There is an old proverb, __36__ that the tongue has the power of life and death and __37__ loves it will eat its fruit.

       It is true. What we say has the ability to __38__ emotions, and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people, and __39__ words hurt people —— sometimes for a very long time.

       Most of the time we __40__ this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good. __41__ here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does __42__ we say affect us greatly? There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in you__43__ emotions, thoughts, feelings, and finally, actions. Let me give you a good __44__. We should not allow the words “I can’t” in our __45__. Why? Because we CAN! The very minimum（最低限度） is “I’ll try”.

       Have you ever been about to __46__ the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself, “I am going to fail this one?” What happens? You fail it. This actually __47__ to me. So what do I do? I pause for a（n） __48__, reset myself, and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it straightly, and the other half, I __49__ it. But at the very least I increase my __50__ of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure, __51__ good thoughts increase success.

       Some of us aren’t even __52__ that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take __53__some time today to think about what you say to yourself. If you find yourself saying negative things, it is a time to change! Find some simple phrases that will help you __54__ the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is, I am sure there are specific things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road  __55__to success!

36．A．speaking   B．saying      C．talking      D．telling

37．A．what B．who  C．whoever   D．whatever

38．A．create      B．build C．invent       D．discover

39．A．kind  B．happy       C．active       D．negative

40．A．think about      B．think over C．think of    D．think out

41．A．So    B．And  C．But   D．Or

42．A．that   B．what  C．which       D．where

43．A．positive    B．negative    C．excellent   D．wonderful

44．A．case  B．example    C．situation   D．condition

45．A．thoughts   B．ideas C．minds       D．feelings

46．A．play  B．beat   C．hit     D．kick

47．A．happens    B．occurs      C．strikes      D．turns

48．A．hour  B．minute      C．day   D．month

49．A．fail   B．try    C．manage     D．win

50．A．opinions   B．changes    C．chances     D．practices

51．A．as     B．while C．because     D．but

52．A．aware       B．sure   C．certain      D．clear

53．A．sometime  B．sometimes C．some times       D．some time

54．A．get on      B．get through      C．get off      D．get back

55．A．on     B．above       C．to      D．in

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner’s job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, “You will be hired at minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your first day.” Greatly surprised, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the manager replies, “You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist. Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day.”

Unable to believe what he heard, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet, he walks past a farmers’ market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100% profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on. By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.

Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn’t have time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised, “ No computer? No Internet? Just think where you would be if you’d had all of that five years ago!” “Ha! If I’d had all of that five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!” the man replies.

41. The man’s kids drop out of school because ______.

   A. they want to hang around with the local toughs

   B. their mother watches TV all day

   C. their father is only a cleaner

   D. their family is very poor

42. The man applies for a cleaner’s job ______.

   A. but he can’t accept it because the pay is too low

   B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour

   C. but he was turned down because he doesn’t have an e-mail address

   D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him

43. The man’s tomatoes sell well because ______.

   A. the tomatoes look very beautiful

   B. he has chosen the right place to sell them

   C. many jobless people help him

   D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates

44. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we can infer that ______.

   A. the man will buy a computer soon

   B. it’s very easy to do tomato business

   C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful

   D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner’s job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, “You will be hired at minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your first day.” Greatly surprised, the man protests that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the manager replies, “You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist. Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day.”

Unable to believe what he heard, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet, he walks past a farmers’ market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100% profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on. By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.

Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn’t have time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised, “ No computer? No Internet? Just think where you would be if you’d had all of that five years ago!” “Ha! If I’d had all of that five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!” the man replies.

1. The man’s kids drop out of school because ______.

   A. they want to hang around with the local toughs

   B. their mother watches TV all day

   C. their father is only a cleaner

   D. their family is very poor

2. The man applies for a cleaner’s job ______.

   A. but he can’t accept it because the pay is too low

   B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour

   C. but he was turned down because he doesn’t have an e-mail address

   D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him

3. The man’s tomatoes sell well because ______.

   A. the tomatoes look very beautiful

   B. he has chosen the right place to sell them

   C. many jobless people help him

   D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates

4. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we can infer that ______.

   A. the man will buy a computer soon

   B. it’s very easy to do tomato business

   C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful

   D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
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There is an old proverb,   36 _ that the tongue has the power of life and death
and   37  _ loves it will eat its fruit.
It is true. What we say has the ability to   38   emotions, and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people, and   39   words hurt people—— sometimes for a very long time.
Most of the time we   40   this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good.  41__ here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does   42 we say affect us greatly? There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in your   43   emotions, thoughts, feelings, and finally, actions. Let me give you a good   44  . We should not allow the words “I can’t” in our   45 . Why? Because we CAN! The very minimum is “I’ll try”.
Have you ever been about to   46   the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself, “I am going to fail this one?” What happens? You fail it. This actually   47   to me. So what do I do? I pause for a(n)   48  , reset myself, and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it straightly, and the other half, I   49  it. But at the very least I increase my   50   of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure,    _ 51__ good thoughts increase success.
Some of us aren’t even   52   that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take   53   today to think about what you say to yourself. If you find yourself saying negative things, it is a time to change! Find some simple phrases that will help you   54  the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is, I am sure there are specific things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road   55   success!
36．A．speaking      B．saying       C．talking     D．telling
37．A．what         B．who       C．whoever       D．whatever
38．A．create         B．build       C．invent      D．discover
39．A．kind         B．happy        C．active       D．negative
40．A．think about      B．think over   C．think of     D．think out
41．A．So           B．And       C．But          D．Or
42．A．that          B．what       C．which      D．where
43．A．positive       B．negative     C．excellent      D．wonderful
44．A．case         B．example     C．situation       D．condition
45．A．thoughts      B．ideas       C．minds      D．feelings
46．A．play         B．beat        C．hit         D．kick
47．A．happens       B．occurs       C．strikes      D．turns
48．A．hour         B．minute       C．day          D．month
49．A．fail          B．try         C．manage     D．win
50．A．opinions      B．changes     C．chances     D．practices
51．A．as            B．while       C．because     D．but
52．A．aware          B．sure        C．certain     D．clear
53．A．sometime     B．sometimes   C．some times   D．some time
54．A．get on         B．get through  C．get off     D．get back
55．A．on            B．above        C．to         D．In