A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book. 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44 the book in the study
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he bad to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 48 new book , just as he had left it one 49 ago. He opened it and began to 50 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55 PAID IN FULL.
36.A. expected. B. enjoyed. C. admired. D. owned
37 A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing
38. A. afford. B. offer C. keep D. like
39. A. encouraged. B. comfortable C. proud. D. moved
40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious
41. A. packed. B. opened. C. picked up D. put aside
42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously
43.A. At B. From C. With D. To
44 A. toasting B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving
45 A. until B. as C. before D. unless
46 A. learned . B. realized. C. recognized. D. admitted
47 A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for
48 A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite
49 A. year B. month C. week D. day
50 A. clean B. read. C. turn D. count
51 A. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped
52 A. old. B. same C. special D. new
53 A. remembered. B. desired. C. found. D. met
54. A. Picture B. place C. date D. met
55. A. word. B. information C. date D. card
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2l~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。
One evening I made a trip to the grocery store (杂货店). As I 21 the room I noticed a man off to the side with a small cardboard 22 that read something to the effect : “Needing change for a hot meal.”
I also 23 several people passing him by with little more than a glance. He looked to be a traveler and seemed to be very humbled at having to ask of others. I too walked on by, but with a seed of a (n) 24 planted in my mind. I went to the far back of the grocery store where they offered the only thing I could think of that would be 25 . I bought him a couple slices of pizza and immediately went back outside to 26 it to him. I told him that it wasn’t much but it was the 27 think they had that was hot. I smiled 28 and turned to walk away and as I did he smiled back with a deep 29 and let out a very soft “thank you”. That look was worth ten times more to me than what I had been able to offer him, and it was a look I won’t 30 .
21.A.knocked at B.closed C.left D.entered
22.A.sign B.signal C.notice D.advertisement
23.A.inquired B.noticed C.begged D.stared
24.A.dream B.game C.idea D.trick
25.A.cheap B.hot C.delicious D.warm
26.A.show B.award C.deliver D.offer
27.A.only B.very C.same D.exact
28.A.secretly B.Shyly C.gently D.broadly
29.A.shyness B.curiosity C.surprise D.appreciation
30.A.forget B.forgive C.treasure D.Doubt
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.
My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn’t 10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.
1.A.work B.stay C.live D.expect
2.A.answer B.speak C.smile D.laugh
3.A.covering B.moving C.fighting D.pressing
4.A.minds B.memories C.thoughts D.brains
5.A.better B.dark C.younger D.old
6.A.cave B.place C.sight D.scene
7.A.Discussing B.Solving C.Sharing D.Suffering
8.A.learn from B.talk to C.help D.know
9.A.needed B.recognized C.interested D.encouraged
10.A.normal B.common C.unusual D.quick
11.A.more B.worse C.fewer D.less
12.A.word B.speech C.sentence D.language
13.A.not B.no C.something D.nothing
14.A.fed B.kept C.lived D.depended
15.A.attention B.control C.treatment D.management
16.A.lost B.needed C.destroyed D.left
17.A.troublesome B.unlucky C.angry D.unpopular
18.A.separated B.went C.reunited D.returned
19.A.pushed B.tried C.showed D.measured
20.A.nodding B.greeting C.meeting D.acting
第三节完形填空(共20小题,计分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 ̄40各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I 21 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 22 customers.
But I wasn't 23 the people with enormous orders, the women who 24 that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 25 again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to 26 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 27 . He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the 28 up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
29 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 30 , since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 31 me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 32 .
The next day, it was still raining. I 33 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 34 . I was completely wet and freezing cold. 35 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our 36 tip jar, I grew more depressed.
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a 37 .He said that not many people took time to 38 others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world.With a friendly wave, he drove away.I ran to the back of the shop and read the note.It read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday.It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely (真诚地) nice.Please don ' t change your 39 ! Have a great day !——Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness.Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 40 my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"
21.A.believed B.hoped C.pictured D.supposed
22.A.particular B.regular C.special D.common
23.A.thinking B.considering C.guessing D.expecting
24.A.complained B.praised C.doubted D.explained
25.A.repeated B.returned C.recovered D.remade
26.A.fit B.please C.suit D.meet
27.A.satisfied B.happy C.upset D.anxious
28.A.hat B.sheet C.coat D.pillow
29.A.Before B.After C.Until D.While
30.A.embarrassed B.angry C.surprised D.glad
31.A.on B.in C.for D.after
32.A.crowd B.street C.shop D.rain
33.A.spent B.took C.cost D.wasted
34.A.doughnuts B.coffees C.orders D.bags
35.A.Better B.Worse C.Further D.Later
36.A.old B.full C.broken D.empty
37.A.letter B.bill C.note D.gift
38.A.talk about B.care about C.hear about D.know about
39.A.way B.job C.mind D.product
40.A.cut B.force C.raise D.clear
Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the 1 of his life. Church towers,seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains,anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”
So the news of his marriage gave me a 2 . I’d never known him to take much interest in 3 . Well,Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't 4 it. I 5 whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky 6 .
She was French perhaps--from that place 7 he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix,wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French,from a mountaineering family. No 8 . No other explanation.
A month later I met them 9 in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the 10.
“I have 11 climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his 12 , and I’ve got mine. No 13 ”. “None at all,”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your 14 ?” I askeD.Somewhere far 15 theatres and mountains,was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful 16 !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to 17 the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north 18 of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great 19 , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the 20 we took one day.”
1. A.purpose B.love C.answer D.even
2. A.joy B.thought C.lesson D.shock
3. A.mountains B.churches C.faces D.girls
4. A.accept B.understand C.bear D.tell
5. A.believed B.knew C.wondered D.realized
6. A.jobs B.words C.adventures D.deeds
7. A.where B.when C.which D.how
8. A.one B.reason C.sign D.doubt
9. A.all B.two C.both D.double
10.A.family B.mountain C.theatre D.holiday
11.A.ever B.even C.never D.almost
12.A.interests B.life C.room D.car
13.A.wonder B.way C.time D.problems
14.A.days B.honeymoon C.childhood D.rest of life
15.A.away B.as C.by D.from
16.A.show B.sight C.scene D.game
17.A.miss B.escape C.break D.forget
18.A.position B.face C.point D.line
19.A.programme B.progress C.fun D.invention
20.A.photographs B.roles C.sports D.pains
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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were 21 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “ 22 hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a 23 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always 24 me to go to college. However, when I 25 at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they 26 stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. 27 , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently 28 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the 29 a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a 30 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or 31 class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 32 of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 33 to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of 34 . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful 35 that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we 36 to work through those issues. They never 37 loving in me or believing in me.
I 38 everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and 39 , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always 40 for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.
21. A. brought B. introduced C. raised D. produced
22. A. Educate B. Work C. Train D. Practise
23. A. helpful B. harmful C. stressful D. meaningful
24. A. reminded B. expected C. supposed D. designed
25. A. hesitated B. judged C. fixed D. decided
26. A. never B. ever C. seldom D. hardly
27. A. Carefully B. Hopefully C. Thankfully D. Delightfully
28. A. serve B. attend C. admit D. join
29. A. fortune B. planet C. universe D. world
30. A. grade B. problem C. failure D. value
31. A. whenever B. wherever C. whichever D. however
32. A. modest B. proud C. ashamed D. nervous
33. A. annoyed B. praised C. relaxed D. blessed
34. A. lessons B. problems C. moments D. experiences
35. A. teachers B. directors C. couples D. parents
36. A. managed B. attempted C. succeeded D. conducted
37. A. concluded B. began C. prevented D. stopped
38. A. pay B. owe C. own D. spend
39. A. agreement B. excitement C. encouragement D. statement
40. A. fight B. look C. defend D. protect
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
A newly trained teacher named Mary went to teach at a Navajo Indian reservation. Every day, she would ask five of the young Navajo students to __1__ the chalkboard and complete a simple math problem from 2 homework.
They would stand there, silently, 3 to complete the task. Mary couldn’t figure it out. 4 she had studied in her educational curriculum helped, and she 5 hadn’t seen anything like it in her student-teaching days back in Phoenix.
What am I doing wrong? Could I have chosen five students who can’t do the 6 ? Mary would wonder. No, 7 couldn’t be that. Finally she 8 the students what was wrong. And in their answers, she learned a 9 lesson from her young 10 pupils about self-image and a(n) 11 of self-worth.
It seemed that the students 12 each other’s individuality and knew that 13 of them were capable of doing the problems. 14 at their early age, they understood the senselessness of the win-lose approach in the classroom. They believed no one would 15 if any students were shown up or embarrassed at the 16 . So they 17 to compete with each other in public.
Once she understood, Mary changed the system 18 she could check each child’s math problem individually, but not at any child’s expense 19 his classmates. They all wanted to learn, 20 not at someone else’s expense.
1. A.go to B.come to C.get close to D.bring
2. A.his B.their C.his own D.her
3. A.happy B.willingly C.readily D.unwilling
4. A.Anything B.Nothing C.Everything D.Neither
5. A.almost B.certainly C.hardly D.never
6. A.question B.chalkboard C.problem D.homework
7. A.they B.it C.everything D.each
8. A.asked B.questioned C.told D.understood
9. A.outstanding B.surprising C.annoying D.frightening
10.A.sunburned B.tender C.Indian D.naughty
11.A.sense B.image C.way D.aspect
12.A.had B.ignored C.respected D.cared
13.A.none B.no one C.each D.not all
14.A.Especially B.Even though C.Even so D.Even
15.A.lose B.win C.achieve D.answer
16.A.time B.situation C.chalkboard D.condition
17.A.refused B.rejected C.tried D.promised
18.A.if B.so that C.unless D.in case
19.A.in favour of B.of C.by means of D.in front of
20.A.and B.but C.so D.or
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
The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 1 some work home from the office, 2 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 3 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 5 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 6 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 7 his head in the pillow. But 8 he could not shut 9 the noise, finally, after 10 seemed hours, his 11 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 12 some clothing, marched 13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 14 him in his dressing gown, came 15 the room and, 16 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 17 . I know our parties 18 you. I meant to send you 19 .” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 20 .” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
A.taken B.carried C.brought D.fetched
A.with which B.from which C.where D.when
A.outside B.overhead C.downstairs D.nearby
A.bad B.tired C.sick D.hopeless
A.useless B.necessary C.possible D.helpful
A.had B.found C.caught D.felt
A.buried B.rested C.shook D.turned
A.till then B.worse still C.strange enough D.even so
A.away B.off C.down D.up
A.it B.what C.that D.which
A.sleep B.strength C.patience D.anger
A.pulled on B.dressed up C.selected D.wore
A.sadly B.proudly C.quietly D.firmly
A.made fun of B.stared at C.was angry with D.caught sight of
A.across B.around C.towards D.by
A.as B.before C.though D.until
A.meet as B.sit here C.join us D.scold me
A.may trouble B.would trouble C.may bother D.must bother
A.a notice B.a message C.an invitation D.an apology
A.washed B.changed C.dressed D.prepared