An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to __1__ the house－building business to live a more __2__ life with his wife and __3__ his extended family. He would miss the paycheck(工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could __4__. 

The employer was __5__ to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, __6__ over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and __7__ materials. It was an unfortunate way to __8__ a dedicated(献身的)career.

When the carpenter finished  his work, his employer came to __9__ the house. Then he handed the front－door __10__ to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my __11__ to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a __12__！ If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

__13__  it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting __14__ than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we __15__ we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot __16__. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone __17__ said, “Life is a do－it－yourself project.” Your __18__，  and the choices you __19__ today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build __20__！

1. A. continue　　　  B. start　　　C. leave　　　D. find

2. A. leisurely       B. lonely     C. orderly    D. friendly                 

3. A support        B. share      C. enjoy     D. care                  

4. A. go off             B. get by

C. pass on            D. work away

5. A. polite         B. nervous   C. proud     D. sorry                   

6. A. but           B. while     C. which       D. before         

7. A. perfect        B. inferior   C. superior    D. tough                  

8. A. satisfy      B. improve     C. meet      D. end                      

9. A. buy        B. repair       C. inspect    D. sell                  

10. A. roof      B. window      C. key      D. design                   

11. A. gift       B. promise      C. salary    D. words

12. A. disappointment      B. shame         

C. pleasure             D. success        

13. A. So       B. Yet          C. As       D. Such                    

14. A. worse     B. more        C. rather     D. less                     

15. A. realize    B. explain       C. think      D. admit                   

16. A. step forward         B. go back

C. come out            D. look around

17. A. never     B. again        C. once     D. nearly            

18. A. attitude   B. experience    C. skill      D. advantage       

19. A. learn       B. take       C. see        D. make                   

20. A. badly  B. wisely      C. early         D. confidently             

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life who was the main   36  of support for the family. He had to   _37__  the arms of his younger brother，and his younger brother became his ___38 _ ，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do   _39_   in his life.

    One late night，his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to  __40__ . But being so   41___ ，his younger brother fell asleep，leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together，they had their share of problems and they would often  __42__  . His younger brother wanted to live   _43__  from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was   44 __ and didn't know what to do.

    A   _45__  misfortune befell(降临) a girl. One night her mother，who suffered from mental illness ___46_  . So her father went out looking for her mother，leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a   __47_   for her parents，only to overturn the stove，  _48 __  in a fire which took her hands away.

    Though her elder sister who was studying in another city，showed her   _49__  to take care of her，she was determined to be completely   _50__ . At school，she always studied hard.

    One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote： My younger brother’s arms are my arms；  51_  the girl wrote: Broken wings，flying heart.

    Disasters can    52_  at any time. If you choose only to complain and    53    from the ordeal(苦难的经历)，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be       ___54    ，the hardship will turn out to be a(n)   55   on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. cause            B. strength       C. source         D. course

2.A. live on          B. take on        C. turn on        D. depend on

3.A. shadow           B. volunteer      C. bodyguard      D. servant

4.A. something        B. anything       C. nothing        D. everything

5.A. play             B. work           C. wait           D. wash

6. A. tired           B. angry          C. impatient      D. unfair

7.A. support          B. separate       C. quarrel        D. avoid

8.A. lonely           B. different      C. separated      D. divided

9. A. heartless       B. heart-broken   C. kind-hearted   D. heart-warming

10.A. same            B. similar        C. simple         D. strange

11.A. died            B. disappeared    C. dismissed      D. failed

12.A. meal            B. medicine       C. heating        D. plan

13.A. leading         B. resulting      C. taking         D. bringing

14.A. willingness     B. anxiety        C. contribution   D. respect

15.A. independent     B. relaxed        C. disabled       D. energetic

16.A. since           B. while          C. as             D. though

17.A. strike          B. afford         C. form           D. return

18.A. hide            B. remain         C. survive        D. escape

19.A. careful         B. strong         C. healthy        D. polite

20.A. difficulty    B. fortune  C. occupation   D. attitude

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

eBooks still some way away from students

Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he was a little  11   when he received the monochromatic(单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought it should be a “   12    cool” laptop. But Tan still cherishes(珍爱) his new equipment like “protecting my  13  ,” said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to  14   the eBook, which is worth $294 (￥2,000 yuan), he said.

The 50 eBooks,   15   by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the   16   group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with   electronic ones. Out of 1000 students, Tang’s class was the lucky   17    .

“Our school could not   18   the project without the company’s donation,” said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster of the primary school.   19   the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese   20   can afford. Also, some technical defects, the   21   of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers.

“There’s still a/an    22   way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education,” said the headmaster.

According to Yuan, the annual average income of a   23    family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan  24  book.

The school doesn’t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are   25   after class, and are locked in the headmaster’s office.

1. A. excited                B. interested               C. confused           D. disappointed

2.A. normal                  B. super                       C. light                 D. thin

3.A. eyes                    B. grades                    C. friendship          D. class

4.A. buy                     B. give                              C. use                   D. expect

5.A. donated               B. manufactured         C. invented          D. designed

6.A. original                 B. first                        C. second                     D. final

7.A. characters             B. inspect       ors                C. recipients      D. devotees

8.A. support              B. introduce                  C. determine          D. afford

9.A. After                     B. As if                        C. Now that           D. Although

10.A. families              B. classes                      C. schools              D. provinces

11.A. unfamiliarity       B. inconvenience       C. discomfort       D. dislike

12.A. effective                  B. practical                  C. long               D. narrow

13.A. common                  B. local                       C. small                D. general

14.A. digital                B. regular                   C. new                 D. pleasant

15.A. put on                B. taken in                  C. looked on          D. handed in

 

III  完型填空       15%

Reports about stolen virtual property(虚拟财产), (for example, the money that is gained through Web games,) are becoming increasingly frequent.

Who is responsible(负责任的) for this?

“Virtual property theft(偷窃) is __31__ today all over the world,” __32__ professor Greg Lastowka, an American specialist in internet law.

Though a few cases have managed to make it to the courtroom(法庭), most of the time __33__ are not reported or not followed up. “local police are __34____ confused by virtual theft, thinking it has no real value,” says Lastowka.  “But virtual items(虚拟物) can be sold easily for__35___ money, making it a “lucrative(赚钱的) opportunity for criminals(罪犯).”

___36____“theft”, “users in China whose virtual property is stolen can report it to the Internet department of the local public security bureaus(公安局),” says Tencent Mao. “We can cooperate（合作）with officials and offer technical __37____.”

But lawyers suggest that the companies involved have the obligation(义务) to safeguard consumers’ virtual property.  “__38__ they can’t prove they have done __39___ to protect the virtual property, they should bear the responsibility (担责任),” says Guo Qing, of Beijing’s Yingke Law Firm.

_40__themselves are advised to __41__ their virtual property. Mao suggests “not __42___ files from strangers, __43___going to websites with a bad reputation（名声）”. Changing __44___ every three months can ___45___ help.

31. A. happening           B.    happened        C. occurred            D. appearing

32. A. speaks                B. says                         C .talks                 D. reports

33. A. when                  B. which               C they                   D. it

34. A. seldom               B. hardly               C. often                 D. usually

35. A. real                           B. more                   C. much                  D. many

36. A. In search of         B. In case of           C. In time of     D Instead of

37. A. support               B. advices                     C. request          D. demand

38. A. If                       B. When                C. Because             D. As

39. A. better                 B. enough                 C. more                 D. less

40. A. They                  B. Users                   C. Those         D. Companies

41. A. have                   B. own                     C. protect              D. keep

42. A. receiving            B. accepting              C. getting              D. accept

43. A. and                       B. but                  C. or                     D. so

44. A. passwords       B. keys                     C. answers             D. computers

45. A .even                   B. also                    C. as well              D. too

 

Our teacher,Miss Chua,is nearing retirement.However, she still commands our great  1   for being an excellent teacher. ?

     She has short hair that is gradually   2 white,an indication that age is creeping on her.The wrinkles (皱纹) that line her face   3  of years of hard work and selfless devotion to her students.She wears a pair of glasses through which her kind eyes are always   4   fixed upon us with affection and consideration.She looks

splendid in her   5  clothes which she will not throw away for something more   6  ,reflecting a thrifty (节俭的) nature.Through her,we have learned to be more careful with    7  .Not only that,she has also taught us the   8   of filial duty (孝道) by setting us a good   9  of looking after her eighty-five years old mother.

    All her life,she has never  10  her duty towards her family and her students.For much

of her life,she has been working hard,displaying a    11   of discipline and an attitude of industry which she is presently   12   to fix in our mind. As her parents could not afford to  13  her to university,she saved hard and managed to graduate   14  a master degree from a British university.This is an inspiration to us—that absolute   15   leads to eventual fulfillment of dreams.??

Miss Chua is totally committed to the  16   of her students.Armed with a keen insight into the teaching process,she never fails to   17   our minds and most important,her gift to us has been the development of a good   18   of English.?   The day when Miss Chua   19  school and retires,I will send her a thousand flowers with the message “You’ve  20  us well.” I will never forget her.She has made a great impact on my life and on my English.?

1. A.support                  B.attention    C.respect              D.view?

2. A.changing            B.turning?   C.appearing         D.showing?

3. A.tell                     B.speak      C.talk                   D.think?

4. A.sharply                  B.suddenly     C.generally        D.gently?

5. A.matching            B.expensive?C.dry                   D.new?

6. A.valuable            B.fashionable?C.comfortable      D.available?

7. A.friends                  B.studies      C.time                D.money?

8. A.virtue                    B.lesson?    C.method            D.technique?

9. A.goal                   B.example     C.pattern            D.standard?

10. A.performed            B.done       C.ignored             D.had?

11. A.process            B.need        C.series                D.sense?

12. A.trying                  B.willing     C.learning            D.getting?

13.A.send                     B.accompany?C.take                D.bring?

14.A.upon                    B.to          C.for                  D.with?

15. A.development        B.determination?C.decoration          D.distinction?

16. A.talent                   B.success?  C.experience          D.entertainment?

17.A.charge                  B.concentrate?C.challenge        D.change?

18.A.appreciation          B.writing?   C.command         D.skill?

19. A.leaves                  B.enters        C.quits                     D.attends?

20. A.protected             B.showed      C.guarded          D.guided?