If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to________. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the________!” one of the brothers volunteered ________ .
The older boys began to ________, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was________. After a long silence, one of the________picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He ________the lid and showed the wonderful________to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found________the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is________a goal is for — to cause us to move in the ________we have chosen, in other words, to keep us________! But not every goal will be fully ________ . Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be ________. But when you fall________of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things________ my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging ________life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly ________.
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完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 16 side of this line. When I hold 17 the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to 18 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an) 19 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s 20 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was 21 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 22 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 23 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 24 with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished, 25 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) 26 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 27 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 28 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother 29 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 30 .
I 31 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 32 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 33 , she is well-equipped and eager to 34 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 35 we both needed.
| 16. A. left |
B. right |
C. either |
D. each |
| 17. A. onto |
B. up |
C. back |
D. out |
| 18. A. keep |
B. refuse |
C. taste |
D. bear |
| 19. A. awkward |
B. relaxing |
C. lively |
D. beautiful |
| 20. A. comment |
B. word |
C. concept |
D. response |
| 21. A. received |
B. invited |
C. treated |
D. accepted |
| 22. A. good |
B. great |
C. hard |
D. easy |
| 23. A. taken |
B. underlined |
C. offered |
D. emphasized |
| 24. A. lit up |
B. built up |
C. turned up |
D. made up |
| 25. A. imagining |
B. thinking |
C. hoping |
D. adding |
| 26. A. only |
B. just |
C. even |
D. single |
| 27. A. mostly |
B. hardly |
C. exactly |
D. slightly |
| 28. A. sharp |
B. normal |
C. different |
D. typical |
| 29. A. encouraging |
B. evaluating |
C. disagreeing |
D. agreeing |
| 30. A. anxious |
B. excited |
C. sad |
D. tense |
| 31. A. reviewed |
B. observed |
C. checked |
D. studied |
| 32. A. competence |
B. honesty |
C. confidence |
D. responsibility |
| 33. A. Therefore |
B. Instead |
C. Still |
D. Besides |
| 34. A. determine |
B. embrace |
C. discover |
D. control |
| 35. A. character |
B. strength |
C. relief |
D. independence |
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're 21 work every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 22 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 23 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.
The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 24 have to 25 fines(罚款) if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is 26 because a factory didn't 27 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors(检查员) 28 15 percent. 29 , many people say working is less safe now.
For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all 30 who died at work were killed. Many of them work 31 clerks in stores 32 they are alone at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 33 .
The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into 34 people who become sick from 35 that they are exposed to （暴露）at work. Doctors don't know 36 some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.
Inspectors say employers 37 their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may 38 their jobs.
The government should force business to improve safety. There's no 39 for workers dying or 40 in an accident that could have been prevented.
21. A. in B. at C. on D. during
22. A. safest B. most dangerous C. easiest D. most tiring
23. A. flying B. making C. doing D. riding
24. A. Officers B. Workers C. Employers D. Employees
25. A. give B. offer C. pay D. buy
26. A. saved B. hit C. shot D. killed
27. A. use B.do C. break D. take
28. A. to B. by C. from D. at
29. A. As a result B. As C. At last D. Then
30. A. adults B. youths C. men D. women
31. A. for B. as C. like D. to
32. A. which B. that C. where D. why
33. A. view B. opinion C. scene D. scenery
34.A thought B mind C thinking D consideration
35. A. machines B. chemicals C. air D. work
36. A. because B. when C. whether D. even if
37. A. do B. turn C. make D. refuse
38. A. lose B. miss C. give up D. save
39. A. need B. reason C. time D. excuse
40. A. injuring B. being injured C. be injuring D. be injured
In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up. Trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great __1__ since adding a few new students to her class―five Labrador puppies and their father.
The seven __2__ students in Smith's class have a history of discipline __3__. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (顺从), their own __4__ has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds __5__ the students a new trick each week that they then workon with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, __6__ a parent would take a child to day care.
Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she say, how __7__ her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, __8__ they took the idea―along with letters from students __9__ the program ―to the school board. A pet therapist said, "What you are trying to teach is __10__ and that thereare consequences for the decisions you make."
A．disappointment B．progress C．disturbance D．promotion
A．human B．dog C．new D．Labrador
A．problems B．questions C．issues D．troubles
A．habit B．attitude C．action D．behavior
A．guides B．teaches C．permits D．aids
A．such as B．much as C．so that D．even if
A．well B．quickly C．poorly D．carelessly
A．but B．so. C．and D．because
A．revising B．describing C．opposing D．supporting
A．self-importance B．self-respect C．self-control D．self-criticism
Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries __1__ other Europeans landed on that continent.
Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.
Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for coinage (铸币). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.
__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.
A．after B．since C．before D．when
A．push B．pull C．draw D．drive
A．sources B．resources C．substances D．matters
A．Neither B．Both C．Any D．None
A．prevent B．protect C．isolate D．differ
A．need B．chance C．choice D．regret
A．create B．meet C．raise D．develop
A．As B．For C．With D．At
A．extended B．estimated C．accepted D．made
A．contributed B．referred C．devoted D．connected
A young man rushes about a small room, hiding himself behind a chair, jumping on the desk, jabbing (刺) the air with his pencil. To an outsider there appears to be no __1__ for these strange acts. However, he is the __2__ of an experiment in hypnosis (催眠). Being hypnotized, the young man has __3__ the suggestion that there is a fierce dog in the room. So he acts as though there were.
According to the popular conception of hypnosis, a hypnotized person is in a __4__ like sleepwalking－seemingly awake yet out of touch with his or her normal __5__ awareness and self-control. There are, however, enormous __6__ between the sleepwalker and the hypnotized person. First, the sleepwalker, __7__ the hypnotized person, pays no attention to other people and doesn’t take instructions. Second, the sleepwalker doesn’t remember sleepwalking, while the hypnotized person __8__ everything that went on under hypnosis.
Obviously, sleep and hypnosis are different. But what exactly is hypnosis? Psychologists still don’t have a firm answer to this question. Although hypnosis has been already successfully __9__ to a large range of medical uses, there is little clear agreement as to how hypnosis works. Only when scientists can understand this, can the full potential (潜能) of hypnosis in medical treatment be __10__.
A．reason B．purpose C．doubt D．evidence
A．species B．target C．subject D．aim
A．received B．accepted C．admitted D．believed
A．time B．course C．development D．state
A．awake B．waking C．sleepy D．sleeping
A．influence B．relations C．similarities D．differences
A．unlike B．like C．for D．with
A．forgets B．destroys C．enjoys D．remembers
A．come B．put C．turned D．changed
A．exploited B．saved C．made D．kept
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