The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along a high road to get my daughter from school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the__1__ way. It was just the rush hour and the traffic was very__2__. But I have got used to this because I often drive to the school __3__my daughter after work.

Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move__4__, I slowed down. Then my car began to__5__. I didn't know what was happening.__6__something had gone wrong with my car. I drove__7__slowly. I stopped my car and at the same__8__the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

I found__9__in the dark. My legs and feet were__10__badly and I couldn't move. All around me was__11__. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.

Then I __12__ what had happened. I had__13__an earthquake!

__14__about two hours nobody came. Then I __15__ people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see __16__anyone was under the broken road. I called __17__.

"I'm here!" Soon a stranger came up to me, "__18__are you doing?" he asked. "Not too bad," I said, "but my feet and legs __19__ as if they are broken." "We'll __20__ you out as soon as we can," he said. But they didn't rescue me until the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

1. A. same B. right C. left D. other

2. A. free B. heavy C. much D. large

3. A. for B. with C. in D. on

4. A. up and down B. here and there

C. from side to side D. back and forth

5. A. stop B. break C. shake D. jump

6. A. Perhaps B. Surely C. Suddenly D. Quickly

7. A. much B. still less C. very more D. even more

8. A. place B. result C. moment D. speed

9. A. me B. myself C. my car D. it

10. A. wounding B. hurting C. breaking D. damaging

11. A. noisy B. normal C. shouting D. quiet

12. A. realized B. reminded C. told D. thought

13. A. happened B. experienced C. founded D. escaped

14. A. Before B. After C. For D. Beyond

15. A. asked B. saw C. heard D. begged

16. A. that B. unless C. if D. how many

17. A. out B. on C. for D. in

18. A. How B. What C. Why D. Who

19. A. feel B. look C. grow D. turn

20. A. set B. find C. fetch D. help

Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast. 21  one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.

Some athletes can reach great  22  such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their  23 . What kind of  24  before a race or another event makes the 25 ?

Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their  26 . But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as  27 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win  28  because they think they can win.

Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for  29  in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over often find they have the  30  to win. On the other hand, people who think “I can’t win” often31 ,

One procedure that helps many athletes is creating  32  in the mind. They are told to think of each  33  they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful (富于幻想的). One skater liked to 34  a star bursting inside her,35  her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel 36  pictured himself as a  37  floating in the air.

Next time you want to do something well, try training your  38  to help you. Perhaps a teacher or another instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see  39  in what you  40  can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!

1.

A. Therefore        B. And             C. But              D. While

2.

 A. places          B. prizes           C. medals               D. goals

3.

A. place            B. promise          C. name             D. prize

4.  

A. preparation      B. picture          C. plan             D. work

5.

A. same         B. difference           C. most             D. best

6.  

A. minds            B. thoughts         C. bodies           D. legs

7.

A. important        B. interesting      C. possible         D. correct

8.

A. mostly           B. almost           C. partly           D. nearly

9.

 A. success         B. goals            C. win              D. failure

10.

 A. disadvantage    B. advantage        C. luck             D. hope

11.  

A. fail            B. succeed           C. win              D. pass

12.  

A. ideas            B. pictures         C. thoughts         D. movements

13.

A. move         B. drive                C. jump             D. place

14.

 A. think           B. imagine          C. hope             D. wish

15.  

A. giving       B. helping         C. filling              D. supporting

16.

 A. calm        B. excited          C. encouraged           D. happy

17.

A. fish         B. bird             C. cat              D. horse

18.

A. body         B. mind             C. thought          D. imagination

19. 

A. improvement  B. advantage            C. chance       D. winning

20.   

A. usually      B. really               C. possibly         D. mostly

Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast. 41  one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.

Some athletes can reach great  42  such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their  43 . What kind of  44  before a race or another event makes the  45 ?

Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their  46 . But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as  47 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win  48  because they think they can win.

Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for  49  in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over often find they have the  50  to win. On the other hand, people who think “I can’t win” often  51 ,

One procedure that helps many athletes is creating  52  in the mind. They are told to think of each  53  they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful (富于幻想的). One skater liked to  54  a star bursting inside her,  55  her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel  56  pictured himself as a  57  floating in the air.

Next time you want to do something well, try training your  58  to help you. Perhaps a teacher or another instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see  59  in what you  60  can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!

41. A. Therefore            B. And                        C. But                          D. While

42. A. places                 B. prizes                       C. medals                            D. goals

43. A. place                  B. promise                    C. name                       D. prize

44. A. preparation         B. picture                            C. plan                         D. work

45. A. same                  B. difference                 C. most                        D. best

46. A. minds                 B. thoughts                   C. bodies                      D. legs

47. A. important            B. interesting                C. possible                    D. correct

48. A. mostly                B. almost                      C. partly                       D. nearly

49. A. success               B. goals                        C. win                          D. failure

50. A. disadvantage              B. advantage                 C. luck                         D. hope

51. A. fail                     B. succeed                    C. win                          D. pass

52. A. ideas                  B. pictures                    C. thoughts                   D. movements

53. A. move                  B. drive                        C. jump                        D. place

54. A. think                  B. imagine                    C. hope                        D. wish

55. A. giving                B. helping                    C. filling                      D. supporting

56. A. calm                   B. excited                     C. encouraged               D. happy

57. A. fish                    B. bird                         C. cat                           D. horse

58. A. body                  B. mind                        C. thought                    D. imagination

59. A. improvement       B. advantage                 C. chance                            D. winning

60. A. usually               B. really                       C. possibly                   D. mostly

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
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。
London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. Just  36  into one of the city’s 22,000 distinctive (有特色的)shaped cars and tell the driver your  37 . No matter how small and obscure (模糊的) the street is,  38  will be able to get you there without any  39 .
The reason London taxi drivers are so  40  is that they have all gone through a very rough training period known as “the knowledge” to get the special license （许可证） 41  to drive taxis. During this period,  42  can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver  43  learn the most  44  route to every single road and to every important building in London. To  45  this, most learners go around the city  46  small motorbikes, practicing how to move to and from different points of the city.
Going around London on a small motorbike can have its problems, particularly during the winter. Collin Sinclair, 40, who has been a taxi driver for 15 years, described his  47  period as a time of  48 , sweat and tears. “There was thick snow everywhere and I had to  49  my mother’s tights (紧身裤) because I was so cold,” he said.
Learner taxi drivers  50  several times during their training period  51  government officers. Sinclair thought his exams were a nerve-racking (伤脑筋的) experience. “The officers  52  you, ‘How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?’ and you have to take them there in a very direct line. When you get to the Tower, they  53  say, ‘Well done.’ They will quickly  54  the next question. After five or six questions, they’ll just say, ‘See you in two months time,’ and  55  you know the exam is over.”
36.A. jump     B. take     C. insert          D. sit
37.A. name       B. address    C. destination        D. place
38.A. a driver      B. the driver C. and the driver   D. drivers
39.A. question     B. hesitation  C. puzzle        D. trouble
40.A. kind          B. efficient         C. gentle         D. sensitive
41.A. made         B. taken       C. needed        D. suited
42.A. it               B. which      C. that         D. what
43.A. has to               B. wants to   C. must           D. need
44.A. easy           B. fast     C. good          D. direct
45.A. achieve      B. admit      C. know          D. find
46.A. ride             B. by       C. take         D. on
47.A. driving      B. training   C. parking       D. working
48.A. hope      B. convenienceC. flood         D. blood
49.A. dress          B. put on     C. wear           D. dress in
50.A. are taught    B. are tested        C. are fed up       D. are tired
51.A. with          B. as       C. for          D. by
52.A. ask            B. tell      C. order          D. teach
53.A. will           B. used to    C. won’t         D. would
54.A. move on to B. rely on    C. stand by      D. fill out
55.A. when         B. what        C. then               D. that