There was a temple, in front of  which stood an ancient banyan ( 菩提树 ). One ____

morning, a monk got up to____the courtyard and noticed the fallen leaves were everywhere. He couldn’t help worrying and stared at the tree to____. Suddenly he dropped the broom and rushed to his master’s room. He knocked at the door to request for____.

When the master caught sight of his worried____，he thought something must have taken place. He asked with ____,“Why are you in a panic？”

The young monk was full of____and questioned，“Master, you persuade us to struggle to____our moral character and grasp the truth. However, even though I learn them well, it is hard to avoid____. Till then, aren't we just like the leaves in autumn or the deadwood in winter? And we will be buried by a handful of soil？”

Having heard it, the master pointed at the ancient banyan and____to him,“There is no____to worry about it. With winds blowing hard and the snow falling down heavily，the leaves in autumn and the deadwood in winter will climb back to the trees____and become the flowers in spring and grow up into the leaves in summer.”

“Why don't I see it？”

“The____is that there isn't any view in your heart, so you can't see the bloom.”

Facing the dancing leaves and____they will be in bloom, you need to be optimistic.  There are always some miseries which may____you when you are unprepared, but we don't need to worry for the____of this day.

Treat life with the attitude of optimism, because it can not only____the pain and misfortune, but also bring a kind of____mood to you. As long as the____is in the heart, the paths full of the sweet smell of flowers are____.

1.A．spring　　　　        B．summer　　　   C．autumn 　　      D．winter

2.A．take up    B．make up      C．bring up      D．clean up

3.A．sign B．sigh     C．admire         D．cheer

4.A．interview B．invitation     C．arrangementD．description

5.A．expression       B．impression  C．attitude       D．behavior

6.A．excitement       B．anger  C．concern      D．courage

7.A．doubt       B．pride  C．respect        D．enthusiasm

8.A．change     B．develop       C．show   D．discover

9.A．danger     B．death  C．growth         D．accident

10.A．announced    B．suggested   C．explained    D．declared

11.A．wonder B．choice         C．use      D．need

12.A．quickly   B．silently         C．badly  D．worriedly

13.A．result     B．answer        C．reason         D．course

14.A．imagining        B．realizing      C．demanding D．designing

15.A．relieve   B．occupy        C．strike  D．abandon

16.A．beginning       B．arrival C．harm   D．dream

17.A．agree     B．dissolve       C．compare     D．choose

18.A．disappointed B．puzzled        C．satisfied       D．left

19.A．environment B．view    C．point   D．sight

20.A．somewhere   B．everywhere         C．somehow    D．anyhow

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the  36  expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure  37 ．I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to   38  that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship. It   39   a complete change in  my view on life. Here is the   40  I tried．

Each morning during a fifteen－minute bath, I  41  to cultivate（培养）a big, happy  smile. I found out,   42  , that it couldn’t be a forced smile  43  just for the purpose of putting dollars in my   44 . It had to be an honest－to－goodness smile from down deep   45 ，an outward expression of happiness from within!

Let’s see  46  starting with a good fifteen－minute workout of the smile muscles    47    me during the day. Before entering an office I  48   think of the many things I had to be  49  for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail to get the same smile    50   from  the person I met. I also found that it   51  people when passed them on the street to give them  a   52   smile．

Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have    53   smiled in your life, and  see how much better you  54   and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to  55   worrying，and start living. When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.

36．A．happy        B．worried          C．curious             D．surprised

37．A．success      B．friendship         C．failure              D．wealth

38．A．wear         B．show            C．change           D．see

39．A．made up       B．brought in          C．turned over          D．called for

40．A．way         B．example          C．idea                D．thought

41．A．determined    B．hurried           C．failed               D．pretended

42．A．therefore      B．however           C．instead            D．otherwise

43．A．introduced     B．developed        C．discovered          D．left

44．A．opinion       B．honor             C．bill                 D．pocket

45．A．outside       B．upward           C．inside              D．forward

46．A．when        B．how              C．whether             D．why

47．A．helped       B．upset            C．satisfied          D．disappointed

48．A．could        B．might             C．should             D．would

49．A．ready        B．eager            C．thankful            D．famous

50．A．in general     B．in public              C．in return          D．in advance

51．A．greeted      B．pleased          C．puzzled           D．welcomed

52．A．cheerful      B．forced            C．strange           D．bitter

53．A．never        B．just              C．already            D．ever

54．A．prove         B．appear                    C．feel               D．remain

55．A．keep         B．stop             C．hate              D．protect

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the  36  expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure  37  ．I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to   38  that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship. It   39   a complete change in  my view on life. Here is the   40  I tried．

Each morning during a fifteen－minute bath, I  41  to cultivate（培养）a big, happy  smile. I found out,   42  , that it couldn’t be a forced smile  43  just for the purpose of putting dollars in my   44 . It had to be an honest－to－goodness smile from down deep   45 ，an outward expression of happiness from within!

Let’s see  46  starting with a good fifteen－minute workout of the smile muscles    47    me during the day. Before entering an office I  48   think of the many things I had to be  49  for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail to get the same smile    50   from  the person I met. I also found that it   51  people when passed them on the street to give them  a   52   smile．

Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have    53   smiled in your life, and  see how much better you  54   and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to  55   worrying，and start living. When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.

36．A．happy         B．worried          C．curious              D．surprised

37．A．success      B．friendship          C．failure               D．wealth

38．A．wear          B．show            C．change            D．see

39．A．made up        B．brought in           C．turned over           D．called for

40．A．way         B．example          C．idea                 D．thought

41．A．determined     B．hurried            C．failed                D．pretended

42．A．therefore       B．however            C．instead             D．otherwise

43．A．introduced      B．developed        C．discovered           D．left

44．A．opinion        B．honor              C．bill                  D．pocket

45．A．outside        B．upward            C．inside               D．forward

46．A．when        B．how               C．whether              D．why

47．A．helped       B．upset            C．satisfied           D．disappointed

48．A．could        B．might              C．should              D．would

49．A．ready        B．eager            C．thankful             D．famous

50．A．in general      B．in public               C．in return          D．in advance

51．A．greeted      B．pleased          C．puzzled            D．welcomed

52．A．cheerful      B．forced             C．strange           D．bitter

53．A．never        B．just               C．already             D．ever

54．A．prove          B．appear                     C．feel                D．remain

55．A．keep          B．stop              C．hate               D．protect

Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I   31   him very much. I’m worried that something   32  has happened to him. I’m sure he   33  that night at about 11 o’clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?

Yesterday a girl named Marvies told me that   34  was once taken away by aliens(外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Marvies said that the whole experience was really terrible,   35  luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will   36  him soon.

My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called 37  . However, the police are not making   38  in the case (案子). They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very   39  with them. He doesn’t think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she   40  sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

1.                A．dislike          B．respect         C．hate D．miss

 

2.                A．bad            B．good           C．wonderful D．simple

 

3.                A．came home     B．went out        C．fell asleep D．fell ill

 

4.                A．he            B．they           C．it    D．she

 

5.                A．because        B．so             C．or   D．but

 

6.                A．kill            B．hurt           C．return    D．catch

 

7.                A．the police       B．the teachers     C．the firemen   D．the doctors

 

8.                A．a face          B．a mistake        C．a living   D．much progress

 

9.                A．delighted       B．disappointed     C．satisfied  D．pleased

 

10.               A．shan’t        B．can’t         C．needn’t  D．mustn’t