1 . 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，选出最佳选项。
I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I _______ have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t _______ that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.
Most people who _______ university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left _______ my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number _______ . I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not _______” more than any man on earth.
Despite my _______I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought ,and that is _______ my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with _______ and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I ________ my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me ________ and hope. I just carried on and never looked ________ I’m also very“visual”(视觉的).This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write ________ . I go like the wind and can ________ up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the ________ I have no problem downloading; it is inputting ________ things get messed up.
The real ________ I have for dyslexics is not that they have to ________ with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, ________ it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is ________ . But I have these other things I can do.”1.

A．cant’t

B．needn’t

C．nustn’t

D．oughtn’t

2.

A．notice

B．understand

C．know

D．recognize

3.

A．get over

B．go for

C．get along

D．go through

4.

A．from

B．between

C．to

D．on

5.

A．well

B．down

C．right

D．clear

6.

A．in service

B．in need

C．on line

D．on duty

7.

A．mistakes

B．weaknesses

C．faults

D．difficulties

8.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．what

9.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

10.

A．attach

B．devote

C．owe

D．thank

11.

A．adjustment

B．acknowledgment

C．requirement

D．encouragement

12.

A．ahead

B．out

C．back

D．forward

13.

A．frequently

B．regulary

C．neatly

D．quickly

14.

A．get

B．do

C．live

D．pick

15.

A．point

B．problem

C．reason

D．purpose

16.

A．where

B．that

C．how

D．what

17.

A．experience

B．story

C．fear

D．advice

18.

A．compete

B．struggle

C．handle

D．go

19.

A．whether

B．unless

C．either

D．until

20.

A．necessary

B．easy

C．wonderful

D．hard

2 . 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题，
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room _______ so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would_______ and see her. She would try to_______ and at the same time gave an amazing smile_______ , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful_______

I _______ from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) _______ card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall _______ her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse _______ to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never ______________ a rewards card.

It ______________ me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a ______________ From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were ______________ People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they ______________ life more. ______________, it seems the more I tried to praise others, the ______________ I got.

I’m out of nursing home now and almost ______________ recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably ______________ life is.

       Do ______________ a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they ______________ to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.1.

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．happily

D．slowly

2.

A．wake

B．stand

C．sit

D．go

3.

A．leave

B．hide

C．explain

D．apologize

4.

A．Eventually

B．Gradually

C．Suddenly

D．Occasionally

5.

A．greeting

B．apology

C．smile

D．word

6.

A．knew

B．learned

C．found

D．got

7.

A．invitation

B．congratulation

C．appreciation

D．appointment

8.

A．laughing

B．shouting

C．screaming

D．crying

9.

A．went on

B．came up

C．set out

D．got up

10.

A．accepted

B．received

C．created

D．afforded

11.

A．beat

B．knocked

C．hit

D．touched

12.

A．difference

B．profit

C．mistake

D．contribution

13.

A．disappointing

B．interesting

C．amazing

D．embarrassing

14.

A．understood

B．valued

C．enriched

D．enjoyed

15.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Otherwise

16.

A．less

B．more

C．worse

D．better

17.

A．barely

B．fully

C．really

D．rarely

18.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．tough

D．enthusiastic

19.

A．yourself

B．you

C．themselves

D．them

20.

A．bring

B．take

C．give

D．mean

3 . I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard ____ coming from behind bushes. ____, I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get ____?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated ____ for having suddenly decided to take a(n) ____ route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only ____ seconds. But already the cries were growing ____
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my ____ on the fate of this unknown woman, ____ it means ____ my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I ____ I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but ____ I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and ____ the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, ____ we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
____ heavily, I got to my feet and ____ the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly ____ her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a ____
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in ____
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree, ____ my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.1.

A．laughter

B．whispers

C．whistles

D．screams

2.

A．Alarmed

B．Shocked

C．Surprised

D．Impressed

3.

A．helped

B．involved

C．attacked

D．attached

4.

A．it

B．myself

C．this

D．that

5.

A．ordinary

B．normal

C．new

D．old

6.

A．taken

B．used

C．spent

D．paid

7.

A．softer

B．stronger

C．weaker

D．louder

8.

A．body

B．back

C．face

D．shoulder

9.

A．as if

B．in case

C．even if

D．if only

10.

A．risking

B．ruining

C．damaging

D．hurting

11.

A．energetic

B．athletic

C．intelligent

D．accessible

12.

A．while

B．until

C．once

D．since

13.

A．pulled

B．pushed

C．placed

D．put

14.

A．there

B．then

C．later

D．where

15.

A．Walking

B．Sighing

C．Sobbing

D．Breathing

16.

A．found

B．hugged

C．approached

D．searched

17.

A．tell

B．consider

C．observe

D．sense

18.

A．tree

B．place

C．distance

D．bush

19.

A．shock

B．amazement

C．doubt

D．disappointment

20.

A．stepped

B．paced

C．struggled

D．hid

4 . My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s． While in school, he became ____ in the drama program, acting in various productions．He ____ in touch with his drama teacher．
My father went to high school in the 1960s．Like his ____before him, he acted in high school． He, too, stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's ____ I graduated in 1997． When Hoover, my drama teacher, was ____in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life ____ , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she ____ there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever____．
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids"．____ , no? She described us as that ____we were nonconformists （不墨守成规者） that other teachers didn't ____ know what to do with．She simply ____us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed．
We have all become ____members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers． Every member of my family is a teacher． This year____the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether．
____ me, teaching the course is only one important part of the ____job． As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell ____on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent ____return to say "hello" at Christmas． That was how the____ of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family． Honestly, learning ____a lifetime．1.

A．famous

B．active

C．anxious

D．attractive

2.

A．lost

B．provided

C．kept

D．shared

3.

A．teacher

B．classmate

C．mother

D．father

4.

A．life

B．job

C．space

D．season

5.

A．dying

B．singing

C．acting

D．playing

6.

A．Poor

B．angry

C．anxious

D．alone

7.

A．taught

B．constructed

C．ordered

D．noticed

8.

A．protected

B．developed

C．scolded

D．affected

9.

A．Interesting

B．Exciting

C．Shocking

D．Encouraging

10.

A．because

B．if

C．But

D．although

11.

A．purely

B．exactly

C．obviously

D．basically

12.

A．entertained

B．accepted

C．disliked

D．demanded

13.

A．consuming

B．contributing

C．confirming

D．connecting

14.

A．fills

B．marks

C．covers

D．deals

15.

A．After

B．With

C．To

D．By

16.

A．natural

B．simple

C．entire

D．casual

17.

A．fel1

B．rang

C．broke

D．rolled

18.

A．classmates

B．soldiers

C．adults

D．graduates

19.

A．tradition

B．culture

C．custom

D．behavior

20.

A．wastes

B．puts

C．takes

D．Pulls

5 . Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many ____
There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “ ____ ” life. However, Jessica’s father said he ____ had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential.
With the ____of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to ____ the world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When her first ____ arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no ____ row.
Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her ____ When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and ____to continue dancing for 14 years. ____, Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.
After ____ from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona ____she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequently ____ that psychology trusts the way people think has a greater ____ on their lives than a physical limitation.
Jessica’s most famous accomplishment was learning how to ____ It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to ____ the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She ____ the Guinness World Record ____ being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet.
Jessica now ____a motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and ____people to be creative and innovative.1.

A．challenges

B．trouble

C．advantages

D．influences

2.

A．unique

B．special

C．normal

D．unusual

3.

A．frequently

B．never

C．ever

D．certainly

4.

A．argument

B．understanding

C．opposition

D．support

5.

A．decorate

B．explore

C．explode

D．establish

6.

A．performance

B．image

C．exhibition

D．appearance

7.

A．back

B．front

C．edge

D．middle

8.

A．line

B．emotion

C．routine

D．behaviour

9.

A．sympathy

B．sorrow

C．doubt

D．confidence

10.

A．Unfortunately

B．Delightedly

C．Disappointedly

D．Hopefully

11.

A．admitting

B．entering

C．graduating

D．settling

12.

A．which

B．when

C．what

D．where

13.

A．dreamed

B．ignored

C．explained

D．refused

14.

A．symbol

B．frustration

C．evidence

D．impact

15.

A．board

B．fly

C．seat

D．launch

16.

A．find

B．lose

C．cancel

D．seek

17.

A．experienced

B．scheduled

C．received

D．praised

18.

A．for

B．against

C．beyond

D．within

19.

A．describes as

B．regards as

C．treats as

D．works as

20.

A．amazing

B．encouraging

C．enjoying

D．astonishing

6 . There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they ____ Socrates for advice on where happiness ____ But ____ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a ____ first. The group of guys had to ____ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ____ together in it, singing with ____ .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We ____ be happier!” Socrates ____ , “That’s it!____ you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness ____ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ____ work and creativity.
We may have to ____ pain in our daily life and in the process of ____ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ____ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our ____ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ____ life, and ____ tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of ____ , and I ____ you all a life of happiness.1.

A．pointed to

B．referred to

C．turned to

D．kept to

2.

A．lay

B．belonged

C．stood

D．laid

3.

A．apart from

B．instead of

C．other than

D．for fear of

4.

A．house

B．boat

C．bridge

D．school

5.

A．set about

B．set down

C．set out

D．set up

6.

A．sat

B．stood

C．got

D．rowed

7.

A．joy

B．sorrow

C．curiosity

D．hope

8.

A．mustn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．needn’t

9.

A．declared

B．thought

C．added

D．assumed

10.

A．Unless

B．Whenever

C．Until

D．However

11.

A．never

B．always

C．ever

D．seldom

12.

A．cautious

B．endless

C．hard

D．effective

13.

A．experience

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．deny

14.

A．searching

B．seeking

C．hoping

D．improving

15.

A．spiritual

B．nice

C．new

D．material

16.

A．body

B．part

C．soul

D．head

17.

A．blaming

B．praising

C．ending

D．cursing

18.

A．turn

B．put

C．divide

D．draw

19.

A．time

B．energy

C．fact

D．choice

20.

A．wish

B．promise

C．bring

D．Require

7 . It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and_______that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.

At first he stood alone,_______massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear(装备) and_______outside. It wasn’t long_______we were smiling and enjoying the_______of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a_______in the making of our giant snowman.

In the end we all stood back and_______at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and_______with many household items supplied by various_______.People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his____________

With the passing of time, the spring made its____________back into our yard and the snowman changed form____________.In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit____________,somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s____________to look like a rabbit.

As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to____________my email before going to bed. I found a____________message that contained the subject line:____________the snowman.

The email said:… your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing(享受) the sounds and smells, along with____________of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the____________energy displayed in Mr Snow-man. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep____________with the world around!

1.

A．announced

B．stated

C．informed

D．insisted

2.

A．pressing

B．pouring

C．clearing

D．piling

3.

A．looked

B．headed

C．rushed

D．wandered

4.

A．when

B．since

C．before

D．after

5.

A．softness

B．flexibility

C．whiteness

D．abundance

6.

A．hand

B．tip

C．design

D．tool

7.

A．worked

B．stared

C．wondered

D．suspected

8.

A．decorated

B．wrapped

C．provided

D．equipped

9.

A．societies

B．families

C．communities

D．neighborhoods

10.

A．occupation

B．survival

C．sculpture

D．existence

11.

A．way

B．entrance

C．warmth

D．appearance

12.

A．roughly

B．considerably

C．instantly

D．steadily

13.

A．longer

B．further

C．deeper

D．stronger

14.

A．figure

B．version

C．form

D．remains

15.

A．answer

B．delete

C．check

D．sort

16.

A．curious

B．serious

C．elegant

D．punctual

17.

A．recall

B．enjoy

C．keep

D．praise

18.

A．attraction

B．scenes

C．sights

D．beauty

19.

A．various

B．spiritual

C．significant

D．joyous

20.

A．communicating

B．sharing

C．advancing

D．developing

8 . 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。

We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are _________, one by one. "There is my grandmother's house," I say,_________ across the bay to a shabby old house.

I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯)_________ memory for me. Lise was one of the mobile children, _________ from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of _________, and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors __________for 200 years.

We soon _________by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories _________back, swift as the tide (潮水).

Suddenly, I long to walk again in the _________where I was once so glorious a child. It still __________a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk __________the rooms in memory. Here, my mother __________in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family __________into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being __________them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise __________attentively as I talk and then says, " So this is where I __________; where I belong. "

She has __________her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human _______. To be rooted is "to have an origin". We need _________ origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the __________ of "I". We must all go home again — in reality or memory.

1.

A．appearing

B．moving

C．exposing

D．expanding

2.

A．referring

B．travelling

C．pointing

D．coming

3.

A．shared

B．short

C．fresh

D．treasured

4.

A．passed

B．raised

C．moved

D．sent

5.

A．home

B．duty

C．reality

D．relief

6.

A．built

B．lived

C．remained

D．explored

7.

A．catch up

B．pull up

C．step down

D．come down

8.

A．falling

B．turning

C．rushing

D．bringing

9.

A．yard

B．village

C．room

D．house

10.

A．adapts to

B．appeals to

C．belongs to

D．occurs to

11.

A．across

B．through

C．along

D．past

12.

A．lay

B．played

C．stood

D．sat

13.

A．marching

B．looking

C．breaking

D．pouring

14.

A．between

B．with

C．near

D．behind

15.

A．wonders

B．listens

C．reacts

D．agrees

16.

A．began

B．grew

C．studied

D．stayed

17.

A．deepened

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．found

18.

A．heart

B．rights

C．interest

D．behaviors

19.

A．one

B．its

C．that

D．every

20.

A．meaning

B．expression

C．connection

D．background

9 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my ________. Every time I came into her room, she was so ________because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ________her, so I took her place. She let me ________. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ________these experiences. They have ________e to care about other people more than about myself. ________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．attitude

B．hobby

C．hope

D．luck

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．see

16.

A．homeless

B．heart broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

10 . Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.

For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).

Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.

It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.

A．know about

B．learn from

C．cheer for

D．look after

2.

A．old

B．busy

C．kind

D．poor

3.

A．job

B．name

C．chance

D．message

4.

A．calm

B．different

C．crazy

D．curious

5.

A．act

B．sound

C．feel

D．dress

6.

A．cross over

B．drive along

C．hurry down

D．keep off(不接近)

7.

A．cars

B．people

C．street numbers

D．traffic lights

8.

A．helps

B．chooses

C．greets

D．sees

9.

A．holds up

B．hangs out(闲逛)

C．moves on

D．turns around

10.

A．hands

B．ears

C．faces

D．eyes

11.

A．searches for

B．stores up(储存起来)

C．gives away(赠送、分发)

D．puts on

12.

A．borrows

B．sells

C．returns

D．buys

13.

A．call

B．send

C．lend

D．show

14.

A．delayed(推迟)

B．remembered

C．began

D．enjoyed

15.

A．understand

B．dislike

C．study

D．excuse

16.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．proud of

D．surprised by

17.

A．smart

B．rich

C．special

D．happy

18.

A．city

B．family

C．neighborhood

D．company

19.

A．honor

B．pain

C．same

D．cold

20.

A．small

B．useful

C．delightful(高兴的)

D．comforting