阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived into this world, he________everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was ________obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.
There was no ________or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs. But despite being physically ________, he was mentally________ and the rest of his body was functioning fine.
________he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered ________his life by drowning himself in a bathtub. These dark thoughts were ________by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do________by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to ________on his parents for help.
Nick was wrong.
As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational ________which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He ________so many people with the story of his life, how he has________so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.
Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives________, even finding ways to do almost ________things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.
At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel________. You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his________ and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should ________Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He ________ every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful ________. He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.
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II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30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。
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t 21 my waitress’ salary to buy .
But what 22 kids I had! They were 23 impolite enough to complain.
As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 24 a dozen red roses! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 25 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 26 :
…She took a day off from her busy 27 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 28 his hero. After the game, she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’clock in the morning …
It took me long enough to 29 it, but I finally know who the 30 hero is . Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.
21. A. stress B. spend C. strengthen D. spare
22. A. great B. poor C. faithful D. pretty
23. A. merely B. usually C. never D. often
24. A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
25. A. scratch B. description C. tone D. handwriting
26. A. read B. recorded C. memorized D. wrote
27. A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
28.A. impressed B. presented C. printed D. pressed
29. A. see B. tell C. feed D. realize
30. A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
Ⅱ语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30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。
Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people. It began in 1891.
Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 21 . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 22 about the low attendance during the 23 months. They felt that people didn’t attend then because the school did not have a good sports 24 in the winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith studied games being played at that 25 . he found that the most 26 game was a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors. So he put two 27 up on the poles. The players have to try to 28 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 29 for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began professional basketball teams were 30 . and that’s how basketball was born.
21. A. school B. game C. team D. club
22. A. interested B. worried C. eagerD. dangerous
23. A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
24. A. suit B. team C. progress D. program
25. A. game B. school C. time D. place
26. A. popular B. practical C. excellent D. skilled
27. A. bags B. baskets C. flags D. sings
28. A. push B. throw C. send D. kick
29. A. persons B. poles C. rules D. balls
30. A. formedB. called C. dismissed D. stationed
第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30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。
A sudden large increase in interest in reading among children is preventing them from suffering accidents, British researchers say.
The 21 looked at the number of children attending casualty John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on weekends of Saturday, 21 June, 2003 and Saturday, 16 July this year – the 22 dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince.
They found that only 36 and 37 kids respectively needed treatment 23 with an average of 67 children on "normal" weekends.
The doctors said while 24 did keep children away from dangerous games, it could lead to a 25 in obesity.
The authors of the study suggested that 26 more book reading might be a 27 way to combat childhood accidents.
"It may be hypothesized (假设）that there is a place for a committee of safety conscious, and talented writers who could produce high quality books for the 28 of injury prevention," they wrote in the British Medical Journal.
However they acknowledged there could be a downside to a strategy that seeks to turn
29 children into bookworms.
30 problems could include "an unpredictable increase in childhood obesity, ( 肥胖症 )，rickets （软骨病）and loss of cardiovascular fitness ( 心血管病 ).
21. A. researchers B. writers C. parents D. doctors
22. A. open B. launch C. show D. publish
23. A. dealt B. interfere C. compared D. meet
24. A. reading B. fighting C. playing D. seeing
25. A. high B. growth C. behavior D. condition
26. A. increasing B. improving C. urging D. encouraging
27. A. useful B. careful C. delightful D. thoughtful
28. A. object B. purpose C. principle D. attention
29. A. beautiful B. small C. honest D. active
30. A. Likely B. Forgetful C. Potential D. Suitable
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 21 she found she got a flat tire. The 22-year-old student 22 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 23tire .
At this time , a car 24 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 25 them to a service station near their 26 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 27 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , no 28 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 29 of keys , “Take our car . We 30 be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was 31 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she 32 them .
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 33 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 34 us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 35 put her luggage into their car and then 36 her off . Two weeks later she 37 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 38 .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 39 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 40 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
21．A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Immediately D．Fortunately
22．A．afforded B．wanted C．allowed D．managed
23．A．spare B．free C．full D．empty
24．A．passed B．stopped C．paused D．started
25．A．help B．push C．take D．follow
26．A．garage B．house C．shop D．hotel
27．A．agree B．match C．go D．deal
28．A．way B．message C．success D．luck
29．A．set B．number C．pair D．chain
30．A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．won’t
31．A．satisfied B．worried C．astonished D．disturbed
32．A．persuaded B．advised C．reminded D．promised
33．A．happy B．here C．away D．busy
34．A．get in touch with B．keep in touch with
C．be in touch with D．put in touch with
35．A．repairmen B．cleaners C．friends D．couple
36．A．sent B．shook C．watched D．drove
37．A．shocked B．happened C．returned D．came
38．A．loaded B．fixed C．tied D．rebuilt
39．A．owe B．lend C．give D．offer
40．A．wish B．job C．duty D．pleasure
It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every experience 36 the child something and the effects are 37 . “Upbringing”normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child 38 the home. This is closely 39 the treatment and training of the child in school, which is usually distinguished（区别）by the 40 “education”. In a society such as ours, both 41 and teachers are responsible for the chances provided for the development of the child, 42 upbringing and education depend on each other.
The ideals and practices of child upbringing are different from culture to culture. 43 , the more rural（农村的）the group, the more 44 the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies, childhood and adolescence（青春期）are likely 45a long time, 46 more chances for education and greater variety in 47 development.
Early upbringing in the 48 is naturally affected both by the cultural pattern of the group and by the parents’ 49 and their aims and depends not only on upbringing and education but also on the 50 abilities of the child. Wide differences of intelligence（智力）and character 51 even in children of the same family.
Parents can 52 what is normal in physical, mental and social development, by 53 some of the many books 54 on scientific knowledge in these areas, or less dependable since the sample（实例）is smaller, by comparing 55 with friends and relatives who have children.
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