許炳杰等

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。

（一）

Two monks（修道士）were on a journey. One day，they came to a deep river. At the edge of the river，a young woman sat weeping 16 she was afraid to cross the river without help. She begged the two monks 17 （help）her. The younger monk turned his back. The members of their Order（修道會(huì)） 18 （forbid）to touch a woman.

But the older monk picked up the woman 19 a word and carried her across the river. He put her down on the far side and continued 20 journey. The younger monk came after him， 21 （scold）him and scolding him for breaking his vows（誓言）. He went on this way for a long time.

Finally，at the end of the day the older monk turned to the younger one. “I only carried her 22 the river. You have been carrying 23 all day.”

Letting go can be difficult. Letting go of people，ideas， 24 （expect），desires；letting go of bad habits，false beliefs and unhealthy relationships ... the list goes on. Every day，every moment presents an opportunity to create ourselves again，to ignore the baggage of the past，open ourselves up to the possibility of the moment and take action to create 25 amazing future.

（原創(chuàng)作者：汕尾市陸豐市東海龍?zhí)吨袑W(xué) 許炳杰）

（二）

Eight-year-old Frank had looked forward for weeks to this particular Saturday. His father had promised to take 16 fishing if the weather was suitable. There hadnt been any rain 17 weeks and as Saturday approached，F(xiàn)rank was confident of the fishing trip. But when Saturday morning dawned，it was raining 18 （heavy）and it appeared that it would continue all day.

Frank wandered around the house， 19 （look） out of the windows and complaining （抱怨） more than a little. “ 20 would have been better to have the rain yesterday than today，”he complained to his father， 21 was sitting by the fireplace，enjoying a good book. His father tried to explain to Frank how badly the rain 22 （need）， how it would make the flowers grow and bring much needed water to the farmerscrops. But Frank insisted. “It just isnt right，”he said over and over.

Then， about three oclock， the rain stopped，and they were off to the lake. 23 it was because of the rain or for some other reason， the fish were biting hungrily and the father and son returned 24 a full string of fine，big fish.

At supper， when some of the fish were ready，F(xiàn)rank said， “If I？complained 25 （early）today it was because I couldnt see far enough ahead.”

（原創(chuàng)作者：茂名市電白區(qū)茂港一中 楊開(kāi)云）

（三）

Bill Gates was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths. When people asked him 16 he wanted to be in the future，he always said，“A scientist.”

When he was 13 years old， Bill started to play with computers. At that time， computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in 17 very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing 18 （usual） things with it. In the end， they worked out a software program 19 the old machine. Bill sold it 20 4，200 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973，Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard，he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer. In his third year，he left Harvard to work for a company 21 （call）Microsoft. Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They 22 （think）that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home， 23 they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it 24 （easy） for people to use computers.

In 1999，Bill wrote a book called Business the Speed of Thought. In the book he told people 25 computer technology could solve business problems in new ways.

（原創(chuàng)作者：江門(mén)市新會(huì)梁?jiǎn)⒊o(jì)念中學(xué) 唐金妹）

（四）

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree， I could not find 16 （satisfy）work.

I 17 （drive）a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine， for I had lost my flat. I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “ 18 has my life become so hard ？”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl，she handed me an earring， 19 （say）I should keep it in case somebody claimed （認(rèn)領(lǐng)） it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”. At first I got angry. Then 20 hit me that I had been giving all of my attention to 21 was going wrong with my life rather than what was right！ I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy 22 . Later， I decided to add more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a 23 （direct）at a large hospital. She asked me if I would like to give a one-day lecture on stress（壓力）management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My day there went very well， and before long I got 24 well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking 25 I completely changed my life.

（原創(chuàng)作者：廣東肇慶中學(xué) 董軍權(quán)）

答案與解析

（一）本文講述了兩個(gè)修道士在途中關(guān)于幫助一個(gè)婦女的不同表現(xiàn)，告訴我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)放手！

16. because 17. to help 18. were forbidden 19. Without 20. his 21. scolding 22. across 23. her 24. expectations 25. an

（二）星期六上午弗蘭克不停抱怨，因?yàn)橄掠?，不能和爸爸去釣魚(yú)。下午雨停后弗蘭克和爸爸來(lái)到湖邊，因?yàn)橄逻^(guò)雨，魚(yú)兒特別容易上鉤，他們滿(mǎn)載而歸。晚餐上，弗蘭克意識(shí)到，上午抱怨是因?yàn)樽约簺](méi)有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)。

16. him 17. for 18. heavily 19. looking 20. It 21. who 22. was needed 23. Whether 24. with 25. earlier

（三）比爾·蓋茨小時(shí)候就對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)產(chǎn)生了興趣，后來(lái)上了哈佛大學(xué)，大三時(shí)退學(xué)和朋友創(chuàng)立了微軟公司。

16. what 17. a 18. unusual 19. with 20. for 21. called 22. thought 23. so 24. easier 25. how

（四）本文講述了作者的親身經(jīng)歷說(shuō)明了一個(gè)道理，即思維方式的轉(zhuǎn)變可以改變一個(gè)人的生活。

16. satisfying/satisfactory 17. was driving 18. Why 19. saying 20. it 21. what 22. with 23. director 24. a 25. that