Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

1.A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

2.A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

3.A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

4.A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

5.A. salty                                B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

6.A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

7.A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

8.A. clever                          B. different            C. same                        D. strong

9.A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

10.A. warned                       B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

11.A. drink                          B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

12.A. taken off                        B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

13.A. stored                         B. found                C. collected               D. left

14.A. heard                         B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

15.A. leaf                                   B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

16.A. mind                          B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

17.A. room                          B. time                  C. money                         D. care

18.A. accident                      B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

19.A. act                             B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

20.A. now                                  B. first                  C. recently                    D. later

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.

       I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

       My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”

       I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.

       This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

A. say                 B. talk                  C. share                        D. explain

A. as                  B. while                C. then                         D. when

A. lost                B. tired                 C. hungry                     D. angry

A. excited           B. eager                C. glad                         D. anxious

A. rest                B. food                 C. travel                       D. drink

A. Luckily          B. Finally              C. Immediately             D. Actually

A. thought          B. recognized      C. noticed                     D. realized

A. walked           B. left                   C. worked                    D. found

A. look               B. get                    C. turn                         D. think

A. ask               B. pay                   C. apologize                 D. send

A. refused         B. wanted              C. hoped                   D. meant

A. hope             B. surprise             C. anger                       D. fear

A. into              B. with                  C. for                           D. from

A. sure              B. upset                 C. proud                    D. pleased

A. warned         B. reminded           C. thought                    D. told

A. experience    B. experiment     C. story                        D. talking

A. turning         B. talking                  C. handing                    D. giving

A. free              B. cheap                C. plain                        D. delicious

A. make            B. wake                 C. catch                        D. put

A. coward     B. fool           C. loser                       D. hero

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1 分，满分  20 分）
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,D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once there was a group of men---- a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber(木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very -36-. He always continued to work through his break time and -37- that those old folks were wasting time, having to -38- several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that -39- he worked through break time and hardly took a -40-,those old folks were chopping the same -41- of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he -42- to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the -43- were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks -44- him for a drink during their break time. That young man -45- and said that he had no -46- time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to -47- chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子). Sooner or later you will -48- or be so tired as you have spent too much -49-.”
Suddenly the young man -50- that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were -51- re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could -52-faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we -53- is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability -54-. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying…..I have no -55-!
36. A. weak       B. clever       C. hard-working   D. good-looking
37. A. admired     B. complained   C. reminded      D. predicted
38. A. plan        B. appear      C. work          D. break
39. A. even though   B. only if      C. because       D. unless
40. A. photo       B. rest        C. step           D. bath
41. A. weight      B. height      C. amount        D. price
42. A.failed       B. pretended    C. agreed         D. decided
43. A. marks      B. results       C. effects         D. conditions
44. A. invited     B. blamed       C. thanked       D. forgave
45. A. begged     B. argued       C. nodded        D. refused
46. A. wrong      B. valuable     C. extra          D. exact
47. A. mind       B. avoid       C. practice        D. keep
48. A. speed up    B. give up      C. watch out      D. turn out
49. A. energy     B. money       C. life           D. skill
50. A. warned    B. expected      C. realized       D. announced
51. A. also       B. hardly        C. seldom        D. never
52. A. talk       B. chop         C. walk          D. climb
53. A. abandon    B. introduce      C. need          D. teach
54. A. quickly    B. curiously      C. seriously       D. intelligently
55. A. time      B. tool           C. job           D. patience

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age.

One fairly interesting event happened when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and __31__ around upside down from the rafters (房梁) of our house. So, it __32__ to no surprise for my dad to __33__ me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. Without realizing the tree could break or I could get __34__, I just thought it was__35__ to be up so high.

    My cousin, Tammy, was in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big __36__ about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also __37__ us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree and I could feel the tree begin to sway. I remembered my dad’s __38__ over the wind yelling, “Bart, __39__ on tightly.” So I did.

    The next thing I know, I heard Tammy __40__ at the top of her lungs, __41__ flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.

    I came down the tree to __42__. My dad later told me why Tammy fell and I didn’t. __43__, when Tammy’s mother felt the wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t __44__!” And Tammy did do that.

    My dad then __45__ to me that the mind has a very __46__ time dealing with a negative image. In order to deal with the __47__ of not falling, Tammy’s brain had to first imagine falling, and then tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. However, my eight-year-old brain __48__ had an internal image of hanging on tightly.

    This “Self-Talk” is especially useful when you are __49__ to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t imagine not doing something in your mind. The only way to accomplish it is to find a word for what you want to do.

    I’m now a pretty good football player, because all my internal dialogue is __50__ and encourages me to win. All this I owe to my dad.

A. walking        B. hanging          C. fooling      D. playing

A. got             B. turned               C. came         D. led

A. meet            B. admire               C. forbid           D. find

A. trapped            B. hurt             C. teased           D. scolded

A. fun                B. tense                C. scaring      D. dizzy

A. root           B. trunk                C. branch           D. tree

A. warned          B. joined               C. watched      D. noticed

A. sound          B. voice                C. wave         D. laughter

A. hold           B. come             C. go           D. insist

A. whispering      B. laughing         C. screaming        D. singing

A. lying          B. sitting              C. standing     D. looking

A. anxiety            B. safety               C. thrill           D. sympathy

A. Apparently     B. Unbearably       C. Vividly      D. Unbelievably 

A. move           B. jump             C. fall         D. sway

A. apologized     B. admitted         C. referred     D. explained

A. difficult          B. awesome          C. precise          D. special

A. fear            B. command          C. reward           D. possibility

A. deliberately       B. constantly           C. gradually        D. instantly

A. failing         B. attempting           C. managing     D. hoping

A. negative        B. subjective           C. positive     D. vague

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1  分，满分  20 分）

 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,D）中，选出最佳选项。

    Once there was a group of men---- a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber(木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very -36-. He always continued to work through his break time and -37- that those old folks were wasting time, having to -38- several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that -39- he worked through break time and hardly took a -40-,those old folks were chopping the same -41- of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he -42- to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the -43- were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks -44- him for a drink during their break time. That young man -45- and said that he had no -46- time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to -47- chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子). Sooner or later you will -48- or be so tired as you have spent too much -49-.”

Suddenly the young man -50- that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were -51- re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could -52-faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we -53- is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability -54-. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying…..I have no -55-!

36. A. weak        B. clever        C. hard-working    D. good-looking

37. A. admired      B. complained   C. reminded       D. predicted

38. A. plan         B. appear       C. work           D. break

39. A. even though   B. only if       C. because        D. unless

40. A. photo        B. rest         C. step            D. bath

41. A. weight       B. height       C. amount         D. price

42. A.failed        B. pretended     C. agreed          D. decided

43. A. marks       B. results        C. effects          D. conditions

44. A. invited      B. blamed        C. thanked        D. forgave

45. A. begged      B. argued        C. nodded         D. refused

46. A. wrong       B. valuable      C. extra           D. exact

47. A. mind        B. avoid        C. practice         D. keep

48. A. speed up     B. give up       C. watch out       D. turn out

49. A. energy      B. money        C. life            D. skill

50. A. warned     B. expected       C. realized        D. announced

51. A. also        B. hardly         C. seldom         D. never

52. A. talk        B. chop          C. walk           D. climb

53. A. abandon    B. introduce       C. need           D. teach

54. A. quickly     B. curiously       C. seriously        D. intelligently

55. A. time       B. tool            C. job            D. patience