通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 31　 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
　 Her father, a cook, took her 　32 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 　33 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 　34 them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 　35 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 　36 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 　37 in another bowl. After that the 38 　was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you 　39 ?”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to 　40 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 　41 them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He 　42 that each one had had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but 　43 had a different reaction (反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 　44 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When calamity (厄运) 　45 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 　

31. A. grow up　 B. give up　 　C. set up　 　 D. pick up

32. A. into 　　　 B. within　　 　C. out of 　　　D. away from

33. A. first　　　 B. second 　　　C. third 　　　 D. fourth
34. A. looked for 　B. searched for 　C. waited for 　D. called for

35. A. that 　　　 B. where　　 　C. where　　 D. why

36. A. on 　　　　B. over 　　　　 C. off 　　　 D. in

37. A. it 　　　　 B. its 　　　　　C. them 　　　D. themselves

38. A. eggs 　　　B. carrots　　 　C. coffee 　　 D. water

39. A. hear 　　　B. taste 　　　　 C. smell 　　　D. see

40. A. close　　 　B. open 　　　　C. wash 　　　 D. drop

41. A. keep 　　　B. protect 　　　 C. break 　　　D. drink

42. A. complained B. explained 　　C. told 　　　　D. expected

43. A. every 　　　B. all　　　　 　C. each 　　　 D. either

44. A. before 　　 B. after 　　　　 C. behind 　　 D. under

45. A. lies in　 　 B. comes across 　C. meets with 　D. knocks at

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 　31 .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he 　 32 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 33 rocks would fit inside, he 　34 , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 　35 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 　36 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group　 37 , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 　38 some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 　39 question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 　40 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 　41 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 　42 put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 43 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 　44 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 45 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

31. A. remember　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

32. A. handed in　　　　　 B. took out　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　 　 D. put away

33. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. not more　　　　　 C. no many　　　　　　　　　 D. not many

34. A. answered　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　　 D. said

35. A. no　　　　　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

36. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

37. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　 　　　　　 C. a third time　　　　　　　 D. a fourth time

38. A. sent　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

39. A. same　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. common

40. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. till　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

41. A. offered　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

42. A. always　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

43. A. point　　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　 D. story

44. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

45. A. sand　　　　　　　　　 B. small stones　　　 C. big rocks　　　　　　　　 D. water

　　 “How are you?” is a nice question .It is a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other.But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question.

It is a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “fine”,even if the person's friend is not fine. The reason is that “How are you?” is not really a question and “fine ”isnot really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or “Hi”.

　　 Sometimes people also do not say exactly what they mean.　 For example ,when someone asks “do you agree ?” the other person might think “No,I disagree,I think you are wrong…”But it is not very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say “I am not sure.” It is a nicer way to say that you do not agree with someone.

People also do not say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example,many talks over the phone finish when one person says “ I have to go now.” The person who wants to hang up often gives an excuse.“someone is at the door.”“something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real,or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply does not want to talk any more,but it is not polite to say that. The excuse is more polite,and it does not hurt the other person.

Wherther they are greeting each other,talking about an idea,or finishing a talk, people do not say exactly what they are thinking .It is an important way that people try to be nice to each other,and it is a part of the game of language.

(　　 )36. When a person in the USA asks “How are you?”,he or she wants to hear　　　 “_____”

A.How are you B. Hello　 C. I do not know. D. Fine.

(　　 )37. When a person disagrees with someone,it is polite to say“_____”

A.You are wrong,I disagree.　 B. I am not sure.

C.I am sue I disagree. D.No, I disagree.

(　　 )38.A polite way to finish a talk is to say　 “_____”

A.You have to go now.　 B. I want to hang up.

C. I have to go now.　　 D. I do not want to talk any more.

(　　 )39. When a person says “I have to go now.”“someone is at the door.”,the person may be _____.

A. giving an excuse　 B. hurting someone's feeling.

C. ill in bed. D. asking you a question.

(　 ) 40. What does the rule of the game of language probably mean?

A. Be polite. B. Donot disagree with people.

C.Always say what you mean . D. Never say exactly what you are thinking.

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An old woman o　26　 her window and looks out of it.The sun shines b　27　.There’s a man in the g　28　 in front of her house.The old woman looks at him and says,“He is eating g　29　!”

She goes o　30　 and asks the man,“Why are you eating grass?Are you h　31　?”

The man says,“Yes,I am very poor.I have n　32　for my breakfast today and I am hungry now.”

The old woman tells him to go to the b　33　 door of her house,and she goes in again.

The man s　34　 and goes to the back door of the house.

Then the old woman opens the door and says to the man,“The grass here is l　35　.”