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(工資) 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(獻(xiàn)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             

III. 完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone   36   and still another whistled loudly every time the    37   turned his back.

       Reform school? No. College.

       More and more, professors say, they are coming across   38    students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (學(xué)者) arrive late, leave  39  , talk loud or take care of personal   40   such as paying bills during class.

Why are the students behaving badly?

“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get   41   with it.”

    Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   42  taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   43  .

People are   44   when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   45   education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They   46   some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to   47   will behave more politely.

Dr Amanda believes that society in   48   has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and   49  people in power, including professors, no longer   50   standards for   51  . That leads to a growing imprudence (輕率行為)   52   some college students. “There’s a great   53   of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   54   disrespect,” said Dr Amanda,   55   that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”

36．A. line                          B. conversation                C. message                         D.picture

37．A. professor                      B. student                        C. president              D. classmate

38．A. hardworking                 B. cheating                        C. rude                        D. selfish

39．A. late                        B. early                              C. noisily                     D. quietly

40．A. feeling                            B. interest                        C. computer              D. business

41．A. away                             B. down                              C. along                      D. back

42．A. enjoy                             B. hate                              C. start                       D. avoid

43．A. school                           B. company                       C. society                            D. class

44．A. delighted                       B. surprised                       C.interested                 D.encouraged

45．A. better                            B. more                             C. higher                            D. younger

46．A. expect                            B. hope                            C. forbid                             D. wish

47．A. work                      B. college                           C. 1earning                         D. knowledge

48．A. all                           B. time                             C. charge                             D. general

49．A. why                         B. how                              C. whether                        D. that

50．A. change                           B. break                              C. set                          D. reach

51．A. teaching                        B. politeness                  C. thinking                    D. progress

52．A. about                             B. for                                C. behind                             D. among

53．A. deal                       B. number                        C. many                      D. sum

54．A. prepare                         B. grow                               C. develop                  D. improve

55．A. speaking                        B. adding                          C. warning                 D. wishing

第一節(jié)  完形填空(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~10各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

More and more professors say they are coming across rude students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young students arrive late, leave ___21___, talk loud or take care of persona business such as ___22_   bills during class. Why are the students behaving badly?

Some educators say it is time to bring   23    back to their classrooms and even start taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by   24    means the majority but that one of them can   25   an entire class.

People are surprised when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   ___26_ education. Dr.Amanda, a professor from City College of San Francisco believes that society in general has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and ___27___ people in power, including professors, no longer set standards for politeness which ___28___ a growing imprudence (輕率行為) among some college students. “There’s a great deal of bad behaviour in the world ___29___ them, and young people see it and develop disrespect,” said Mr. Amanda, ___30___ that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude”.

21.   A. late      B. early    C. secretly        D. quietly

22.   A. Filling B. changing      C. writing          D. paying

23.   A. politeness    B. teaching       C. thinking        D. progress

24.   A. that      B. this       C. no         D. every

25.   A. have     B. take     C. escape          D. ruin

26.   A. better  B. more    C. higher  D. younger

27.   A. why      B. how      C. whether       D. that

28.   A. leads to        B. is due to       C. refers to       D. gets to

29.   A. around          B. about   C. behind D. over

30.   A. speaking      B. adding C. warning        D. pointing

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36   and go to bed early. For this  37   my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39   my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very   40    and unusual.

    At that time   41   in Southern Spain was a dirty and   42   looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43  . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.

   This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(碼頭). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48  . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49  night. From the hotel I could  50  the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

   The hotel had a narrow  51  and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52  a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

   An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53  . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(討厭的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.

A. frightened       B. excited                C. tired            D. satisfied

A. choice            B. reason              C. aim            D. journey

A. much           B. little               C. few            D. many

A. So              B. Because            C. And             D. But

A. ordinary          B. common            C. forgetful       D. strange

A. Gibraltar        B. Algeciras            C. Madrid       D. New Delhi

A. badly           B. well                     C. wrongly        D. good

A. bus             B. boat               C. plane          D. train

A. guide           B. driver              C. hotel              D. dinner

A. clean           B. dirty               C. beautiful      D. interesting

A. friend          B. address             C. charge        D. way

A. small           B. large              C. expensive      D. funny-looking

A. reason          B. person             C. memory        D. sight-seeing

A. dark            B. cloudy           C. bright        D. sunny

A. look down at    B. praise              C. study          D. forget

A. bedroom        B. doorway            C. stairs         D. bulletin-board

A. came to         B. picked up           C. painted       D. escaped from

A. cupboard       B. office              C. desk               D. doorway

A. over           B. down               C. up           D. under

A. tired of                B. enjoying            C. throwing      D. buying

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的第四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone   31  and still another whistled loudly every time the   32  turned his back.
Reform school? No. College.
More and more, professors say, they are coming across   33   students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (學(xué)者) arrive late, leave  34  , talk loud or take care of personal   35  such as paying bills during class.
Why are the students behaving badly?
“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get   36  with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   37  
taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   38 .
People are   39  when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   40  education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They   41  some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to   42  will behave more politely.
Dr Amanda believes that society in   43  has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and   44  people in power, including professors, no longer   45  standards for   46 . That leads to a growing imprudence (輕率行為)   47  some college students. “There’s a great   48  of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   49  disrespect,” said Dr Amanda,   50  that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”
31．A. line                                   B. conversation                 C. message                       D. picture
32．A. professor                      B. student                          C. president                        D. classmate
33．A. hardworking              B. cheating                      C. rude                                 D. selfish
34．A. late                               B. early                             C. noisily                              D. quietly
35．A. feeling                            B. interest                         C. computer                       D. business
36．A. away                            B. down                              C. along                               D. back
37．A. enjoy                            B. hate                                C. start                                D. avoid
38．A. school                          B. company                       C. society                                      D. class
39．A. delighted                       B. surprised                       C. interested                     D. encouraged
40．A. better                                      B. more                            C. higher                            D. younger
41．A. expect                            B. hope                             C. forbid                             D. wish
42．A. work                             B. college                           C. 1earning                         D. knowledge
43．A. all                                    B. time                           C. charge                             D. general
44．A. why                                  B. how                             C. whether                        D. that
45．A. change                           B. break                              C. set                                    D. reach
46．A. teaching                        B. politeness                     C. thinking                           D. progress
47．A. about                                       B. for                                   C. behind                             D. among
48．A. deal                                B. number                          C. many                               D. sum
49．A. prepare                         B. grow                                C. develop                           D. improve
50．A. speaking                     B. adding                            C. warning                          D. wishing