“All men are created equal” is one idea that nearly every American would agree upon. 36 they sometimes betray the idea in their daily lives, they have a deep faith 37 in some fundamental way no one is born superior to anyone else.
In the early years of American history, because titles of nobility(贵族) were forbidden, no 38 class system developed in the United States. Firmly believing that being born into a lower class would not 39 them from success and they would have a better chance in America, thousands of immigrants 40 to leave the European societies, where their 41 in life was determined 42 by the social class into which they were born. It was because the dreams of many of there immigrants were 43 in their new country, though there might be 44 in some situations, that Americans came to believe in equality of opportunity.
Americans do not mean that everyone should be 45 equal when they say they believe in equality of opportunity. 46 , they do mean that each person should have an equal chance for success. Abraham Lincoln once said, “We wish to 47 the humblest(最微贱的) man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, free society is 48 that he knows he can 49 his condition.”
However, competition is the price to be 50 for his equality of opportunity. Americans match their energy and intelligence against that of others in a competitive contest for success, because they believe competition 51 the best in any person. Indeed, the pressure of competition causes an American to be 52 , but it also places a constant emotional stress on him. In fact, in a society that gives so much 53 to those “winners”, 54 does not compete successfully for whatever reason never 55 into it as well as those who do.
A．Since B．As C．Although D．Because
A．what B．that C．as D．which
A．normal B．moral C．formal D．general
A．benefit B．prevent C．save D．limit
A．forced B．required C．chose D．looked forward
A．place B．meaning C．function D．purpose
A．slightly B．largely C．originally D．publicly
A．come true B．ruined C．succeeded D．realized
A．excitements B．expectations C．exceptions D．disappointments
A．really B．totally C．actually D．truly
A．Besides B．Meanwhile C．Moreover D．Instead
A．allow B．encourage C．approve D．share
A．so B．the one C．such D．as
A．enjoy B．better C．maintain D．stand
A．paid B．asked C．cared D．sought
A．gives out B．comes out C．brings out D．stands out
A．exhausted B．energetic C．realistic D．effective
A．honor B．pressure C．happiness D．burden
A．anyone B．who C．one D．whoever
A．enters B．fits C．falls D．matches
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36. the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37. an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39. . In order to punish him, she decided to add 40. to the bread she 41. for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42. and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44. of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45. on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48. , “ Mom, it is truly 49. I’m here. My business 50. so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51. enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52. is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She 54. the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55. his life!
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A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．doubted B．noticed C．hoped D．worried
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．cared B．applied C．prepared D．begged
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On the other hand
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．cheerfully B．carefully C．proudly D．weakly
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．failed B．succeeded C．grew D．continued
A．unique B．smart C．kind D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
A．said B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．threw B．remembered C．kept D．discovered
A．lost B．saved C．started D．built
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the 36 door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He 37 into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n) 38 was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of 40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became 41 and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile 42 him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the 43 just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was 44 stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too 45 to pull her son back. A farmer heard the 46 , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy 47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal. 48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her 49 to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 50 the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious 51 , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can 52 with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful 53 . some of those scars are ugly and have 54 us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have 55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.
A．back B．front C．open D．closed
A．swam B．flew C．went D．drived
A．child B．fish C．animal D．crocodile
A．shore B．centre C．middle D．lake
A．shock B．surprise C．fear D．joy
A．realized B．alarmed C．cleared D．pleased
A．hold B．arrived C．closed D．reached
A．body B．head C．arms D．hands
A．less B．much C．little D．few
A．hurried B．worried D．anxious
A．screams B．shouts C．voices D．sound
A．lived B．saved C．rescued D．survived
A．And B．Therefore C．But D．However
A．force B．power C．effort D．strength
A．asked B．interviewed C．questioned D．reported
A．regret B．pride C．joy D．worry
A．agree B．disagree C．admire D．respect
A．past B．future C．memory D．reminder
A．kept B．made C．left D．led
A．accepted B．delayed C．denied D．refused
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
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his ___21___ one night when I was ready to ___22___ a political campaign I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the months of ___23___ in vain, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer ___24___ I turned up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was proud of: Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries --- Fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he ___25___ with difficult situations. A lot of pictures ___26___ into my mind, but one scene came sharply into ___27___.
We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even trees. One, ___28___, was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible storm. We came home from the store that night to find the spruce pulled almost ___29___ from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our hearts ___30___. But not Dad’s.
The rain was falling. Then he ___31___ , “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “ What are you talking about, Dad? The ___32___ are out of the ground!” “ Shut up, we’re going to push him up, he’s going to grow again.” We couldn’t say ___33___ to him. So we ___34___ him into the house and got what rope ___35___ was and tied it around the top of the tree that lay on the street, and then he stood up by the house, ___36___ 
me pulling on the rope, and Frankie in the street in the rain, ___37___ to push up the great blue spruce. In no ___38___ at all, we had him standing up straight again! Dad ___39___ the stakes (桩) in the ground, tied the rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “ Don’t worry. He’s going to grow again…”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I ___40 ___ wait to get back into the campaign.
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A．ideas B．lessons C．talks D．conversations
A．bury B．attempt C．trap D．quit
A．struggle B．operation C．performance D．application
A．as B．before C．while D．when
A．did B．occupied C．settled D．dealt
A．appeared B．bumped C．leapt D．burst
A．spot B．view C．scene D．site
A．in relief B．in need C．in particular D．in all
A．absolutely B．accidentally C．totally D．automatically
A．suffered B．carved C．sank D．infected
A．announced B．challenged C．barked D．distributed
A．trunks B．roots C．branches D．leaves
A．anything B．no C．nothing D．something
A．accompanied B．hiked C．joined D．followed
A．it B．that C．there D．this
A．along B．via C．by D．with
A．to help B．helped C．helping D．help
A．problem B．time C．way D．means
A．drove B．removed C．delivered D．dragged
A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．couldn’t
Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of m
e. I reacted 36 and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just 37 with that!" We've all been there with 38 incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the 39 parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I 40 that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely. 41 rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad 42 , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the 43 of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I 44 to think about the other side before I 45 . Usually the reaction causes more of a 46 .
I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always 47 my head whenever those 
48 happen. I've 49 my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what 50 that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do 51 their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they 52 it and 53 what the other person's pro
blem might be. Even if the other driver really might be 54 or doing a "power play," no more 55 reactions will occur because of their irritation.
A．calmly B．quickly C．angrily D．carefully
A．get up B．get away C．get down D．get along
A．similar B．terrible C．rude D．familiar
A．first B．farthest C．last D．nearest
A．suggested B．complained C．thought D．concluded
A．Always B．Just C．Almost D．Still
A．impression B．grades C．skill D．news
A．lessons B．purposes C．possibilities D．reasons
A．used B．needed C．preferred D．reminded
A．decide B．drive C．react D．do
A．problem B．threat C．mess D．result
A．happened to B．came across C．passed by D．flashed through
A．accidents B．incidents C．affairs D．quarrels
A．noticed B．given C．taught D．passed
A．degree B．measure C．step D．action
A．as soon as B．in case C．as though D．even though
A．get B．set C．make D．catch
A．question B．wonder C．forget D．know
A．troublesome B．polite C．rude D．warm
A．casual B．dangerous C．amazing D．cautious
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