1 . For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.

I grew up in a household where presents marked special ________ There was always a box for each of us under the tree at Christmas. _________, Dad always gave Mom something each Valentine’s Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _______ thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _______of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the _______ of a husband's devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was an _______

I wrestled with my expectation. Gary did hot _______ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea armed with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that _______ him of me. But mostly, he ignored holidays, _______ to shop for a thing to present to me as a sign of love.

I tried to change him ________. I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ________. He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me. I dropped hints, they ________ deaf ears.

I began to tell him what I wanted, giving ________ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper （刮路机）.

________when the snowstorm stopped later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow （犁）out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how ________ earrings would have been and it was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts all along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the ________that he gave daily.

We ________ to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to ________ the love they already give us as only they can give it.

I finally began to understand the ________ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to ________ another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.

1.

A．locations

B．situations

C．occasions

D．conditions

2.

A．Additionally

B．Originally

C．Fortunately

D．Consequently

3.

A．cheap

B．astonishing

C．splendid

D．right

4.

A．pleasure

B．ambition

C．intention,

D．addiction

5.

A．example

B．emphasis

C．experiment

D．expression

6.

A．improvement

B．adjustment

C．excitement

D．enjoyment

7.

A．actively

B．willingly

C．patiently

D．wholly

8.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．convinced

D．informed

9.

A．refusing

B．announcing

C．demanding

D．rushing

10.

A．by tradition

B．by force

C．by example

D．by accident

11.

A．on purpose

B．in order

C．at random

D．on time

12.

A．absorbed in

B．cared for

C．fell on

D．broke down

13.

A．some

B．specific

C．brief

D．unusual

14.

A．And

B．So

C．Though

D．But

15.

A．precious

B．practical

C．useless

D．ugly

16.

A．promises

B．gifts

C．blessings

D．instructions

17.

A．struggle

B．fail

C．attempt

D．decide

18.

A．express

B．appreciate

C．return

D．share

19.

A．distance

B．similarity

C．difference

D．conflict

20.

A．fight against

B．laugh at

C．turn down

D．bend to

2 . Two weeks of volunteer work lay ahead and my mood _________ . I realized that good _________ and a trip to Spain would not be enough to make the _________ that I had hoped for. My volunteer service was in a shelter in Peru. I was where I wanted to be, but, without the communication _________ I needed.

One morning the founder of the shelter, Miguel Rodriguez, _________ the story of how, after the death of his baby, he started feeding and taking in _________ children. He eventually _________ his family, wealth, and life to setting up what is now a shelter for over 1,300 children. As he finished, I asked: “I can _________ how the walls, the food, and the facility (设施) came to be, but, how did you _________ the atmosphere of love, respect, and care among these children?”

His response was simple: “Use the language of love.” He ____________, “The language of love is done with your eyes, your hands, and your smile.” “____________ are not only for work. They are for hugging, holding, and ____________.Do this, and they may well ____________ the example.”

This simple statement carried ____________. These children had communicated love, respect, and ____________ to me and each other without a word being ____________.These emotions, so ____________ to convey, did not need translation at all.

For the remainder of my service, I was determined to worry less about my ____________ of Spanish, and instead, focus on using the language of love. When I returned home, I ____________myself to use it more in my everyday life and to be mindful that being a(n) ____________ is sometimes all the power that is needed.

1.

A．sunk

B．mattered

C．disappeared

D．rose

2.

A．appreciation

B．intention

C．introduction

D．application

3.

A．decision

B．arrangement

C．impression

D．difference

4.

A．tools

B．desire

C．skills

D．course

5.

A．changed

B．heard

C．shared

D．reformed

6.

A．homeless

B．careless

C．dangerous

D．unconscious

7.

A．compared

B．dragged

C．convinced

D．committed

8.

A．stress

B．understand

C．explore

D．predict

9.

A．support

B．decorate

C．recognize

D．create

10.

A．wondered

B．explained

C．imagined

D．claimed

11.

A．Lips

B．Eyes

C．Cheeks

D．Hands

12.

A．fighting

B．performing

C．comforting

D．kissing

13.

A．include

B．follow

C．analyze

D．describe

14.

A．weight

B．signals

C．reference

D．limitations

15.

A．wisdom

B．advance

C．warmth

D．freedom

16.

A．overlooked

B．prepared

C．mistaken

D．spoken

17.

A．simple

B．hard

C．specific

D．important

18.

A．lack

B．practice

C．demand

D．record

19.

A．challenged

B．expected

C．condemned

D．questioned

20.

A．angel

B．talent

C．example

D．hero

3 . The first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart — the main pump had failed and his heart was beating irregularly and far too fast. We tried to slow it down with treatment, but it suddenly stopped beating completely. Later, whenever I would have a case like that one, I found myself second-guessing my clinical management. However, it turns out that thinking twice may actually cause more harm than good.

In a working paper, Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have an adverse outcome, they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient, often unnecessarily and sometimes with worse results.

Because doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences, the fallout from second-guessing looms especially large for us. A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed warfarin, the physician was about 20% less likely to prescribe subsequent patients the blood thinner that prevents strokes. However, if a patient had a stroke and was not on warfarin, physicians were still no more likely to prescribe warfarin to their other patients.

These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors. In the blood-thinner study, doctors were more affected by the act of doing harm (prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient) and less affected by letting harm happen (not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke). Yet a stroke is often more permanent and damaging than a bleed.

But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine. “Overreaction to Fearsome Risks” holds true for broader society.

For instance, sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and led the state to prohibit shark feeding expeditions. Yet shark attacks had actually fallen that year and, according to the study, such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.

Humans are susceptible to emotional and often irrational thinking when processing information, adverse events and mistakes. As much as we don’t want to cause an unfortunate event to recur — in a medical setting or in the wider world — we need to be aware that a worst case scenario doesn’t necessarily mean we did anything wrong. When we overthink, we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced. Instead, we may inadvertently overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.

I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient, who died more than a year ago. Instead of second guessing myself, I trusted my clinical instinct and stayed the course. Every one of those patients survived. You should trust your instinct in your life, too.

1. The first two paragraphs suggest that ______

A．Bad medical outcomes affect doctors.

B．Delivering babies can be difficult work.

C．Some doctors are not very experienced.

D．Doctors sometimes make silly mistakes.

2. In the blood-thinner study, doctors ______.

A．tend to prescribe less effective medicine

B．are more concerned about the patients’ safety

C．believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding

D．become less confident in writing certain prescriptions

3. The author develops his idea mainly by ______.

A．giving examples	B．making comparisons
C．using metaphors	D．quoting famous sayings

4. The author will probably agree that ______.

A．we shouldn’t doubt our own decisions

B．our experience will pave way for our future

C．humans are emotional and irrational on the whole

D．instincts don’t necessarily lead to wrong directions

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

“Mommy ,don't go,”my three-year-old son screamed as I walked to the door. My fifteen-year-old leaned against the kitchen counter with his arms folded across his chest ,not screaming,but glaring at me as I pulled his little brother off my leg.

“Are you mad at me too?”

“You spend all your time taking care of other people's kids,but what about us?”Dylan left angrily.

I was shocked and a little hurt. How could my own child not understand that the work I was doing was saving live? Then the answer hit me. He didn't know bemuse he had never seen what Healing the Children actually did. Dylan had heard the sores of sick children, but had never once looked into the eyes of a   child and understood the hard truth-that without our help, the child would likely die.

“Get dressed. You are going with me.”I said.

I spend the drive explaining the case of Hector to my son, who pretended to ignore me the entire time.“He's seven, only weighs thirty pounds and is very sick. He has a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, which could kill him. It is a miracle(奇迹) that he is still alive. ”

I went on to explain that it took a team of volunteer medical staff to get Hector to the hospital from his remote village and care for him while he was there. Still, Dylan seemed unimpressed.

We stopped at a convenience store for water and snacks. Dylan had one large and one small Slurpee (思乐冰饮料). He said the small one was for Hector. I doubted whether the little guy would be able to drink it, but remained silent. This was the first interest Dylan had shown in being there. I wasn't about to ruin it.

I stopped at the nurse's station to check on Hector's progress while Dylan went to his room. Our patient was recovering physically，but the nurse was concerned that Hector was struggling emotionally. She said “Kids usually bounce back fast, but he hardly speaks and never smiles.”

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5 . When you try too hard but you don’t succeed; when despite all your efforts you don’t get the results you need, give up and move on.     1       Confused? What is wrong with giving up?

Oh yes, we all have been trained and conditioned to work hard to achieve our dreams, and that is a good thing. The problem arises when all these inspirational quotes start confusing us. These messages tell people not to give up,     2       They tell one to “ try and try   again” until they succeed, but that amount of effort should only be put toward what you really want in life and one should never quit at what they think to be their life’s purpose.     3       If you suck at piano and you know it’s because you don’t even like the instrument, give it up. If no matter how hard you study you can hardly score an above average grade, don’t worry, your talent lies somewhere else. Not everybody is an A-student.

    4     Find out what you are good at, what makes you happy and then work on it. If you do, no one would have to tell you or inspire you not to give up because when you love something, you keep trying until you get it right and the enthusiasm flows from within. Don’t worry about what people will say or think, after all, it’s your life.    5    

A．Let go of your life goal and live in the moment.

B．You have to live it and you have to be your own boss.

C．Try to recognize your talent, your ability and your skills.

D．and it proves that only efforts can make a big difference.

E．Make timely adjustment and run in the opposite directions.

F．The rest is all just there to confuse and depress you, so don’t let it.

G．but they don’t tell you that it should only apply to your true dreams.

6 . Years ago, my grandmother was in a nursing home. She was a retired university professor, which brought her an ocean of _______ she had taught before.

In sharp _______ with my grandmother, almost no one came to see the old man next door. He was _______ most of the time.

Once I_______ him, “How are you doing recently?” He gave me a look, saying nothing. Thinking he was _______ of hearing, I raised my voice and asked again. He just shook his head slightly. After a long while, finding I was _______ there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to shut up, feeling rather _______.

Later, I learned that the old man had got quite a few companies from his family. Since he was not a good _______, he annoyed many people and even made his family and friends _______. And ________, his companies all failed.

So what is the most important ________ a person can have? Perhaps you think making money is the answer. No! But the ability to ________ your thoughts is. It’s extremely important for a person to learn to put what he thinks into ________. It makes a relationship ________ and a career flourish (繁荣). I’m afraid this is something many of us ________. Just think: How many of us have ever hurt those who love us just because we are not good at speaking? So, more often than not, it is not what we think but how we speak that determines how far we can go in life.

1.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．relatives

D．visitors

2.

A．agreement

B．contrast

C．conflict

D．company

3.

A．alone

B．calm

C．high-spirited

D．impatient

4.

A．questioned

B．greeted

C．encountered

D．encouraged

5.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．hard

D．short

6.

A．always

B．already

C．also

D．still

7.

A．uncomfortable

B．concerned

C．helpless

D．innocent

8.

A．expert

B．competitor

C．speaker

D．partner

9.

A．break down

B．pull away

C．fall behind

D．drop out

10.

A．typically

B．obviously

C．unexpectedly

D．consequently

11.

A．skill

B．challenge

C．principle

D．qualification

12.

A．update

B．develop

C．express

D．dominate

13.

A．action

B．words

C．plans

D．consideration

14.

A．appear

B．worsen

C．collapse

D．last

15.

A．lack

B．possess

C．oppose

D．defense

7 . Perhaps you’re in the middle of a divorce, suffering the loss of a loved one, or facing an illness. Perhaps you have a dream you’ve strived for long, but it still seems out of ______. Maybe you’re ______ a difficult time looking for a job, or you’re working but just getting by, and burdened with ______. Have you ever felt like giving up?

My friend Jorge Perez, a screenwriter in his 30’s, working 12 hours a day, six days a week, has put every extra waking ______ and every penny he ______ into Bodies of Work, an independent TV pilot he wrote, ______, directed and shot. He’s ______ to be a success. When he gets ______, he thinks of the words from Racing in the Rain. “Your car goes where your eyes go. In other words, wherever you focus your attention is where you’re ______, with related consequences. It takes the same energy to focus on positive outcomes as negative ones, with better ______.”

I never knew anyone more realistically optimistic than my own ______ sister, whose dying words were, “I’m not giving up.” Pam ______ Cystic Fibrosis(囊肿性纤维化), lived independently, graduated from college and ran her own daycare before we ______ her to the illness. Pam taught me that even when you are at your most ______ and feeling like you can’t go on, you ______ have the power to choose between ______ or hope, forgiveness or revenge. She supported the words of Viktor Frankl: “When you can’t change your circumstances, you are ______ to change yourself.” 

These people accept their present circumstances and they ______ it. They focus on the best way to move forward and set goals to do so, rather than looking back or blaming others for their current ______. Ultimately, of course, our ______ is a letting go— but until then, don’t give up.

1.

A．sight

B．reach

C．order

D．place

2.

A．keeping up

B．going through

C．trying for

D．seeing through

3.

A．debt

B．responsibility

C．pride

D．guilt

4.

A．work

B．energy

C．rest

D．hour

5.

A．hid

B．collected

C．earned

D．distributed

6.

A．preferred

B．shared

C．cast

D．read

7.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．concerned

D．determined

8.

A．disappointed

B．addicted

C．discouraged

D．bored

9.

A．heading

B．landing

C．fleeing

D．falling

10.

A．measures

B．results

C．purposes

D．grades

11.

A．late

B．bitter

C．desperate

D．keen

12.

A．cured

B．acquired

C．battled

D．dismissed

13.

A．connected

B．reduced

C．applied

D．lost

14.

A．powerless

B．aimless

C．careless

D．merciless

15.

A．almost

B．indeed

C．just

D．still

16.

A．delight

B．despair

C．regret

D．sorrow

17.

A．challenged

B．raised

C．organized

D．offered

18.

A．take charge of

B．make the best of

C．take hold of

D．make a fool of

19.

A．behaviors

B．commitments

C．adventures

D．difficulties

20.

A．experience

B．expectation

C．destination

D．dream

8 . The View from the Slow Lane

As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was _______away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said, _______that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ears to reveal her bloodshot eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom!” I whined (嘀咕着说), surprised by the tears running down her face. “Why are you crying?” I asked, _______I already knew the answer.

I had just got my _______, which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free — able to drive myself where I needed to go. But now that I had it in my pocket, I suddenly felt _______. I had been so quick to grow up, completely ignoring the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn _______adulthood.

“My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she _______to say between deep breaths.

My heart ached. I hated to see my mom cry, and I hated more that I had been so ignorant toward her _______. I had been counting down the days,_______waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ________she counted down with fear and headache. The ________and freedom I had previously felt were gone, replaced by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. She unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door, and stepped out. I waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway.

I had been so ________to start speeding and skirting around corners that I’d ________just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two -lane road, ________the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment I made a promise to myself, a promise to take things ________and to never, never, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast ________, ignorantly wishing for tomorrow and ________to notice all the beautiful things along the way. Friendships, victories, heartbreaks — have sped by me because I was too busy looking toward the ________. It seems life also has its own ________, and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk ________ the moments that make it so special.

Moments like this.

1.

A．facing

B．running

C．escaping

D．breaking

2.

A．implying

B．fearing

C．asking

D．considering

3.

A．in that

B．now that

C．even though

D．as though

4.

A．car

B．license

C．offer

D．scholarship

5.

A．anxious

B．guilty

C．annoyed

D．disappointed

6.

A．nearing

B．spending

C．crossing

D．delaying

7.

A．tried

B．intended

C．managed

D．decided

8.

A．waiting

B．warning

C．greetings

D．feelings

9.

A．unwillingly

B．nervously

C．impatiently

D．thankfully

10.

A．while

B．and

C．for

D．so

11.

A．luck

B．delight

C．honor

D．gratitude

12.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．excited

D．reluctant

13.

A．denied

B．forgotten

C．realized

D．discovered

14.

A．following

B．imagining

C．enjoying

D．recognizing

15.

A．easy

B．wrong

C．personal

D．slow

16.

A．forward

B．downward

C．backward

D．upward

17.

A．trying

B．refusing

C．pretending

D．failing

18.

A．fortune

B．scenery

C．past

D．future

19.

A．fast track

B．speed limit

C．comfort zone

D．daily routine

20.

A．deleting

B．wasting

C．losing

D．missing

9 . Advice for Graduates

Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you. The next part of my speech consists of some advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said,     1     So, here comes the advice.

First, every time you celebrate an achievement,     2     Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational, and especially thank the other professors whose less-than brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them.

Second, in your future life, cultivate a generous spirit.     3     Leave the change on the table. In a successful cooperation, everybody gets 90 percent of the profit.

My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion，don’t be satisfied until you find one.     4     When I was your age, I was incredibly single-minded in my goal to be a physicist. After college, I spent eight years as a graduate student and postdoc at Berkeley, and then nine years at Bell Labs. During that my time, my central focus and professional joy was physics.

Here is my final advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received.     5    

A．It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.

B．In all negotiations, don’t bargain for the last, little advantage.

C．“I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.”

D．“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”

E．Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.

F．be thankful to those who made it possible.

G．Change your manners when you are dealing with others.

10 . You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place.     1    “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

    2    They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail.    3           They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them.     4    

In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.    5    He may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

A．Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.

B．Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.

C．One’s experiences determine his attitude toward life.

D．Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently.

E．Another with the same experience may choose to be a creator.

F．“They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering.

G．Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.