It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  11  to where he was going. Pretty soon  12_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to refind his way or to 13  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  14  .

It was a long 15 road. For many __16__ he kept on driving. When it was almost dark ，he saw in a field a tall  17  ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his   18 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”

“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___19____，still ploughing .

“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.

“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   20  stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.

“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more   21  .

“Don’t know. I never  22 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 23 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”

Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  24  at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.   25  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！” 

1.                A．signs           B．orders          C．attention  D．direction

 

2.                A．realized        B．recognized      C．accepted D．received

 

3.                A．miss           B．meet           C．look D．lose

 

4.                A．town           B．country         C．capital    D．village

 

5.                A．lonely          B．busy           C．dirty D．crowded

 

6.A seconds     B. minutes           C. hours              D years

7.                A．driver          B．policeman       C．farmer   D．worker

 

8.                A．strong          B．tired           C．weak D．tiring

 

9.                A．asked          B．demanded      C．replied   D．ordered

 

10.               A．always         B．often          C．sometimes D．seldom

 

11.               A．politely         B．friendly         C．loudly D．angrily

 

12.               A．judged         B．measured       C．saw  D．studied

 

13.               A．sad            B．lovely          C．friendly   D．angry

 

14.               A．gladly          B．immediately     C．silently    D．excitedly

 

15.               A．Generally       B．Fortunately      C．Certainly  D．Perhaps

 

 

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  1 to where he was going. Pretty soon he  2  that he was lost, but he  3 to drive, expecting to find his way or to  4 someone who could tell him how to get back to the  5 .

It was a long  6 road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost   7 , he saw in a  8  a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his  9 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”

“Hello, yourself,”  the farmer replied,  10 ploughing.

“Where does the horse   11 ? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes.

“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   12 stays right where it is,” said the farmer,   13     stopping his work.

“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little  14 .

“Don’t know. I never  15 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16 . “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I  17 saw.”

18  stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  19 at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much.   20  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”

1.                A．signs           B．orders          C．attention  D．direction

 

2.                A．realized        B．recognized      C．accepted D．received

 

3.                A．stopped        B．used           C．wanted   D．continued

 

4.                A．miss           B．meet           C．look D．lose

 

5.                A．town           B．country         C．capital    D．village

 

6.                A．lonely          B．busy           C．dirty D．crowded

 

7.                A．at noon         B．at night         C．raining   D．dark

 

8.                A．truck          B．pile            C．field D．store

 

9.                A．strong          B．tired           C．weak D．tiring

 

10.               A．but            B．went on        C．stopped   D．still

 

11.               A．go            B．lead up         C．get   D．show

 

12.               A．always         B．often          C．sometimes D．seldom

 

13.               A．began          B．still            C．without   D．already

 

14.               A．clearly         B．lower          C．more loudly    D．more politely

 

15.               A．judged         B．measured       C．saw  D．studied

 

16.               A．sad            B．lovely          C．friendly   D．angry

 

17.               A．ever           B．often          C．even D．never

 

18.               A．Still            B．Not            C．With  D．Finally

 

19.               A．gladly          B．immediately     C．in silence  D．excitedly

 

20.               A．Really          B．Perhaps        C．Certainly  D．Fortunately

 

 

Recently a professor of philosophy(哲学)in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day to day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value(重视)in life．
The professor says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined(明确)when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does，it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Otherwise it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are rich to be very important. The professor interviews some rich people in his research for his book．
Question:  What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer :  The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect(尊重). I am nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much money do I need for any given purpose in my life? In his book，the professor uncovered an important need in modern society：to bring back the idea that money is a tool rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the material world，but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
【小题1】.
The students are asked to keep a record of every penny they spend to______.

A．learn how to spend money	B．learn how to make more money
C．know what to write in a record	D．know what is important in life

【小题2】.
In the second paragraph, the professor mainly tells us ________.

A．never to borrow money from a friend

B．friendship disappears when it comes to money

C．money can influence friendship

D．money can weaken friendship

【小题3】.
．Through his book，the professor seems to tell us       ．

A．money is very important in the material world

B．the purpose of our life is to make money

C．money does not surely mean happiness

D．we should value money in our life

【小题4】.
We consider rich people important because         ．

A．they have a meaningful life	B．they are successful people
C．we sometimes borrow money from them	D．we think money is important in life

【小题5】.
Which of the following might the author disagree?

A．Money is important in modern society.

B．The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.

C．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness.

D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life．
He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you’ll know him only when you ask to lend you some money．If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stranger than ever before．Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it．
Since money is important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book．
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect．I’m nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In this book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society; to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the modern world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, people haven’t realized __________．

A．how important money is in their day-to-day life

B．how one spends money shows what is important to him

C．that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D．that their understanding of life is more important than money

【小题2】What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview is that         .

A．he does not feel that he is well -educated

B．he does not consider himself to be very successful

C．he does not think that he is a very important person

D．he does not think being rich deserves so much attention

【小题3】What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A．Money is a means．	B．Money is everything．
C．Money is an end．	D．Money is unimportant．

【小题4】Which of the following might the author disagree?

A．Money is important in modern society．

B．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness．

C．The meaning of life doesn’t completely lie in money．

D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth．

It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big  36  with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not  38  much attention to  39  he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was  40  , but he continued to drive,  41  to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to  42  to the town．

It was a long  43  road．For several hours he kept on driving． 44  it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his  45  team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"

"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied,  46  plowing．

"Where does this  47  go ?"

     "I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always  48  right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．

    "How far is it  49  the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．

    "Don't know, never  50  it " replied the farmer．

     By this time the city man was getting  51  , "What do you know? You're the biggest  52  I ever saw"

     The farmer  53  the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much． 54  I am a fool．But  55  I'm not lost!"

1.A．enterprise          B．city              C．farm              D．company

2.A．driving             B．exploring         C．escaping          D．resting

3.A．fix                 B．give              C．recommend         D．provide

4.A．which               B．that              C．where             D．what

5.A．gone                B．missing           C．lost              D．discouraged

6.A．managing            B．expecting         C．refusing          D．forgetting

7.A．take back           B．bring back        C．look back         D．get back

8.A．lonely              B．busy              C．crowded           D．proper

9.A．If                  B．After             C．When              D．Though

10.A．tired              B．exited            C．bored             D．disappointed

11.A．already            B．still             C．thus              D．merely

12.A．horse              B．town              C．field             D．road

13.A．trains             B．lives             C．stays             D．stands

14.A．in                 B．to                C．inside            D．from

15.A．built              B．imagined          C．overlooked        D．measured

16.A．annoyed            B．ridiculous        C．concerned         D．content

17.A．farmer             B．businessman       C．fool              D．driver

18.A．undertook          B．continued         C．began             D．stopped

19.A．Perhaps            B．Luckily           C．Exactly           D．Indeed

20.A．in turn            B．at least          C．sooner or later   D．at most