Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested
A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk
A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually
A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered
A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure
A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently
A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening
A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered
A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing
A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing
A．addicted B．invited C．attacked D．attracted
A．abnormal B．remarkable C．unimportant D．ordinary
A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes
A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately
A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．become
第二节：完形填空(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、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, it was in the middle of a personal development workshop. One of the people present stood up and began 36 out diamond rings to each of the one hundred people in the room.
He was a 37 jeweler, he said, and he had made these expensive 38 as gifts to open people’s eyes to the abundance(富裕) of life.
On his fifth birthday, the man 39 , his uncle had taken him to a candy (糖果) 40 and told him that he could take 41 he wanted, and as much as he wanted. 42 he was very pleased and decided to 43 something he liked best.
The entire store was 44 to him. He had looked at the jars and plates, and he hadn’t known where to 45 . At last, he filled a bag with all his 46 candies. He didn’t take everything, 47 that feeling of being able to have whatever he wanted seemed to make him very 48 .
Since then, he said, he had been able to 49 the abundance of life. He saw the world as full of 50 , riches and beauty — all you had to do was, take your pick and fill your bag.
The sad truth is that most of us grow up with the 51 feeling —we develop a poverty mentality(贫穷心理). We 52 believe that there simply isn’t enough. We think we have to 53 , fight and struggle, so that we can get what we need and want. If we can’t 54 our hands to get, someone else will be searching through our pockets. The 55 of that mentality is that we all have to go hungry.
Get a taste of abundance and try to have a great life.
36. A. giving B. lending C. showing D. borrowing
37. A. poor B. strong C. rich D. popular
38. A. necklaces B. watches C. medals D. rings
39. A. complained B. explained C. suggested D. expected
40. A. school B. factory C. store D. yard
41. A. whatever B. wherever C. whichever D. whomever
42. A. Unfortunately B. Sadly C. Silently D. Certainly
43. A. refuse B. accept C. choose D. change
44. A. small B. open C. empty D. closed
45. A. begin B. work C. stay D. end
46. A. cheap B. famous C. expensive D. favourite
47. A. and B. or C. but D. nor
48. A. worried B. excited C. interested D. surprised
49. A. search B. invent C. lose D. notice
50. A. opportunities B. troubles C. sorrows D. quarrels
51. A. boring B. normal C. opposite D. natural
52. A. hardly B. always C. never D. less
53. A. leave B. continue C. stop D. compete
54. A. reach out B. put up C. take back D. work with
55. A. promise B. result C. success D. hope
III. 完形填空：
Many of the world's pollution problems have been 1 by the crowding of large groups of people into cities．Supply for the 2 of the people leads to 3 pollution by industry．If the 4 increase in human population 5 at the present rate（比率），there may be much greater harm． Some scientists speak of the 6 in number of people as“population pollution．”
About 2000 years ago，the world 7 was probably about 250 million． 8 reached a billion in 1850．By 1930the population was two billion．It is 9 six and a half billion．It is 10 to double by the year 2050．If the population continues to grow at the same 11 ， there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now．
Man has been using the earth's 12 more and more rapidly over the years．Some of them are almost 13 ．Now many people believe that man's greatest 14 is how to control the growth of his population．The 15 in the world will not support the human population，in time to come，if the 16 rate of increase continues． 17 there is over crowding in the 18 and hunger in some countries． Can man's rate of increase 19 ？Many people believe that human survival（继续生存）in the future depends on the answer 20 the question．
1．A．made B．caused C．led D．worked out
2．A．needs B．satisfies C．service D．lacks
3．A．farther B．less C．further D．better
4．A．harmful B．small C．slow D．rapid
5．A．stops B．continues C．slows down D．adds to
6．A．increase B．reduce C．quality D．quantity
7．A．people B．situation C．population D．land
8．A．They B．You C．We D．It
9．A．now B．in the past C．in the future D．then
10．A．hoped B．expected C．wished D．looked forward to
11．A．time B．year C．rate D．period
12．A．place B．oil C．mines D．resources
13．A．missed B．rich C．gone D．enough
14．A．problem B．power C．plan D．idea
15．A．food B．electricity C．energy D．materials
16．A．past B．present C．future D．slow
17．A．Already B．Yet C．Still D．Often
18．A．villages B．mountains C．cities D．farms
19．A．continue B．exist C．fall D．keep
20．A．in B．of C．to D．for
III. 完型填空
Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, ” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me , “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favorites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
1、A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
2、A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
3、A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
4、A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
5、A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
6、A. horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
7、A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
8、A. race B. hill C. track D. field
9、A. if B. so C. yet D. although
10、A. observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
I have enjoyed this memory for many years - with gratitude for such an act of kindness.
“You probably don’t remember me,” she began, “ 36 I have come back to apply for Graduation with Distinction.” And then she 37 a piece of paper from her bag and gave it to me to read. It was my 38__, but I didn’t remember writing it.
As the Assistant Director of the Honors Programs at the university, one of my 39 was to review student transcripts (成绩报告单) to make sure they met 40 for continuing in Honors. It was not uncommon for freshmen to have a rough start and be 41 that they could no longer continue in Honors after their first semester (学期).
Sometimes second semester report cards would be sent to us anyway, 42 students were no longer in the program.
The note she handed me 43 , “Congratulations on your 44 second semester. While I know you may have been 45 by your low grades, you should feel wonderfully proud of how you have turned your effort around. That is a(n) 46 achievement! Best of luck in keeping up the good work, and remember with a 3.5 average (which you can do) by your last semester, you will 47 requirements for Graduation with Distinction.”
I didn’t remember sending the 48 handwritten(and not very neatly) on the bottom of her 49 semester transcript.
The student went on and said, “You can’t know what this 50 to me. I have carried it for three years and pulled it out 51 I didn’t want to do my work. For three years I have been planning on walking into your office and giving you this note and this transcript.” She handed me her 52 transcript, 3.502. “I would like the paperwork for Graduation with Distinction.”
She cried and I wanted to. To 53 the note seemed like 54 to me, but had meant so much to her. I 55 had no idea my actions had such meaning.
36. A. when B. so C. and D. but
37. A. pulled out B. put away C. wrote down D. picked up
38. A. behavior B. handwriting C. pen D. possession
39. A. dreams B. ideas C. jobs D. plans
40. A. purposes B. orders C. needs D. requirements
41. A. explained B. hidden C. warned D. informed
42. A. even though B. as long as C. as though D. so that
43. A. told B. read C. pronounced D. sent
44. A. tiring B. puzzling C. excellent D. poor
45. A. excited B. amazed C. satisfied D. disappointed
46. A. real B. false C. impressive D. impossible
47. A. miss B. meet C: reduce D. borrow.
48. A. note B. parcel C. card D. memory
49. A. second B. third C. fourth D. first
50. A. suggested B. meant C. adapted D. happened
51. A. anyway B. anywhere C. anyhow D. anytime
52. A. worst B. smallest C. latest D. oldest
53. A. write B. get C. receive D. copy
54. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
55. A. reasonably B. really C. slightly D. probably
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
Mr Adamson enjoys playing 
the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own 21 . But it is a 22 time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he 23 so badly.
One day Mr Adamson sat by a 24 and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making 25 instead of music, but he was so 26 that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just 27 , some stones were thrown out of the windows under 28 Mr Adamson was sitting, 29 he did not pay any attention to it. The “music” 30 . After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window, 31 . Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very 32 . He thought, “ 33 no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works.” So he 34 to go to a graveyard（墓地）.
He came to a graveyard where there was no other 35 except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought 36 , “I must do my best to 37 that my music is outstanding.” The more he thought, the more inspired he was, and 38 he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot（赤脚
） stretched out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy 39 which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad 40 his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.
A．voice B．noise C．music D．sound
A．useless B．terrible C．wonderful D．long
A．sings B．shouts C．dances D．plays
A．house B．window C．door D．wall
A．sound B．something C．voice D．noises
A．excited B．angry C．lovely D．disappointed
A．that B．right C．now D．then
A．where B．it C．that D．which
A．and B．although C．but D．as
A．stopped B．began C．played D．continued
A．together B．again C．either D．too
A．happy B．sad C．worried D．pleased
A．Unless B．As if C．As D．Before
A．decided B．said C．thought D．knew
A．voice B．sound C．thing D．building
A．something B．his music C．hardly D．a lot
A．prove B．confirm C．explain D．mean
A．first B．second C．finally D．third
A．kick B．boxing C．push D．shoe
A．until B．and C．because D．so
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