I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.
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完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.
“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
43 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations (震动) I feel through my body and through
my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.
“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．actions D．recommendations
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．left B．excited C．accompanied D．disappointed
A．purpose B．decision C．promise D．goal
A．turned B．learned C．used D．ought
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell.
A．carefulness B．movement C．imagination D．experience
A．sense B．effort C．feeling D．idea
A．dissatisfied B．astonished C．determined D．discouraged
A．supported B．followed C．required D．opposed
A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully
A．study B．research C．graduate D．progress
A．wrote B．translated C．copied D．read
A．enough B．some C．many D．few
A．However B．Although C．When D．Since
A．mean B．seem C．conclude D．say
A．directed B．guided C．taught D．limited
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并把答案填在题号前括号内。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.
Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．Until
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．invited
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet 36 of the splendid artwork.
A young 37 viewing the paintings ahead of me 38 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s 39 for putting up with her 40 stream of words. 41 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 42 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 43 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 . Before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 47 it into a long stick and then 48 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a 49 man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 50 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re 51 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife 52 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 53 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a husband who would not 55 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
A．touch B．view C．wander D．stare
A．lady B．man C．couple D．clerk
A．chatted B．argued C．screamed D．yelled
A．attempt B．independence C．wisdom D．patience
A．vivid B．constant C．casual D．vague
A．Adopted B．Adapted C．Conducted D．Disturbed
A．through B．to C．towards D．from
A．anxiously B．urgently C．quickly D．sensibly
A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．profit
A．entrance B．exit C．front D．queue
A．plugged B．held C．reached D．bent
A．made B．lengthened C．brought D．broadened
A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
A．brave B．rough C．smart D．generous
A．wherever B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
A．wrong B．silly C．equal D．unique
A．describes B．draws C．shows D．decorates
A．kindness B．pride C．enthusiasm D．courage
A．support B．sight C．expectation D．confidence
A．get B．hope C．allow D．cause
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily __37 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things _40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 42__ three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __43__ their eyes.
Our __44__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __45_ she had told me about the __46__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 47 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _ 48__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __49__, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the __50__ man.”
Then she gently lifted the _51_ fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be _52 by our words, but by our kind _53 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a _54_ person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _55 him.
A．buying B．selling C．borrowing D．hunting
A．reaching for B．glancing at C．staring at D．picking up
A．astonished B．pleased C．annoyed D．worried
A．turned over B．went over C．came over D．looked over
A．but B．otherwise C．or D．although
A．suspected B．impressed C．regretted D．embarrassed
A．discovering B．watching C．finding D．seeing
A．closing B．rolling C．cleaning D．wiping
A．time B．chance C．turn D．decision
A．the story B．the proverb C．the legend D．the joke
A．marbles B．men C．debt D．life
A．talked B．traded C．shared D．left
A．ever B．always C．never D．seldom
A．laughed B．cried C．sighed D．added
A．honest B．happiest C．coldest D．richest
A．lifeless B．regretless C．useless D．hopeless
A．thought B．touched C．remembered D．affected
A．deeds B．things C．remarks D．rewards
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．ignore B．forget C．recognize D．remind
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Lee,
Thank you for your note．I like your _26_ between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the same way __27__ you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my _28__．
Your insights are very deep．As you say, “death is only a（n）_29_ but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is _30__．Death leaves us with _31__．But failure can leave us with lessons which will _32_ our lives．
I hope that your failure to pass that _33__ English test will help you _34__ it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being _35_ down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is __36__．You will have to learn to get up, and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．” It is not the “falling down．”
From reading your letter, I __37__ your English to be very good．You write better than __38___ of my American friends．I do not know the reason for __39__ your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is __40__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．
You write well, you __41__ your feelings with excellence, and you think __42__．These characteristics should __43__ you move toward a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．” Get up and __44__ them all know that you are talented and you are __45__ to succeed．I think you will．
With best wishes for a fine career．
Yours,
Frank
A．idea B．comparison C．thought D．reason
A．which B．where C．what D．that
A．attention B．heart C．head D．home
A．end B．result C．fact D．thing
A．forever B．continuous C．contemporary D．temporary
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．thinking
A．increase B．better C．honor D．treasure
A．easy B．terrific C．terrible D．ordinary
A．as good as B．more than C．as well as D．much than
A．fallen B．stayed C．knocked D．felt
A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．important
A．judge B．accept C．prefer D．expect
A．all B．any C．one D．some
A．succeeding B．passing C．finishing D．failing
A．likely B．reasonable C．a shame D．fair
A．find B．express C．speak D．tell
A．deeply B．thoroughly C．carefully D．widely
A．leave B．drive C．help D．start
A．get B．ask C．show D．make
A．devoted B．determined C．engaged D．supposed
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