Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now on their way to impressive careers. By society’s , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __ . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the __ to which they have so quickly become ____ .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ___ in their lives, but it’s __ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to __ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our __ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs __ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
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III.完形填空（共20小题,每题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。
When children are very young, they learn from their grandparents and parents what is proper and good behavior.
A two-year-old child always 36 of himself or herself first. Sometimes, he or she tells people “This is 37 .” Of course, the 38 of sharing has to be 39 so that the child learns to 40 along with another child.
It is 41 for a family member to train the child so that he or she can 42 how to serve others and become a useful person in 43 . Discipline(纪律) should always be given with 44 .
Once a young child is taught to 45 , the child begins to realize that 46 is not a punishment but a valuable 47 in life. The idea of discipline becomes more important 48 the child is a student in elementary school..
If a person is 49 , he or she will not have 50 in life. If a person is trained, it doesn’t 51 what job he or she accepts, and there will be a 52 result. Parents and grandparents are very 53 that young children learn discipline early in their life, for happiness and pride will be the 54 of their achievements.
Usually, it is in middle school that children decide whether they will accept discipline as the road to success. For those who do, the 55 is very bright leading to a happy life.
36.A. cares B. says C. speaks D. thinks
37.A. mine B. ours C. theirs D. yours
38.A. fact B. idea C. reason D. mind
39.A. exchanged B. introduced C. brought D. known
40.A. come B. go C. do D. get
41.A. necessary B. easy C. hard D. clear
42.A. learn B. study C. guess D. remember
43.A. country B. family C. society D. public
44.A. dislike B. excitement C. love D. anger
45.A. live B. share C. play D. work
46.A. homework B. order C. exam D. discipline
47.A. lesson B. text C. class D. work
48.A. though B. because C. since D. when
49.A. taught B. unknown C. popular D. untrained
50.A. help B. business C. success D. purpose
51.A. matter B. like C. seem D. appear
52.A. bad B. good C. final D. natural
53.A. careful B. worried C. surprised D. hopeful
54.A. example B. reason C. result D. point
55.A. future B. sun C. day D. sky
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，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.
36．A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
37．A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
38．A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
39．A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
40．A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
41．A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
42．A．on B．in C．at D．about
43．A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
44．A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
45．A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
46．A, taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up
47．A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
48．A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
49．A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
50．A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
51．A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
52．A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
53．A．which B．he C．it D．that
54．A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
55．A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
第二部分.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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 21 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s 22 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 2 3 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 2 4 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often 25 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 26__ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 27_ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 28__ excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 29__ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 30 with us.
To my great 31 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 32 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 33 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 34 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 35 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 36_ for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 37 . And I knew my child was 38 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 39 in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 40_ .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
21. A. ways B. means C. methods D. senses
22. A. enjoyed B. found C. missed D. lost
23. A. and B. except C. even D. but
24. A. who B. it C. she D. which
25. A. guests B. family C. children D. friends
26. A. realized B. heard C. recognized D. witnessed
27. A. excited B. sad C. satisfied D. enjoyed
28. A. especially B. not so C. a little D. not at all
29. A. paint B. draw C. create D. mix
30. A. stayed B. painted C. talked D. played
31. A. excitement B. encouragement C. delight D. surprise
32. A. attitude B. color C. picture D. paper
33. A. touched B. distinguished C. saw D. understood
34. A. after B. before C. until D. when
35. A. referred to B. turned out C. come up D. talked about
36. A. curious B. quiet C. puzzle D. worried
37. A. cried B. insisted C. complained D. informed
38. A. right B. wrong C. worried D. uncertain
39. A. shortcomings B. difficulties C. pride D. description
40. A. paper B. pens C. hands D. eyes
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 41 .” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was 42 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” 43 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 44 . He decided that he didn’t want to be a 45 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 46 , his father didn’t push, but waited．
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 47 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 48 that he could show others that he had talent 49 .That day he told his father 50 he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 51 that point on, everything turned around!
He started 52 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 53 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 54 to hold back his tears. Soon 55 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big 56 .In 1997 Lang Lang 57 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 58 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 59 , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 60 .
41．A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
42．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
43．A．Like B．With C．To D．As
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44．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
45．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player46．A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
47．A．play B．sing C．write D．study
48．A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
49．A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
50．A．that B．what C．which D．when
51．A．From B．As C．Since D．After
52．A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
53．A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
54．A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
55．A．this B．it C．that D． what
56．A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
57．A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
58．A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
59．A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
60．A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I 26 to some degree, though I sometimes do want to 27 them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his 28 and how much they know about football apart from 29 goals. It seems funny that we are 30 for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are 31 , but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s 32 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We 33 not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good 34 and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say 35 about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a 36 meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with 37 things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first 38 has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant 39 we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have 40 up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.
A．like B．agree C．hope D．think
A．ask B．tell C．teach D．doubt
A．skills B．fame C．team D．appearance
A．kicking B．hitting C．scoring D．controlling
A．thankful B．crazy C．curious D．anxious
A．uncertain B．unhappy C．displeased D．careful
A．aims B．qualities C．pleasures D．truths
A．dared B．would C．could D．should
A．thinking B．character C．looks D．ability
A．more B．something C．less D．no
A．clear B．puzzling C．moving D．valuable
A．material B．deep C．surface D．pleasant
A．conclusion B．experience C．lesson D．impression
A．since B．although C．unless D．before
A．given B．sent C．built D．grown
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