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。
To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined  21  to each other. The right side of his body could not   22   with the left. At age three, it was  23  for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24 a few words and walk slowly  25  someone held each of his hands.
Then came the 26  struggle. He attended an all-day health center  27  he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes  28  , to get stronger. Andy hated   29 when his parents would leave him there in the mornings.   30  , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.
It  31  . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but  32 his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has  33 enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to  34 .
Ask yourself, "What are the seeds of strength    35  in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?"
"Overnight success" is the    36  of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for    37  who decide it is their   38  . They’ll find the path    39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they    40  .

【小题6】

A．difficulty B．bitter C．pressure D．struggle

【小题7】

A．where B．that C．which D．when

【小题13】

A．managed B．overcome C．taken D．had

Eleven months ago, an act of good sportsmanship（体育精神）changed a girls’ running race into something bigger.

Jenna Huff received a national sportsmanship award from the US Olympic Committee for what she did for Deb Guthmann.
In the race, Jenna was behind Deb until the final few meters of the 5-kilometer race.
Then something awful happened. Deb’s right hip（髋部）broke. She screamed in pain and stopped.
Jenna had never met Deb and had been taught to pass every runner she could to win.
Instead, Jenna stopped with no hesitation.
“Come on.” Jenna told Deb. “We’re going to run.”
Jenna took Deb’s left elbow with her right hand. She helped her jog the last few meters. At the finishing line, she pushed Deb in front of her, reasoning Deb would have beaten her anyway if not for the injury. That act helped Deb’s team win the regional race and advance to the state meet.
Both girls are now 17.
Jenna is still an athlete for her school.
She and her parents went to Colorado to accept an award for the national sportsmanship award. Jenna had to give a five-minute speech to the crowd, a crowd which included a number of former Olympians. “I’m pretty scared about my speech,” Jenna said the other night when we talked on the phone. “You want to hear part of it?” She read me one part including the words from Albert Einstein: “Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine（神圣的）purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know：That we are here for the sake of（为了）others.”
Deb is also still running. She received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The award was because of her excellent academic record and great sports potential.
But she recently got hurt again and was unable to run for weeks.
Even so, I am confident Deb will write a happier ending for herself one day. Both of these young women make you feel confident about the future. They are strong, compassionate（富于同情心的）and smart.
As Einstein said-and as Jenna showed 11 months ago— “we are here for the sake of others”.
【小题1】The story is intended to __________.

Five steps to take if your child is being bullied
  51  The worst thing you can do is ignore it. Too often parents feel children and teens need to “work things out” on their own. If the problem is ignored, your child’s self-esteem will become unhealthy, he will be hurt mentally or physically, and he could become a bully himself.
Here are five steps you can take if your child is having problems with a bully:
  52  This is an important first step and will help your child trust that you are able to help him with his problem. Accept what he has to say at face value by using your active listening skills.
Let your child know that he is not alone.   53  Reassure your child that he is not the problem. Nothing he did caused the bully to go after him.
If your child is being threatened in a physical or illegal way at school, report the problem. Your child may not want you to do this, or the school may not take it seriously, but violence cannot be tolerated.   54  You will need to model assertive (果断的) behavior by alerting those in charge where the bullying is taking place.
Teach your child assertive behavior and how to ignore routine teasing. Let them know it is okay to say “No.” sometimes even friends bully, so letting your child know they can be true to their own feelings and say “No” can go a long way.
  55  Giving up possessions or giving in to a bully in anyway encourages the bully to continue. Identify ways for your child to respond to a bully---showing assertive but not aggressive behavior---and role-play them.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Childish Voice
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36  had such a big influence   37  a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39 to express my own  40   on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41  experiences. There are still many things   42  me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43  yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44  . There are so many things around us that    45   our will. We can’t force life    46   our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47  it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48  the world. I think we should learn to accept   49  life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to  50  every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51  that they slip by and leave you feeling   52  . I realize that I’m not just living   53  myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54  .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55  that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

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、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。
Once, it was in the middle of a personal development workshop. One of the people present stood up and began   36   out diamond rings to each of the one hundred people in the room.
He was a   37   jeweler, he said, and he had made these expensive   38   as gifts to open people’s eyes to the abundance(富裕) of life.
On his fifth birthday, the man   39  , his uncle had taken him to a candy (糖果)   40   and told him that he could take   41   he wanted, and as much as he wanted.   42   he was very pleased and decided to   43   something he liked best.
The entire store was   44   to him. He had looked at the jars and plates, and he hadn’t known where to   45  . At last, he filled a bag with all his   46   candies. He didn’t take everything,   47   that feeling of being able to have whatever he wanted seemed to make him very   48  .
Since then, he said, he had been able to   49   the abundance of life. He saw the world as full of   50  , riches and beauty — all you had to do was, take your pick and fill your bag.
The sad truth is that most of us grow up with the   51   feeling —we develop a poverty mentality(贫穷心理). We   52   believe that there simply isn’t enough. We think we have to   53  , fight and struggle, so that we can get what we need and want. If we can’t   54  our hands to get,  someone else will be searching through our pockets. The   55   of that mentality is that we all have to go hungry.
Get a taste of abundance and try to have a great life.
36. A. giving                B. lending                    C. showing                   D. borrowing
37. A. poor                   B. strong                      C. rich                         D. popular
38. A. necklaces            B. watches                    C. medals                            D. rings
39. A. complained         B. explained                 C. suggested                 D. expected
40. A. school                B. factory                            C. store                        D. yard
41. A. whatever             B. wherever                  C. whichever                D. whomever
42. A. Unfortunately      B. Sadly                       C. Silently                    D. Certainly
43. A. refuse                B. accept                      C. choose                            D. change
44. A. small                 B. open                        C. empty                      D. closed
45. A. begin                  B. work                        C. stay                         D. end
46. A. cheap                 B. famous                    C. expensive                 D. favourite
47. A. and                    B. or                            C. but                          D. nor
48. A. worried                     B. excited                     C. interested                 D. surprised
49. A. search                 B. invent                      C. lose                         D. notice
50. A. opportunities              B. troubles                    C. sorrows                    D. quarrels
51. A. boring                B. normal                            C. opposite                   D. natural
52. A. hardly                B. always                            C. never                       D. less
53. A. leave                  B. continue                   C. stop                         D. compete
54. A. reach out            B. put up                      C. take back                  D. work with
55. A. promise                     B. result                       C. success                     D. hope