II. 完形填空

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He__26__one morning with his young son, __27__the horse before it died. Father and son walked, __28__the farmer did not want the horse to be__29__.

They met two men on the road__30__said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's__31__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__32__, so he rode on the horse, __33__his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. “__34__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__35__how tired your boy is?” __36__the farmer got down, and his son rode__37__.

__38__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__39__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up 40__his son, and they__41__. __42__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't__43__to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down__44__.

It is a fact that you cannot please__45__the people all the time.

26. A. set out B. set up C. set down D. set

27. A. selling B. buying C. to sell D. to buy

28. A. so B. because C. that D. when

29. A. very tired B. too tired C. quite tired D. tiring

30. A. which B. who C. as D. where

31. A. a short way B. a long way C. the right way D. the wrong way

32. A. real B. true C. truly D. really

33. A. while B. when C. as D. during

34. A. What B. How C. Why D. When

35. A. see B. watch C. look D. notice

36. A. Because B. As C. For D. So

37. A. thus B. yet C. instead D. either

38. A. First B. Finally C. Near D. Next

39. A. Sit down B. Sit up C. Get up D. Get down

40. A. behind B. after C. beside D. above

41. A. walked on B. rode on C. moved on D. drove on

42. A. Some time later B. A moment ago C. In no time D. At once

43. A. near B. long C. far D. short

44. A. once again B. on their own C. the other day D. all the same

45. A. both B. each of C. all D. none of

阅读理解

A

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children. The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their

children?”

The old man pointed to a string(绳子)between a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie(解开)that string，” he said. The young man untied it， and the young tree bent(弯)over to one side. “Now tie it again， please，” said the old man， “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children. You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away.”

46.The story is about _______ .

A. how to take care of young trees B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D. how to tie and untie the string

47.The young man untied the string _______ .

A. in order to throw it away B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D. in order to let the old man teach him

48.When can the string be taken away?_______ .

A. When the old man has left B. After you have untied it

C. When the young man has untied it next time

D. When the young tree grows strong enough

49.At last the old man told the young man _______ .

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children C. that he should be hard on them

D. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

50.In the story the relation(关系) of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of __.

A. the young father to the old neighbor B. parents to their children

C. the old neighbor to the children of the young father D. grown ups to their parents

B

Charlie studied in a famous college for four years. He studied hard and did well in all his subjects. He hoped to become a good teacher. This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school. He likes his students and is strict(严格的) with them. He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting.

One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction(反应) to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab.

Heroes somehow in people’s opinion present a good quality of helping others in trouble and lead the whole nation to fight for dependence when the country is invaded by foreigners. They are always active and never lose heart. They have the basic social moral principles to maintain the society to be normal, for example, seeking equal right for all races. No matter whether they are well educated in school, they are accepted by the whole society, so many of them have been sincerely worshiped as God in different stages of the human history.

But thing is always like it that God is coming with Evil. Criminals are often the terror of the ordinary people. The societies worry about it that they cause much trouble and violence to them. So they make laws to keep the society peaceful by setting up courts to sentence the criminals to some kinds of punishments. For this reason, people are willing to have heroes rather than criminals.

But as a matter of fact, people nowadays can’t tell one is hero or criminal. Many cases in which a civilized hero turned criminal for bribery or gambling have betrayed people’s common sense. Some with good degree have been rewarded by doing crimes continuously, this is what people fear!