I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ____36____ and when I was 14 years old, he predicted, “You are never to be ____37____ but a failure.”
After 5 years of poor jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best thing ____38____ could have happened to me. I ____39____ I should do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove ___40___ her that what people said about me had gone ___41___, especially her mother, who once said to me, “Let’s ____42____ it. You’ve failed every thing you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ____43____ and went to ____44____. My first novel ____45____ while I was still a college student.
After college, I taught during the day in high schools and attended ____46____ classes at London University, where I ____47____ a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ____48____ that job to write full time when I was ____49____ a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself---here was a working-class boy who’d ___50___ school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career ____51____ when I discovered my own writing ____52____. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. _____53____ what does it mean? I just wish that all those people who have ____54____ me down had just said, “I believe in you and you will be ____55____.”
A．naughty B．lazy C．useless D．raggy
A．when B．that C．which D．as
A．thought B．promised C．decided D．expected
A．to B．for C．with D．at
A．ridiculous B．acceptable C．believable D．wrong
A．see B．face C．treat D．react
A．writing B．experiment C．practice D．composition
A．school B．college C．club D．company
A．went across B．put aside C．came out D．set off
A．lecture B．writing C．teaching D．evening
A．received B．accepted C．gave D．offered
A．giving up B．paying for C．signing up D．ridding of
A．paid B．made C．offered D．tried
A．finished B．gone C．delayed D．left
A．made off B．took off C．gave off D．moved off
A．style B．habit C．idea D．skill
A．Therefore B．But C．Though D．For
A．written B．turned C．torn D．put
A．cheerful B．enjoyable C．successful D．forgettable
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One autumn morning 6 years ago, Johnson Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked 36 were taking their health 37 granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, 39__, he felt helpless—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel trick on him. It was at this time 42 he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Johnson. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Johnson, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Johnson realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Johnson’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Johnson’s drawings, however, is 50 .Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Johnson’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Johnson prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Johnson, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36．A．on B．past C．up D．away
37．A．up B．as C．with D．for
38．A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
39．A．however B．therefore C．so D．but
40．A．crying B．painting C. imagination D．consideration
41．A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
42．A．where B．which C．that D．when
43．A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
44．A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
45．A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
46．A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
47．A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
48．A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
49．A．after B．about C．with D．before
50．A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
51．A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
52．A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
53．A．product B．fame C．name D．job
54．A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
55．A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）. As a young boy, I 36 from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true 37 of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be 38_. I therefore took an active role in fighting against my disease, and my health 39 greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal 40_ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, 41 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 42 by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I 43 a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my 44 . While preparing for our first presentation, I was 45 with my team members and often rejected their 46 . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to 47 me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback 48 me, and I mentioned it to the club’s director. She _49 that she trusted my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with 50 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.
Although they were 51 in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately 52 my policy. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 53 to many good ideas. Most 54_, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were crazy and eager to devote time to the program, _55 I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences undoubtedly improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
36．A．judged B．separated C．prevented D．suffered
37．A．pain B．sign C．value D．meaning
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38．A．overlooked B．overcome C．overdone D．overestimated
39．A．developed B．removed C．increased D．improved40．A．joy B．goal C．will D．life
41．A．like B．over C．for D．in
42．A．ability B．quality C．leadership D．friendship
43．A．taught B．managed C．found D．followed
44．A．method B．mistake C．effort D．right
45．A．strict B．familiar C．patient D．satisfied
46．A．desires B．ideas C．tasks D．talents
47．A．help B．guide C．show D．remind
48．A．encouraged B．disturbed C．discouraged D．educated
49．A．found B．thought C．repeated D．responded
50．A．pride B．hope C．surprise D．delight
51．A．slow B．strong C．rich D．weak
52．A．deleted B．changed C．regretted D．considered
53．A．rise B．hand C．gift D．birth
54．A．importantly B．honestly C．necessarily D．respectably
55．A．and B．but C．or D．for
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his 36 heart that I sent him this letter.
Dear son,
I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you 37 . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had 38 his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without 39 , you went over and 40 the extra $2 into his hand.
When we were leaving, you 41 threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said 42 like, “Some kid will really enjoy 43 this.”
Last week, a young man 44 me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have 45 money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much 46 is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car 47 he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 48 , which came to a little 49 $20. That is an easy mistake 50 both gauges run fast.
Something made me think of you and 51 you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so 52 and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.
Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s 53 to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the 54 and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a 55 out of finding it.
Love always, Mum.
A．humorous B．optimistic C．cold D．generous
A．followed B．gave C．set D．took
A．ordered B．booked C．offered D．bought
A．hesitation B．doubt C．permission D．difficulty
A．spread B．threw C．put D．loaded
A．again B．already C．only D．also
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．finding B．accepting C．looking for D．pointing at
A．behind B．beyond C．ahead of D．next to
A．much B．some C．any D．enough
A．far B．1ong C．short D．high
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．1itres B．kilograms C．pounds D．kilometers
A．up B．over C．below D．down
A．until B．as C．although D．unless
A．what B．which C．how D．that
A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．encouraged
A．easier B．better C．faster D．worse
A．comer B．mud C．ground D．carpet
A．kick B．fun C．fare D．pick
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 36 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 37 and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 38 campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere 39 where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 40 . So I 41 him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
42 a shaky voice he 43 answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 44 some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could 45 that this whole experience was 46 to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to 47 him, either. It was going to take more time and 48 .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone, 49 out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 50 about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him 51 they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing 52 . He owned the dance floor 53 meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 54 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 55 as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
36．A．learned B．recognized C．noticed D．heard
37．A．anger B．discomfort C．excitement D．satisfaction
38．A．ambitious B．curious C．anxious D．eager
39．A．other than B．just as C．or rather D．as well as
40．A．left out B．put out C．made out D．let out
41．A．passed B．left C．visited D．approached
42．A．At B．In C．On D．By
43．A．unfortunately B．unwillingly C．unconsciously D．uninterestingly
44．A．help B．interview C．find D．meet
45．A．sense B．suggest C．consider D．prove
46．A．familiar B．similar C．strange D．typical
47．A．push B．pull C．pardon D．punish
48．A．effects B．exercises C．efforts D．expenses
49．A．observing B．examining C．admiring D．staring
50．A．trouble B．concern C．devotion D．understanding
51．A．unless B．before C．when D．since
52．A．wonder B．danger C．scene D．instructor
53．A．sparing B．saving C．spreading D．sharing
54．A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．itself
55．A．soon B．far C．often D．long
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，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia(索马里), my family was nomadic(游牧的), 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life.
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day. “Come and 38 here.” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels. “ That night I ran away. I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked 42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu. Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house.
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were 45 . “You should try and do 46 ,” he told me. When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London. I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day. They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.
That was seven years ago. Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent 52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle. I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train.
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work. I have gone from the bottom to the top.
36．A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
37．A．when B．after C．as D．before
38．A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
39．A．business B．boss C．husband D．chance
40．A．support B．provide C．share D．give
41．A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
42．A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
43．A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
44．A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
45．A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
46．A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
47．A．moved to B．changed for C．returned to D．started for
48．A．something to eat B．a job C．a bedroom D．a workroom
49．A．sent B．wanted C．ordered D．informed
50．A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
51．A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
52．A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
53．A．already B．even C．yet D．still
54．A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
55．A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
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