阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的四个选项（ A、  B、  C，D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to    38   people feel like that.” My father asked me 39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied．A 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46  to start my own company and leave my secure position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52  .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he   36   to a different continent．It was over a year   37  he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．
38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40  much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 ．Mike told us that he   43  the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46   it, though．
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48   I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50  read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．
I remember we took our boys for   51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52 of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking．It's a  54  that will remain in our memory for ages．
Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child．
36．A．belonged       B．moved            C．referred       D．adapted
37．A．after         B．as              C．until         D．since
38．A．Therefore    B．Though            C．Besides       D．However
39．A．took          B．suggested          C．provided       D．created
40．A．cost          B．save              C．earn        D．lose
41．A．persuade       B．scold              C．explain        D．recommend
42．A．challenge        B．decision           C．consideration  D．operation
43．A．gave up      B．talked about         C．cared about    D．stuck to
44．A．time          B．money             C．energy      D．love
45．A．in turn       B．in return           C．in vain      D．in total
46．A．get          B．mean             C．guess       D．finish
47．A．practically     B．gradually          C．slightly      D．mainly
48．A．drills          B．experiments        C．lessons         D．memories
49．A．common     B．useful           C．expensive     D．necessary
50．A．approximately B．especially           C．simply        D．mostly
51．A．shopping     B．camping           C．swimming    D．boating
52．A．morning      B．afternoon          C．evening       D．dawn
53．A．spared        B．spent              C．afforded      D．wasted
54．A．sight           B．message           C．signal         D．description
55．A．least         B．last              C．most           D．best

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1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they   1  . Yet, all living things still show the   2   of aging, which will eventually   3  death.

Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the  4 they form do not function as well as they  5  in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less  6   against disease and is more  7  to have accident.

A number of related causes may   8   aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not   9 when they die. As a person ages,   10  of brain cells and muscle cells decreases.   11  body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the   12  cells may not be as workable or as capable  13   growth as those of a young person.

Another  14   in aging may be changes within the cells  15  . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known   16  with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and   17 . This is also the reason why old people   18  in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and   19  information that the cells need． Aging may affect this  20 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.

1. A．would                    B．be used to            C．used to               D． used

2. A．function              B．effect                                          C．affect             D． sign

3.    A．lead in             B．give in                 C．run into              D． result in

4.    A．hands             B．feet                    C．heart                 D． organs

5.    A．do                B．has done            C．did                   D． had done

6.    A．energy            B．protection          C．vigor              D． power

7.    A．likely              B．probable            C．possible              D． alike

8.    A．attend to           B．contribute to       C．add to               D． devote to

9.    A．replaced           B．reborn               C．recovered         D． surrendered

10. A．a number          B．the amount        C．the number        D． a great deal

11. A．The others        B．The other         C．Another            D． Other

12. A．old                B．left                 C．new               D． other

13. A．to                  B．for                 C．of                 D． in

14. A．factor              B．effect               C．reason              D． element

15. A．for themselves    B．of themselves   C．themselves       D． on their own

16.   A．change              B．to have changed  C．to change         D． to be changed

17. A．hangs loose       B．hangs loosely       C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose

18. A．increase            B．shrink               C．lengthen            D． decrease

19. A．pass away         B．pass by             C．pass off            D． pass on

20. A．improvement      B．procession         C．approach          D． process

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  36  on the shelves, the man behind the counter,  37 , asked if I'd like  38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I  39  after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped  40  my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  42 .
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost  43  we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a  46  in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  47  his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in      48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I  49  my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  50  for free.
I visited the boy in the  51  room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of  52 .
In the past, while I was  53  ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the  54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the  55 , helping them make sense of the world.
36. A. maps               B. articles                    C. titles                           D. reports
37. A. the reader        B. the shop owner      C. the college student       D. the customer
38. A. a book            B. any help                C. some tea                     D. a job
39. A. worked            B. studied                  C. cooked                       D. read
40. A. fit for             B. pay for                 C. run for                              D. enter for
41. A. even                B. yet                              C. so                               D. still
42. A. boring             B. surprising              C. disappointing               D. satisfying
43. A. anything          B. something             C. everything                   D. nothing
44. A. in need            B. in all                    C. in store                       D. in order
45. A. satisfied           B. worried                   C. excited                       D. puzzled
46. A. doctor             B. store owner           C. TV reporter                 D. bookseller
47. A. with                B. in                          C. by                             D. for
48. A. honour             B. shame                    C. horror                        D. danger
49. A. advised           B. forced                   C. permitted                    D. persuaded
50. A. operation         B. program                C. treatment                    D. action
51. A. waiting           B. operation                      C. reading                      D. recovery
52. A. sadness            B. pleasure                 C. interest                   D. disappointment
53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore                         B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest Service                    D. at the TV station
54. A. difference        B. usual                    C. same                           D. request
55. A. readers            B. passengers              C. customers                   D. viewers

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Children find meanings in their old family tales.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,   31  all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   32  his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   33   , he loaded his family into the car and   34   them to see family members in Canada with a   35  ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”
The  36  took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   37   house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _ 38  that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   39  , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   40  was how warm the people were in the house and how   41   of their heart was accessible.  
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   42   hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  43  in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  
A university  44  of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to  45_  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  
31. A. missed             B. lost                       C. forgot                    D. ignored
32. A. when               B. while                     C. how                      D. why
33. A. friendless         B. worthless               C. penniless                D. homeless
34. A fetched             B. allowed                 C. expected                D. took
35. A. hope               B. promise                C. suggestion              D. belief
36. A. tale                B. agreement             C. arrangement          D. report
37. A. large               B. small                    C. new                      D. grand
38. A. surprised          B. annoyed                 C. disappointed           D. worried
39. A. Therefore         B. Besides                  C. Instead                  D. Otherwise
40. A. talked about     B. cared about            C. wrote about            D. heard about
41. A. much               B. many                     C. little                     D. few
42. A. beyond            B. over                     C. behind                   D. through
43. A. argument          B. skill                      C. interest                  D. anxiety
44. A. study               B. design                   C. committee            D. staff
45. A. provide           B. retell                    C. support                  D. refuse