I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带). So I____the crosscountry team at my school.
However, I was very slow in the team. In races, I would finish almost____. I'd always have to____in the longer races.The__ __races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really____. Every time I stopped, 10 people would__ __me. But I still couldn't push myself to keep going, even though I____watching them go by me. After every race, I'd go home and burst into tears.
Then one of my friends joined the crosscountry team, too. She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋) in her legs. I just didn't understand how that was____! I'd been running much longer than she had, but she could run__ __while I had to suffer. She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My____was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.
I didn't, ____. Even a whole month before a race, I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up. Still, I____to quit. I still had that____appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.
Finally, I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't____for them. I started to practice at home almost every day. I____a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day, which helped me build up a steady____.
When the time came for the big race, all the practice really____. I stopped only once and my pace was much better.
I was____of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit. I showed myself that I was____enough to keep going. That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.
The next time I'm faced with a tough____, I will know that I can take it up. None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!
A．liked B．admired C．supported D．joined
A．best B．first C．last D．least
A．stop B．rest C．breathe D．suffer
A．exciting B．tiring C．interesting D．disturbing
A．nervous B．frightened C．sad D．angry
A．help B．encourage C．leave D．pass
A．missed B．hated C．avoided D．escaped
A．equal B．reasonable C．fair D．tolerable
A．quickly B．easily C．happily D．hopefully
A．strength B．demand C．goal D．confidence
A．yet B．either C．though D．still
A．refused B．decided C．failed D．wanted
A．lesson B．faith C．future D．picture
A．suitable B．active C．ready D．well
A．took out B．mapped out C．figured out D．let out
A．pace B．race C．will D．level
A．set off B．paid off C．got off D．took off
A．sure B．aware C．proud D．afraid
A．strong B．patient C．steady D．devoted
A．job B．sport C．competition D．challenge
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Changed Lives
In 1921, Lewis Lawes became the warden(监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison. No prison was kept 1 than Sing Sing during that time. But 20 years later, it had become a 2 place. When he was asked about the change, here's what he said, "I 3 it all to my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is 4 outside the prison walls."
Catherine Lawes was a young mother. Everybody 5 her from the beginning that she should never 6 foot inside the prison walls, but that didn’t 7 her! When the first prison basketball game was held, she went into the gym with her three beautiful kids and she sat in the stands with the prisoners.
She 8 getting to know them and their records. She 9 one convicted murderer was blind so she paid him a visit. 10 his hand in here she said, "Do you read Braille(布莱叶盲文)?" "What’s Braille?" he asked. Then she taught him how to read. Years later he would 11 in love for her.
Then, she was killed in a car accident. The next morning Lewis Lawes didn’t come to work, so the acting(代理) warden took his place. It seemed almost 12 that the prison knew something was 13 .
The following day , her body was resting in a casket（灵柩） in her home. 14 the acting warden took his early morning walk, he was 15 to see a large crowd of the toughest, hardest-looking prisoners 16 like a crowd of animals at the main gate. He came closer and 17 tears of grief(悲恸) and sadness. He turned and faced the men, "All right, men you can go. Just be sure and 18 tonight!" Then he opened the gate and a parade of prisoners 19 , without a guard, the three-quarters of a mile to stand in line to 20 their final respects to Catherine Lawes.
And every one of them came back . Every one!
1. A. better B. harder C. older D. tougher
2. A. beautiful B. wonderful C. humanitarian D. attractive
3. A. belong B. give C. contribute D. owe
4. A. working B. supporting C. buried D. located
5. A. warned B. told C. reminded D. informed
6. A. put B. lay C. set D. get
7. A. persuade B. stop C. keep D. submit
8. A. insisted on B. hold out C. carry out D. keep up
9. A. searched B. thought C. discovered D. caught
10. A. Shaking B. Putting C. Feeling D. Holding
11. A. laugh B. weep C. appreciate D. touch
12. A. long B. apparently C. immediately D. later
13. A. changeable B. disappointing C. mad D. wrong
14. A. As B. Once C. While D. Since
15. A. glad B. angry C. shocked D. frightened
16. A. rushed B. shouted C. waited D. gathered
17. A. noticed B. found C. expected D. understood
18. A. check on B. check in C. check out D. check through
19. A. escaped B. walked C. fled D. hurried
20. A. attribute B. take C. pay D. display
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第二节 完型填空
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
My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___36___, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my __37____to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___38___to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way ___39__kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____40____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___41___. My writing was not at the __42____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were __43__.
My mother __44___ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to ___45___ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ___46___. After a while, __47___ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __48____me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. __49___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___50___for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __51____she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___52___on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___53___person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my ___54____and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___55___ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
36.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
37.A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work
38.A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequently D. easily
39.A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common
40.A. just B. even C. ever D. only
41.A. hear B. write C. read D. understand
42.A. level B. length C. speed D. degree
43.A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties
44.A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. experienced
45.A. study B. find C. change D. keep
46.A. fight B. strike C. struggle D. challenge
47.A. it B. I C. they D. we
48.A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding
49.A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond
50.A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation
51.A. before B. though C. because D. unless
52.A. set up B. pushed up C. gave up D. looked up
53.A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful
54.A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities
55.A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher
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Ⅲ.完形填空
Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paracutin is 36 .
What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano in the world which was 37 from its eruption right up 38 the present day. On February 20th, 1943, a peasant and his wife set 39 to work in their own fields in the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were 40 to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise 41 in the earth and a small hole 42 in their fields. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were 43 high in the air. The peasants ran from the fields and turned to watch. They saw the 44 of a volcano.
Large quantities of stones and lava 45 out and a little hill began to 46 . By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot 47 were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava 48 up the countryside. The trees near the village were 49 and the villagers had to leave their houses. 50 the village was destroyed, its 51 was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, 52 to the east. Many people came to watch the 53 . The volcano grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of 54 were destroyed. The Paracutin had gone to sleep 55 .
36.A. asleep B. active C. silent D. terrible
37.A. changed B. raised C. seen D. grown
38.A. on B. to C. from D. by
39.A. about B. on C. up D. out
40.A. frightened B. surprised C. worried D. disappointed
41.A. deep B. nearby C. outside D. from far
42.A. erupted B. appeared C. remained D. rose
43.A. thrown B. drawn C. pushed D. flown
44.A. access B. shape C. birth D. crash
45.A. wiped B. broke C. made D. stood
46.A. rise B. fall C. form D. spread
47.A. mud B. ashes C. virus D. powders
48.A. called B. added C. filled D. lit
49.A. cut B. killed C. lacked D. buried
50.A. Before B. Since C. When D. If
51.A. name B. place C. address D. spot
52.A. away B. far C. off D. back
53.A. nature B. wonder C. scene D. sign
54.A. forest B. houses C. land D. villages
55.A. from now on B. by now C. just now D. until now
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I had 36 a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change 37 .My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to 38 my flight. I had to stop to catch my 39 on a moving sidewalk when I 40 a woman in her fifties 41 with a carry-on bag.
I don't know 42 , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll run 43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.
I 44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 45 the plane for her. I 46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she
arrived and was the last person on the plane 47 they closed the doors and it 48 . After the plane leveled off, I 49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 50 at seven o'clock in the morning. The 51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 52 in their robes（长袍）. As I slowly 53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile 54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. 55 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.
36. A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled D．bought
37．A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions
38．A．catch B．run C．get D．hold
39．A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companion
40．A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．sought
41．A．walking B．struggling C．carrying D．dashing
42．A．how B．why C．what D．where
43．A．suddenly B．immediately C．fast D．ahead
44．A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened
45．A．leave B．hold C．remain D．stay
46．A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied
47．A．after B．when C．while D．before
48．A．left out B．set off C．took off D．started off
49．A．presented B．sent C．proved D．showed
50．A．place B．university C．palace D．museum
51．A．meeting B．board C．essay D．argument
52．A．professors B．assistants C．teachers D．employees
53．A．started B．watched C．glanced D．glared
54．A．like B．as C．of D．from
55．A．In the end B．No matter how C．What's more D．Needless to say
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36 conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.
About six months __38 our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39 to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40 . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”
I didn’t know what to say. __41 I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42 . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43 and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44 and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45 . He explained that our daily talks had __46 a lot to him.
He thanked me not only for __47 with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48 had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49 to him in public.
He said he didn’t want to __50 much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51 his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.
I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him __52 my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53 to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54 , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55 our daily actions are.
36. A. formal B. polite C. special D. usual
37. A. climbed B. ran C. rode D. moved
38. A. during B. before C. until D. after
39. A. search B. walk C. drive D. move
40. A. thanks B. goodbye C. hello D. words
41. A. But B. Because C. When D. Though
42. A. difficult B. easy C. convenient D. comfortable
43. A. astonished B. painful C. embarrassed D. amazed
44. A. calm B. nervous C. disappointed D. sorry
45. A. confused B. worried C. moved D. proud
46. A. meant B. done C. caused D. brought
47. A. working B. traveling C. chatting D. staying
48. A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. no one
49. A. cold B. friendly C. warm D. cruel
50. A. use up B. take up C. break up D. pick up
51. A. sell B. decorate C. pack D. sort
52. A. changed B. colored C. satisfied D. controlled
53. A. directly B. loudly C. kindly D. softly
54. A. different B. rude C. serious D. interesting
55. A. surprising B. strange C. impressive D. powerful
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