第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36  from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37  it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,   39 will pay any more attention to your scar  40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42 high — glad he was alive.
  43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47 .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50 about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51 , people ignored his looks. What people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55 .
36．A．cured             B．recovered           C．improved       D．returned
37．A．because            B．though              C．until             D．before
38．A．cut              B．wound             C．injure           D．scar
39．A．none                B．anyone             C．everyone        D．no one
40．A．as                  B．like                C．than              D．when
41．A．yet                     B．still                     C．too                     D．either
42．A．put                 B．held                 C．taken           D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion   C．In fact              D．Above all
44．A．will                    B．would                 C．can                     D．may
45．A．house             B．telephone         C．job              D．car
46．A．clothes            B．hairstyle           C．figure           D．salary
47．A．means           B．standards          C．comments        D．rules
48．A．smart            B．optimistic         C．rude             D．ugly
49．A．manners           B．expressions       C．looks           D．actions
50．A．inquiring             B．asking                 C．knowing              D．caring
51．A．Completely      B．Gradually         C．Obviously        D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted            B．understood        C．brought         D．saw
53．A．regard                 B．look                    C．consider              D．treat
54．A．what                   B．that                     C．which                 D．how
55．A．kindness              B．concern               C．beauty                 D．Perfection

I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39^th birthday! We were all surprised and puzzled.
After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about birthdays. If a woman is over 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39^th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29^th. And in her twenties, it’s the 19^th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are below 20.
This shows that American women, especially elderly women, are very sensitive(敏感的) about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be younger,” so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you don’t know it, don’t ask about it; if you really know it, don’t mention it.
【小题1】The writer felt the birthday party he attended was ___________.

第四部分：书面表达（满分 25 分）
假使你是张伟，你的好友王楠因不擅长与他人交流，感到非常苦恼。最近，他来信向你求助。请你用英语给他写一封100词左右的回信。主要内容包括：
劝他不必为此事感到苦恼；
告诉他与别人有效地交流是很重要的；
就如何改变目前的状况给他提出几点建议。
注意：新的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Wang Nan,
I know you are feeling annoyed these days because you are not able to communicate with others effectively.
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I hope my advice will be of help to you.
All the best.
Yours,
Zhang Wei

Listen carefully; we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free! It’s “no”. What do you ask? We’ll say it again. “No”. Sweet and simple “no”.

Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears. “Saying “no” to others means you are saying “yes” to yourself,” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.

Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt （内疚） or fear of punishment.  “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated （强制的）‘yes’”, she said.

Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all,” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middle-bury. “Most people are afraid of saying “no”. My advice is to say “yes” only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”

Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time. Other people are happy to use up your time,” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend. “No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”. “No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.

But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes.  Don’t find yourself saying “no” to everything. In return you should learn to hear “no”.”

53. The underlined part “saying ‘yes’ to yourself” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. you can have more time to play with others

B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy

C. you are selfish and treat others rudely

D. you can deal with your business as you have planned

54. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a ______.

A. secret way     B. polite way         C. proud way        D. guilty way

55 In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that ______.

A. they say “no” at a suitable time        B. they say “no” as much as possible

C. they are afraid of saying “no”         D. they make others angry at them

56. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receives may be that he or she _____.

A. enjoys a wonderful life              B. makes a lot of money

C. faces difficulty in life                D. forgets to say “yes” in the end

--- I have great difficulty figuring out the answer to this problem.   

  --- _____ my advice, you ____ less difficulty with such problems.  

A. If you had followed, would have had  

B. If you followed, would have 

C. If you had followed, would have       

D . If you listen, will have