【正文】 lderly carpenter(木匠 )was ready to told his employer of his plans to leave the housebuilding business and live a more fortable life with his wife and children. He would miss the paycheck,_but he had to employer was so sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal carpenter said yes， but it was easy to see that his heart was not in the showed poor worship and used materials of low was bad to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work， the employer came to inspect the house， and he handed the door key to the carpenter.“This is your house， ” he said， “my gift to you.”What a shame！ If he had only known he was building his own house， he would done it differently. Think of yourself as the about your day you hammer a nail， place a board， or create a building is the only life you will ever if you live in it for only one day， that day deserves to be lived graciously with plaque(牌匾 )on the wall says， “Life is a doityourself project.” Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today. 40． The underlined word “paycheck” probably means “______.” A． job B． pany C． salary D． colleague[來 41． Why was the employer so sorry to see the carpenter go?[ A． Because he was not able to pay him for the work B． Because the carpenter would work for another employer. C． Because the carpenter was too old to work for him. D． Because he would lose a good worker. 42． What would the carpenter do if he was told that the house was a gift to him in advance? A． He would fet the idea of retiring. B． He would try his best to build a good house. C ． He would do the same thing as what he did. D． He would ask for money instead. 43． How do you understand the underlined sentence “Life is a doityourself project.”？ A． No one can help you except yourself. B． Life needs fresh idea and creativity. C． Life needs practice and diligence. D． Life is like doing your own project. 第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 注意： ； 2．只允許修改 10 處，多者 (從第 11 處起 )不計(jì)分。 3. 答案： B 提示： distant“遙遠(yuǎn)的，遠(yuǎn)處的 ”； secure“安全的，可靠的 ”； wild“野生的，野的 ”； powerful“強(qiáng)大的，有力的 ”。 ”contain可用作 “盛，裝滿，容納 ”，還有 “克制，容忍 ”之意。 it 為形式賓語， if引導(dǎo)的賓語從句為真正的賓語。 18． B 提示： 孩子們在假期里去看熊貓。 25． C 提示： 出生率低的原因有好幾個(gè)。 32． A 提示： 熊貓?jiān)跀?shù)量上的減少。 B 答案： 40． C 提示： 從詞的構(gòu)成和語境可推斷出答案。 42． B 提示： 根據(jù)第三段 “If he had only known he was building his own house， he would have done it differently.”可以得出答案。 34． A 提示： protected areas “保護(hù)區(qū) ”。 27． A 提示： 根據(jù) “only a few days a year”可知。 20． D 提示： remain alive“存活 ”； live 一般作定語。 14. 答案： B 提示： 句意為： “諸如蚊子、蒼蠅、蝴蝶等在自然界中都有各自的功能。 B、 C兩項(xiàng)意為 “上升 ”，與句意矛盾， drop 意為 “(物體的 )降落 ”。 4. 答案： C 提示： be a friend to sb.“成為某人的朋友 ”； make an enemy of sb.“與某人為敵 ”。ll finish the middle pleases us most is that you do so good that you will attend the college entrance examination this wonderful it is！Dad， as well as Mom and I， is proud for wished you to make better use of your full preparations you make， the surer of succes s you39。 Psychologists(心理學(xué)家 ) tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new process， which helps us to deal with culture shock， is the way