1 . When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in that dark auditorium listening to Mr. Zigler raise everyone’s _______up to die ceiling. I left there saying, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I _______ . “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler, ” I replied. A _______ was born.

Recently, I began pursuing my dream of _______ others. After a four — year relationship with a major fortune 100 company as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the _______of my career. Many people were shocked that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would _______ everything for a dream.

I made my decision to start my own company and leave my secure _______ after attending a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company _______ a speech that changed my life. I realized that everything I had _______ the graduate degree, the successful sales career, managing for a fortune 100 company had ________ me for this moment. I was ready to become a motivational speaker.

When I tearfully told my boss my ________, this incredible leader whom I respect so much replied, “________ with confidence and you will be successful”.

Having made that decision, I was immediately ________. One week after I gave notice, my husband was ________ from his job. We needed both incomes to ________ the monthly mortgage payment(抵押贷款). It was ________ to go back to my former company, but I didn’t. I decided I still wanted to move forward ________ end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I held ________ to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several ________ engagements with new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she painted, “The world always ________the dreamer.”

1.

A．efforts

B．hopes

C．spirits

D．brains

2.

A．meant

B．recognized

C．concluded

D．found

3.

A．curiosity

B．dream

C．purpose

D．challenge

4.

A．handling

B．caring

C．inspiring

D．promising

5.

A．point

B．heart

C．end

D．height

6.

A．risk

B．exchange

C．lose

D．refuse

7.

A．reputation

B．position

C．spot

D．future

8.

A．wrote

B．prepared

C．heard

D．delivered

9.

A．accomplished

B．imagined

C．arranged

D．recommended

10.

A．trained

B．saved

C．prepared

D．pushed

11.

A．words

B．plans

C．jobs

D．issues

12.

A．Turn around

B．Come over

C．Stay up

D．Go ahead

13.

A．tested

B．warned

C．reminded

D．touched

14.

A．taken off

B．called off

C．laid off

D．put off

15.

A．earn

B．make

C．return

D．borrow

16.

A．causal

B．interesting

C．scaring

D．attractive

17.

A．rather than

B．or rather

C．as well as

D．or else

18.

A．deep

B．fast

C．close

D．still

19.

A．working

B．investing

C．speaking

D．learning

20.

A．take aim at

B．pay attention to

C．keep contact with

D．make ways for

2 . When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said he had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees’ attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.

1. What did the author think of Doctor Gibbs’s planting trees at first?

A．Perfect .	B．Puzzled.
C．Amused.	D．Impractical .

2. What did Doctor Gibbs do to the trees he planted?

A．He let them grow quickly.

B．He beat them to get their attention.

C．He helped them search for water.

D．He read a newspaper near them.

3. Which of the following can best describe Doctor Gibbs?

A．Kind and wise.	B．Calm and brave.
C．Careful and ambitious	D．Strict and devoted.

4. What does the author learn from Doctor Gibbs?

A．Elders are treasures.

B．Two heads are better than one.

C．A man without distant care must have near sorrow.

D．Only those who bear the most become the highest.

3 . The man goes quietly into the room. He stands over the bed where his three-day-old son is lying and begins to speak to him.

“My son, I have dreamt of you for many, many years. I had your name picked out even before you were born because I knew that I wanted you. Every time I thought of you I would have a smile on my face. Gabriel. You always gave me joy.

“I really hope we have a great relationship, where you can talk to me about anything and not be embarrassed. Most of the time it will seem like I am too old to understand, but I’m sure you will see that, as I did with my father, my advice is some of the best you will get.

“I am sorry for the misunderstandings (误会) we will have, but you will understand I spent my whole life waiting for you. You are my son, so I am not going to sit back and watch you hurt yourself. You are very important to me. ”

The man stops and looks at his son. Then he begins to sob (呜咽).

“Sorry, my dear, I’m crying because something bad happened. I am seriously ill. I will leave you soon.” The man gives a weak laugh. “This is the first time in many years I have been brought to tears.” The man kisses the baby who is sleeping so soundly and whispers, “I will love you forever.”

1. Why does the man say so many words to his son?

A．He wants his son to fall asleep.

B．He loves his baby very much.

C．There are misunderstandings between them.

D．He dreamed of his son the night before.

2. Why does the man cry when he is talking to the child?

A．He will be too old to understand his son one day.

B．He will die and leave his son soon.

C．His son doesn’t listen to him and falls asleep.

D．His son will hurt himself some day.

3. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．He picked out the child’s name before he was born.

B．The man is not pleased with his present life.

C．The man has had a great relationship with his child.

D．The man’s family will be much happier than before.

4 . My dad came to America from Greece at the very young age of fourteen. He ____ an average of fourteen hours per day, six to seven days a week, for over thirty-five years.

Because of his ____ work, he owned many restaurants in New Jersey. He was ____ his achievements and what he could ____ for his family.

When I was graduating from college, Dad told me he decided to ____ the restaurants and retire (退休). “If you are graduating, my ____ is over. I have ____ my children and provided for all of you. I am going to ____.”

“Great, but what will you do? I ____ know you cooking in the kitchen and serving customers. I can’t imagine you doing anything else,” I said.

“I am going to play golf!” he ____.

“Golf? You have never played golf. I never heard you mention golf,” I was ____.

And then Dad ____ to play golf. He taught my brother and me the ____ and shared his interest with us. Dad would look at us and say, “If you live your life as you play the game of golf, you will be ____.”

He repeated often, “When you get to the green, stay focused (集中精力的) and hit straight down the fairway (平坦球道). Don’t ____ anything else, and just know where you want to put the ball. Do this and you will ____ your goals.”

Dad wanted us to have ____ and to stay focused on them to achieve ____. He also wanted us to ____ ourselves and take time to have fun with friends and family.

Dad retired at the age of fifty-six and played golf every day until his death at the age of eighty-six. What a ____ role model!

1.

A．worked

B．studied

C．practiced

D．ran

2.

A．dangerous

B．light

C．poor

D．hard

3.

A．worried about

B．prepared for

C．proud of

D．tired of

4.

A．care

B．find

C．say

D．provide

5.

A．open

B．sell

C．manage

D．decorate

6.

A．plan

B．doubt

C．job

D．hobby

7.

A．treated

B．helped

C．educated

D．noticed

8.

A．retire

B．travel

C．leave

D．cook

9.

A．still

B．only

C．even

D．never

10.

A．suggested

B．accepted

C．agreed

D．replied

11.

A．excited

B．ashamed

C．shocked

D．satisfied

12.

A．failed

B．began

C．forgot

D．remembered

13.

A．direction

B．game

C．custom

D．language

14.

A．strong

B．special

C．normal

D．fine

15.

A．give up

B．believe in

C．turn to

D．think about

16.

A．reach

B．change

C．refuse

D．keep

17.

A．memories

B．goals

C．problems

D．families

18.

A．happiness

B．praise

C．success

D．effort

19.

A．trust

B．organize

C．enjoy

D．count

20.

A．terrible

B．great

C．strange

D．simple

5 . 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。
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also ________ on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a ________, she didn’t give up. In the ________ months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial ________ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So ________ she wanted to go back to ________ after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in ________ and could realize her dream, and ________ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — ________ to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she ________ ask her dad about her performance. “You ________ have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get ________. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic ________ by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it ________ everyone to tears and this ________ pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the ________ question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was ________ moving an event that a film producer ________ to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sudha how she had ________ to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” ________ is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.1.

A．left alone

B．cut off

C．kept out

D．put out

2.

A．top

B．height

C．point

D．stop

3.

A．unforgettable

B．painful

C．busy

D．free

4.

A．flower

B．leg

C．gift

D．box

5.

A．strangely

B．gradually

C．heavily

D．strongly

6.

A．home

B．school

C．dancing

D．walking

7.

A．the doctor

B．the stage

C．herself

D．her dad

8.

A．however

B．even

C．since

D．therefore

9.

A．starting

B．remembering

C．wanting

D．learning

10.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

11.

A．yet

B．ever

C．also

D．still

12.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in surprise

D．in anger

13.

A．change

B．movement

C．comeback

D．promise

14.

A．made

B．moved

C．let

D．forced

15.

A．story

B．performance

C．decision

D．accident

16.

A．same

B．new

C．normal

D．interesting

17.

A．such

B．this

C．very

D．so

18.

A．allowed

B．pretended

C．refused

D．decided

19.

A．tried

B．managed

C．thought

D．imagined

20.

A．Nothing

B．Anything

C．Something

D．Everything