第一节(共20题； 每小题1.5分， 满分30分)
阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In a remote village, selling chestnuts was the main source of livelihood for local villagers. In late autumn, the hills were covered by the trees and chestnuts were __36__ from the branches of the trees, which __37__ with the wind attracting local villagers to __38__ them at this time of year.
The villagers took the chestnuts, carried them home and __39__ them out. The whole family sifted(筛) and sorted them according to their __40__， and then transported them to the city for wholesale or retail. Every villager knew that if they wanted to sell for a good price, what really __41__ was to send the selected chestnuts to the market first. Many families, which were short of __42__， would go to the nearby villages to hire workers with high __43__．
Still, to many people’s __44__， there was a young man in the village who could never need help, __45__ he had limited hands. He lived with his blind and old mother. He always arrived at the market one step ahead of the other ones __46__ he could sell out of all the chestnuts and then happily drove back with his truck __47__.
The secret of the young man was after picking chestnuts, he put them __48__ into a sack(麻袋) and carried them to the truck. When he set out, he chose the road, __49__ and bumpy(不平的), to go, __50__ the small ones would jump to the __51__ of the bag and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag. It would save time for classification and selection. When inquired how he found the way, the young man __52__：“If you put your heart into it, you will find the right way. This is not an accident but a(n) __53__ result.”
There will always be people who get __54__ or complain when they hear bad news. As a matter of fact, if you use your head, you will be __55__ to the people and things in the environment. When you turn your mind into action to move forward step by step, you can also create a new world for yourself.,36.A.holding B．filling
C．planting D．hanging
37．A.fell B．shook
C．jumped D．folded
38．A.enjoy B．view
C．seek D．pick
39．A.poured B．took
C．thought D．figured
40．A.shape B．size
C．taste D．color
41．A.mattered B．cared
C．interested D．minded
42．A.hands B．power
C．experience D．ways
43．A.quality B．quantity
C．money D．salary
44．A.puzzlement B．relief
C．astonishment D．delight
45．A.only if B．as if
C．even if D．if only
46．A.which B．where
C．whom D．who
47．A.full B．filled
C．empty D．loaded
48．A.suddenly B．shortly
C．directly D．hurriedly
49．A.tough B．rough
C．regular D．smooth
50．A.even B．or
C．but D．so
51．A.hole B．tip
C．middle D．bottom
52．A.sighed B．excited
C．smiled D．sneezed
53．A.unexpected B．necessary
C．accidental D．deliberate
54．A.stricken B．satisfied
C．upset D．surprised
55．A.sensitive B．accessible
C．relative D．Flexible
阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In a remote village, selling chestnuts was the main source of livelihood for local villagers. In late autumn, the hills were covered by the trees and chestnuts were __36__ from the branches of the trees, which __37__ with the wind attracting local villagers to __38__ them at this time of year.
The villagers took the chestnuts, carried them home and __39__ them out. The whole family sifted(筛) and sorted them according to their __40__， and then transported them to the city for wholesale or retail. Every villager knew that if they wanted to sell for a good price, what really __41__ was to send the selected chestnuts to the market first. Many families, which were short of __42__， would go to the nearby villages to hire workers with high __43__．
Still, to many people’s __44__， there was a young man in the village who could never need help, __45__ he had limited hands. He lived with his blind and old mother. He always arrived at the market one step ahead of the other ones __46__ he could sell out of all the chestnuts and then happily drove back with his truck __47__.
The secret of the young man was after picking chestnuts, he put them __48__ into a sack(麻袋) and carried them to the truck. When he set out, he chose the road, __49__ and bumpy(不平的), to go, __50__ the small ones would jump to the __51__ of the bag and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag. It would save time for classification and selection. When inquired how he found the way, the young man __52__：“If you put your heart into it, you will find the right way. This is not an accident but a(n) __53__ result.”
There will always be people who get __54__ or complain when they hear bad news. As a matter of fact, if you use your head, you will be __55__ to the people and things in the environment. When you turn your mind into action to move forward step by step, you can also create a new world for yourself.,36.A.holding B．filling
C．planting D．hanging
37．A.fell B．shook
C．jumped D．folded
38．A.enjoy B．view
C．seek D．pick
39．A.poured B．took
C．thought D．figured
40．A.shape B．size
C．taste D．color
41．A.mattered B．cared
C．interested D．minded
42．A.hands B．power
C．experience D．ways
43．A.quality B．quantity
C．money D．salary
44．A.puzzlement B．relief
C．astonishment D．delight
45．A.only if B．as if
C．even if D．if only
46．A.which B．where
C．whom D．who
47．A.full B．filled
C．empty D．loaded
48．A.suddenly B．shortly
C．directly D．hurriedly
49．A.tough B．rough
C．regular D．smooth
50．A.even B．or
C．but D．so
51．A.hole B．tip
C．middle D．bottom
52．A.sighed B．excited
C．smiled D．sneezed
53．A.unexpected B．necessary
C．accidental D．deliberate
54．A.stricken B．satisfied
C．upset D．surprised
55．A.sensitive B．accessible
C．relative D．Flexible
