Not long ago my daughter’s favorite shoes were cut with a knife. She cried. I took them to the shoemaker to get them . The young apprentice (学徒) at the cuts quickly and said, “I can do except replace the uppers. ” The master looked at them and said, “ you trust me, I will add more cuts to both of the shoes.” I was and asked why. He , “As if the cuts were made on purpose for special style.” I didn’t fully understand him, I decided to leave the shoes.
Two days later, I went to collect the shoes. At first I found there were indeed more cuts on each shoe, but all of them were with red thread around. The shoes looked more unique and interesting than ever. I couldn’t help but praise his .
Another time, my wife’s white skirt had an opening. My wife checked it and said, “I’ll mend it myself.” Three days later, seeing the skirt again, I was shocked: the had been repaired by thin and white thread and it looked like a flower. I with praise, “It’s just as beautiful as a piece of art!”
“I got the from that shoemaker. Patches (补丁) are supposed to be ugly, but a skillful person can make it look perfect.” replied my wife.
she said set me thinking: perfection is to achieve in everything; patches are unavoidable（不可避免的）, so is human’s life, which will appear the form of injury, disability or disease. you can’t change the existence of them, all you do and have to do is to deal with the wound by patches and try your best to bloom（盛开）a most beautiful flower on the wound, and that is the meaning of .
A．repaired B．cleaned C．sold D．painted
A．glared B．glanced C．laughed D．stared
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Even if B．If C．Though D．While
A．delighted B．convinced C．confused D．embarrassed
A．declared B．explained C．announced D．interrupted
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．sight B．attempt C．hand D．light
A．occupied B．filled C．mixed D．decorated
A．status B．strength C．skill D．sweat
A．carefully B．frequently C．gradually D．curiously
A．cut B．wound C．injury D．opening
A．sighed B．breathed C．jumped D．complained
A．plan B．truth C．idea D．desire
A．What B．That C．When D．Where
A．necessary B．unnecessary C．impossible D．possible
A．on B．by C．at D．in
A．Now that B．In that C．So that D．In order that
A．must B．can C．may D．need
A．life B．study C．work D．Education
第二部分：语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
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1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I ___1___to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little ____2____ lady looking up at me with a smile.
She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and ____3___ responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. “I always___4__having a college education and now I’m getting___5 ___!” she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she ____6____ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon（偶像） and she ____7____made friends wherever she went.
At the ____8____of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was___9____, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her throat and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we___10___old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying ____11____, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you ____12____ your dreams, you die.”
One week after graduation Rose died ____13___ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught by ___14____ that it’s never too _____15_____ to be all you can possibly be.
1. A. lay down B. stood up C. fell off D. went out
2. A. beautiful B. young C. old D. kind-hearted
3. A. sadly B. coldly C. absently D. enthusiastically
4. A. talked about B. tried out C. looked forward D. dreamed of
5. A. those B. one C. that D. them
6. A. learned B. told C. shared D. debated
7. A. easily B. rarely C. unwillingly D. strangely
8. A. middle B. beginning C. end D. top
9. A. taught B. introduced C. reached D. got
10. A. grow B. prove C. look D. stay
11. A. rich B. healthy C. cheerful D. young
12. A. have B. lose C. get D. keep
13. A. bitterly B. fortunately C. peacefully D. hopefully
14. A. learning B. question C. book D. example
15. A. early B. bad C. good D. late
第二节 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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This 36 father of five children had deeply known his 37 of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the 38 by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra 39 her sight．As a result of his sister’s 40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get 41 the train when something 42 happened．An old blind man, who had 43 the space between two carriages for a door while 44 his way with a stick, suddenly fell 45 the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and 46 the blind man to safety．He 47 all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly 48 all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people 49 sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station 50 he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a 51 thing.
Andrews, however, received 52 attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active 53 to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews 54 start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was 55 to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.
36．A．homeless B．careless C．friendless D．jobless
37．A．truth B．share C．danger D．delay
38．A．arm B．leg C．face D．stomach
39．A．lost B．hurt C．kept D．destroyed
40．A．age B．death C．problems D．shortcoming
41．A．on B．to C．off D．up
42．A．disappointed B．important C．funny D．unexpected
43．A．chosen B．reached C．mistaken D．forgotten
44．A．forcing B．feeling C．leading D．touching
45．A．into B．from C．under D．off
46．A．threw B．pushed C．drove D．pulled
47．A．shocked B．frightened C．impressed D．left
48．A．grew B．brought C．carried D．spread
49．A．yet B．even C．still D．ever
50．A．though B．before C．because D．till
51．A．sure B．correct C．popular D．necessary
52．A．close B．little C．much D．enough
53．A．help B．ideas C．reading D．reports
54．A．might B．could C．would D．did
55．A．ready B．about C．back D．worried
第三节：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21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Five and a half years ago my father was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time, we had no idea that he was 21 ill. The operation did not go Well and he remained 22 . Due to the laws of our state, we were 23 to keep him on a ventilator（呼吸机）for 72 hours against his wish of stopping medical treatment if he was too ill.
At the end of day two, I was 24 in the waiting room and watching others walk their fathers around who had had 25 .Typically, I am very happy for others that are 26 , but that evening, I guess I was a little 27 because I finally realized I would 28 be able to hold my father’s hand and walk down the hall again.
I had to jump up and run down the hall to 29 everyone. This was not in my nature but I just had to be 30 . After running for what seemed like a long time, I went into a rest room. I sat in a stall（小隔间）and 31 for at least five minutes.
When I came out of the stall there was a 32 by the sink. I went to 33 on the water to wash my face and she came to hug me though I didn’t know her. She held onto me 34 I finally stopped crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel, wet it and 35 it to me. She looked at me and smiled and then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my 36 .
She 37 me that you do not need to be a conversationalist to help 38 the hurt in others. Never 39 to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a 40 in someone’s life without ever speaking one word.
21．A．slightly B．seriously C．probably D．simply
22．A．uncomfortable B．uneasy C．unfortunate D．unconscious
23．A．inspired B．trained C．forced D．forbidden
24．A．sitting B．playing C．chatting D．reading
25．A．dinners B．doubts C．ideas D．operations
26．A．changing B．recovering C．returning D．leaving
27．A．angry B．pleased C．curious D．foolish
28．A．even B．still C．never D．always
29．A．catch up with B．adapt to C．play jokes on D．get away from
30．A．single B．alone C．negative D．impolite
31．A．cried B．shouted C．laughed D．complained
32．A．doctor B．manager C．stranger D．nurse
33．A．turn B．put C．take D．try
34．A．but B．since C．when D．until
35．A．said B．handed C．lent D．sold
36．A．face B．hair C．heart D．leg
37．A．taught B．promised C．reminded D．introduced
38．A．see B．remember C．describe D．heal
39．A．learn B．hesitate C．continue D．dream
40．A．choice B．mistake C．difference D．decision
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。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.
A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
A．on B．in C．at D．about
A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
A．which B．he C．it D．that
A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
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。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.
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