Once upon a time, a poor traveller stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of  1.  (boil) rice and started to eat. Nearby was a small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for   2. . When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted, “You have not paid me for your meal!”

“But I ordered nothing from you!” he said.

“Everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice,”    3.    (argue) the woman. “If you hadn’t smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so   4.__ (please)!”

Soon a crowd gathered.   5.  they supported the traveller, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place  6.  he had eaten, carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.

At last, the woman took him to a judge and after  7.  (tell) the judge the story, she insisted that   8.  the man had enjoyed her fish smell, he should pay 25 cents. After hearing the evidence, the judge asked the man to drop   9.  25-cent coin on the ground. “Here is your payment, the sound of 25 cents   10.  the smell of the fried fish.”

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。）

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   41  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   42   . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  43  not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   44   was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   45  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   46  .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out（破旧的）clothes, he   47  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   48   the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   49   her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side(站在某人一边) and repeated the conductor’s   50   .

The woman was watching the incident.   51    the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop   52  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   53  .

“Well, that’s no   54  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   55   money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   56 time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（耸肩）.

She rode the rest of the way home  57 a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  58  .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can  59 our loads（负担）and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  60  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

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I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet  37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her  39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she  40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked  41 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he  42 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to  43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he  44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  45  .
The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop  47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver  48  .
“Well, that’s no  49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her  50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a  51  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home  52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  53  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can  54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
36. A. try  B. care  C. decide  D.  intend 
37. A. empty  B. full  C. crowded  D. ready 
38. A. tearfully  B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 
39. A. fare B. possession  C. money  D. wealth 
40. A. strangely B. happily  C. secretly   D. fortunately 
41. A. unsatisfied  B. weak   C. unhappy   D. excited 
42. A. explained  B. declared  C. admitted   D. found 
43. A. get off  B. start   C. get on   D. stop 
44. A. begged  B. scolded  C. praised   D. thanked 
45. A. request  B. action   C. suggestion   D. command 
46. A. Unless  B. Although  C. Until   D. When 
47. A. attacking  B. bothering  C. blaming   D. wronging 
48. A. warned  B. whispered  C. shouted   D. repeated 
49. A. problem  B. need  C. matter   D. reason 
50. A. spending  B. collected   C. remaining   D. borrowed 
51. A. busy  B. cold   C. hard   D. fearful 
52. A. giving  B. wearing   C. taking   D. forcing 
53. A. forgotten  B. used   C. earned  D. returned 
54. A. move  B. increase   C. lighten   D. carry 
55. A. world  B. journey   C. smile   D. friendship 

阅读理解

　　These days, experiences, like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has to pay a lot for them, even an ordinary one.

　　Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friend to lunch. What we really reed was a good and quiet place so that we could talk, not a big meal. So I selected one club. I belong to that club, too. What could be nicer? “Let's go to the club. ” I told my friend.

　　When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would have a 20 yuan or 30 yuan lunch. I said, “30 yuan . ”I didn't realize until I was asked to pay after lunch, that 30 yuan was for each person.

　　There were five people that day, and all of us were surprised by the quality of the 30 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last. It was 216.40 yuan (150 for the five of us plus the money for drinks, fruits and air-conditioning), I paid the bill without a word.

　　What could I say? It was not the club's fault. It was my own ignorance(无知)that made me pay the largest bill in my life. On the whole, it was not so bad, we had a good lunch at a quiet place. Besides, this experience will help in other years.

　　To support my idea, I have developed my own calculation 30 yuan for the lunch and 186.40 for the experience. The experience has made me ten times wiser.

1．Now many things are becoming ________ .

[　　]

A．less experiential

B．are not so experiential

C．as expensive as before

D．more expensive

2．What we really wanted to have was ________.

[　　]

A．a good meal

B．a good and quiet place to talk

C．a club

D．an experience

3．I thought that I had ordered a meld that cast ________.

[　　]

A．me 20 yuan

B．me 30 yuan

C．us 20 yuan each

D．us 30 yuan each

4．What do you think makes me pay the largest bill in my life?

[　　]

A．My fault.

B．My mistake.

C．The club's trick.

D．The club's mistake.

5．“The experience has made me ten times wiser. ”expresses ________.

[　　]

A．my thanks to the club

B．my pleasure to be ten times wiser

C．my honesty

D．my anger

阅读下面短文,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项.

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   41  .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   42  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   45  .

The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop   47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   48  .

“Well, that’s no   49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   51  time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home   52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   53  .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

36. A. try                    B. care          C. decide             D.  intend 

37. A. empty               B. full                 C. crowded  D. ready 

38. A. tearfully     B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 

39. A. fare                   B. possession        C. money             D. wealth 

40. A. strangely     B. happily            C. secretly   D. fortunately 

41. A. unsatisfied         B. weak              C. unhappy          D. excited 

42. A. explained  B. declared    C. admitted         D. found 

43. A. get off              B. start                C. get on             D. stop 

44. A. begged              B. scolded            C. praised     D. thanked 

45. A. request              B. action             C. suggestion       D. command 

46. A. Unless               B. Although         C. Until              D. When 

47. A. attacking    B. bothering         C. blaming          D. wronging 

48. A. warned              B. whispered        C. shouted            D. repeated 

49. A. problem     B. need                C. matter             D. reason 

50. A. spending    B. collected         C. remaining       D. borrowed 

51. A. busy          B. cold                C. hard               D. fearful 

52. A. giving               B. wearing          C. taking             D. forcing 

53. A. forgotten    B. used               C. earned             D. returned 

54. A. move                B. increase          C. lighten            D. carry 

55. A. world                B. journey   C. smile              D. friendship