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Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way.

One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their 18. They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 . The villagers mourned for him.

Marc 52 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas.

1. A．hopeful B．strange C．literary D．cultural

2. A．find B．make C．buy D．complete

3. A．encourage B．help C．scold D．persuade

4. A．winter B．summer C．spring ` D．autumn

5. A．received B．exchanged C．recognized D．advised

6. A．girls B．jobs C．presents D．houses

7. A．rooms B．drinks C．advice D．attention

8. A．gathered B．expected C．created D．understood

9. A．similarly B．finally C．furthermore D．however

10. A．believe B．forget C．replace D．doubt

11. A．because B．although C．so D．but

12. A．repair B．rebuild C．improve D．sell

13. A．achievements B．conversations C．struggles D．arguments

14. A．rushed B．drove C．flew D．moved

15. A．funny B．weak C．small D．amazing

16. A．death B．blindness C．sadness D．illness

17. A．experienced B．loved C．spent D．survived

18. A．brought B．earned C．raised D．contacted

19. A．easy B．slow C．dangerous D．special

20. A．realize B．bring C．apply D．collect

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Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 　37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．

One 　39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40　 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44　 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 　48　 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 　50　． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．

Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 　54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55　 the best ideas．

36．A． strange　　　　 B． hopeful　　　　　 C． literary　　　　 D． cultural

37．A． find　　　　　　 B． make　　　　　 C． complete　　　 D． buy

38．A． help　　　　　 B． encourage　　　 C． scold　　　　　 D． persuade

39．A． winter　　　　　 B． summer　　　　 C． autumn　　　　 `D． spring

40．A． exchanged　　　　　　 B． received　　　　　　　 C． recognized　　　　　 D． advice

41．A． girls　　　　　　　　　　 B． jobs　　　　　　　　　　 C． houses　　　　　　　　 D． presents

42．A． rooms　　　　　　　　　 B． drinks　　　　　　　　　 C． attention　　　　　　　 D． advice

43．A． expected B． gathered　　　　　　　 C． created D． understood

44．A． similarly　　　　　　　 B． finally　　　　　　　　　 C． however　　　　　　　 D． furthermore

45．A． forget　　　　　　　　　 B． believe　　　　　　　　 C． replace　　　　　　　　 D． doubt

46．A． because　　　　　　　 B． although　　　　　　　 C． but　　　　　　　　　　　 D． so

47．A． repair　　　　　　　　　 B． rebuild　　　　　　　　 C． sell　　　　　　　　　　　 D． improve

48．A． conversations　　　 B． achievements　　　　 C． struggles D． arguments

49．A． drove　　　　　　　　　 B． rushed　　　　　　　　 C． flew　　　　　　　　　　 D． moved

50．A． weak　　　　　　　　　 B． funny　　　　　　　　　 C． small　　　　　　　　　 D． amazing

51．A． blindness　　　　　　　 B． death　　　　　　　　　 C． sadness　　　　　　　　 D． illness

52．A． experienced　　　　　 B． loved　　　　　　　　　 C． survived　　　　　　　 D． spent

53．A． brought　　　　　　　　 B． earned　　　　　　　　　 C． contacted　　　　　　 D． raised

54．A． slow　　　　　　　　　　 B． easy　　　　　　　　　　 C． dangerous　　　　　　 D． special

55．A． realize　　　　　　　　　 B． bring　　　　　　　　　　 C． collect　　　　　　　　 D． apply

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　　What are you going to do with your old computer after you buy a new one? You have paid high prices for the old computer, but how much do you think it is worth now? Few people want to buy an old computer. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is to throw it away.

　　What do many people do when they try to sell their old computers? Foolishly, they think about its original cost and then reduce the price according to the age of the computer－rather like a secondhand car. They are wrong. They forget that new computers are becoming cheaper every day, making old computers almost worthless. In 1985, for example, a good computer cost over U－S $ 4, 000. Ten years later its owner would be lucky to get 400.

　　You must be careful about buying a secondhand computer. The microchips in a computer may last a long time, but the hard disk will not. It will probably cost more to replace the hard disk with a new one than the computer itself is worth. So saying and repairing an old computer is like building a car from spare parts. It is cheaper to buy a new car.

　　One magazine recently listed some suggestions. One suggestion was to give it to charity. The final one was to store it somewhere and hope that it would become a collector's item in fifteen or twenty years. But in fifteen or twenty years there may be so many old computers that they will all be worthless.

　　Whatever you decide to do with an old computer will not change the fact that it will be useless soon. The world of computers is quickly changing and eventually all computers will not only be integrated with video telephones and run DVD ROM disks, but also be able to perform many tasks which as yet we cannot even imagine. All these uses will require much more advanced computers today to the garbage can of the next century.

1．The author believes that it will cost far more to repair an old computer than to ________.

[　　]

A．buy a new computer

B．buy a new car

C．repair an old car

D．build a car from spare parts

2．What does the author mean by the last sentence?

[　　]

A．Most advanced computers today will eventually be out－of－date.

B．Most computers are not yet advanced enough at all.

C．In the future advanced computers will be in garbage cans.

D．There are not enough garbage cans for old computers at present.

3．Which of the following is the best title for this text?

[　　]

A．Computers in the 21st Century

B．The Development of Computers

C．Old Computers and New Computers

D．What would Happen to Old Computers

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　　What are you going to do with your old computer after you buy a new one? You have paid high prices for the old computer, but how much do you think it is worth now? Few people want to buy an old computer．Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is to throw it away．

　　they think about its original cost and then reduce the price according to the age of the computer－rather like a secondhand car．They are wrong．They forget that new computers are becoming cheaper every day, making old computers almost worthless．In 1985, for examples, a good computer cost over US ＄ 4, 000．Ten years later its owner would be lucky to get ＄ 400．

　　You must be careful about buying a secondhand computer．The microchips in a computer may last a long time, but the hard disk will not．It will probably cost more to replace the hard disk with a new one than the computer itself is worth．So saving and repairing an old computer is like building a car from spare parts．It is far cheaper to buy a new car．

　　One magazine recently listed some suggestions．One suggestion was to give it to charity(慈善团体)．The final one was to store it somewhere and hope that it would become a collector's item in fifteen or twenty years．But in fifteen or twenty years there may be so many old computers that they will all be worthless．

　　Whatever you decide to do with an old computer will not change the fact that it will be useless soon．The world of computers is quickly changing and eventually all computers will not only be integrated with video telephones and run DVD ROM disks, but also be able to perform many tasks which as yet we cannot even imagine．All these uses will require much more advanced computers today to the garbage can(垃圾筒)of the next century．

(1)

According to the writer, if a computer is old, you'd better ________．
[　　]
A．	sell it
B．	throw it away
C．	use its spare parts again
D．	put it in a safe place for the future

(2)

The author believes that it will cost far more to repair an old computer than to ________．
[　　]
A．	buy a new computer
B．	buy a new car
C．	repair an old car
D．	build a car from spare parts

(3)

What does the author mean by the last sentence?
[　　]
A．	Most advanced computers today will eventually be out-of-date．
B．	Most computers are not yet advanced enough at all．
C．	In the future advanced computers will be in garbage cans．
D．	There are not enough garbage cans for old computers at present．

(4)

Which of the following is the best title for this text?
[　　]
A．	Computers in the 21st Century．
B．	The Development of Computers．
C．	Old Computers and New Computers．
D．	What Would Happen to Old Computers?

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处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 　37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．

One 　39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40　 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44　 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 　48　 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 　50　． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．

Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, contented life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 　54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55　 the best ideas．

36．A． strange　　　　 B． hopeful　　　　　 C． realistic　　　　 D． cultural

37．A． find　　　　　　 B． make　　　　　 C． complete　　　 D． buy

38．A． help　　　　　 B． encourage　　　 C． scold　　　　　D． persuade

39．A． winter　　　　　 B． summer　　　　 C． autumn　　　　 `D． spring

40．A． exchanged　　　　　　 B． received　　　　　　　 C． recognized　　　　　 D． offered

41．A． girls　　　　　　　　　　 B． jobs　　　　　　　　　　 C． houses　　　　　　　　 D． presents

42．A． rooms　　　　　　　　　 B． drinks　　　　　　　　　 C． attention　　　　　　　 D． advice

43．A． expected　　　　　　　 B． gathered C． created D． understood

44．A． similarly　　　　　　　 B． finally　　　　　　　　　 C． however　　　　　　　 D． furthermore

45．A． forget　　　　　　　　　 B． believe　　　　　　　　 C． replace　　　　　　　　 D． accept