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A snake handler who cheated death after being badly bitten by a snake is now teaching Australians how to   36 in the case．Neville-Burns has been bitten twelve times during his long work with snakes, and uses all his   37  to give lectures to people at risk of meeting a snake 38 .
Australia is home to most of the world's most deadly snakes．So Neville 39 the people how to deal with such close unexpected meetings．．He sets up an enclosed area, and one by one, brings out four snakes so people can know the   40 of each snake．First out of the bag is a Red Black Snake．He 41 put his finger on it．That's 42 the entire forefinger on his right hand was 43 after he was bitten．But that wasn't his 44 experience．-When he was 18? a Brown Snake he had been holding by the tail 45 and bit him in the face．He was rushed to 46 and he was saved from death．
He says a Cobra Snake is perhaps very 47 but not the most venomous（有毒的）． A black Manba Snake, one of the most   48 , is the longest venomous snake in the world．A Brown Snake is the final 49 at Neville's show．It is one of the most common snakes in Australia, and is the second most venomous in the world．Several times during the 50 it bits the bag; which Neville 51 in front of it．
Neville's advice is to stay   52 if a snake is nearby, as most will only   53 if they feel threatened．He tells people to be 54 but not to pick one 'up by the tail．He then does exactly that as part of his show．He also says he   55 believes in the old saying "once bitten, twice shy"．
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A．survive B．move C．train D．meet

A．money B．condition C．experience D．time

A．luckily B．unexpectedly C．attentively D．finally

A．asks B．persuades C．teaches D．permits

A．skills B．characteristics C．weight D．length

A．needn't B．shouldn't C．daren't D．wouldn't

A．how B．whether C．when D．because

A．cut off B．got down C．put away D．handed out

A．best B．greatest C．worst D．happiest

A．turned B．smelt C．woke D．fled

A．office B．hospital C．school D．house

A．safe B．puzzled C．gentle D．dangerous

A．deadly B．friendly C．careful D．ashamed

A．visitor B．guest C．listener D．cook

A．report B．show C．conversation D．week

A．owns B．carries C．waves D．needs

A．noisy B．excited C．warm D．still

A．disappear B．attack C．flee D．play

A．brave B．kind C．distant D．good

A．usually B．always C．never D．sometimes

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“How did you do it, Dad? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question.
When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
21. A. failed       B. succeeded        C. managed          D. tried
22. A. courage      B. ability         C. wisdom           D. confidence
23. A. interesting  B. personal         C. hard              D. unanswered
24. A. started       B. enjoyed          C. minded           D. stopped
25. A. every time    B. all time        C. next time         D. last time
26. A. anxious       B. glad            C. afraid            D. eager
27. A. book         B. passage          C. poem            D. list
28. A. at least      B. at most          C. at first          D. at last
29. A. comment      B. praise           C. contribution      D. reply
30. A. words        B. phrases          C. letters           D. sentences
31. A. strange       B. different       C. simple            D. tough
32. A. shared       B. talked           C. read              D. impressed
33. A. surprisingly B. immediately      C. increasingly      D. regularly
34. A. brought      B. bought           C. received         D. accepted
35. A. hour         B. week             C. month            D. day
36. A. easily       B. hurriedly        C. sadly             D. peacefully
37. A. Tears        B. Smiles           C. Sweat            D. Satisfaction
38. A. correct      B. impossible       C. original          D. exact
39. A. mother       B. father           C. friend            D. classmate
40. A. believe      B. benefit          C. change           D. do

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 41 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
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Angrily, he   48  his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible（圣经）?" He then stormed out of the house,   49 the Bible.
Many years 50  and the young man was very   51 in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very   52 , he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.   53 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had   54 , and willed all of his possessions to his 55 . He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
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With   58 , he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the   59 dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word “PAID IN FULL”.
How many times do we miss blessings   60  they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
41. A. buy                    B. afford                      C. make                       D. pay
42. A. that                    B. which                    C. what                      D. where
43. A. house                 B. office                    C. study                   D. car
44. A. proud                 B. hopeful                 C. eager                    D. anxious
45. A. showed           B. handed                C. brought                    D. provided
46. A. anyway               B. somewhat                 C. somehow             D. somewhere
47. A. number               B. hand                   C. hair                      D. name
48. A. risen                   B. rose                      C. arose                   D. raised
49. A. leaving               B. left                          C. leave                       D. to leave
50. A. past                B. passed                  C. went                    D. flied
51. A. satisfied                     B. busy                    C. successful                D. lucky
52. A. old                            B. selfish                      C. mean                       D. lonely
53. A. After             B. When                   C. Before                        D. Since
54. A. passed by            B. passed away          C. passed down             D. passed out
55. A. daughter       B. son                          C. grandson                  D. wife
56. A. regret                 B. anger                   C. disappointment         D. annoyance
57. A. even                   B. also                         C. still                    D. yet
58. A. smiles                 B. tears                     C. hearts                  D. glasses
59. A. same                  B. different                   C. familiar                    D. similar
60. A. before             B. if                             C. though                        D. because

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Love in a Box
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36___ at dinner table, “MY teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
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What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .
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But inside, ___ 50 ___ danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much ___ 51 ___ to me, for his world consisted of work only.
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36．A．announced    B．appeared             C．served                 D．sat
37．A．and              B．however              C．or                       D．so
38．A．design          B．plan                    C．idea                    D．project
39．A．sadly           B．anxiously            C．disappointedly     D．patiently
40．A．found          B．realized               C．knew                  D．imagined
41．A．start             B．cause                  C．mark                   D．produce
42．A．invited         B．took                    C．saved                  D．had
43．A．boxes           B．gifts                    C．paper                  D．food
44．A．new             B．big                     C．attractive             D．empty
45．A．Relaxation    B．Relief                 C．Cheer                  D．Calm
46．A．by               B．at                       C．in                       D．on
47．A．folded          B．packed                C．changed              D．pressed
48．A．joined          B．attached              C．linked                 D．connected
49．A．slight           B．brief                   C．broad                  D．confident
50．A．joy              B．fun                     C．interest                D．amusement
51．A．money         B．time                    C．support               D．hope
52．A．reached        B．set                      C．spent                   D．came
53．A．accept          B．respect                C．admire                D．recognize
54．A．carried         B．kept                    C．spread                 D．lasted
55．A．ever             B．even                   C．yet                      D．still

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Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 36, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 37.
In his book, Matthews 38 us how to have a happy life and answer the 39 of teenagers.
There are many 40 such as parents and friends, and the book 41 we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills 42 how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 43 your memory better.
Many teenagers think 44 happiness comes from a good exam result 45 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can 46 be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a(n) 47 attitude（态度）. If you 48 from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have 49 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 50 comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的)51 . If you are 52 , people notice you and you can get a 53 view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 54 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 55 : you choose to be happy!
36. A. so         B. not         C. it            D. do
37. A. wise       B. smart       C. useful        D. simple
38. A. orders      B. tells       C. asks          D. argues
39. A. problems   B. questions   C. ideas         D. comments
40. A. roles       B. classes     C. courses       D. subjects
41. A. says       B. writes      C. reads         D. thinks
42. A. for example     B. such as    C. so as      D. so that
43. A. make      B. turn         C. let           D. change
44. A. what      B. how          C. that          D. whether
45. A. and       B. but          C. so            D. or
46. A. yet       B. already      C. still         D. forever
47. A. bad       B. good         C. independent   D. normal
48. A. learn     B. rescue       C. struggle      D. separate
49. A. experiences    B. difficulties    C. fears      D. problems
50. A. success    B. happiness    C. failure       D. height
51. A. way       B. means        C. manners       D. spirit
52. A. short     B. small        C. tall          D. fat
53. A. lower     B. higher       C. worse         D. better
54. A. take      B. spend        C. cover         D. cost
55. A. work      B. lesson       C. teaching      D. study

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第三部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在机读卡上将该项标号涂黑。
My grandfather worked as a carpenter. One day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the
clothes his church was 41 to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses 42 . When he 43 what he had done, he realized his glasses   44 out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for 45 !
“It’s not 46 .” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving 47 of my time and money to my work. And now his.” He felt a bit   48 .
Several months 49 , the director of the orphanage in Brazil came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him,   50 he came to my grandfather’s small 51 in Chicago.
He began 52 thanking the people for their 53 in supporting the orphanage. “But first of all,” he said, “I shall thank you for the glasses you sent   54 . You see, some people 55 into the orphanage, destroying everything my glasses 56 . Along with 57 able to see well, I experienced headaches. Then your crates arrived. When I   58 the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.” “When I tried on the glasses,” he continued, “it was 59 they had just been made for me!”
People listened, happy for the   60 glasses. Sitting quietly in the back ,with tears steaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized that his glasses had found a good place to go.
41．A．carrying     B．sending     C．taking       D．bringing
42．A．missing      B．broken      C．going D．missed
43．A．thought      B．repeated    C．remembered      D．reminded
44．A．can’t have slipped     B．must slip   C．can have slipped       D．must have slipped
45．A．Chicago     B．Brazil C．nowhere    D．his home
46．A．fair     B．worth C．valuable    D．worthy
47．A．either B．none C．all      D．any
48．A．excited       B．unhappy    C．discouraged      D．shocked
49．A．lately B．late    C．latter D．later
50．A．yet     B．then   C．nevertheless      D．so
51．A．school B．town C．church       D．home
52．A．in       B．by      C．to      D．for
53．A．kindness     B．encouragement C．inspiration D．honesty
54．A．last year     B．last month C．last week   D．last summer
55．A．has come    B．used to come     C．had come   D．come
56．A．to include   B．include      C．including   D．included
57．A．not to be    B．being C．not be       D．not being
58．A．opened       B．removed    C．moved       D．discovered
59．A．as though   B．even though      C．ever if       D．only if
60．A．exact B．famous      C．wonderful D．valuable

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