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。
It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子) bites.Right before 36 Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma 37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 38 like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the 39 you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood 40 to the mosquitoes.”Not 41 it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!”
Well,less than a week 42 my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a 43 of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being 44 ，but they all proved useless.
Late one 45 in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the 46 of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I 47 my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being 48 she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously(妒忌地) 49 her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would
50 on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed(惊奇的),I ran to others’ 51 ,only to find they were all sleeping 52 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites,I came to 53 my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a(n) 54 mind about those strange old wives’ tales 55 they do have some truth to them.
A．leaving B．passing C．visiting D．finding
A．persuaded B．reminded C．warned D．informed
A．students B．foreigners C．passengers D．visitors
A．earlier B．longer C．sooner D．later
A．grows B．goes C．flows D．remains
A．expecting B．understanding C．recognizing D．believing
A．after B．before C．when D．as
A．shade B．pile C．cloud D．blanket
A．touched B．bitten C．defeated D．discovered
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．noise B．hit C．pain D．effect
A．woke up B．shouted at C．looked for D．dropped on
A．blamed B．interrupted C．moved D．frightened
A．having B．watching C．making D．helping
A．land B．fly C．fall D．wait
A．houses B．flats C．rooms D．homes
A．joyfully B．anxiously C．soundlessly D．worriedly
A．tell B．know C．remember D．accept
A．open B．active C．clear D．honest
A．and B．so C．because D．until
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was having my dinner at McDonald's one evening when an old couple slowly walked in.They1their meal,took a table near the window and started2food out of the plate.There was one hamburger,one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink.The man3the food into two halves and carefully placed4before his wife.
He took a sip(一小口) of the drink.His wife also took one and then5the cup down between them."That6old couple!All they can7is one meal for the two of them,"thought I.8the man began to eat his French fries,I9to my feet,went over and said that I was10to buy another meal for them.But he11refused me and said that they made it a12to share everything.
13,the lady didn't take a bite.She sat there14her husband eat,and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink.Again I15to buy them something but was refused.When the man finished eating and was16his face with a napkin(纸巾),I17no longer stand it.I made an offer to them a third time.18being politely refused,I asked the lady19,"Madam,why aren't you eating?You said that you share everything.20is it that you are waiting for?""The teeth,"she answered.
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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。
Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 41 on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 42 to toe,explained that he had 43 out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 45 a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46 ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 47 me back.
Before leaving,I had turned the heater 48 in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 49 .While the little ones played and ran 50 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they 52 .The young fellow asked me how much he 53
me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later,I received a 55 from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to 56 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 57 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 58 person in the company.
In his letter,he thanked me again and 59 me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 60 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
41.A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock
42.A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
43.A.driven B.used C.come D.run
44.A.away B.behind C.over D.out
45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting
47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow
48.A.on B.off C.in D.over
49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive
50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along
51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared
53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered
54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown
55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice
56.A.get B.force C.require D.hope
57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found
58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful
59.A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced
60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case
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,并在答题卡上将该将涂黑。
It was the night of the full moon,a time which always drives Java's young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon1.The big noise brought people out2the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.Everywhere,there were the paper remains of3fireworks lying on the ground.Little boys4more and covered their ears as they waited5for the explosions.
The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线):huge,6ball high above the city,and the7filled with people,as Java began to enjoy one of the year's greatest8:'the Night of the Full Moon',a festival(节日)that is especially popular9young people.
More and more young Javanese10together and walked slowly through the11. Joking and chatting,they moved towards the mountain12the city.They continued to climb13they reached the old temple(寺庙)at the14of the mountain.
After they were15the temple,they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes-delicious home-made ones,16of dried fruit and nuts.Outside,on the mountain,young people
17cross-legged in circles,chatting and telling each other jokes.And18,in their hundreds,more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to19the brightly shining moon.
By midnight,the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the20city in the valley below them.But during the night,the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
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The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __21__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __22__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply 23 us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, 24 under a low bridge, we came across 25 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 26 he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was 27 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many 28 and cried. Spending time in this 29 moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 30 . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult 31 that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together 32 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that 33 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my 34 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that 35 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all 36 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. 37 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the 38 we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on 39 they could do, a sense of determination 40 the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
21．A．put up with B．got back to C．looked back on D．made up for
22．A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
23．A．puzzled B．annoyed C．embarrassed D．shocked
24．A．marching B．running C．passing D．moving
25．A．entire B．normal C．average D．general
26．A．beyond B．with C．till D．for
27．A．stronger B．deeper C．worse D．less
28．A．gave up B．broke down C．set off D．held on
29．A．environment B．hotel C．house D．background
30．A．inspected B．attempted C．witnessed D．challenged
31．A．feelings B．decisions C．thoughts D．impressions
32．A．along B．around C．by D．in
33．A．neither B．either C．none D．each
34．A．experiences B．schedules C．data D．position
35．A．once B．while C．since D．unless
36．A．supposed B．advised C．confirmed D．agreed
37．A．Surely B．Rather C．Now D．Indeed
38．A．burden B．suffering C．anxiety D．difficulty
39．A．how B．where C．what D．when
40．A．replaced B．changed C．covered D．improved
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father cold well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his gradation 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 fond 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 hose 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 strict 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 hose, 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 bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he bad 53 on the tag was the 54 of his gradation. and the 55 PAID IN FLL
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. prod. D. moved
40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curios
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. cont
51. A. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped
52. A. old. B. same C. special D. new
53 A. remembered. B. desired. C. fond. D. met
54. A. Picture B. place C. date D. met
55. A. word. B. information C. date D. card
After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.
Dear son,
I want to thank you for teaching me a very1lesson in life by the great example you2. When we
were eating at the café in Bondi and a person who had3his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay
for it, without any4, you went over and put the5$2 into his hand .
When we were leaving, you6threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said7like, "Some kids
will really enjoy8this."
Last week, a young man9me in the line at a petrol station didn't have10money to pay for his petrol.
I asked the money collector, "How much11is he?" She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car
12he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and put in 1513, which came to just over14. That
is an easy mistake15both gauges run fast.
Something made me think of you and16you did that night at the café in Bondi. I handed the man $6.
He was so17and said, "But why would you do this for me?" I just smiled as I thought of you.
Thank you again, son, for teaching me that "it's18to give than to receive." Now when I see a five-cent
coin on the19and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it20, just in case some kid will get a kick
out of finding it.
Love always, Mum.
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One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel 37 .
Closeness is about 38 . We feel close when we feel 39 , when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may 40 a home yet feel distant.
Closeness is a family trait that 41 over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes 42 years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can 43 most storm and sustain a family through the most 44 time.
I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She 45 out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was 46 a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good 47 of winning.
But before filing papers, he 48 his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his 49 . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job 50 .
Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision：”No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not 52 in the material wealth you provide them. It is 53 by what of yourself you give to them.”
He made a 54 to give the best of himself to his family. He 55 family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regret.
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B. home |
C. family |
D. group |
| 37．A. physically |
B. emotionally |
C. behaviorally |
D. officially |
| 38．A. attitude |
B. points |
C. ambition |
D. ideas |
| 39．A. misunderstood |
B. understood |
C. annoyed |
D. disappointed |
| 40．A. share |
B. stay |
C. live |
D. keep |
| 41．A. grows |
B. changes |
C. stays |
D. happens |
| 42．A. pays |
B. spends |
C. takes |
D costs |
| 43．A. weather |
B. carry |
C. keep |
D. protect |
| 44．A. happy |
B. difficult |
C. joyful |
D. funny |
| 45．A. pointed |
B. set |
C. put |
D. gave |
| 46．A. thinking |
B. considering |
C. expecting |
D. waiting |
| 47．A. sign |
B. mark |
C. score |
D. chance |
| 48．A. kept |
B. changed |
C. stuck |
D. made |
| 49．A. family |
B. friends |
C. people |
D. officials |
| 50．A. provided |
B. allowed |
C. had |
D. gave |
| 51．A. complete |
B. finish |
C. get |
D. accomplish |
| 52．A. lie |
B. result |
C. say |
D. happen |
| 53．A. concerned |
B. tested |
C. measured |
D. examined |
| 54．A. plan |
B. solution |
C. promise |
D. decision |
| 55．A. took |
B. brought |
C. chose |
D. held |
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 50 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 51 it. Creativity isn’t always 52 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 53 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking 54 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 55 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 56 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 57 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 58 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 59 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 60 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 61 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 62 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 63 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 64 . The best fishermen think like fish!
A．wrong B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．realistic
A．put up with B．catch up with C．make use of D．keep track of
A．equipped B．compared C．covered D．connected
A．skillfully B．routinely C．vividly D．deeply
A．familiar B．unrelated C．creative D．imaginary
A．presented B．marked C．lit D．associated
A．ideas B．ambitions C．achievement D．technique
A．experience B．service C．present D．object
A．work B．last C．exist D．change
A．possibilities B．limitations C．tendency D．practice
A．in fact B．in particular C．as a whole D．for example
A．devote B．adapt C．lead D．keep
A．private B．global C．different D．practical
A．features B．themes C．creatures D．characters
A．positions B．dreams C．images D．directions
Romance does not have to fizzle out（失败） in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier 1 .
"Many believe that 2 love is the same as passionate（多情的）love," said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara). "It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component（过度成分）. Passionate or obsessive love includes 3 of uncertainty and anxiety. This kind of love 4 drive the shorter relationships but not the longer ones."
These findings 5 in the March issue of Review of General Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association.
Acevedo and co-researcher Arthur Aron, PhD, reviewed 25 studies with 6,070 individuals in short- and long-term relationships to 6 whether romantic love is associated with more satisfaction. To determine this, they 7 the relationships in each of the studies as romantic, passionate (romantic with obsession) or friendship-like love and categorized them as long- or short-term.
The researchers looked at 17 short-term relationship studies, which included 18- to 23-year-old college students who were 8 , dating or married, with the average relationship lasting less than four years. They also 9 at 10 long-term relationship studies including middle-aged couples who were typically married 10 years or more. Two of the 10 ncluded both long- and short-term relationships in which it was possible to distinguish the two samples.
The review found that those who reported greater romantic love were more 11 in both the short- and long-term relationships. Companion-like love was only moderately 12 with satisfaction in both short- and long-term relationships. And those who reported greater passionate love in their relationships were more satisfied in the short term 13 to the long term.
Couples who reported more satisfaction in their relationships also 14 being happier and having higher self-esteem.
Feeling that a partner is "there for you" 15 or a good relationship, Acevedo said, and facilitates（促进） feelings of romantic love. On the other hand, "feelings of insecurity are generally associated with 16 satisfaction, and in some 17 may spark conflict in the relationship. This can manifest（表白） into obsessive love," she said.
This discovery may change people's 18 of what they want in long-term relationships. According to the authors, companionship love, which is what many couples see as the natural 19 of a successful relationship, may be an unnecessary compromise(妥协). "Couples should strive for love with all the trimmings（修剪）," Acevedo said. "And couples who've been together a long time and wish to get back their romantic edge should know it is an attainable（可达到的） goal that, like most good things in life, 20 energy and devotion."
( ) 1. A. scholarships B. friendships C. relationships D. companionships
( ) 2. A. obsessive B. romantic C. passionate D. companion
( ) 3. A. feelings B. factors C. consequences D. barriers
( ) 4. A. contributes B. helps C. prevents D. speeds
( ) 5. A. occur B. take C. write D. appear
( ) 6. A. find out B. work out C. take out D. bring out
( ) 7. A. separated B. classified C. divided D. cut
( ) 8. A. alone B. lonely C. single D. unique
( ) 9. A. glanced B. glared C. stared D. looked
( ) 10. A. findings B. examinations C. experiments D. studies
( ) 11. A. unpleased B. disappointed C. satisfied D. desperate
( ) 12. A. referred B. associated C. contended D. conflicted
( ) 13. A. compared B. comparing C. added D. led
( ) 14. A. reported B. said C. believed D. hoped
( ) 15. A. takes B. makes C. means D. depends
( ) 16. A. higher B. lower C. no D. much
( ) 17. A. environments B. states C. air D. cases
( ) 18. A. views B. expectations C. remarks D. statements
( ) 19. A. progression B. change C. results D. choice
( ) 20. A. produces B. satisfies C. requires D. consumes
What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or 1 , your melody music.
An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionary 2 melody? as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds.
Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so too does the way you live your 3 .
Think of your life as a 4 sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there ------it is 5 to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a 6 , a chart buster' even a Symphony - something to be remembered with pleasure.
So where to 7 ? YOU MUST BEGIN WITH YOURSELF. Have the right 8 , enjoy life, - and most importantly, be optimistic about the future.
Be really 9 in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people's lives.
10 situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger
and pride. They are all 11 of peace and will play ruin with your harmony.
12 has been said that if these emotions or feelings were forgotten, the world would live in permanent peace. Well, to banish（消除） them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn't be too 13 to rid them from your own life.
Develop features such as smart, social, and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.
Everything you do has an 14 on those around you. The way you move, whether you 15 or frown. You are capable of making someone's day bright or miserable.
Take time to 16 other people. If there are too many discords & not enough harmony in their lives, 17 them to have a brighter outlook.
Throughout the world most people are striving for 18 .
From the family unit 19 around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace.
So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to 20 a harmonious Universe.
( ) 1. A. wrong B. false C. bad D. harmful
( ) 2. A. defines B. thinks C. regards D. acts
( ) 3. B. school B. home C. life D. college
( ) 4. A. blank B. used C. full D. deserted
( ) 5. A. ready B. decided C. possible D. up
( ) 6. A. failure B. success C. model D. mess
( ) 7. A. do B. write C. make D. begin
( ) 8. A. attitude B. type C. mood D. opinion
( ) 9. A. enthusiastic B. mild C. interested D. cautious
( ) 10. A. Choose B. Discover C. Avoid D. Design
( ) 11. A. enemies B. friends C. conditions D. helps
( ) 12. A. Which B. It C. What D. These
( ) 13. A. easy B. willing C. difficult D. terrifying
( ) 14. A. effort B. mark C. damage D. effect
( ) 15. A. smile B. cry C. shout D. talk
( ) 16. A. attack B. listen to C. change D. interview
( ) 17. A. encourage B. defeat C. train D. stop
( ) 18. A. war B. peace C. fight D. talk
( ) 19. A. arranged B. reached C. seated D. loaded
( ) 20. A. create B. invent C. seek D. protect
What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or 1 , your melody music.
An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionary 2 melody? as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds.
Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so too does the way you live your 3 .
Think of your life as a 4 sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there ------it is 5 to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a 6 , a chart buster' even a Symphony - something to be remembered with pleasure.
So where to 7 ? YOU MUST BEGIN WITH YOURSELF. Have the right 8 , enjoy life, - and most importantly, be optimistic about the future.
Be really 9 in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people's lives.
10 situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger
and pride. They are all 11 of peace and will play ruin with your harmony.
12 has been said that if these emotions or feelings were forgotten, the world would live in permanent peace. Well, to banish（消除） them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn't be too 13 to rid them from your own life.
Develop features such as smart, social, and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.
Everything you do has an 14 on those around you. The way you move, whether you 15 or frown. You are capable of making someone's day bright or miserable.
Take time to 16 other people. If there are too many discords & not enough harmony in their lives, 17 them to have a brighter outlook.
Throughout the world most people are striving for 18 .
From the family unit 19 around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace.
So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to 20 a harmonious Universe.
( ) 1. A. wrong B. false C. bad D. harmful
( ) 2. A. defines B. thinks C. regards D. acts
( ) 3. B. school B. home C. life D. college
( ) 4. A. blank B. used C. full D. deserted
( ) 5. A. ready B. decided C. possible D. up
( ) 6. A. failure B. success C. model D. mess
( ) 7. A. do B. write C. make D. begin
( ) 8. A. attitude B. type C. mood D. opinion
( ) 9. A. enthusiastic B. mild C. interested D. cautious
( ) 10. A. Choose B. Discover C. Avoid D. Design
( ) 11. A. enemies B. friends C. conditions D. helps
( ) 12. A. Which B. It C. What D. These
( ) 13. A. easy B. willing C. difficult D. terrifying
( ) 14. A. effort B. mark C. damage D. effect
( ) 15. A. smile B. cry C. shout D. talk
( ) 16. A. attack B. listen to C. change D. interview
( ) 17. A. encourage B. defeat C. train D. stop
( ) 18. A. war B. peace C. fight D. talk
( ) 19. A. arranged B. reached C. seated D. loaded
( ) 20. A. create B. invent C. seek D. protect
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21～30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。
Recently divorced in my 30s, I had no job and was on my way downtown on a rainy day to go to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had 21 apart, and I couldn’t afford another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — there against the 22 was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and bright enamel(珐琅). I had never seen anything so lovely. I
23 the handle and saw a name on it. The 24 procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but I decided to take it and find the 25 myself.
I got off the streetcar in a downpour and 26 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the 27 on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in 28 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present, but it’d been 29 from her locker at school years before.
She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went 30 to her house. She took the umbrella, her eyes filled with tears. I was only too happy to see her get back the lost umbrella, and get a job she offered me.
21．A．taken B．torn C．broken D．fallen
22．A．seat B．door C．engine D．floor
23．A．watched B．shook C．examined D．tested
24．A．usual B．ordinary C．normal D．odd
25．A．thief B．owner C．robber D．keeper
26．A．hopefully B．helpfully C．carefully D．slowly
27．A．name B．number C．address D．brand
28．A．happiness B．disappointment C．laughter D．surprise
29．A．robbed B．stolen C．taken D．hidden
30．A．simply B．calmly C．directly D．suddenly
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class 48 fun assignment --- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the themes of most of her students’ art. And they were. Douglas made a different kind of picture, 49 . When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an 50 hand .
His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. 51 suggested a police officer’s, because the police protect and care 52 people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him 53 hand it was. The little boy looked away and said, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How 54 had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let's do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, 55 they'll remember the hand that reaches out.
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21 ~ 30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。
Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry:
My sister-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in Brooklyn. She recently 21 a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six 22 contestants.
As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other 23 stopped, turned and went back to help. Then they all 24 hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands 25 .
Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy 26 with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the 27 friendship, selflessness and love embodied (体现) by these children. Tears of sadness, just for how 28 from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldn’t it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the 29 of those we have left behind; go back and 30 these less able ones to their feet; and then walk forward together with them, arm in arm.
21. A. witnessed B. reported C. interviewed D. attended
22. A. eager B. smart C. breathless D. active
23. A. players B. members C. runners D. cheerleaders
24. A. held B. shook C. took D. clapped
25. A. shouted B. cheered C. cried D. yelled
26. A. filled B. mixed C. joined D. associated
27. A. mature B. unusual C. common D. pure
28. A. long B. easily C. far D. much
29. A. suffering B. shortcoming C. surrounding D. behaving
30. A. comfort B. support C. carry D. help
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