I am a big peacemaker. I would much rather take the blame for just about anything

than get into an____36_____．

　 However, Lose-Win（委曲求全）is weak. It's easy to get____37_____．on and easy to

gtve tn.

　 My____38_____with my mom all started one day when she said to me sarcastically（挖

苦），“Wow，you're sure___39____today.”I took it so seriously that I decided to_____40_____，

myself off from her and never talk back to her. So every time she would say something，

____41_____I disagreed with her I would just say，“Okay，_____42_____you want，Mom"

　 But I_____43___got cold quickly. One night I just_____44_____talking to my mom about

the school homework and she said，“‘Oh，that's 45　 ”and then went back to mop

the floor.

　 “Don’t you ever_____46____？”I thought.　 But I didn't say anything and stormed off.

She had no idea I was even____47_____．She would have been willing to____48_____to me had I

told her how important it was to me.

　 _____49____，I just blew up.“Mom，this has got to____50______．You tell me everything

you want me to do and I just do i‘because it's______51____than quarrelling. Well，I’m sick

of it.”This all came as a 　 52　 to her.

　 After my blowup，we felt like we were starting all over in our 53　 ．But it's

getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always　 54　 my feelings with her.

　 If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic attitude toward life，you'll be　 55　 your

true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

36. A. apology　　　　　　 B. argument　 C. emergency　　　 D. enemy

37. A. held　　　　　　　　 B. focused　 C. moved　　　　　 D. stepped

38. A. fights　　　　　　　 B. problems　 C. quarrels　　　　 D. talks

39. A. lucky　　　　　　　 B. polite　　 C. troublesome　　 D. clever

40. A. close　　　　　　　 B. cut　　　 C. set　　　　　　 D. take

41. A. as if　　　　　　　 B. as long as　 C. even though　 D. so that

42. A. something　　　　　 B. whatever　　 C. nothing　　 　D. too much

43. A. really　　　　　　　 B. even　　　 C: eagerly　　　 D. maybe

44. A. finished　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　 C. avoided　　　 D. remembered

45. A. true　　　　　　　　 B. impossible　 C. nice　　　　　 D. fair

46. A. agree　　　　　　　 B. promise　　 C. scold　　　　 D. care

47. A. impatient　 B. frightened　 C. sure　　　　 D. upset

48. A. talk　　　　 B. explain　　 C. come　　　　 D. get

49. A. Anyway　　　 B. After a while　 C. At last　 D. Once again

50. A, happen　　　 B. change　　　　 C. last　　　 D. stop

51. A. worse　　　 B, easier　　　　 C. more　　　 D. safer

52. A, surprise　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. gift　　　 D. harm

53. A. hardship　　 B. relationship　 C. faith　　 D. life

54. A. share　　　 B. have　　　　　 C. discuss　 D. express

55. A. hurting　　 B. leaving　　　　 C. storing　 D. hiding

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　　A newspaper reporter's job can be very interesting. He meets all kinds of people and lives quite 1 life. He is on the rush for newspaper all the time, then after several years he 2 get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled.

　　In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing 3 a football match. Sometimes he may be so 4 that he has hardly any time to sleep. And 5 other times he may go on for days 6 out for news, and yet return 7 empty hands.

　　In the beginning, a reporter has to 8 a very wide field. After the early years, he becomes more specialized（专门的）in his work. 9 example, he may finally 10 to write only on politics or sports. Some newspapers have book reviewers. Their job is 11 . They read the 12 books and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those 13 write on films. So they get to see them even 14 they are shown in the cinema. 15 lucky, you would say!

　　A newspaper reporter's job can also be very 16 . A number of them have died rushing from one place to another and if there is a flood or a riot（暴乱）they may get 17 or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter 18 camera was broken by a group of men, 19 they were angry with him for taking their pictures. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is always 20 .

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.a 　　 happy	B.an 　　 easy	C.a 　　 busy	D.a 　　 simple
(2)A.must	B.need	C.has 　　 to	D.may
(3)A.to	B.about	C.down	D.with
(4)A.excited	B.tired	C.busy	D.asleep
(5)A.at	B.in	C.on	D.from
(6)A.looks	B.looking	C.looked	D.looking
(7)A.by	B.in	C.of	D.with
(8)A.plough	B.work	C.cover	D.develop
(9)A.Take	B.An	C.Follow	D.For
(10)A.beAgreed	B.beAsked	C.be 　　 hoped	D.be 　　 enjoyed
(11)A.pleasing	B.pleased	C.hard	D.easy
(12)A.oldest	B.newest	C.earliest	D.latest
(13)A.that	B.whom	C.who	D.which
(14)A.after	B.until	C.unless	D.before
(15)A.WhatA	B.How	C.So	D.Too
(16)A.dangerous	B.difficult	C.exciting	D.safe
(17)A.hurting	B.to 　　 hurt	C.hurted	D.hurt
(18)A.that	B.which	C.whose	D.whom
(19)A.although	B.since	C.but	D.because
(20)A.known	B.unable	C.interesting	D.successful

It was a merry afternoon at the hall. A toy car race was being held, and the final round is a few minutes away. There were only four __36__ left and it was the rule of the game that the toy cars had to be their own handmade.

Among the players __37__ one child whose toy car looked pretty simple. Many of the audience __38__ the toy car's ability to race against the other three. Even so, the owner wasn't less __39__ of his own __40__.

　 When the race started, they pushed and ran along with the car as fast as they could. __41__， the least magnificent?looking toy car __42__ the finish line first. The champion was then asked by the organizer before __43__ his award, “I saw you praying before the final round __44__. You must have prayed to God that you may win, didn't you？” The champion replied, “That was not __45__ I prayed for. I thought it was unfair to ask God to help me __46__ the other players. I only prayed that God __47__ help me not to cry if I lose.”

　 We often pray that our wish may be granted, but do we __48__ that sometimes our wishes are just the __49__ to what the others may pray for? Does God side on one but not __50__？ Would it be appropriate __51__ us to be joyful while the other person might be __52__ and disappointed?

　 In our lives, there are __53__ things more important than just winning or losing. Wouldn't it be better for us to accept whatever the __54__ may be? Be it a defeat or a win, we can still __55__ to be happy.

36．A.judges B．participants

C．lookers?on　　　 D．journalists

37．A.there had　　 B．there were　 C．was　 D．were

38．A.believed　　 B．guaranteed　　 C．considered　　 D．doubted

39．A.proud　　　 B．disappointed　 C．satisfied　　　　 D．ashamed

40．A.recreation　　 B．discovery　　　　 C．creation　　　　 D．collection

41．A.Fortunately　　 B．Surprisingly

C．Expectedly　　 D．Disappointedly

42．A.broken　　　　 B．felt　　　　　　 C．tapped　　　　 D．touched

43．A.receiving　　 B．winning　　　　 C．accepting　　　 D．offering

44．A.cancelled　　 B．finished　　　　 C．paused　　 　　D．started

45．A.how　　　　 B．what　　　　　 C．when　　　　　 D．where

46．A.defeat　　　 B．lose　　　　　　 C．match　　　　　 D．win

47．A.need　　　　 B．ought　　　　　 C．would　　　　 D．should

48．A.remember　　 B．realize　　　 C．remind　　　　 D．recognize

49．A.opposite　　 B．familiar　　　 C．same　　　　　 D．different

50．A.another　　　 B．others　　 C．the other　　　 D．the others

51．A.with　　　　 B．to　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　 D．for

52．A.harming　　 B．suffering　　　 C．hurting　　　 　D．ruining

53．A.no　　　　　 B．few　　　　　 C．many　　　　　 D．none

54．A.results　　　 B．influences　　 C．effects　　　　　 D．awards

55．A.struggle　　 B．stick　　　　　 C．prefer　　　　　 D．choose

 

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！

How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.

“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？

　 

Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9   the door open，with Dad still   10    about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.

And there on a well­made bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”

I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.

1．A．helpless	B．lazy	C．anxious	D．tired
2．A．took	B．minded	C．missed	D．picked
3．A．falling	B．rolling	C．dropping	D．coming
4．A．go ahead	B．look out	C．hold on	D．give away
5．A．lead	B．help	C．encourage	D．get
6．A．year	B．season	C．month	D．day
7．A．fresh	B．late	C．bad	D．unfair
8．A．small	B．empty	C．new	D．neat
9．A．knocked	B．forced	C．pushed	D．tried
10．A．thinking	B．complaining	C．talking	D．arguing
11．A．expecting	B．catching	C．finding	D．forgetting
12．A．regret	B．disappointment	C．astonishment	D．knowledge
13．A．turned on	B．turned down	C．turned up	D．turned away
14．A．questioning	B．wondering	C．smiling	D．guessing
15．A．helplessly	B．hurriedly	C．happily	D．obviously

 

 

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！
How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.
“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？
　 
Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9  the door open，with Dad still   10   about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a well­made bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”
I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.

1．A．helpless	B．lazy	C．anxious	D．tired
2．A．took	B．minded	C．missed	D．picked
3．A．falling	B．rolling	C．dropping	D．coming
4．A．go ahead	B．look out	C．hold on	D．give away
5．A．lead	B．help	C．encourage	D．get
6．A．year	B．season	C．month	D．day
7．A．fresh	B．late	C．bad	D．unfair
8．A．small	B．empty	C．new	D．neat
9．A．knocked	B．forced	C．pushed	D．tried
10．A．thinking	B．complaining	C．talking	D．arguing
11．A．expecting	B．catching	C．finding	D．forgetting
12．A．regret	B．disappointment	C．astonishment	D．knowledge
13．A．turned on	B．turned down	C．turned up	D．turned away
14．A．questioning	B．wondering	C．smiling	D．guessing
15．A．helplessly	B．hurriedly	C．happily	D．obviously