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
During one of the toughest weeks of my life, I had the chance to experience surprising grace(善举).
I was in my office, when a young man came by. He was obviously very 36 and close to tears. He was an older student and always appeared like a tough guy, 37 showing emotion.
He had told me 38 that he was dealing with some difficult 39 problems. He was a caregiver for his sister who was ill. This day he came in, sat down and just sobbed(抽泣). I 40 while he told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that was why he couldn’t take my exam that morning. I told him not to 41 it at all. He was clearly in no shape for an exam. I told him to go home and 42 . I reassured(使放心) him that I would do everything I could to help him get through the class.
I just sat there while he sobbed. “I think she might die,” he gasped(喘着气说). “What am I going to do?” It was clear to me that he had never 43 this fear out loud to anyone. I just sat there, fully focused on him and his 44 , and tried to offer some soft words of 45 .
After quite some time, he 46 himself. I reassured him again that it didn’t matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through. Then he left.
Afterwards, I felt like his 47 was a blessing(为人带来幸福的事). Being able to help him while I was in pain myself was the most valuable gift.
Life never gives more than we can handle.
A．lazy B．angry C．sad D．nervous
A．still B．even C．also D．never
A．earlier B．later C．harder D．faster
A．study B．family C．health D．money
A．cried B．imagined C．listened D．laughed
A．work on B．worry about C．prepare for D．look after
A．practice B．wait C．sleep D．play
A．expressed B．conquered C．figured D．admitted
A．choice B．pain C．danger D．secret
A．regret B．doubt C．explanation D．encouragement
A．calmed B．showed C．found D．defeated
A．effort B．visit C．illness D．challenge
第二节：完型填空（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36--55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that 36 ? Will you come here and make your dear daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and rushed to the 37 . My daughter, Sindu, sat there, 38 welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I 39 the bowl. “Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this rice?”
Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, 40 the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this 41 rice, will you give me 42 I ask for?”
“Promise”. I 43 the pink soft hand of my daughter with mine. Now I became a bit 44 . “Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such 45 items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”
Slowly and 46 , she finished eating the whole quantity. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with 47 . “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!”was her 48 .
On Monday morning, I 49 her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and 50 . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter Sindu is 51 indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “that boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from a disease. He lost all his 52 due to the side effects of the treatment. He 53 to come back to school fearing the unintentional but 54 teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I 55 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!”
36. A. bowl B. newspaper C. daughter D. food
37. A. scene B. kitchen C. bedroom D. study
38. A. surprise B. anger C. tears D. smiles
39. A. took away B. picked up C. put aside D. put down
40. A. and B. so C. or D. but
41. A. delicious B. terrible C. entire D. wonderful
42. A. whatever B. wherever C. whichever D. whenever
43. A. moved B. hit C. covered D. put
44. A. nervous B. anxious C. excited D. confused
45. A. valuable B. useful C. wonderful D. expensive
46. A. happily B. excitedly C. painfully D. quietly
47. A. expectation B. confidence C. worry D. curiosity
48. A. message B. demand C. note D. sign
49. A. sent B. helped C. dropped D. collected
50. A. shouted B. smiled C. waved D. nodded
51. A. beautiful B. lovely C. faithful D. great
52. A. friends B. hair C. hope D. face
53. A. refused B. wished C. intended D. disliked
54. A. kind B. cruel C. harmless D. rough
55. A. hardly B. ever C. never D. nearly
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、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。
Columnist Dave Barry says this about his father:"My dad would try anything - carpentry(木匠活),electrical wiring,roofing and so on.From watching him,I learned a lesson that still 36 to my life today:no matter how difficult a task may seem, 37 you're not afraid to try it,you can do it."
I learned from my parents the value of "going for it"." 38 ventured(冒险),nothing lost" is the motto of too many of us.Many people are so afraid to 39 that they never venture beyond the familiar."Better to be safe than sorry",has 40 too many people in the cocoon(保护膜) of their 41 zones.
A delightful 42 tells that Col.Robert Johnson of Salem,New Jersey,announced that he would take a 43 risk.He let the town know that he would 44 a wolf peach on the steps of the country courthouse at noon on September 26,1820. "Why would he take such a chance?" asked the 45 people.
Scientists and doctors had long declared the wolf peach to be 46 .If the wolf peach was too ripe and warmed by the sun,they told him he would be exposing himself to brain fever.Should he somehow 47 the experience,the skin of the 48 would stick to the lining of his stomach(他的胃黏膜) and 49 cause cancer.
Nearly 2,000 people 50 the square to see Col.Johnson eat the "poisonous" peach - now known as the tomato.
Col.Johnson believed his 51 was small,but it must be take if the 52 about the peach were to be 53 .Who has accompished anything worthwhile 54 taking a risk?
Much like the tortoise it makes 55 only when it sticks its neck out.
36.A.refers B.applies C.tends D.leads
37.A.if B.since C.although D.unless
38.A.Anything B.Something C.Nothing D.Everything
39.A.fail B.win C.succeed D.leave
40.A.turned B.trapped C.forbidden D.orced
41.A.comfortable B.miserable C.surprising D.unimportant
42.A.novel B.message C.joke D.story
43.A.private B.public C.secret D.national
44.A.buy B.sell C.eat D.cut
45.A.puzzled B.disappointed C.angry D.happy
46.A.delicious B.smelly C.salty D.poisonous
47.A.enjoy B.survive C.understand D.know
48.A.wolf B.seed C.peach D.body
49.A.eventually B.firstly C.lately D.hardly
50.A.reached B.decorated C.surrounded D.crowded
51.A.audience B.risk C.fruit D.size
52.A.myths B.ingredients C.truths D.prices
53.A.changed B.adopted C.removed D.grasped
54.A.without B.for C.with D.except
55.A.sense B.trouble C.room D.progress
原创（三）
Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, 36 the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the 37 persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with 38 , whenever he saw the boots and shoes 39 . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 40 knew how much wealth he had. He was always 41 over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him 42 . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 43 riser. It continued all day and was a (n) 44 to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 45 . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 46 to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in 47 . Simply give the money.” The merchant 48 the advice.
When the shoemaker 49 the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 50 to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will 51 it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he 52 his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best 53 to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 54 to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now. 55 he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.
36．A．for B．therefore C．but D．however
37．A．poorest B．happiest C．richest D．shortest
38．A．smile B．sorrow C．sadness D．joy
39．A．being repaired B．repair C．to repair D．to be repaired
40．A．always B．completely C．hardly D．entirely
41．A．hiding B．counting C．calculating D．figuring
42．A．awake B．nervous C．frightened D．asleep
43．A．early B．happy C．noisy D．late
44．A．threat B．matter C．trouble D．alarm
45．A．sympathy B．understanding C．sleep D．treatment
46．A．end B．notice C．information D．stop
47．A．trouble B．need C．turn D．return
48．A．refused B．agreed C．asked D．followed
49．A．stole B．opened C．received D．closed/carried
50．A．excited B．amazed C．ashamed D．disappointed
51．A．throw B．keep C．give D．put
52．A．avoided B．thanked C．helped D．attract
53．A．companion B．fellow C．shoemaker D．merchant
54．A．tend B．turn C．attend D．come
55．A．Wherever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)
Once there was a woman whose only son had died. In her sorrow she went to ask a wise man whether there was a way to bring her son back to 36 . "Bring me a mustard seed (芥菜籽) from a home that has never known 37 . I will use it to help you," he said to her, 38 sending her away or trying to persuade her that there was hope. At once she 39 to look for that mustard seed. The first 40 she came to was a huge building. Knocking on the door, she said, "I’m 41 a house that has never known suffering. Is this the place? It’s very 42 to me." "You have come to the 43 place," they told her, and began to 44 out all the sad things that had happened to 45 ."Who is better able to 46 the misfortune (不幸) these poor people have suffered than I, who have 47 sadness?" she thought. 48 she stayed there and comforted them 49 setting off again to look for a house that had never known sorrow. The woman went on, full of 50 , and came across a51 on the road. She asked the farmer the same question, but 52 he too said no. Wherever she went, from huts (茅屋) to palaces, there was no one without tales of 53 and misfortune. She came to be so 54 listening to other people’s sad stories that she 55 about looking for the mustard seed. Listening to the sorrow of others had driven the sorrow from her own heart.
36. A. attention B. truth C. health D. life
37. A. happiness B. sorrow C. value D. wealth
38. A. for fear of B. because of C. in spite of D. instead of
39. A. set off B. took off C. put off D. went off
40. A. expression B. memory C. place D. chance
41. A. caring for B. looking for C. paying for D. leaving for
42. A. important B. strange C. fair D. common
43. A. different B. right C. wrong D. certain
44. A. turn B. pour C. carry D. work
45. A. it B. them C. him D. her
46. A. preserve B. describe C. share D. accept
47. A. experienced B. treated C. controlled D. connected
48. A. However B. While C. Though D. So
49. A. unless B. after C. before D. until
50. A. hope B. pleasure C. regret D. fear
51. A. factory B. palace C. sign D. hut
52. A. hopefully B. strangely C. originally D. Unfortunately
53. A. happiness B. endings C. sadness D. promises
54. A. disappointed B. busy C. happy D. Free
55. A. forgot B. cared C. worried D. found
Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___36__, the other man, since his illness was more ___37__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could ___38__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___39__ the window. He said the window ___40___ a park with a lovely ___41__. Ducks played on the __42___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___43__! The man in the other bed would be ___44__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___45__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___46__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be ___47__ next to the window. The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___48__.
Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _49___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___50__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___51__. The man asked the nurse ____52 his roommate ___53__ to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___54__ the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___55__ you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "
36. A. Unluckily B. Happily C. Surprisingly D. Angrily
37. A. common B. occasional C. serious D. light
38. A. stand B. sit C. jump D. wake
39. A. across B. above C. behind D. Outside
40. A. built B. stood C. faced D. placed
41. A. hill B. lake C. house D. tower
42. A. sand B. grass C. water D. tree
43. A. look B. sight C. form D. view
44. A. impressed B. moved C. reminded D. disappointed
45. A. missed B. died C. come D. passed
46. A. up B. away C. off D. on
47. A. moved B. forced C. brought D. lifted
48. A. alike B. alone C. aloud D. alive
49. A. single B. last C. first D. only
50. A. pleased B. excited C. crazy D. sad
51. A. wall B. picture C. river D. Window
52. A. when B. why C. how D. Where
53. A. led B. got C. lied D. left
54. A. hear B. touch C. see D. describe
55. A. please B. encourage C. control D. Advice
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、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 was about six when I started doing gymnastice.I 36 going into the school's gymnasium full of equipment,with the other kids rushing in ,anxious to 37 ,and the scent in the air.
I realized I wanted to get 38 with gymnastics when I watched the Olympics.When I saw those 39 use their bodies to gracefully throw 40 up in the air ,I was filled with admiration:It seemed that they could fly and I 41 myself flying like them.And when I finally tried,the 42 I got for that one 43 in the air was freedom,freedom from everything.It was a 44 ,and it was addicting.
I was crazy when I was little.I was the boy parents didn't want their kids 45 for fear that they would 46 what I did and get hurt.Parents thought I was 47 because I would try tricks that others of my 48 wouldn't.Some of my coaches said kids as old as me don't have the courage and ability to achieve the tricks I could. What most people didn't 49 were the hours I put into learning those tricks.I practiced every step 50 until I put them together and my hard work would 51 something great.
This hard work once stopped when I 52 ,and started at a new school.Everything there was 53 ,but the giggeset change was a lack of a gymnastics gym.
Now I've restarted training in a team I can learn from.As a little kid I could only 54 wide-eyed as the gymnast flew high in the air. 55 I'm older,it's my time to fly.
36.A.regret B.remember C.considered D.avoided
37.A.enter B.leave C.meet D.learn
38.A.serious B.careful C.busy D.interested
39.A.dancers B.fans C.athletes D.winners
40.A.others B.themselves C.everything D.each other
41.A.enjoyed B.found C.set D.imagined
42.A.feeling B.lesson C.courage D.instruction
43.A.second B.effort C.circle D.stop
44.A.bore B.panic C.high D.trouble
45.A.around B.among C.above D.away from
46.A.study B.envy C.notice D.copy
47.A.bad B.crazy C.excellent D.dangerous
48.A.place B.age C.time D.size
49.A.explain B.understand C.realize D.experience
50.A.now and then B.all theh time C.over and over D.little by little
51.A.go through B.belong to C.turn into D.give way to
52.A.moved B.changed C.failed D.finished
53.A.all right B.the same C.terrible D.different
54.A.practice B.watch C.sigh D.sit
55.A.Simply because B.Even though C.As soon as D.Now that
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 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 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54 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 55 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
A．and B．except C．even D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．referred to B．turned out C．come up D．talked about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look every strong and fast. __41__ one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some sportsmen can reach great goals__42_ the achievement of an Olympic gold medal while others__43__live up to their promise. What kind of __44_ before a race or other event makes the __45__?
Everyone knows that sportsmen work out to strengthen（加强） their __46_. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as __47__. Careful study shows that the best sportsmen win __48__ because they think they can win.
Thinking positive(乐观的) thoughts seems to give possibility for __49__ in sports. People who say to themselves over and over, “I know I can do this,” often find they have the __50__ to win. On the other hand, people who think “I can’t win” often __51__.
One procedure（步骤）that helps many sportsmen is creating __52__ in the mind. They are told to think of each __53__ they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to __54__ a star bursting inside her, __55__ her with energy. Another sportsman who wanted to feel __56__ pictured himself as a __57__ floating(漂浮) in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your __58__ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see __59__ in what you __60__ can do. Positive thinking and picture created in your mind can help you win!
A．Therefore B．And C．But D．While
A．for example B．so on C．in all D．such as
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．not
A．preparation B．picture C．plan D．working
A．same B．difference C．most D．best
A．mind B．thought C．bodies D．legs
A．important B．interesting C．possible D．correct
A．mostly B．almost C．partly D．nearly
A．success B．goals C．win D．failure
A．disadvantage B．advantage C．luck D．hope
A．fail B．succeed C．win D．pass
A．ideas B．pictures C．thoughts D．movements
A．move B．step C．jump D．place
A．think B．imagine C．hope D．wish
A．giving B．helping C．filling D．supporting
A．calm B．excited C．encouraged D．happy
A．fish B．bird C．cat D．horse
A．body B．mind C．thoughts D．imagination
A．improvement B．advantage C．chance D．winning
A．usually B．really C．possibly D．mostly
Instroduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader，
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,and I have been 37 ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine.Being 41 to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born ,I 44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hoped that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However,that expedition 47 when Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two.He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs.He 48 to communicate with others,even the family members.That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him.I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published,I have been given the chance.Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam:some about my life,and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel GOttliebe
A．son B．Nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．Time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．Radio B．Television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．Began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．Letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubled
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
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，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a 36 decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After 38 long and hard about it，we’ve 39 that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”
Marc looked 40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my 41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more 42 the idea of leaving．However，he showed no 43 of accepting the decision，refusing to 44 his belongings．
45 the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly 46 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 47 ．
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 48 in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the 49 landscape of his neighbourhood 50 him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to 51 while playing hide-and-seek；the park 52 he and his father often took walks together．How much would these 53 without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the 54 to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55 if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．
36．A．different B．quick C．wise D．final
37．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Even though
38．A．thinking B．quarrelling C．complaining D．arguing
39．A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted
40．A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited
41．A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents
42．A．delighted at B．pleased with C．used to D．worried about
43．A．ways B．signs C．interests D．hopes
44．A．pack B．collect C．tie D．pile
45．A．Before B．In C．On D．During
46．A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．miserable
47．A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily
48．A．hiding B．staying C．sleeping D．living
49．A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern
50．A．recalled B．remembered C．warned D．reminded
51．A．plant B．water C．climb D．hide
52．A．which B．where C．that D．what
53．A．cost B．value C．mean D．measure
54．A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience
55．A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting
第二节完型填空（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36—55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。
When Winsion Chruchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 36 on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 37 . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
Gorge Washington’s mother was a complaining, 38 woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 39 at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always 40 that her children overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 41 the army for the American Revolution. She 42 believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the 43 Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to 44 his music and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became 45 , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 46 you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 47 . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep 48 , a “failure” is just another learning 49 . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “with their 50 still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen 51 to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their minds 52 , but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You 53 yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is 54 .
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music 55 with you.
36．A．set sail B．take charge C．make progress D．set examples
37．A．excited B．pleased C．disappointed D．affected
38．A．self-confident B．self-centered C．kind-hearted D．cold-blooded
39．A．show off B．show up C．pick out D．pick up
40．A．claiming B．expecting C．complaining D．declaring
41．A．fight B．beat C．attend D．command
42．A．foolishly B．secretly C．bravely D．honestly
43．A．late B．latter C．former D．later
44．A．take up B．give up C．pick up D．bring up
45．A．proud B．diligent C．professional D．famous
46．A． advise B．suggest C．stop D．keep
47．A．failure B．success C．stop D．keep
48．A．stopping B．starting C．going D．coming
49．A．method B．experiment C．approach D．experience
50．A．music B．article C．movie D．poem
51．A．politely B．rudely C．responsibly D．actively
52．A．in order B．at case C．in use D．at war
53．A．trust B．believe C．know D．doubt
54．A．finished B．completed C．written D．sung
55．A．live B．die C．sound D．play
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。
I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even 31 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 32 , I concluded.
However, I wouldn’t let my own self-consciousness 33 me. Not now, not when I had 34 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom, 35 me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the 36 .”
“Honey, I don't think you should. You look... 37 ,” she said, ever so gently.
I knew she was 38 . But if I didn't, I'd always 39 if I could have gotten my dream job.
"No, Mom, take me there.”
40 , she took me where I wanted to go.
"Hello,” a gray-haired man sitting behind the large desk 41 me. “Miss Jenkins?”
“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the 42 .”
“You're very 43 to come when you're in such a state,” he 44 , after a pause.
He spent a few minutes looking through my 45 . “Is everything on here 46 ?” he asked.
“Yes, but I 47 to mention I type seventy-five words per minute.”
“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 48 qualified. When are you 49 ?” he asked.
I took a deep breath and asked, “You're hiring me?”
“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the 50 .” He gave me a big smile.
31. A．forgive B．recognize C．believe D．control
32. A．chance B．advantage C．courage D．sympathy
33. A．pardon B．stop C．help D．transform
34. A．driven B．turned C．prepared D．worked
35. A．take B．pull C．drop D．send
36. A．supermarket B．interview C．doctor D．office
37. A．weak B．annoying C．angry D．strange
38. A．right B．kind C．wrong D．sensitive
39. A．regret B．believe C．wonder D．quit
40. A．Hopefully B．Unwillingly C．Fortunately D．Unexpectedly
41. A．doubted B．greeted C．examined D．discouraged
42. A．hospital B．home C．office D．work
43. A．determined B．crazy C．disrespectful D．funny
44. A．stressed B．interrupted C．commented D．complained
45. A．face B．health C．application D．situation
46. A．correct B．normal C．incredible D．contradictory
47. A．pretended B．demanded C．focused D．failed
48. A．narrowly B．possibly C．impossibly D．certainly
49. A．accessible B．convenient C．energetic D．available
50. A．qualification B．appearance C．character D．disadvantage
第二节完型填空（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。
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a serious look. “Yes,” he said, “there is a serious injury in the left lung…” I listened, too 21 to speak, as he continued, “You’ll have to 22 work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave no definite promise of recovery.
Feeling like a man who has suddenly been placed under 23 of death. In the next three days, I 24 my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, 25 the months. Two and a half years and many crashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long 26 back. It was another year before I made it.
I speak of this experience because these years that passed so 27 taught me what to believe and what to 28 . They said to me: Take time, 29 time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster（牡蛎）to be opened but my opportunity to be 30 . To me, each day is such a 31 gift. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to 32 .
I’ve learned to 33 those little but all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on 34 water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered 35 of childhood. I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 36 one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost. 37 ,I sit back and say to myself, let me make a 38 of this moment I’m living right now. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the deadlines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness 39 having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m 40 now, a little, and happier.
21．A．frightened B．embarrassed C．shocked D．confused
22．A．pick up B．give up C．take up D．keep up
23．A．sentence B．shadow C．pressure D．trial
24．A．figured out B．looked after C．cleared up D．concentrated on
25．A．or B．and C．nor D．but
26．A．jump B．walk C．rush D．climb
27．A．quickly B．slowly C．quietly D．easily
28．A．expect B．desire C．obtain D．value
29．A．before B．after C．until D．when
30．A．picked B．accepted C．grasped D．quitted
31．A．precious B．potential C．pleasant D．permanent
32．A．spend B．fill C．employ D．kill
33．A．observe B．appreciate C．ignore D．respect
34．A．falling B．rolling C．running D．pouring
35．A．Ignorance B．absence C．Carelessness D．freshness
36．A．regaining B．requiring C．rebuilding D．recovering
37．A．Regularly B．Immediately C．Frequently D．Continuously
38．A．copy B．note C．study D．summary
39．A．beyond B．by C．without D．through
40．A．better B．stronger C．wiser D．Healthier
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