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【小题1】What’s the purpose of this passage?

Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37  that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there  41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43   was almost unbearable. I    44   for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My article   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, while   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself. 

A. joy                    B. voice           C. speech           D. smile

A. proud              B. active               C. satisfied            D. moved    

A. visited            B. ordered              C. phoned               D. interviewed

A. agreed             B. refused              C. hesitated            D. paused

A. admitted           B. discovered          C. explained            D. knew

A. seriously              B. patiently       C. nervously       D. quietly

A. blaming            B. fooling          C. inviting         D. urging

A. hardship               B. failure              C. comment          D. pressure

A. struggled               B. painted              C. wore             D. kept

A. disappeared        B. returned             C. spread               D. improved

A. compare             B. board            C. survive          D. compete

A. ignore              B. deliver              C. face                 D. receive

A. decorating         B. repairing        C. cleaning             D. leaving

A. disbelief              B. anxiety          C. horror           D. panic

A. subjective             B. related              C. private              D. reliable

A. broadcast           B. create               C. publish              D. judge

A. recover            B. prepare              C. escape           D. concentrate

A. steady             B. endless              C. typical              D. enjoyable

A. experience             B. success              C. benefit              D. accident

A. attempt            B. afford           C. expect           D. pretend

语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其画线部分与所给单词的画线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.success

A.officical                                                              B.excuse

C.correct                                                                D.exciting

2.society

A.achieve                                                               B.friend

C.science                                                                D.believe

3.theirs

A.thread                                                                 B.smooth

C.thirsty                                                                 D.health

4.raise

A.remain                                                                B.certain

C.mountain                                                             D.bargain

5.compare

A.company                                                             B.continue

C.common                                                              D.concert

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s __36__ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so __37__ that I decided to write an article about her.

I __38__ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She __39__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I __40__ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there __41__, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that __42__ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The __43__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __44__ draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript  __45__. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I __46__ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t __47__ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While __48__ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in __49__:

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some __50__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to __51__ your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to __52__. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of __53__ writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this __54__, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t __55__ to doubt yourself. 

A. joy                       B. voice                     C. speech                     D. smile

A. proud                  B. active                 C. satisfied                   D. moved      

A. visited              B. emailed                 C. phoned                  D. interviewed

A. agreed                 B. refused                  C. hesitated                 D. paused

A. admitted              B. discovered              C. explained                 D. knew

A. seriously              B. patiently                C. nervously               D. quietly

A. blaming               B. fooling                  C. inviting                   D. urging

A. hardship              B. failure                   C. comment                  D. pressure

A. with                  B. by                        C. on                          D. in

A. disappeared        B. returned                        C. spread                    D. improved

A. compare            B. struggle                        C. survive                    D. compete

A. ignore                B. deliver                         C. face                        D. receive

A. decorating         B. repairing                C. cleaning                  D. leaving

A. disbelief             B. anxiety                     C. horror                    D. panic

A. subjective           B. relevant                 C. private                    D. reliable

A. broadcast            B. create                    C. publish                   D. assess

A. recover                   B. prepare                  C. escape                    D. concentrate

A. constant              B. endless                   C. typical                            D. enjoyable

A. experience          B. success                   C. benefit                         D. accident

A. attempt             B. afford                     C. expect                 D. pretend

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A successful business man was growing old and wanted to choose a successor to take over the business. He called all the young executives together and said, "I have to __36__ and choose the next CEO from you."
They were __37__, but the boss continued. "I am going to give you a very __38__ seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back one year from today with __39__ you have grown from the seed. I will then __40__ the plants, and choose the next CEO."
Jim went home __41__. Everyday, he would water the seed and see __42__ it had grown. Although he kept __43__ his seed, nothing ever grew. Many weeks went __44__, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a __45__.
A year later, they brought their plants to the CEO for __46__. When Jim arrived, he was __47__ at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful.
The CEO greeted them. "What great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be__48__ the next CEO!"
All of a sudden, the CEO __49__ Jim at the back with his empty pot. The CEO asked him what had happened - Jim told him the story. He looked at Jim, and then __50__, "The next CEO is Jim!"
Jim couldn't believe __51__. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.
Then the CEO said, "The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not __52__ for them to grow. Jim was the only one with the courage and __53__ to bring me a pot with my seed in it. __54__, he is the one who will be the new CEO!"
If you plant honesty, you will reap __55__. So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later. 
36. A. step down           B. sit down            C. settle down        D. hand down
37. A. exhausted            B. shocked             C. annoyed            D. embarrassed
38. A. special                B. valuable            C. common            D. expensive
39. A. how                   B. which               C. where               D. what
40. A. compare                B. observe             C. judge                D. examine
41. A. heatedly                 B. excitedly           C. desperately        D. disappointingly
42. A. if                       B. unless               C. until                 D. though
43. A. checking             B. planting            C. appreciating       D. counting
44. A. down                  B. away                 C. by                    D. back
45. A. fool                    B. failure               C. successor           D. onlooker
46. A. direction             B. application        C. instruction         D. inspection 
47. A. amazed               B. discouraged              C. amused             D. puzzled
48. A. performed           B. voted                C. considered         D. appointed
49. A. spotted               B. glanced             C. stared                D. noticed
50. A. announced          B. stated                C. confirmed         D. whispered
51. A. it                       B. those                 C. themselves         D. him
52. A. likely                 B. sure                  C. necessary           D. possible
53. A. confidence          B. honesty             C. optimism           D. diligence
54. A. Moreover            B. However           C. Therefore          D. Besides
55. A. trust                   B. success              C. power               D. reputation