In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more_____in education. We turn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to_____questions.
Our students do not really get into the centers of wisdom in our culture. They_____ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what_____is for. They are not taught how to see. They are not taught how to listen. They are not taught the great_____of obedience（遵守、服从）.
They are not taught the true art of_____. True reading is not just passing our_____ over words on a page, or_____information, or even understanding what is being read. True reading is a_____act. It means seeing first, and then using the_____. Higher reading ought to be a new subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all_____ of life, and most known in the fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not_____read what is in front of them. They only read what is_____known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this_____.
All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our_____come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly.
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It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．
First of all, mistakes are a clear 36 that you are trying new things．It’s always 37 to try new things because when you are trying new things you are 38 ．If you never try anything new, how can you 39 ? The simple answer is “You can’t”．With few exceptions, every single detail of development is the 40 of someone trying something new．
When you are making mistakes, you are 41 ．Edison failed 10,000 times before he 42 the light bulb．When asked how it felt to 43 that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t 44 ．
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much 45 to success．Why ?
When all is done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed． 46 you make a mistake you eliminate (排除) one of those things and are one step closer．
But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead 47 considering the consequences of a mistake．Quite the contrary, when you try something new, you 48 be willing to set some reasonable limits, so that in the event that it doesn’t 49 the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．
We all have 50 resources in time and money, so don’t blow them all on one 51 to a problem．Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time, and allocate (分配) these resources properly so you can learn, 52 corrections, and try it again．Only by 53 and using your mistakes in this way, can you make significant 54 in your business or career．
As an old saying goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”
So go 55 and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．
A．word B．sign C．mark D．signature
A．interesting B．funny C．bad D．good
A．working B．failing C．growing D．playing
A．improve B．study C．insist D．think
A．progress B．result C．strength D．experiment
A．learning B．correcting C．doing D．promising
A．broke B．perfected C．designed D．bought
A．succeed B．invent C．fail D．struggle
A．work B．help C．go D．perform
A．further B．closer C．familiar D．interested
A．Only if B．Even though C．Every time D．As if
A．with B．without C．into D．through
A．want to B．lead to C．tend to D．have to
A．work out B．put out C．run out D．sort out
A．enough B．much C．limited D．little
A．way B．approach C．means D．suggestion
A．make B．follow C．take D．offer
A．trying B．avoiding C．accepting D．receiving
A．use B．contribution C．money D．advances
A．back B．forth C．off D．out
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）
My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter 1 from the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhone addict.
I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didn’t want a 2 cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always beeping, ringing and 3 attention. I was 4 content with my simple antique (古董，此处指旧手机), and I didn’t expect to change my mind any time soon.
However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, cradling their shiny new phones and 5 all their friends. I started listening secretly to conversations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a 6 listening to a language I couldn’t speak.
Eventually I couldn’t 7 my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life.
To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friends. They 8 my iPhone-related inquiries when my other friends couldn’t, and didn’t 9 when I bragged about (吹嘘) all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.
However, I realized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right outside my front door.
When I 10 the past few months, I couldn’t believe I didn’t see this coming. All the 11 signs were there. Eloise slept right beside me and was the first thing I 12 in the morning. I 13 my e-mail about 20 times a day. I also experienced 14 when I left poor Eloise in the change room at the gym. 15 she beeped and needed my response?
Okay, so I was addicted to my iPhone.
I decided 16 had to be done. But, as I quickly realized, iPhones are like 17 and not easy to quit.
Then, while taking the bus to work one day, I was 18 forced to quit—at least 19 . When I reached into my purse to grab Eloise, (to refer to my e-mail for only the seventh time that morning), I found her 20 by fever. She was so hot that I dropped her immediately back into my bag. When I picked her up again, she was gone.
A．straight B．excitedly C．hurriedly D．randomly
A．faithful B．fancy C．fragile D．curious
A．demanding B．attempting C．rejecting D．paying
A．partly B．frequently C．perfectly D．gradually
A．showing them off to B．impressing them on C．discussing them with D．recommending them to
A．farmer B．tourist C．native D．worker
A．inspect B．submit C．ignore D．confirm
A．turned down B．laughed at C．comment on D．responded to
A．roll their eyes B．open their mouths C．wave their hands D．nod their heads
A．rest on B．reflect upon C．settle down D．concentrate on
A．funny B．guilty C．warning D．positive
A．dream of B．came across C．glanced through D．reached for
A．checked B．wrote C．delivered D．deleted
A．happiness B．anxiety C．starvation D．disappointment
A．How when B．How about C．What if D．In case
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．cigarettes B．coffee C．books D．milk
A．instantly B．unexpectedly C．completely D．surprisingly
A．permanently B．unwillingly C．temporarily D．accidentally
A．drowned B．removed C．exploded D．overcome
Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s 36 the similaritiesended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was 37 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t 38 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too 39 to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashion, wanted to see me.
She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next 40 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s 41 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild 42 .
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from 43 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her 44 a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Phoebe had the whole neighborhood 45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being 46 .
Phoebe, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can 47 to be your best friend.
A．how B．why C．that D．where
A．beautiful B．awkward C．brave D．clever
A．like B．hate C．stand D．help
A．shocked B．worried C．shamed D．happy
A．surprise B．puzzle C．issue D．question
A．where B．how C．when D．why
A．profile B．imagination C．image D．thinking
A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．doing
A．for B．from C．of D．as
A．confused B．charmed C．addicted D．annoyed
A．short B．high C．funny D．tall
A．turn out B．look out C．watch out D．work out
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not 1 enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, because whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is always someone else who can do it much 2．
I have always enjoyed music and it is 3 to me that every musician has a 4 of their own．My father__5 several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to 6 his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own 7 sound．
I once read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ Nobody else can make the sound that you make.” The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is 8 which is better. It is said that “ 9 is in the eye of the beholder.” Perhaps it could be said that “A delightful sound is in the ear of the 10 .”
Every person has a different tone of voice that 11 only to them, and we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of 12 that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It might be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） 13 on the world in some ways．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it 14 the same way that you do it．The next time you feel 15 , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make．"
A．easy B．good C．simple D．hard
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting
A．gift B．sound C．life D．song
A．played B．designed C．created D．checked
A．turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off
A．loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special
A．to talk B．to say C．to see D．to hear
A．Beauty B．Interest C．Patience D．Honesty
A．speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker
A．devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs
A．running B．walking C．jumping D．speaking
A．choice B．opinion C．duty D．effect
A．exactly B．carefully C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．discouraged D．bothered
It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 1 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 2 him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, rolled several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were 3 seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 4 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 5 unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the passenger window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 6 to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 7 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 8 .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 9 . Being unable to move or even speak to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was 10 by her little son's action. She recalled hearing her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed clear that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favorite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that 11 , when everyone else had 12 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 13 and took action. Obviously this book had left a 14 impression before the accident that rainy 15 and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.
A．snowing B．smoking C．blowing D．raining
A．ordering B．driving C．pushing D．flying
A．making B．watching C．wearing D．missing
A．afraid B．dead C．tired D．unhurt
A．quickly B．carefully C．nearly D．happily
A．box B．room C．car D．ditch
A．respect B．introduce C．recognize D．free
A．accepted B．rescued C．welcomed D．fed
A．accident B．experiment C．travel D．fire
A．excited B．frightened C．wounded D．amazed
A．poem B．notice C．story D．dream
A．realized B．waken C．kept up D．given up
A．courage B．food C．space D．time
A．bad B．deep C．false D．general
A．afternoon B．night C．morning D．evening
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