A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot’s voice throughout the plane, “sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator (发电机) on the ground right now, and we are going to the engines with it. Once we get them going, we will 4 in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to !” There were sighs of desperation and spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even 7 yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again, “Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and what happened? --- other than thrust (推力) and lift. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan 14 “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people chasing their goals halt (停滞) with inaction just because they don’t have 16 success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Thankfully D．Unfortunately
A．power B．service C．water D．captain
A．shut B．start C．change D．fix
A．get up B．pack up C．light up D．speed up
A．wait B．delay C．crash D．suffer
A．rumor B．disease C．anxiety D．smoke
A．looked over B．taken off C．got across D．gone out
A．boarding B．checking C．watching D．sitting
A．puzzled B．patient C．desperate D．embarrassed
A．even if B．only if C．what if D．as if
A．plan B．complaint C．promise D．comment
A．everything B．nothing C．something. D．anything
A．escaped B．cheered C．sighed D．praised
A．better than B．other than C．less than D．more than
A．frozen B．annoyed C．concerned D．satisfied
A．realistic B．organized C．potential D．guaranteed
A．same B．common C．best D．last
A．interesting B．challenging C．surprising D．encouraging
A．sorrow B．pain C．fun D．trouble
A．meaning B．reward C．action D．sign
第二节 完型填空 （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36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good 36 and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was 37 that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They 38 a reliable woman to care for the children and made the 39 , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
40 they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our 41 , let’s go home. ”
But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 42 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”
John drove up and they were both 43 -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics 44 , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”
45 Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his 46 hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of 47 . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to 48 , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary 49 his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 50 ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by 51 his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time 52 he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the 53 and fresh air, he found that he had just 54 his own children.
The baby-sitter had 55 them at this home while she did some shopping.
( ) 36. A. job B. family C. wife D. boss
( ) 37. A. known B. believed C. decided D. hoped
( ) 38. A. asked B. hired C. begged D. paid
( ) 39. A. preparations B. mistake C. decision D. trip
( ) 40. A. Before B. As C. Once D. Since
( ) 41. A. duty B. neighbor C. business D. fire
( ) 42. A. off B. on C. out of D. at
( ) 43. A. nerve B. sorrow C. horror D. poverty
( ) 44. A. coughing B. screaming C. waving D. crying
( ) 45. A. Except for B. In case of C. Instead of D. In spite of
( ) 46. A. clean B. soft C. wet D. large
( ) 47. A. smoke B. darkness C. children D. danger
( ) 48. A. entrance B. ground C. rest D. safety
( ) 49. A. pulled B. took C. grabbed D. held
( ) 50. A. dangerous B. useless C. over D. stupid
( ) 51. A. pushing B. feeling C. jumping D. moving
( ) 52. A. that B. when C. while D. before
( ) 53. A. shade B. sunlight C. open D. crowd
( ) 54. A. helped B. found C. recognized D. rescued
( ) 55. A. left B. charged C. removed D. forgot
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30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。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.
Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great __25__ of the fire.
The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely B. only C. nearly D. exactly
17. A. real B. worthy C. modern D. valuable
18.A. drove B. flew C. sailed D. bicycled
19. A. last B. first C. second D. next
20. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
21.A. money B. price C. cost D. value
22. A. facts B. questions C. results D. matters
23. A. accident B. affair C. incident D. experience
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. pile B. heat C. pressure D. power
26. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
27.A. made B. stole C. copied D. did
28.A. magazines B. notices C. newspapers D. programmes
29. A. carrying B. holding C. dressing D. wearing
30. A. dancer B. woman C. jeweler D. reader
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。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___21___ in our past that we felt ___22___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very ___23___ process, but there’ s always some ___24___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___25___ that we find ways to ___26___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___27___ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___28___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___29___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(伙伴)and I decided to play a ___30___ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a SOB(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious___31___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___32___ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___33___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___34___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___35___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused(停顿). “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___36___ discussion. His closing words were, “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___37___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___38___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ___39___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___40___the past wrong doings.
21. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
22. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
23. A. private B. boring C. interesting D. funny
24. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
25. A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
26. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologies to D. get along with
27. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep
28. A. notes B. list C. plan D. stories
29. A. any B. most C. none D. all
30. A. part B. game C. trick D. record
31. A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
32. A. also B. even C. still D. ever
33. A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
34. A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
35. A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
36. A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
37. A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because
38. A. around B. out C. through D. away
39. A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
40. A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish
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16－35各题所给的k^s5*uA.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 16 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 17 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 18 that, in the past, would have started him 19 again. For a few years we were 20 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 21 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的) 22 to me that things were 23 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 24 the poem with me. The poem's 25, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became 26 of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this 27 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 28 for each day of the year.
It has been my 29 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 30.
I 31 opened the book to November 10 to see 32 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was 33 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 34 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 35 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
16. A. chance B. courage 
ability D. right
17. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on
18. A. way B. habit C. situation D. house
19. A. reciting B. asking C. smoking D. drinking
20. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager
21. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation
22. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder
23. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever
24. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked
25. A. wonderful B. long C. simple D. boring
26． A. all B. that C. any D. part
27. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson
28. A. listed B. included C. read D. said
29. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message
30. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites
31. A. doubtfully B. carefully 
happily D. hurriedly
32. A. where B. whether C. what D. how
33. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened
34. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed
35. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped
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、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。
It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 36 , a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 37 . It was really 38 to see so many people digging through the 39 and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 40 .
Then, the story took a turn for the 41 . They found her wallet in the staff bathroom, 42 . There is no 43 that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 44 everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 45 , hearts sank, people were hurt and 46 and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 47 so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 48 — for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 49 the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 50 . All kinds of people , 51 some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 52 the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 53 . Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 54 was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 55 me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.
36. A. worked out B. came out C. ran out D. turned out
37. A. checks B. earnings C.bills D. money
38. A. frightening B. relaxing C. annoying D. moving
39. A.garbage B. mud C. crowds D. streets
40. A. excitement B. happiness C. tears D. fear
41. A.better B. worse C.best D. worst
42. A. full B. broken C. empty D. dirty
43. A. evidence B. doubt C. reason D. question
44. A. before B. after C. until D. while
45. A. floor B. ceiling C. roof D. river
46. A. anxious B. suspect C. upset D. bored
47. A. proved B. seemed C. caused D. stated
48. A. end B. excuse C. turn D. chance
49. A. replace B. find C. return D. repair
50. A. as for B. as follows C. as well D. as above
51. A. even B. though C. also D. ever
52. A. On B. In C. At D. By
53. A. angry B. joy C. disappointment D. shame
54. A. satisfaction B. surprise C. gratitude D. courage
55. A. remind B. warn C. predict D. illustrate
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