When we（got down to）the job we met many dificulties.括号部分应该翻译成“着手做”。（）

a cottage 【26】______ a river in the heart of the country 【27】______ the whole family was going to 【28】______ a three-week holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad, and Mum's sister, Auntie June. Oh, and I mustn't forget to 【29】______ . Spot, our little dog. I was 【30】______ to go off by myself all day, 【31】______ I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for 【32】______ .

One day I was out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the 【33】______ followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit 【34】______ so I called Spot and we both hid 【35】______ a bush where we could see but not be 【36】______ . After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and 【37】______ oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it was 【38】______ upside down! A few seconds later my dad and Auntie June came running 【39】______ the river bank, both wet 【40】______ . Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My dad got really angry 【41】______ me for not trying to catch the boat as it went past. Luckily, 【42】______ , the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let them 【43】______ my sandwiches. Dad and Auntie June both made me 【44】______ not to tell Mum what had happened 【45】______ she would be worried.

【26】

A．on

B．across

C．in

D．by

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen？” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend？ Or did he envy my luck？” “And Paul — why didn't I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car？” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends — or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog.” Is he really on your side？ If he says, “You're a lucky guy” or “You're a lucky gal,” that's being friendly. But “lucky dog”？ There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.　“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says square with the tone of voice？ His posture？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

When the writer recalls the things that happened between him and his friends, he ____.

A) feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him

B) feels he may not have “read” his friends' true feelings correctly

C) thinks it was a mistake to view Jim as a friend

D) is sorry that his friends let him down

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根据下列文章,请回答 21～25 题。

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Mistakes are the things that nobody wants, but we still make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. Some are about work or jobs. But most mistakes are about people."Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen？ When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend？ Or did he envy my luck？ And why didn't Andy pick up that I was friendly just because 1 had a car？" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. We need to listen and think for some time. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You’re a lucky dog" that's being friendly.But "lucky dog"？ There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the " dog"- bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says agree with the tone of voice？ His posture？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

第 21 题 This passage is mainly about__________.

A．how to interpret what people say

B．what to do when you listen to others talking

C．how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people

D．why we go wrong with people sometimes

he path led into some very thick bushes. Rather than go through these, I decided that if we walked along the bottom of this valley we could climb up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushes.

As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off a rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the spot where the bird had risen I saw two eggs. They were a kind that I did not have in my collection, so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.

As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where I had entered it. I came to a drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had made the rock as glass. As it was too deep to climb down, I handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard the tiger. Actually, I had heard nothing, perhaps because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men said they had heard a tiger growling somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come.

According to the passage we know that ______.

A．the writer decided to push through the thick bushes

B．the writer decided to walk along the valley

C．the writer wanted to stop climbing

D．the writer tried to find two eggs

ey find their way home as surely as a dog picks up the scent of a hunted man. The secret is probably that they never feel lost. Others,【B1】myself, can ever get lost in a department store.

【B2】the army there was nothing I disliked so much as the map-reading course, for the【B3】reason that I always feel lost—even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had lain【B4】at night thinking of the practical test I would have to face at the end of the【B5】. At last, the evil day【B6】. It was to be my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of【B7】. We were driven out in【B8】lorry and left in a ploughed field with instructions to get back to camp as quickly as possible.

【B9】my abilities, the soldiers smiled as they saw me【B10】at the map and they made ail sorts of helpful suggestions. I【B11】the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would【B12】east. After walking through cornfields for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I again looked at the map. It seemed to be【B13】with masses of thin blue lines, but which particular line was this stream？【B14】, we sat down in the cool shade and I【B15】throwing the map into the water. About fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I【B16】the boatman if he could give us a【B17】to the nearest village. I pretended that we had been out for a walk and【B18】got lost. The boatman invited us on board and I felt very foolish when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to【B19】their map-reading test! Not long afterwards, we got off the boat and,【B20】the boat man's instructions, took a bus into the village. When we got back to camp, the commanding officer congratulated me on having led the men back so quickly.

【B1】

A．like

B．as

C．unlike

D．alike

When we got to the museum, we found it ______ with people.

A．crowding

B．has crowded

C．crowded

D．had crowded

______ had we started when the car got a flat tire.

A．Hardly

B．Rarely

C．No sooner

D．Nearly

听力原文： Last month I went to Manchester for a work meeting. I booked into a very nice hotel for two nights, and I was very happy with it. My room was beautiful, and the restaurant served very good food--in fact my dinner there that first night was delicious. But when I came back from my meeting on the second day, I found my room empty. All my things had disappeared. I checked that I was in the right room, and then I rushed down to reception. I was really worried because I thought I'd been robbed. When I got to reception, I said, "My room's empty! All my things have been stolen!" But the receptionist said, very politely, "Oh, very sorry, sir. That was a little mistake of ours. We thought you were leaving the hotel this morning, so we packed your things and took the suitcase downstairs, so that the cleaner could clean the room for the next guest. Then we realized we had made a mistake. Here's your case. "And she handed me my case with all my things just thrown inside, all in a mess. I was angry, and I immediately asked to see the manager.

How did the man feel about the hotel on the first day？

A．Disappointed.

B．Satisfied.

C．Angry.

The boxer got ______ and fell down when his opponent gave him the final blow.

A．staggered

B．stamped

C．scattered

D．shattered

Once while trying to reach his car key, Li Ka-shing

dripped a two-dollar coin, which rolled under the ear. 【M1】______.

He figured out when the car started, the coin would fall 【M2】 ______.

into the gutter, so he bent down to pick it up. Seeing

this, an Indian attendant on duty immediately picked it

up for him. Having got back his coin, Li Ka-shing

surprisingly gave the attendant 100 dollars as a reward. His

explanation for such a big reward was: "If the attendant

hadn't picked up the coin, it have rolled into the gutter and 【M3】 ______.

the two dollars would have disappeared from the world.

When I gave 100 dollars to the attendant, he could spend it 【M4】______.

on some useful purpose. I think money should be used, not

wasted."

This incident illustrates Li Ka-shing's philosophy of 【M5】______.

economy. It also exemplify his way of thinking; that is, he 【M6】______.

judges whether an individual's action is justified with

determining whether it increases or decreases the total net

income of society. As long as the total net income of society 【M7】______.

increased, it doesn't matter if he himself suffers a loss;

conversely, if the total net income of society is decreased, 【M8】______.

his own personal financial gain will still be a loss in broad sense.

We shouldn't look down on this way of Considering the 【M9】______.

total net-income of society—it is a big issue concerned the

wealth and strength of the nation. In his book The Wealth of

Nations, Adam Smith expressed an important view: the

contribution individuals make to society in pursuing their 【M10】______.

own good is great than that made by individuals attempting

to benefit society.

【M1】

A) broke down

B) got in

C) set in

D) stopped short