I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage, credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 51 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 52 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 53 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 54 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 55 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 56 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the 57 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 58 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 59 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 60 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 61 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 62 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,
63 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 64 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 65 we can all get bytogether.
A．separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally
A．off B．apart C．over D．out
A．crossed B．left C．toured D．searched
A．fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest
A．occupied B．abandoned C．emptied D．robbed
A．turned B．approached C．cleared D．cut
A．benefit B．lesson C．nature D．art
A．wild B．real C．different D．remote
A．unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary
A．Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along
A．cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．appointments
A．reality B．society C．town D．life
A．creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering
A．put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in
A．when B．what C．whether D．how
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.
As we all know, Chinese handwriting has infinite power to express differences of character and cultivation. But we have to admit that traditional handwriting has become a __50__ art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. However, writing things out by hand may be a __51__ way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Many psychologists think that handwriting can make you __52__!
Writing by hand is different from __53__ because it requires using strokes to create a letter, __54__ just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These __55__ movements activate large regions of the brain __56__ in thinking, memory, and language. Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, improves their composition of ideas, and may also __57__ fine-motor skills development.
A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more __58__ when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard.
A separate study by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active__59__than kids who __60__ looked at letters.
It’s not just children who __61__ from writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Adults learning a new language remember its __62__ better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard.
As more people __63__ their days on the computer, says neuroscientist P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, “__64__ people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise.”
A．charming B．dying C．mixing D．challenging
A．common B．critical C．classic D．standard
A．smarter B．calmer C．deeper D．quicker
A．clicking B．talking C．typing D．moving
A．in addition to B．rather than C．except for D．other than
A．body B．eye C．letter D．finger
A．ended B．led C．included D．involved
A．boost B．weaken C．decline D．prospect
A．meanings B．ideas C．information D．emotions
A．mood B．behavior C．fingers D．brains
A．simply B．rarely C．hardly D．specially
A．benefit B．keep C．result D．learn
A．rules B．sounds C．characters D．sentences
A．get B．waste C．spend D．rely
A．retreating B．returning C．repeating D．retraining
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
A．field B．forest C．river D．building
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
A．anger B．surprise C．joy D．excitement
A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
完形填空(共20小题；每小题l 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how 21 it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．
From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball 22 for my high school team was nothing 23 of an embarrassment．And 24 0—20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the 25 year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n) 26 team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected， 27 ，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to 28 for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out， 29 to work still harder．
Then there came a time when even our 30 had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was 31 worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to 32 ，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we 33 it to each other to go all out every game．”
It was that moment that 34 me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t 35 the role．As a leader you can never quit 36 the team who looks up to you．It is one 37 to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full 38 all the time．
I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I 39 the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player，but it already has made me a better leader，and 40 ．
A．exciting B．pleasant C．tough D．significant
A．game B．event C．league D．season
A．short B．full C．lacking D．sufficient
A．as B．while C．since D．now that
A．most interesting B．dullest C．most difficult D．easiest
A．unique B．adventurous C．young D．untraining
A．meanwhile B．though C．instead D．somehow
A．quit B．stay C．resign D．rest
A．hoping B．swearing C．claiming D．wishing
A．fans B．classmates C．teachers D．coach
A．only too B．more than C．not a little D．no longer
A．fade B．gain C．destroy D．grow
A．owe B．think C．demand D．recommend
A．reminded B．told C．taught D．guided
A．act B．deserve C．make D．take
A．with B．alongside C．on D．for
A．matter B．aspect C．issue D．thing
A．potential B．goal C．enthusiasm D．confidence
A．hate B．treasure C．admit D．recognize
A．character B．captain C．person D．coach
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I had my first job at the age of thirteen , when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop . I was very 36 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 37 interfered (干涉) with how I spent it , even when I was spending it 38 .They believed that by earning money ,spending it ,and learning from the 39 ,I would become more mature (成熟的)and 40 in how to handle work ,relationships with others ,and money.
Like many 41 parents ,my parents also let me and my brothers do things about which they 42 a great deal .When I was sixteen ,for example ,after I finished high school and before I entered university ,I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 43 .My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 44 
for me .In the end , my father won the 45 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France ,my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 46 through the country who could 47 shelter and help if I needed them .
Three years later ,my younger brother decided to 48 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 49 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother spent a (n) 50 year working his way on trains and ships to 51 his passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably 52 for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start 53 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves .By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had 54 jobs and traveled around the US or other countries on their own , have selected the university they plan to attend , maybe even have decided on their future 55 ,and so on .
A．anxious B．worried C．proud D．nervous
A．never B．ever C．always D．even
A．carefully B．foolishly C．seriously D．honestly
A．work B．mistakes C．others D．books
A．strict B．reasonable C．polite D．responsible
A．American B．Japanese C．Chinese D．British
A．helped B．supported C．shared D．worried
A．Asia B．Africa C．Europe D．Oceania
A．journey B．experience C．chance D．possibility
A．argument B．game C．discussion D．plan
A．sending out B．giving out C．carrying out D．spreading out
A．promise B．decide C．provide D．serve
A．leave B．make C．take D．prepare
A．angry B．eager C．sorry D．sad
A．unusual B．hard C．strange D．busy
A．accept B．earn C．find D．search
A．welcome B．fit C．necessary D．rare
A．bringing B．forcing C．pushing D．protecting
A．part-time B．full-time C．good D．well-paid
A．life B．career C．hope D．benefit
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When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know 37 you don't know."
Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.
Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to 43 " she says.
She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups
and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.
Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户) 47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.
By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.
She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million 52 .
She's come a long way from the 53 23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55 yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"
A．make B．accomplish C． receive D．arrive
A．what B．which C．why D．who
A．so B．somehow C．still D．anyhow
A． grown B．become C．got D．gone
A．able housewife B．ordinary woman C．role model D．truck driver
A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised
A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged
A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive
A．which B．that C．when D．where
A．well B．badly C．worse D．better
A．like B．besides C．for D．except
A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift
A．education B．family C．background D．city
A．Because B．For C．But D．So
A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing
A．in case B．in turn C．in return D．in need
A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled
A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse
A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．amusing
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