A Master was walking through the fields one day when a young man, a troubled look upon his face, approached him.                

“On such a beautiful day, it must be difficult to stay so   36   ,”the Master said.         

“Is it? I hadn’t   37  ,” the young man said , turning to look around.    

“  38  me if you like.”The Master walked to the edge of a   39  pond.

“Please sit down,” the Master invited, patting the   40   next to him. “Now, find a small stone, please,” the Master   41  .

“What?”

“A stone. Please find a small stone and throw it in the pond.”

Searching   42  himself, the young man got a small stone and threw it as  43  as he could. “Tell me what you see,” the Master   44   .

    Not missing a single  45  , the man looked at the water’s surface. “ I see ripples(涟漪).’’ Where did the ripples  46  from?”

    “From the stone I threw in the pond, Master.”

    “Please  47  your hands into the water and stop the ripples,” the Master asked.

     In  48  ,the young man stuck his hands in the water as a ripple neared, only to cause  49  ripples. The young man was now  50  confused.

“Were you able to stop the ripples with your hands?” the Master asked.    

“No, of course not.”

“  51   you had stopped the stone from  52  the water to begin with? ” The Master smiled. “Next time you are  53  with your life, catch the stone before it hits the water. Do not spend time trying to  54  what you have done but  55  change what you are going to do before you do it.” The Master looked kindly upon the young man.

36．A . casual                 B. horrible                 C. terrible                 D. serious

37．A . noticed                B. watched               C. saw                  D. imagined

38．A . Attend                 B. Join                   C. Forgive                D. Call

39．A . clear                  B. clean                  C. still                    D. shining      

40．A . mud                  B. flower                 C. tree                    D. ground

41．A . instructed              B. shouted                C. ordered                D. whispered

42．A . of                    B. after                   C. around                 D. for

43．A . high                  B. far                    C. long                    D. well

44．A . continued              B. declared                C. explained                D. wondered  

45．A . matter                 B. moment               C. detail                   D. chance

46．A .come                  B. happen                 C. result                   D. rise

47．A . watch                 B. reach                 C. wave                   D. shake

48．A . anxiety                B. hesitation               C. surprise                 D. confusion

49．A . more                  B. a little                  C. a bit                    D. less

50．A . greatly                 B. completely             C. sadly                  D. fairly

51．A. Why not                B. How about             C. What if                D. How if

52．A . sliding                 B. rolling                C. falling                 D. entering

53．A . busy                  B. satisfied               C. unhappy               D. occupied

54．A . remove                B. keep                  C. remind                 D. remember

55．A . therefore               B. however              C. anyway               D. rather

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

       A Master was walking through the fields one day when a young man, a troubled look upon his face, approached him．

       "On such a beautiful day, it must be difficult to stay so   36   ,"the Master said．

       "Is it? I hadn't   37  ," the young man said, turning to look around．

       "  38  me if you like．"The Master walked to the edge of a   39  pond．

       "Please sit down," the Master invited, patting the   40   next to him．"Now, find a small stone, please," the Master   41  ．

       "What?"

       "A stone．Please find a small stone and throw it in the pond．"

       Searching   42  himself, the young man got a small stone and threw it as  43  as he could．"Tell me what you see," the Master   44   ．

       Not missing a single  45  , the man looked at the water's surface．" I see ripples（涟漪）．"

       Where did the ripples  46  from?"

       "From the stone I threw in the pond．Master．"

       "Please  47  your hands into the water and stop the ripples," the Master asked．

       In  48  ,the young man stuck his hands in the water as a ripple neared, only to cause 49  ripples．The young man was now  50  confused．

       "Were you able to stop the ripples with your hands?" the Master asked．

       "No, of course not．"

       "__51_ you had stopped the stone from  52  the water to begin with? " The Master smiled．"Next time you are  53  with your life, catch the stone before it hits the water．Do not spend time trying to  54  what you have done but  55  change what you are going to do before you do it．" The Master looked kindly upon the young man．

36．A．casual             B．horrible              C．terrible            D．serious

37．A．noticed            B．watched                                             C．saw               D．imagined

38．A．Attend           B．Join               C．Forgive           D．Call

39．A．clear               B．clean                C．still                  D．shining

40．A．mud              B．flower           C．tree             D．ground

41．A．instructed        B．shouted            C．ordered          D．whispered

42．A．of                 B．after                C．around                                    D．for

43．A．high              B．far                 C．long               D．well

44．A．continued            B．declared            C．explained         D．wondered

45．A．matter           B．moment          C．detail            D．chance

46．A．come               B．happen             C．result             D．rise

47．A．watch                 B．reach               C．wave              D．shake

48．A．anxiety            B．hesitation           C．surprise           D．confusion

49．A．more            B．a little            C．a bit                 D．less

50．A．greatly             B．completely            C．sadly                 D．fairly

51．A．Why not           B．How about          C．What if          D．How if

52．A．sliding           B．rolling               C．falling             D．entering

53．A．busy              B．satisfied          C．unhappy           D．occupied

54．A．remove          B．keep              C．remind            D．remember

55．A．therefore         B．however            C．anyway            D．rather

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he   36  his mother. The poor boy had to   37  on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt   38  for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the)  39  very much, but he had no money. But he   40  lost heart and found some old books near the school and   41  himself to read and write.
There was a narrow   42  between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people   43  there was a big stone on the path. It brought them   44 : they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town.   45  the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They   46  for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.
Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a   47  to move it away.” But   48  men believed him. Some villagers even   49  him. The night   50  and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was   51  the next morning. They didn’t   52  who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.
“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s   53  fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”
“He   54  a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could   55  push it into the hole!”
Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

Standing in the driveway, I watched my grown children drive off into the distance. I looked down the road until I could no longer see their 36 _____ .

“They live too far away from me,” I said to myself. “When did they 37 _____ and become parents of small children? 38 _____ that be me?”

I slipped back inside the house and just walked through the rooms for no reason 39  _____.1 was just missing them already and looking for 40 _____ of their having been here. There were pillows on the floor and a few stuffed (填充）animals 41 _____ around where the children had been playing.

I walked into the 42 _____ and there on the back of the sink was a bottle brush that had been left behind. “Ah，even Tessa left something behind,” I 43  _____ Well, I suppose she had help 44 _____ she was just four months old.

As I walked around the house, I picked up a few more 45 _____ on the floor — Tegan’S tooth, a pie pan, and the inside of a turkey fryer.

ttHmmm, things left behind ...’’I thought to myself. It seems there is one thing left behind on every 46 _____ . Memories are always left behind, I reasoned, and what a(n) 47 _____ thing good memories are to us. I thought how each item left behind 48 _____ me of the person it belonged to and the story 49 _____ it.

Memories happen even if we aren’t 50 _____ of it. The stressful and difficult moments often become memories that we 51 _____ later with laughter and joy. The memories of past hurts, bitterness, and anger, 52 . should be left behind 53  _____These are the things that we should never 54 _____ until the next time they come, mail back, or bring with us to 55_____next visit.

As Elizabeth Stone said, “To have a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

1.A. smiles         B. vehicles         C. pains     D. bicycles

2.A. drop out    B. break away   C. set off   D. grow up

3.A. Wouldn’t    B. Shouldn’t       C. Can’t     D. Needn’t

4.A. in particular        B. with anger     C. with joy          D. in return

5.A. signals        B. atmosphere  C. signs      D. information

6.A. lying  B. jumping         C. moving D. looking

7.A. house         B. distance         C. kitchen D. driveway

8.A. announced         B. explained      C. complained   D. replied

9.A. when B. unless   C. until      D. since

10.A. toys B. items     C. memories      D. treasures

11.A. table         B. course  C. occasion        D. comer

12.A. funny       B. private  C. ordinary        D. precious

13.A. reminded         B. informed       C. warned D. convinced

14.A. promoting        B. surrounding  C. acknowledging      D. exposing

15.A. proud       B.ashamed         C. aware   D. afraid

16.A. attach importance to        B. throw doubt on     C. look forward to     D. look back upon

17.A. besides    B.therefore       C. otherwise      D. though

18.A. partly       B. sometimes    C. forever D. unwillingly

19.A. present    B. keep     C. overlook        D. experience

20.A. our  B. their      C. its D. your

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶行李架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

　 What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

　 In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

　 After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

　“Right, sir,” he said.“Do you need any more help?”

　I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

　 He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

　 My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “ Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.”I drove home as fast as I could.

1. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A．would like very much to buy               B．badly wanted

C．would rather not buy                    D．was glad to have bought

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A．carrying a cupboard to the church

B．sending flowers to the church

C．carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D．going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A．in great sadness                        B．driving in gathering darkness

C．driving with wild flowers in the car          D．carrying furniture

4.What did the husband think of this matter?

A．It was very strange.                      B．He felt ashamed of it.

C．He took great pride in it.                  D．He was puzzled at it.