1 . The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must _______ sixty hours of service learning, _______ they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. _______ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. _______ a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a _______ about what they have learned.

Supporters claim that there are many _______ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think _______ their own interests and become _______ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real­life skills that _______ responsibility, problem­solving, and working as part of a team. ________ students can explore possible careers ________ service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

________ there are many benefits, opponents ________ problems with the new requirement. First, they ________ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time­consuming, students spend ________ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without ________ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.

In my view, service learning is a great way to ________ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ________, I don’t believe you should force people to help others — the ________ to help must come from the heart. I think the best ________ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.

1.

A．spend

B．gain

C．complete

D．save

2.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．for

3.

A．Subjects

B．Ideas

C．Procedures

D．Examples

4.

A．With

B．Before

C．During

D．After

5.

A．diary

B．report

C．note

D．notice

6.

A．courses

B．benefits

C．challenges

D．features

7.

A．beyond

B．about

C．over

D．in

8.

A．careful

B．proud

C．tired

D．aware

9.

A．possess

B．apply

C．include

D．develop

10.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Luckily

D．Hopefully

11.

A．through

B．across

C．of

D．on

12.

A．So

B．Thus

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．deal with

B．look into

C．point out

D．take down

14.

A．argue

B．doubt

C．overlook

D．admit

15.

A．much

B．full

C．less

D．more

16.

A．cost

B．pay

C．care

D．praise

17.

A．contribute

B．appeal

C．attend

D．belong

18.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

19.

A．courage

B．desire

C．emotion

D．spirit

20.

A．decision

B．purpose

C．solution

D．result

2 . Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success _______ fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the _________ in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no _______ of knowing that his life was to change _________. The class experiment that day was to _________ how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface. _________, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat _________ held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container _______, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents _________ to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had ____________ their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as ____________. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)____________ public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from ____________ for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to __________ his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue __________ it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ____________ Wilson made to preventing the ____________.

Wilson received several international ____________ for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a __________. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that ____________ our lives-it’s what we make of what happens.

1.

A．depends

B．holds

C．keeps

D．reflects

2.

A．dilemmas

B．accidents

C．events

D．steps

3.

A．way

B．hope

C．plan

D．measure

4.

A．continually

B．gradually

C．gracefully

D．completely

5.

A．direct

B．show

C．advocate

D．declare

6.

A．Anyway

B．Moreover

C．Somehow

D．Thus

7.

A．mistakenly

B．casually

C．amazingly

D．clumsily

8.

A．erupted

B．exploded

C．emptied

D．exposed

9.

A．deserved

B．attempted

C．cared

D．agreed

10.

A．submitted to

B．catered for

C．impressed on

D．happened to

11.

A．fantastic

B．extraordinary

C．impressive

D．catastrophic

12.

A．accomplished

B．crucial

C．specific

D．innocent

13.

A．deafness

B．depression

C．blindness

D．speechlessness

14.

A．decide

B．abandon

C．control

D．accept

15.

A．until

B．when

C．unless

D．before

16.

A．opposition

B．adjustments

C．commitment

D．limitations

17.

A．preventable

B．potential

C．spreadable

D．influential

18.

A．scholarships

B．rewards

C．awards

D．bonuses

19.

A．fortune

B．recipe

C．dream

D．vision

20.

A．distinguishes

B．determines

C．claims

D．limits

3 . Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_________me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is_________for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no_________ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _________my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are_________This is not the worst boy at all, _________the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n)_________between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my_________as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She_________my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more__________and my brother and I could be better__________.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand__________and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I__________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her__________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__________that great day I went to interview Andrew Camegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the__________beneficiary(受益者). My father became the__________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power__________has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is__________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.

A．rushed

B．sent

C．carried

D．introduced

2.

A．distinguished

B．favored

C．mistaken

D．rewarded

3.

A．sooner

B．later

C．longer

D．earlier

4.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．raised

D．bent

5.

A．perfect

B．right

C．wrong

D．impolite

6.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

7.

A．agreement

B．friendship

C．gap

D．relationship

8.

A．opinion

B．image

C．expectation

D．mind

9.

A．begged

B．persuaded

C．ordered

D．invited

10.

A．successful

B．meaningful

C．helpful

D．useful

11.

A．treated

B．entertained

C．educated

D．respected

12.

A．camera

B．radio

C．bicycle

D．typewriter

13.

A．considered

B．suspected

C．ignored

D．appreciated

14.

A．belief

B．request

C．criticism

D．description

15.

A．teaching

B．writing

C．studying

D．reading

16.

A．next

B．same

C．only

D．real

17.

A．cleverest

B．wealthiest

C．strongest

D．healthiest

18.

A．enthusiasm

B．sympathy

C．fortune

D．confidence

19.

A．deliberately

B．happily

C．traditionally

D．constantly

20.

A．win

B．match

C．reach

D．doubt

4 . Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age. There are species(物种) that are _______ every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to _______ the species from going out of existence.

Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their _______. Emma, a female crane, has been in their _______ since she arrived in 2004.

Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was _______ by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected _______, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had _______ taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She _______ to live with male cranes, and even had a _______ for killing some of them, which made it ________ for her to become a mother.

________, the two zookeepers didn’t want to see the extinction(灭绝) of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a ________ of artificial breeding(人工繁殖) and natural reproduction. This ________ Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.

The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be ________, more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the ________, and many other species appear headed toward extinction. ________, not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.

How can we ________ the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the ________: human beings took it for granted that their ________ held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better ________.

1.

A．growing

B．migrating

C．competing

D．disappearing

2.

A．ban

B．save

C．split

D．remove

3.

A．abortion

B．recreation

C．reproduction

D．administration

4.

A．care

B．eye

C．mind

D．story

5.

A．found

B．chosen

C．raised

D．seized

6.

A．bonus

B．consequence

C．victory

D．sacrifice

7.

A．never

B．always

C．unluckily

D．cheerfully

8.

A．liked

B．refused

C．decided

D．hesitated

9.

A．gift

B．skill

C．concern

D．reputation

10.

A．illegal

B．inspiring

C．important

D．impossible

11.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Instead

12.

A．combination

B．collection

C．strategy

D．system

13.

A．forced

B．forbade

C．taught

D．enabled

14.

A．defeated

B．grateful

C．assured

D．tolerant

15.

A．list

B．rise

C．agenda

D．decline

16.

A．In contrast

B．After all

C．By the way

D．On the contrary

17.

A．leave

B．bridge

C．open

D．identify

18.

A．course

B．excuse

C．answer

D．reward

19.

A．brains

B．behaviors

C．services

D．projects

20.

A．guide

B．treat

C．example

D．companion

5 . 完形填空(共20小题；
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her____and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under____in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved____the cars could be on site____the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!____other local paving company wanted to do the job,____it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were____to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and ____our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also____them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,____they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into____Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our____challenge was to keep the rock mixture____enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one____,I got a special____to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I ____held one of those hoses to____down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that____one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the____company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the ____to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”1.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．imagination

D．experience

2.

A．construction

B．repair

C．control

D．development

3.

A．after

B．as

C．for

D．so

4.

A．while

B．since

C．where

D．when

5.

A．Some

B．Any

C．No

D．Every

6.

A．stating

B．reporting

C．telling

D．warning

7.

A．able

B．nervous

C．afraid

D．willing

8.

A．supported

B．promised

C．continued

D．improved

9.

A．asked

B．surprised

C．reminded

D．demanded

10.

A．though

B．but

C．as

D．unless

11.

A．discussion

B．action

C．practice

D．production

12.

A．next

B．first

C．past

D．previous

13.

A．cold

B．wet

C．loose

D．clean

14.

A．Naturally

B．Obviously

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

15.

A．excuse

B．order

C．permit

D．reason

16.

A．exactly

B．personally

C．angrily

D．hardly

17.

A．pull

B．knock

C．hit

D．water

18.

A．required

B．mixed

C．followed

D．formed

19.

A．best

B．last

C．second

D．only

20.

A．courage

B．interest

C．hope

D．chance

6 . Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been________ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a __________ disease. There was no __________, only pain relief.

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a __________ journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and __________ recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the __________ low by living on boiled noodles, with the __________ hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is __________ in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up __________and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot ____________ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor ____________ all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial ____________, found his symptoms were strangely ____________ by their daily tiring journey.

__________, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had ____________ forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes ____________ to a thread, but we were alive."

During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "____________ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) ____________ written book. It had also given me a ____________, either to leave that page ____________ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”

1.

A．drawn up

B．used up

C．backed up

D．kept up

2.

A．mild

B．common

C．preventable

D．serious

3.

A．cure

B．luck

C．care

D．promise

4.

A．business

B．walking

C．bus

D．rail

5.

A．expected

B．frightening

C．disappointing

D．surprising

6.

A．budget

B．revenue

C．compensation

D．allowance

7.

A．frequent

B．occasional

C．abundant

D．constant

8.

A．unpopular

B．lawful

C．attractive

D．illegal

9.

A．soon

B．early

C．late

D．slowly

10.

A．harder

B．easier

C．cheaper

D．funnier

11.

A．rolled

B．bled

C．ached

D．trembled

12.

A．struggle

B．progress

C．excitement

D．research

13.

A．developed

B．controlled

C．reduced

D．increased

14.

A．Initially

B．Eventually

C．Temporarily

D．Consequently

15.

A．gained

B．kept

C．wounded

D．lost

16.

A．sewn

B．washed

C．worn

D．ironed

17.

A．Doctors

B．Hiking

C．Lawyers

D．Homelessness

18.

A．well

B．partly

C．neatly

D．originally

19.

A．choice

B．reward

C．promise

D．break

20.

A．loose

B．full

C．blank

D．missing

7 . For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, _______across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _______at school for practice hours _______ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to_______music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

_______, one day, in the music class that was _______of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it _________to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _______doing it. He tried to hide his _______pleasure from the music teacher, who had ________over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ________the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good________and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there ________him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a ________. When he began practicing, he took it very ________. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ________to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This ________, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ________his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ________looks of the non-musicians he had left________.

1.

A．travelling

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．rising up

B．coming up

C．driving up

D．turning up

3.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

4.

A．betray

B．accept

C．avoid

D．appreciate

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Thus

D．Moreover

6.

A．part

B．nature

C．basis

D．spirit

7.

A．complicated

B．safe

C．confusing

D．easy

8.

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．denied

9.

A．transparent

B．obvious

C．false

D．similar

10.

A．run

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered

11.

A．because

B．but

C．though

D．so

12.

A．ear

B．taste

C．heart

D．voice

13.

A．occurred to

B．took to

C．appealed to

D．held to

14.

A．change

B．chance

C．mission

D．function

15.

A．seriously

B．proudly

C．casually

D．naturally

16.

A．committed

B．used

C．limited

D．admitted

17.

A．proved

B．showed

C．stressed

D．meant

18.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．rushing

19.

A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．teasing

20.

A．over

B．aside

C．behind

D．out

8 . 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。

In the recent interview, Evelyn Glennie who was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland, recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the _________ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _________ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my _________. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the _________ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never _________ me.”

“My _________ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I _________ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can _________ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my _________. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every __________ that I have.”

“I was __________ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had __________ this before and some teachers __________ my admission. Based on my performance, I was __________ admitted and went on to __________ with the academy’s highest honours.”

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I __________ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __________ had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. __________ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t __________ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __________ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”

1.

A．opinions

B．actions

C．recommendations

D．conditions

2.

A．choosing

B．taking

C．giving

D．enjoying

3.

A．hearing

B．touch

C．taste

D．sight

4.

A．result

B．excuse

C．cause

D．evidence

5.

A．excited

B．accompanied

C．disappointed

D．left

6.

A．decision

B．promise

C．goal

D．purpose

7.

A．learned

B．used

C．ought

D．turned

8.

A．see

B．hear

C．smell

D．tell

9.

A．movement

B．imagination

C．experience

D．carefulness

10.

A．effort

B．feeling

C．idea

D．sense

11.

A．astonished

B．determined

C．discouraged

D．dissatisfied

12.

A．accepted

B．advised

C．admitted

D．done

13.

A．followed

B．required

C．opposed

D．supported

14.

A．finally

B．possibly

C．hopefully

D．usually

15.

A．research

B．graduate

C．progress

D．study

16.

A．translated

B．copied

C．read

D．wrote

17.

A．some

B．many

C．few

D．enough

18.

A．Although

B．When

C．Since

D．However

19.

A．seem

B．conclude

C．say

D．mean

20.

A．guided

B．taught

C．limited

D．directed

9 . Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.1.

A．admitted

B．filled

C．supplied

D．recognized

2.

A．assignment

B．education

C．advantage

D．instruction

3.

A．training

B．board

C．teaching

D．equipment

4.

A．between

B．during

C．over

D．through

5.

A．while

B．when

C．because

D．though

6.

A．permits

B．interest

C．talent

D．clothes

7.

A．on

B．for

C．in

D．with

8.

A．light

B．flexible

C．optimistic

D．outgoing

9.

A．gaining

B．achieving

C．developing

D．obtaining

10.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．save

D．free

11.

A．suggested

B．demanded

C．required

D．insisted

12.

A．presence

B．practice

C．patience

D．potential

13.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．finally

D．naturally

14.

A．key

B．breaking

C．basic

D．turning

15.

A．progress

B．experience

C．competence

D．confidence

16.

A．horse-riding

B．football

C．speech

D．farming

17.

A．in return

B．in brief

C．in turn

D．in fact

18.

A．convey

B．overcome

C．understand

D．build

19.

A．express

B．stress

C．contribute

D．repeat

20.

A．besides

B．beyond

C．like

D．with

10 . I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us_______chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell_______I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I_______the countryside for some place I could rent for the_______possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road_______the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was_______, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and_____________.

The locals knew nothing about me,_______slowly, they started teaching me the_______of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began__________around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a__________American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of__________

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were__________for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. __________on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my__________with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into__________I saw many people were having a really hard time,__________their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to________a handful of people. We’d all be in ___________if we hadn’t banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about__________we can all get by together.

1.

A．separately

B．equally

C．violently

D．naturally

2.

A．off

B．apart

C．over

D．out

3.

A．crossed

B．left

C．toured

D．searched

4.

A．fullest

B．largest

C．fairest

D．cheapest

5.

A．at

B．through

C．over

D．round

6.

A．occupied

B．abandoned

C．emptied

D．robbed

7.

A．turned

B．approached

C．cleared

D．cut

8.

A．but

B．although

C．otherwise

D．for

9.

A．benefit

B．lesson

C．nature

D．art

10.

A．sticking

B．looking

C．swinging

D．turning

11.

A．wild

B．real

C．different

D．remote

12.

A．neighborliness

B．happiness

C．friendliness

D．kindness

13.

A．unique

B．expensive

C．rare

D．necessary

14.

A．Up

B．Down

C．Deep

D．Along

15.

A．cooperation

B．relationships

C．satisfaction

D．appointments

16.

A．reality

B．society

C．town

D．life

17.

A．creating

B．losing

C．quitting

D．offering

18.

A．put in

B．turn in

C．take in

D．get in

19.

A．yards

B．shelters

C．camps

D．cottages

20.

A．when

B．what

C．whether

D．how