完型填空（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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to__36_and wanted to give up．She was__37_of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one__38__．
Her father, a cook, took her to the__39 _．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40 Soon the pots came to a 41 __．In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans．He let them sit and boil, without saying a word．
The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned offthe__43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl．He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl．Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another．Turning to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied．
He brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and break it．After pulling off the 45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, "What does it mean, Father?"
He explained that each of them had faced the same 47 , boiling water, but each_ 48 differently．The carrot went in 49 and hard．But after being subjected to the boiling water, it _50_and became weak． The egg had been 51 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior．But after sitting__52_the boiling water, its inside became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 53 ．After they were in the boiling water, they had__54_the water．
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter．"When adversity knocks on your door, __55 _do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
A．make out B．make it C．make up D．make through
A．typical B．conscious C．tired D．warned
A．raised B．arose C．disappeared D．faded
A．room B．market C．kitchen D．grocery
A．shelf B．temperature C．fire D．table
A．boil B．cool C．hot D．smoke
A．happily B．calmly C．casually D．impatiently
A．lights B．burners C．tap D．water
A．see B．carry C．feel D．fetch
A．shell B．pack C．bag D．cover
A．since B．as C．before D．if
A．occasion B．point C．variety D．adversity
A．reflected B．answered C．abandoned D．reacted
A．stable B．weak C．strong D．sensitive
A．softened B．widened C．shortened D．sharpened
A．half-done B．easily-broken C．easily-got D．hard-boiled
A．over B．for C．through D．on
A．however B．otherwise C．besides D．moreover
A．melted B．absorbed C．polluted D．changed
A．what B．how C．when D．why
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上。
I was 14 years old． I was angry and rebellious, with regard for anything my parents had to say, if it had nothing to do with me． Like so many , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t my picture of the world． As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious of love． In fact, I got angry at the of the word “love”．
One , after an extremely difficult day, I into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily． As I lay down in the privacy of my , my hands placed under my pillow． There was an envelope．I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To when you’re alone．”
I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not．So I opened it． It said，“Mike， I know life is right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right． I also know that I love you and nothing you do or say will ever change that．I am here for you if you ever need to talk． If you don’t, that’s also ．Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be that you are my son． I’m here for you and I love you-that will never Love you, Mom．”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my , and I remember the I felt every time I got a letter． During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved my anger and rudeness．Just before I fell I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed．
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Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance．He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red． _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time．He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late．Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road． Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _____for．The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）．
At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for．They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___．For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die．But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly．His parents were _____．The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last．
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.Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
At 1:30 p.m．on March 31, 1981, John Hinckley Jr．stepped from a crowd of onlookers and tried to kill Ronald Reagan, the president of the United States．Although he failed, he did cause injury to the president．The crime was committed in clear view of many people．__________, at the end of his trial, Hinckley was found not _________ by reason of insanity(精神失常)．Instead of prison, Hinckley was sent to a mental hospital, where he remains.
The judgment in Hinckley’s case did more than annoy a few people．It ______ a nationwide debate about whether people accused of a crime can claim they were insane when they did it．If they were capable of _______ and then committing a crime, how could they later claim to have been insane? One starting point is to identify what insane means in a U.S．court of law.
Very young children cannot be ______ if they do not know right from wrong, because they cannot be held morally responsible for their actions．For most people, moral responsibility comes with age and maturity．Psychologists, however, say that there are some adults who cannot recognize right from wrong．Since these adults cannot tell the ______, they should not be held morally responsible for their actions．In a U.S．court of law, an adult like this may be considered insane．Hinckley was judged insane because _______ determined that his mind was not functioning like a(n) _______ adult’s so he had no idea what he was doing．Instead of spending the rest of his life in prison, Hinckley would be committed to a mental hospital, where he could be treated for his illness.
People who are against the use of an insanity defense say that criminals like Hinckley do know what they are doing．_____ of the insanity defense say that everyone who commits a serous crime like Hinckley’s could be said to be mentally ill．Otherwise, the person would not commit the crime _______．There are many people who struggle with severe mental illness who do not commit crimes．The illnesses should not be used as a(n) ______ for violent behavior.
People who _______ the insanity defense believe that mental illnesses are not always treatable．Psychologists have been able to detect patterns of behavior．These mental detectives have _____ evidence that a person can be insane but seem normal．Hinckley and others with ______ conditions suffer from delusions(错觉)．Even though people with delusions may seem normal, the world does not appear to them as it does to other people．Therefore, experts say, such people cannot be held to the rules of behavior other people are held to．Their punishments should be _____.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Insight Without Sight
At the age of eighteen I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit． One day I was dropped off by my parents at the
, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits． Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself． Then the doctor began the ．He looked into my eyes with a bright light．“I your parents take you to an eye specialist,”he said,“I suspect you have a retinal(视网膜) disease．If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists．After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight．But still, during daylight, I could walk without ．I could read, but not for hours．My eyes began to
and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages．However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading．I knew the of great writers as well as I knew the most popular music stars．Their words were powerful, which me to try writing．Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper．
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life．An article I .appeared in a local newspaper．The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work．Next, a book series published several of my essays．I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance．On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it．For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago．Now, I have numerous essays and articles in ．
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success．He set the bar too .and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do．Yet I proved what I could do.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur
I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum requirement with some friends．It was really an unforgettable experience!
Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, ____ that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions．After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had ____ for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the ___．During the following days we were ____ to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi．
On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office．There we were ___ for the Child Development Program and over the course we ____ two studies related to child work and child rights．We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the ____ that pushed them into work．The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much through the ____．The best part of the work, however, was ____ being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents．I was ____ to a way of life completely different from my own．In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were ____．We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always ____ to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children．I could ____ that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members．Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to ____ how I understand everything around me now．I have been ____ by the people that I met through this experience．
On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, ____ the city and shopping．We were ___ enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really ____ every minute of the life in Jaipur!
Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely ____．I know that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and ____ in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country．
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