第二节、（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

 ____46____ . He had more money than he could ever spend,　and　he was admired and looked up to by his community._____47_____ .He was not happy. All his life he had been pursuing happiness and struggling for happiness, but he had never been able to find it.

Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness._____48_____ .After many years searching and countless hardships he arrived there. He was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the temple. He asked a wise, smiling monk(和尚)if he could enter the special room. The monk agreed and showed him to the stairs leading to the room._____49____ .He stared into the room with sunlight streaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find. There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness. The man looked at his reflection in the mirror and laughed.

___50___ .Happiness is a choice that we can make. Don’t spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then. Just look at the mirror and laugh. Let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all around you.

He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple.

A.The man found the secret of happiness at last.

B.But he knew that something was missing in his life.

C.He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door.

D.There was once a very wealthy and successful man.

E.It is time we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness.

F.It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal.

“There is an out – of – date idea that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18,and the truth is far from that,” says Mr．Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin．Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents．“There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months．

    Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest．The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people．A high divorce （离婚） rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences．For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools．Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs．

    Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security （安全保卫） and moral（道义的） support．Her mother agreed．“Its strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent．It makes sense for kids to stay at home．” But sharing the family home requires changes for all．There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy．Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act．But for others, it proves too difficult．Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times．“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol （酒精） problem,” she explains．“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses．”

    Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake．Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure．And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things．Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well．

1.According to the author, there was once a trend in the U．S．________．

    A．for young adults to leave their parents and live separately

    B．for middle class young adults to stay with their parents

    C．for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence

    D．for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

2.Which of the following does not lead to young adults returning to the nest?

    A．Young adults find housing costs too high．

    B．Young adults are not old enough．

    C．Young adults look for parental comfort and support．

    D．Quite a number of young adults attend local schools．

3.The underlined word “hassles” in the passage probably means _________．

    A．agreements                           B．worries

    C．disadvantages                        D．quarrels

4.According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?

    A．They should share the family expenses．

    B．Children should leave their parents when they are grown up．

    C．Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time．

    D．Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble．

5.．One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to slay with their parents is that ______．

    A．there will certainly be inconveniences in even-day life

    B．most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going

    C．the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents

    D．public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents

第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was once a scientist. After a lot of practice and efforts, he learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so   21   that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.
One day while doing his research, he   22   that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain   23   he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproductions were so   24   that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, she was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before her was the original scientist and
25  . She left them all alone and returned to the heaven.
But, not for long, for being an expert in human   26  , the Angel came up with a clever idea. She said to the scientist,   27   all thirteen of them, “Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction yourself. However, I’ve discovered a flaw(缺陷) in your work, just one tiny little flaw.”
The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, “  28  ! Where is the flaw?”
“Right here.” said the Angel, as she   29   up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off.
The whole purpose of the scientist and his reproduction failed as he couldn’t control his
30  , so he lost his life.
21．A．quickly                   B．perfectly                 C．actually                  D．really
22．A．realized                  B．remembered            C．acknowledged         D．complained
23．A．superb                    B．young                     C．aware                     D．alive
24．A．different                 B．familiar                  C．popular                   D．similar
25．A．confirmed               B．blamed                   C．confused                 D．frightened
26．A．history                   B．nature                     C．society                    D．system
27．A．addressing                     B．mentioning             C．encouraging            D．challenging
28．A．Unbearable             B．Suspectable             C．Fantastic                 D．Impossible
29．A．picked                    B．took                       C．caught                    D．hid
30．A．soul                       B．idea                        C．pride                      D．spirit

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds.  1__ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.

__2__. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. _3__. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. _4__. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. __5_ .She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

A.She gave them some delicious food and left..

B.Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.

C.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.

D.One day she left with the two birds at home alone.

E.She took them home and put them in a small cage.

F.One day the girl left the door of the cage open.

G.She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.

There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

    The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.

　　Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.

    “Good,” said the professor, “ and how much will you give the patient?”

    “A full spoon”, answered the student.

    “Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, I’ve make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”

    “I’m sorry, sir.” Said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.

1.The students were afraid of the professor because_________.

A. they often angered and disappointed him  

B. their answers often astonished him

C. their answers seldom satisfied him   

D. he often misunderstood(误解) them and give them bad marks

2.The student’s description of the illness was _____.

A. not correct   B. not satisfied    C. completely discouraging    D. accepted.

3.Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.

A. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark

B. his last answer was satisfying

C. he had made a mistake

D. he had not done well in the exam.

4.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.

B. The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.

C. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.

D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

5.Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?

A. The student must have passed the exam.

B. The student may not have passed the exam.

C. The student must have been very happy when he heard, “Your patient has died.”

D. The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.