阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever watched an artist paint a picture? He or she works close to the canvas(画布) ------________ small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.
But every once in a while, the must step back from their work and look at the whole picture. Only by stepping away from what they’re working on can they the proper perspective(角度). The proper point of view is to the end result.
There is no difference for any other creation. it’s a business, a project or your life, you need to step back in order to get it right. From a , you can see things you can’t see when you’re close. The difference is in working on your project working in it. It’s all too easy to focus on something but the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.
Stephen Covey calls it “ the saw(锯)”. It would be to keep sawing away without stopping from time to time to make your sharper. But unfortunately, that’s what too many of us .
Just as in music --- we need spaces the notes(音符) in order to create the lovely melody(曲调). A continuous collection of notes with no spaces is not good --- it’s .
You may need to take a vacation --- to work or study. At other times, it’s best to take a course or attend a meeting to some new complete break, to go away and just do something totally --- do a voluntary work, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy cause.
The important thing is to take the breaks. Without them, we are not and we don’t enjoy our work or our life as much. Our pressure and both our work and our health suffer.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
Once upon a time, Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes. She had _ a picture of Tippity's garden with flowers and a boy__ of it.
“But it is good," said Margaret's Mother.” Let's _ it to Tippity and see what she thinks."
Tippity looked at the picture and__ ,"What a lovely drawing! You are a fine _ .”Margaret felt a little better. “It's a picture of your garden," she said. “But a boy at a school said it was _ ．”
“Nonsense!" said Tippitiy. "We all _ things in different ways and we all find our own 4_ to show people what we see. Everybody is _ _ and art is for everybody." "Let's go to see Uncle Dot and I'll show you what I mean."
Uncle Dot was _ a picture of two fishermen who were working on their boat.
“Well, this is__ ！”Uncle Dot studied the drawing and said,“I like the way you showed all the _ in Trippity's garden, and that's a very cheerful sun in the sky. Art is such great 53 ，isn't it?"
Everyone agreed that it was good fun.
“Why don't all of us sit down and _ with me for a while? I have lots of art supplies. Use _ you like."
When they were _ ,they hung their picture up and stepped back to look at them. Each piece was different. Everyone had seen the_ things: a boat, two freshmen, the sea, the sky and the sun, _ person drew those things in his or her own way.
"See? You are all artists!" said Uncle Dot.
From that day on, Margaret and her mother _ drawing and all kinds of art. They didn't _ whether others thought their work was "good" or not, because they knew that didn't matter at all.
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Several years ago, my son and I had a brief conversation that has really stuck with me.
My Son: “ Were you there for the first of my game, Dad? I started!”
Me: “ I didn’t get back into town and to the game the second quarter... But you did great!”
My Son: “Oh.”
Me: “ But you really need to start better.”
My Son:(Silence)
So, what was wrong with I said? Well, he understood my flight was late and so I the first quarter. And my compliment(表扬) was good. But, the “but ” was the . Instead of just praising him for his accomplishment, I _him for his eating habits. And that criticism crushed(碾碎) the compliment.
, I realize that the words I had spoken weren’t the words my son heard. The moment I said, “ But you really need...” what my son heard was, “ What you did was good, but not quite good enough.”
So what did I take away from this ? First, I learned that accomplishments should be strong and . Saying “great job” or “good work” is a good when complimenting. But it’s even to say something like, “I’m proud that you the staring team. You preserved and worked really hard to get there.” Second, I learned that criticism should not be a compliment. Criticism can be so to the listener that he won’t even hear a compliment more than criticize. Mark Twain once said, “ I can live for two months a good compliment.” Giving your child a strong compliment can greatly and push him forward. Criticizing your child, although necessary at times, quickly take the wind out of his .
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Think about a time you went someplace that you had never been before. It seemed as if it was very and it took a really long time to get there. Then you noticed that th trip did not seem to take nearly as long, it was exactly the same distance. Scientists have studied these common observations. They have come to the that our feeling of how time passes is sometimes based on the of information we are dealing with. The more information we are getting, the more slowly time seems to pass.
On the way to a place, we are faced with unfamiliar sights, , or even smells. We may be reading directions, landmarks, or trying to find a（n） road sign. We are repeatedly processing the information we are .There may be others in the car asking. “Are we there yet?” In fact, the experiences the same things as the passengers.
On the return trip, we are somewhat familiar with the . Now much of the information is not to us. Our brain now processes the information more . We don’t have to take notice of a lot of what we see and hear. We know what to and we screen out the rest.
The process could be to the first and second days of school. On the first day is new and different and time seems to pass slowly. On the second day, you know what to , and your brain spends less time processing new information. , the second day of school usually seems to go forward at a more rapid pace. Thus, in a sense, time when our surroundings become more familiar.
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完形填空
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。
Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection is also a for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can as a way of warming up and getting to each other. Most people, no matter successful they are at work, will find the process of________ small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. , you will have a pretty small world _______ you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others ________ , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.
Once you have made the first ________ , there is no turning back. You need to keep things ________ before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think about what you would like to ________ with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some ________ points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really ________ in what they are saying. Once you find common ________ of interest, things will definitely ________ off from there.
Small talk can ________ out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation ________ be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself ________ the conversation. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may ________ find out later on that you have the “ ________ ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in the small talk.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s The Thought That Counts
This past Christmas was one of the best I have ever had. This was made possible by my sister, Amy. She is eight years older and has already made it into“real world”.
My sister bought me three wonderful gifts, only one would capture my heart forever. First she handed me the . Because Amy is careful with her actions, I knew this was her favourite. It was a bottle of perfume（香水）. I was happy with it, yet as to what lay ahead. Next she handed me a box. After away the wrapping paper, I found a stylish and expensive sweater. I was deeply moved that my sister was so . Then she handed me the gift. Judging by the familiar size and , I knew it was a CD. It was the soundtrack （电影原声带）to the movie“Rocky”, with songs inspiring to all athletes, dreamers…I loved it, but not as much as I would after what my sister explained to me.
She was to a knee injury that me half of my soccer season. I desired to be with my team-mates and each minute I sat on the bench. I tried hard, hoping my knee injury would heal soon. This was what led my sister to buying that CD.
After mentioning what was behind the , Amy played the CD for me. Even though I had heard those songs a thousand times, each note struck me as if it were . It played in my soul and on my emotions. I breathlessly, as the words“Trying hard now. It’s so hard now”sounded through the room. It me in a way beyond the happiness most gifts could bring. I couldn’t_______ crying and hugged my sister. Knowing that my sister had my problem so deeply made me realize that I am the little sister in the world. I had never received a gift with so much behind it！ I’ll cherish it forever.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The nurse approached him, smiling. “The labor is going great,” she said. “wouldn't you like to come in？”
“Oh, no.” The man shook his .
The nurse the mother's side, and the labor progressed . As the birth neared, the nurse returned to the man, now frantically (烦躁地)in the hall. “She's doing so well,” she________him. “Wouldn't you like to at least come in and see her？”
The man seemed to slightly，then shook his head again. “No, no, I couldn't do that.” He jingled (使发出叮当声)car keys in his sweaty and restarted his pacing.
The nurse went back into the and coached Mom's great efforts in pushing the baby into the . As the baby's head began to appear，the nurse raced to the hall, the man by his elbow, and ________him to the bedside saying, “You have got to see this！”
At that very moment, the baby boy was born placed on the stomach of the mother whose happy smile ________ through her tears. The man began to ________ openly. Turning to the nurse, he sobbed. “You were right ! This is the greatest ________ in my life！”
By now, the nurse, too, was ________ . She put her arms around him, and he rested his
________ on her shoulder. She said, “No one should ________ the birth of their son.”
“This isn't my son,” the man sobbed. “This isn't ________ my wife. I've never seen her before in my life. I was just bringing the car ________ to my fellow across the hall !”
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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。
I lost my elderly mother a few weeks ago. Actually, my mother had fallen over during the night and had not been able to ________again. She had woken up the neighbors by banging on the wall. The ________ called an ambulance, which took her ________ to the hospital.
My mother has ________ thought that hospitals are a real horror. She believes that doctors and hospitals give you ________ diseases. My father went to hospital a year ago, and after a few weeks, he ________ . The fact that he was also in the final ________ of lung cancer was certainly related, but by my mother's logic, my father's death was ________ with the hospital.
When a neighbor ________ me up and told me that my mother had been taken off in an ambulance, the first thing I did was similar, which was to ring Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The paramedics(护理人员) had told my neighbor that my mother would ________ be taken there,________ I was told that no one by that name had been ________ , so they gave me the numbers of two other West Midland hospitals. Both of them also ________ that they were holding my mother. I rang the ________ and asked them to find her, but the nice officer said he could only do that if she had been reported as a(n) ________ person.
It took six calls to ________ my mother. She had been in Queen Elizabeth Hospital all along, but because their computer system hadn't been updated overnight, there was no record of her ________ . My mother had spent more than a ________ in the hospital when it turned out there was nothing 59 with her. I managed to get her out within 10 days, but only by agreeing that in the future, she would live downstairs. In return, the hospital said they would ____ for a social worker to visit the house three or four rimes a day.
Luckily, my mother is safe. Thank all the people who have given their help to us.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Bill, my friend, had wild hair and wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. I________once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes.
He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus was a ________full of well-dressed, middle-class people.
One day, Bill decided to worship there. He walked into the church, with his wild hair, T-shirt, blue jeans and ________feet. The church was completely ________, and the________ had already begun. Bill started down the aisle (走廊) to find a place to sit. By now the people were looking a bit ________, but no one said anything.
As Bill ________ closer and closer to the pulpit (圣坛), he realized there were no ________ seats. So he sat down on the carpet right up ________ By now, the tension in the air was ________.
Right about the time Bill took his“seat”，an elderly man began slowly making his way ________the aisle．He was in his eighties with silver gray hair．He was a godly man—elegant and dignified．He walked with a stick and，as he neared the boy，church members thought，“How can you expect a man of his age and background to ________ some college kid on the floor?’’
It took a ________ time for the man to reach the boy．The church was ________except for the clicking of his ________．All eyes were on the ________．
________then they saw the elderly man ________ his stick on the floor．With great difficulty，he sat down on the floor next to Bill and worshipped with him．Everyone in the church ________ up with emotion．When the minister gained control，he told the people，“What I am about to preach(讲道)，you will never remember．What you’ve just seen，you will never ________”．
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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。
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string ___players in our town. He could not ____music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ____for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ____his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ____I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air __ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ____ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ____your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his __ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was __in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand _____ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger ____ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did ________ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make _________ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any ________that Dad couldn't play as well.
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life ________ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the________time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few ________. When I looked around, there was not a ________eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life,—________. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
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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。
On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant （移植） surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle．There she was, the of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my bed．That's when I realized the full _ of "to give is to receive．"
This February, her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to ．1 told her that it would be a（n） to me to be able to donate a kidney to her．Immediately I was found compatible （相匹配的）, my as a kidney provider began． After some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for testing． Whenever I "passed" one , I became more relieved．Then I received the phone call telling me I was ． which made me very happy． ,the day arrived．Before the surgery, I truly wasn't afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be ．
I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was in my daughter-in-law．A strong sense of washed over me．It was one of the most _ moments of my life．A later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to :1 wasn't affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her back．
Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts 1 have received．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。
Sometimes people come into your life. You know that they will help you out who you are or who you want to become. You never know these people may be，possibly your roommate, neighbor, or even a complete stranger. But when you eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will your life in some way.
And sometimes things happen to you that may seem at first, 1but in reflection you find that without them you would have never your potential ability.
Everything happens for a . Nothing happens by chance or good luck. Illness, injury, love all occur to test the of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a road to nowhere. The people affecting your life, and the and failure you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. the bad experiences can be learned from, for they are the most important ones. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, because they are you to love. If someone hurts you, them, for they have helped you learn about and the importance of being cautious.
Make every day . Appreciate every moment, for you may never be able to _ __ it again. Tell yourself you are a great individual and yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no . Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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完形填空
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。
In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce that she nearly died. She________ but the fever left its mark一she could no longer see and ________. Because she could not hear，she also found it very ________ to speak.
So how did this child，blinded and deafened at 19 months old，grow up to ________a world-famous author and public speaker?
The fever cut her ________ from the outside world， depriving (剥夺）her of sight and sound. It was ________ she had been thrown into a dark prison room from which there could be no ________ .
Luckily Helen was not someone who ________ easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other ________. She followed her mother wherever she went， ________onto her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She 51 their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself，like milking the________or kneading dough (揉面）.She even learnt to ________people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also ________ where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the ________ of the ground under her feet.
By the age of 7 she had invented over 60 different ________ by which she could talk to her family. If she wanted bread for example，she would pretend to ________ a loaf and butter into slices (片）.If she wanted ice cream， she ________herself with her arms and pretended to shake.
Helen was unusual in that she was extremely ________ and also very sensitive. By her own ________ she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.
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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。
My grandmother was diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease（老年痴呆症）when I was 10 . At that point in my life , I was ________ as all kids are , so I didn’t think twice about it . I had no idea how it would ________ affect my life , as well as my family .
As I grew up , I ________ my grammy changing . She ________ forget where she set her book , or she couldn’t find her purse . ________ , I didn’t think it was serious . Yet one incident ________ was my wake-up call .
About three years ago , my father and I went to visit my ________ after a tornado went through our town . I went inside , gave my grammy a hug and took my ________ seat on the couch by her side . Suddenly , she ________ me , hesitated for a moment and with ________ eyes that stared right past me , asked , “ Now you’re graduating this year , aren’t you ? ” I was a freshman , so I was ________ by why she was asking me about ________ . Grammy used to well recall the birthdate of every one of her grandchildren . I assured her that I still had a few years ________ graduation and moved the conversation along ________ .
As soon as I got into the car , I started to ________ , realizing how her disease had ________ , transforming my grammy into someone I could hardly ________ . We used to picture my grandmother as the only ________ of the whole family . ________ , The role has switched . Now she is the one who ________ our help . From now on , I will try to cherish the good days and to get through the bad days as best as I can . She will always be my grammy .
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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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