blew away but when I asked him to stop, he refused. We were being followed by spies and it was necessary to drive fast to throw them off.

　　The hard and unsmooth surface of the road made the jeep weave. To the danger of being shot off the bank was added the discomfort, the cold, for at the speed we were travelling the air cut through my cotton shirt and trousers. I asked the driver to go slower, adding as an excuse that I want to look out for wild animals. He replied that the faster we drove the better our chance of coming up with them before they could run away. He had hardly spoken when the jeep struck a rain-filled pit, which splashed a sheet of muddy water over the windscreen. Blinded, he stopped the jeep with one wheel over the bank. When we got going again it was at a speed little faster than a walking pace.

1．While they were driving towards Bacalar the author ________.

[　　]

A．asked the driver to drive fast because they were being followed by spies

B．threw off his hat

C．refused to stop because they were being followed by spies

D．asked the driver to stop for his hat

2．The author asked the driver to go slower because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to look for wild animals

B．he was frightened that they might have an accident

C．his shirt and trousers had blown away

D．he had cut himself

3．They continued at a speed little faster than a walking pace because ________.

[　　]

A．the driver had been blinded

B．the jeep had struck a pit

C．one of the wheels had fallen over the bank

D．they had barely avoided an accident

4．“… and it was necessary to drive fast to throw them off.” Here “to throw them off” means ________.

[　　]

A．to remove them

B．to drive them away

C．to put them off

D．to stop them following

5．“He had hardly spoken… ” means ________.

[　　]

A．he had shouted

B．he had spoken very softly

C．he had just finished speaking

D．he had only said a few words

　　When I was twenty seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco, and an expert at stock（股票）. I was content with the prospect（前景）.

　　One day I ventured in a small boat too far, and was carried out to sea．Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig（双桅船）which was bound for London. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket.

　　About ten o'clock on the following morning, thirsty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed （牵着）by a nurse-maid, threw a luscious（甘甜的）big pear--minus one bite--into the gutter（排水沟）. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved（恳求）it, my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent（无关紧要的）, and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear. I was just getting desperate（不顾一切的）enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying,

　　“Step in here, please.”

　　I was admitted by a well-dressed flunkey（仆役）, and shown into a sumptuous（华丽的）room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant. and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best I could.

(1)When the author was twenty-seven-years old, he worked as a clerk ________ .

[　　]

(2）He got to London because ________ .

[　　]

A．he wanted to be an expert at stock

B．he wanted to find a couple of elderly gentlemen

C．his small boat turned over and he was saved by a ship which would sail for London

D．he liked adventure and wanted to go to London to travel

（3）The underlined word“treasure”in the third paragraph means ________ .

[　　]

A．a store of gold, silver jewels

B．a very valuable and important object

C．a very useful and important thing

D．a big pear--minus one bite

（4）The last sentence“I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that ________ food…”means ________ .

[　　]

A．I have no ability to say things that are clever and amusing facing that food

B．I was so hungry that I would almost lose my mind facing that food

C．I didn't control my feeling facing that food

D．I was completely concentrated on the food and really wanted to eat it

单词拼写

56. I can hardly r_____________ him since he wears a pair of thick glasses now.

57. Now you are poor at English, but if you try to do more listening and reading, you will make progress g_______________.

58. Let’s play badminton o______________ so that we can enjoy the fresh air and the sunshine.

59. Yushu was in r_____________ after the earthquake.

60. We were c______________ about the girl who got injured in the accident.

61. London Olympics is the big e_____________ of the year of 2012.

62. He is so d_____________ that once he makes up his mind, he will try to achieve his goal.

63. He liked Paris so much that he decided to s_____________ there.

64. The little girl was f_____________ by the sudden noise.

65. The new office building has been finished one month ahead of s_____________.

66. You had better buy the _____________(保险) for your new car.

67. He will _____________ (恢复) soon if he stays home and has a good rest.

68. Don’t rely too much on the weather _______________(预报).

69. Sometimes we will get burnt by the ______________( 蒸汽)．

70. It’s quite natural for one to run away in a _______________(灾难)

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Out on the road the jeep was already waiting. As I got on beside him, he sat up the town and heading with great speed in the direction of Bacalar. My hat blew away but when I asked him to stop, he refused. We were being followed by spies and it was necessary to drive fast to throw them off.

　　The hard and unsmooth surface of the road made the jeep weave. To the danger of being shot off the bank was added the discomfort, the cold, for at the speed we were travelling the air cut through my cotton shirt and trousers. I asked the driver to go slower, adding as an excuse that I want to look out for wild animals. He replied that the faster we drove the better our chance of coming up with them before they could run away. He had hardly spoken when the jeep struck a rain-filled pit, which splashed a sheet of muddy water over the windscreen. Blinded, he stopped the jeep with one wheel over the bank. When we got going again it was at a speed little faster than a walking pace.

(1)While they were driving towards Bacalar the author ________.

[　　]

A．asked the driver to drive fast because they were being followed by spies

B．threw off his hat

C．refused to stop because they were being followed by spies

D．asked the driver to stop for his hat

(2)The author asked the driver to go slower because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to look for wild animals

B．he was frightened that they might have an accident

C．his shirt and trousers had blown away

D．he had cut himself

(3)They continued at a speed little faster than a walking pace because ________.

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A．the driver had been blinded

B．the jeep had struck a pit

C．one of the wheels had fallen over the bank

D．they had barely avoided an accident

(4)“… and it was necessary to drive fast to throw them off.” Here “to throw them off” means ________.

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A．to remove them

B．to drive them away

C．to put them off

D．to stop them following

(5)“He had hardly spoken… ” means ________.

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A．he had shouted

B．he had spoken very softly

C．he had just finished speaking

D．he had only said a few words

　　When I was twenty seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco, and an expert at stock（股票）. I was content with the prospect（前景）.

　　One day I ventured in a small boat too far, and was carried out to sea．Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig（双桅船）which was bound for London. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket.

　　About ten o'clock on the following morning, thirsty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed （牵着）by a nurse-maid, threw a luscious（甘甜的）big pear--minus one bite--into the gutter（排水沟）. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved（恳求）it, my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent（无关紧要的）, and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear. I was just getting desperate（不顾一切的）enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying,

　　“Step in here, please.”

　　I was admitted by a well-dressed flunkey（仆役）, and shown into a sumptuous（华丽的）room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant. and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best I could.

(1)When the author was twenty-seven-years old, he worked as a clerk ________ .

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(2）He got to London because ________ .

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A．he wanted to be an expert at stock

B．he wanted to find a couple of elderly gentlemen

C．his small boat turned over and he was saved by a ship which would sail for London

D．he liked adventure and wanted to go to London to travel

（3）The underlined word“treasure”in the third paragraph means ________ .

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A．a store of gold, silver jewels

B．a very valuable and important object

C．a very useful and important thing

D．a big pear--minus one bite

（4）The last sentence“I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that ________ food…”means ________ .

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A．I have no ability to say things that are clever and amusing facing that food

B．I was so hungry that I would almost lose my mind facing that food

C．I didn't control my feeling facing that food

D．I was completely concentrated on the food and really wanted to eat it

An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his__1__ to leave the house building __2__and live a more leisurely life with his wife,__3__ time with his extended family. He would __4__ the pay, but he needed to retire. They could __5__.

The employer was __6__ to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal __7__. The carpenter said yes, but it was __8__ to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house __9__ and used poor materials. It was an __10__ way to end his career.

When the carpenter__11__ his work, the employer handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my __12__ to you."

__13__ a shock! If he had only known he was building his __14__ house, he would have done it __15__. Now he had to live in the home he had built.

__16__ it is with us. We build our __17__ in a distracted (心不在焉的) way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At __18__ points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have __19__ and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we __20__ previewed, we would have done it differently.

1. A. difficulty B. problem C. question D. plans

2. A. business B. sites C. teams D. workers

3. A. taking B. dividing C. enjoying D. separating

4. A. consider B. miss C. raise D. save

5. A. get by B. get along C. get back D. get around

6. A. ashamed B. angry C. frightened D. sorry

7. A. favor B. bargain C. price D. reply

8. A. difficult B. probable C. easy D. content

9. A. sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly

10. A. unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. uncomfortable

11. A. checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished

12. A. gift B. salary C. memory D. bill

13. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which

14. A. final B. best C. worst D. own

15. A. differently B. quickly C. hardly D. nearly

16. A. Though B. So C. But D. Or

17. A. houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives

18. A. pretty B. handsome C. strong D. beautiful

19. A. liked B. faced C. improved D. avoided

20. A. having B. has C. have D. had