第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
He lost his arms in an accident. Since then，he has had to 36 the arms of his younger brother. His younger brother became his 37，and he was completely unable to do 38 in his life without him.
A 39 misfortune happened to a girl，too. While 40 meals for her parents，she overturned the kerosene light on the stove，41 a fire which took her 42 away.
Though her elder sister showed her 43 to take care of her，she was determined to be completely 44. Once she wrote the following in her composition：“I am lucky. Though I lost my arms，I still have legs；I am lucky. Though my wings are broken，my 45 can still fly.”
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to 46 on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his 47 future at being left on his own， whereas the girl was full of 48 for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 49. The boy wrote：My younger brother's arms are my arms；while the girl wrote： Broken wings，flying heart.
They had both 50 the same hardship，but their different attitudes determined the 51 of their lives. It is true that life is 52. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when faced with it，is the true 53 of your character. If you choose only to 54 and escape from the hardship，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong，the hardship will 55 to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
36. A. concentrate on B. take advantage of C. depend on D. get rid of
37. A. assistant B. shade C. guide D. shadow
38. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
39. A. familiar B. similar C. same D. different
40.A. buying B. preparing C. serving D. having
41. A. running into B. putting out
C. resulting in D. escaping from
42. A. fingers B. arms C. feet D. legs
43. A. power B. ability C. strength D. willingness
44. A. independent B. attentive C. competitive D. loyal
45. A. heart B. spirit C. soul D. mind
46. A. conflict B. perform C. compete D. appear
47. A. colorful B. uncertain C. bright D. elegant
48. A. enthusiasm B. complaint C. envy D. curiosity
49. A. hearts B. hands C. toes D. feet
50. A. enquired B. enjoyed C. endeavored D. endured
51. A. nature B. success C. failure D. necessity
52. A. accessible B. available C. unpredictable D. unacceptable
53. A. exam B. check C. test D. contest
54. A. commit B. overcome C. experience D. complain
55. A. pick out B. turn out C. give out D. hand out
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me to do it well, telling me to to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t .
I was proud of working in the restaurant I was also working for the good of the family. But my father said that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the . I was paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends free soft drinks?” He the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the thing Dad said was, “How about your up tonight?” I couldn’t my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t . As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 58 member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion to a is above all. It has nothing to do with that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t ________ watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went ________ our way after saying goodbye.
But at ________ , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I ________ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I ________ knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart ________. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay ________ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While __________ with a stranger, you are calm and polite , but with those you love, you are quick to excite. Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the ________.Those are the flowers she brought for you. She ________ them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the ________ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her ________ .“Wake up, my dear,”I said.“Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I ________ them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the ________ .” I said,“I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I ________ have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you ________ .”I hugged(拥抱) her and said,“I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the ________ you are working for could easily replace you soon. But the family you leave ________ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our________ than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that ________ =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.
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I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school．This that they are with me almost constantly．Whenever possible I will random acts of kindness; things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc．So, they are verywith the concept and are, of course, to also do "nice" things for others．
Just a few days ago we stopped our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff．We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our ．While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few in his basket．I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no ．
He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously ．As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line．My kids were very behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining．(To me, anyway．)
I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face．
We were putting our groceries on the when the clerk finished with order．What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids bubble gum．I had agreed they could have some． he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back．He then told my kids that he bought their gum their mom was enough to let him go ahead in the queue．
The experience really drove home the that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．
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笫二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On Nov． 18， 1995， violinist Itzhak Perlman performed a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City．
Stricken with polio （小儿麻痹症） as a child，Perlman walked with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）to a chair in the middle of the stage．He carefully laid the crutches on the floor， one leg forward and the other underneath his chair， picked up his instrument and nodded to the to begin．
But something went wrong． After only seconds of playing， one of the strings on his violin ．The audience immediately knew what happened and fully expected the concert to be until another string or even another insrument could be found． But Perlman them． He quickly calmed down， closed his eyes and then the conductor to begin again．So the orchestra played from where they had and Perlman played on three strings． He played passion and power． All the time he worked out new fingering in his mind to make up for the string． A work that few people play well on four strings Perlman accomplished on three．
When he finished， a（n） silence hung in the room．And then as one， the crowd rose to their feet and wildly．Applause burst forth from every corner of the auditorium fans showed deep for his talent and his courage． Perlman smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead．Then he raised his bow to the crowd and said， not proudly， but in a ， quiet， holy tone， “You know． sometimes it is the artist's to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left．”
Such was Itzhak Perlman． a great violinist． Playing a concert on three strings is not unlike his philosophy of life -- he what he had left and still made music．And isn't that true with us？As for me I'm that the world， more than ever， needs the music only you and I can make．
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“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was , I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without , that same woman I had been judging offered to the difference. It wasn’t , but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be , which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!
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