【正文】 or not, the hawks sailed away. At night the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor. “what good can I do with my life?” the cactus called. The moon only stared coldly as it mounted its course, a lizard crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail. “what worthy deed can I do? ”The cactus called “you?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment. “worthy deed? Why , you can’t do anything! The hawks circle way overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our ways home to our loved ones. Even I ,the lowly lizard, have something to do. I decorate the sands with these beautiful brushstrokes as I pull my tail along. But you? You do nothing but get uglier every day.”And so it went on, year after year. At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its name grew old, and it knew its time was short. “oh, lord,” it cried out, “ I have wondering so long, and I have tried so hard. Forgive me if I have failed to find something worthy to do. I fear that now it’s too late.” But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding, and it knew a surge of joy that erased all despair, at its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom. Never had the desert know such blossom. Its fragrance perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by. The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure. The cactus hard a voice. “you have waited long,” the lord said. “the heart that seeks to do good reflects my glory, and will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoiceeven if for a moment.” does the underlined part “in the middle of nowhere” mean?A. In the middle of some place. the middle of the desert.C. In the distant area. nowhere. the following agree with cactus except___________. spines are thick and prickly. can’t offer shade or juicy fruit to travelers. first, it felt confident about its own value last,it bloomed, acplishing its own value what the lizard said,the cactus must draw a conclusion that______. until it is too late to your goal and you’ll succeedC. it’s never too late to learn bird in hand is worth two in the bush CThe luxury of eating an apple on Mars could cost as much as US $22,000. That39。 for31What made her so upset?_____she lost her keys on the way back home. B. Because C. That D. Whether should prevent pollution ____happily.A. to live B. from being lived C. from living D. to live boy accidentally_____that he ran away from home without telling his parents.A. let out B. gave up C. let in D. gave out knowledge is ____to one’s success.A. interesting B. fundamental C. possible D. likely It was very kind of you to give me a lift home. Oh,don’t mention it. I _____past your house anyway.A. was ing B. will e e D. have e第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共20小題。 after gets up so early!There is _____he will get there on time.A. much likely whether B. a high probablity thatC. more probably what D. a probability whether. school was named ______the hero.A. as B. after C. by D. at the world heritage was first created in 1972, many more sites______it.A. have been added to B. have added up toC. are added to D. will be added up to thought her nice and honest _____ I met her.A. for the first time B. the first timeC. on the first time D. when for the first time a long time, but he tried his best to make up for what he missed.A. Being ill staying in hospital been ill staying in hospitalC. He was ill staying in hospital D. To be ill staying in hospital concert _____ to_____ some money for those suffering from the earthquake, which ______2000 lives.A. intending, raise, killed B. was intended, collect, claimedC. to intend, raise, claimed , raise, killed his letter, he said you could _____either personally or in e –mail____ the post in the pany.A. apply。不填22 An old soldier gave us a clear _______of the Long March at yesterday’s meeting.A. impression B. information C. account D. greeting. was almost twelve ____we finished all the details of the project and it was half a day ______we could figure out the perfect solution to all of our problems.A. that。 has had_______long tradition of celebrating Midautuman Festival throughout ______nation.A. a 。12. What did the man ‘s doctor suggest him do?A. Take more exercise. B. Join a club. more rest. does the woman find about going to health club?A. Tired B. Useless. C. Useful. should the man do according to the woman? out first. B. Take a swim before exercising.. C. Come to the club with her. 聽第9段材料，回答15至17