Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did

1.Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __21__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __22__ the road. The sack was __23__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long __24__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __25__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.

2.Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man. 选项： A:another B:what C:too D:onto E:before

3.Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man. 选项： A:another B:what C:too D:onto E:before

4.Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand. It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man. 选项： A:another B:what C:too D:onto E:before

5.A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees which he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he was afraid that strangers, his neighbors and his children would come to take the fruit, so he decided to plant the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place.“What’s the difference? If I planted the tree near road, or in my fields, or near my home, strangers, my neighbors and my own children would have taken the fruit.”“Yes,” said his friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you have destroyed a good tree and prevented everyone from eating the fruit.”His friend ———————— what the farmer did. 选项： A:was glad of B:was proud of C:was happy for D:was sorry for

6. A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees which he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he was afraid that strangers, his neighbors and his children would come to take the fruit, so he decided to plant the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place.“What’s the difference? If I planted the tree near road, or in my fields, or near my home, strangers, my neighbors and my own children would have taken the fruit.”“Yes,” said his friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you have destroyed a good tree and prevented everyone from eating the fruit.”The farmer got ———————— from his friend. 选项： A:an apple B:an apple tree C:a gift D:a young tree

7.A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees which he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he was afraid that strangers, his neighbors and his children would come to take the fruit, so he decided to plant the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place.“What’s the difference? If I planted thetree near road, or in my fields, or near my home, strangers, my neighbors and my own children would have taken the fruit.”“Yes,” said his friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you have destroyed a good tree and prevented everyone from eating the fruit.” At last ————————. 选项： A:the farmer’s apple tree died B:his fruit was taken by someone C:he had a lot of apples D:he moved the apple tree to his fields.

8.A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have youseen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”As _______, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.选项： A:he was ready to help others; B:the person was one of his friends; C:he thought the person would thank him; D:he thought the person had drunk too much

9.A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have youseen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”The farmer ran away quickly because _______.选项： A:the policemen were coming towards him; B:his wife was waiting for him at home; C: he was afraid to see a dead man; D:it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer

10.A man was looking for things of old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. In order not to draw the farmer’s attention(引起…...注意) to the value (价值) of the bowl, the man said to him in a soft voice, “What a nice cat you have! Won’t you sell it to me?”“How much would you give me for it?” the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would it be enough?”A few minutes later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel thirsty. May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk?”But the farmer said, “I’m sorry I can’t give it to you. Thanks to the bowl, I have already sold twenty cats.”______________________________________题目二 Why did the man want to buy the cat? Because （） . 选项： A: it was very lovely B: the cat cost more money than the bowl C: he thought he could easily get the bowl if he bought the cat D: he hadn’t enough money to buy both the cat and the bowl

11.He was a classic, because he worked himself to death.He was the very person, as they all believed,who would have been natually moved to the top spot if he could have lived for another five years. He had been consistently praised as a model for his colleagues. He worked six days a week,over ten hours a day. He confined his interests to his work only. Of course,he occasionally did some physical exercises to keep fit. He considered pastimes of any form a waste of time. He was just too busy to share any time with his children. As a result, he was somewhat distant from his children; at least, children thought so. However, he meant so much to his company and everyone in the company loved him and even admired him,for he was almost perfect in their eyes. But who would help the widowed wife and orphaned children clear up the mess in the family he left behind him?

12.An 80-year-old farmer presented with complaints of weakness and fatigue, aching, orthostatic hypotension, constipation, and sleep disturbances. His family physician told him that he was just getting old, and would have to get used to it. His bradykinesia worsened and he couldn’t pick up his feet when he walked. When he was no longer able to plow his own fields, he got depressed, and his wife said he would just sit at the table and rub his thumb along his fingers. She called her son-in- law, a neurologist, and asked him if he’d come out to the country to evaluate “Pops.” The pathophysiology of Parkinson disease can be attributed to a paucity of which of the following neurotransmitters? 选项： A:Acetylcholine B:Dopamine C:Glutamate D:Neuropeptide Y E:Serotonin

13.[单选题]Passage 7 Two people in a difficult situation, no food, cold and hunger; one of them, Bill, saw that his companion's foot was injured and ignored it. He ran for his own life. Another people, suffering from pain and hunger, was heading for their camp, where he could find food and possibly rescue. Eleven days passed, days of rain and cold. One day he found the bones of a deer. There was no meat on them. The man broke the bones and he sucked and chewed on them like an animal. Would he, too, be bones tomorrow? And why not? This was life. Only life hurt. There was no hurt in death. To die was to sleep. Then why was he not ready to die? He, as a man, no longer strove. It was the life in him, unwilling to die, that drove him on. One morning he woke up beside a river. Slowly he followed it with his eyes and saw it emptying into a shining sea. When he saw a ship on the sea, he closed his eyes. He knew there could be no ship, no sea, in this land. A vision, he told himself. He heard a noise behind him, and turned around. A wolf, old and sick, was coming slowly toward him. This was real, he thought. The man turned back, but the sea and the ship were still there. He didn't understand. Had he been walking north, away from the camp, toward the sea? He stood up and started slowly toward the ship, knowing full well the sick wolf was following him. In the afternoon, he found some bones of a man. Beside the bones was a small sack of gold, like his own. So Bill had carried his gold to the end. He would carry Bill's gold to the ship. Ha—ha! He would have the last laugh on Bill. His laughing sounded like the low cry of an animal. The wolf cried back. The man stopped suddenly and turned away. How could he laugh about Bill's bones and take his gold? The man was very sick, now. he crawled about, on hands and knees. He had lost everything—his blanket, his gun, and his gold. Only the wolf stayed with him hour after hour. At last he could go on no further. He fell. The wolf came close to him, but the man was ready. He got on top of the wolf and held its mouth closed. Then he bit it with his last strength. The wolf's blood streamed into his mouth. Only love of life gave him enough strength. He held the wolf with his teeth and killed it, then he fell on his back and slept. The men on the ship saw a strange object lying on the beach. It was moving toward them—perhaps twenty feet an hour. The men went over to look and could hardly believe it was a man. Three weeks later, when the man felt better, he told them his story. But there was one strange thing—he seemed to be afraid that there wasn't enough food on the ship. The men also noticed that he was getting fat. They gave him less food, but still he grew fatter with each day. Then one day they saw him put a lot of bread under his shirt. They examined his bed and found food under his blanket. The men understood. He would recover from it, they said.Why did the sick Wolf keep following the man? A Because the man was carrying some food. B Because the sick Wolf wanted to eat him when he was weak. C Because the Wolf wanted the man to be his master. D Because the Wolf wanted the man to help him.

14. Passage One Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their man newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said,“No, I can’t read with these. ”The man became more and more puzzled, until finally he said,“Excuse me, but can you read at all？”“No, of course I can’t！”Tom said angrily. “If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses？” * Tom lived __________. 选项： A: with his family in a city B: with his family in the countryside C: alone in a city D: alone in the countryside

15.An 80-year-old farmer presented with complaints of weakness and fatigue, aching, orthostatic hypotension, constipation, and sleep disturbances. His family physician told him that he was just getting old, and would have to get used to it. His bradykinesia worsened and he couldn’t pick up his feet when he walked. When he was no longer able to plow his own fields, he got depressed, and his wife said he would just sit at the table and rub his thumb along his fingers. She called her son-in- law, a neurologist, and asked him if he’d come out to the country to evaluate “Pops.” The pathophysiology of Parkinson disease can be attributed to a paucity of which of the following neurotransmitters? 选项： A:Acetylcholine B:Dopamine C:Glutamate D:Neuropeptide Y E:Serotonin

16. Passage One Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their man newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said,“No, I can’t read with these. ”The man became more and more puzzled, until finally he said,“Excuse me, but can you read at all？”“No, of course I can’t！”Tom said angrily. “If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses？” * The shop Tom went into sold __________. 选项： A: drinking glasses and cups B: glass for windows and colors C: glasses for people who could not read D: glasses for people who could not see well

17.Pease read the following excerpt from The Silent Language by Edward T. Hall. Please utilize your knowledge of intercultural communication study to analyze the conflict. In the Middle East, Americans usually have a difficult time with the Arabs. I remember an American agriculturalist who went to Egypt to teach modern agricultural methods to the Egyptian farmers. At one point in his work he asked his interpreter to ask a farmer how much he expected his field to yield that year. The farmer responded by becoming very excited and angry. In an obvious attempt to soften the reply the interpreter said, “He says he doesn’t know.” The Americans realized something had gone wrong, but he had no way of knowing what. Later I learned that the Arabs regard anyone who tries to look into the future as slightly insane. When the American asked him about his future yield, the Egyptian was highly insulted since he thought the American considered him crazy.