A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.

As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.

  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

1.                A．hid            B．left            C．put  D．discovered

2.                A．walked         B．jumped         C．traveled  D．dug

3.                A．courage        B．pride           C．effort    D．pleasure

4.                A．however        B．still            C．thus D．even

5.                A．put            B．raise           C．take D．break

6.                A．large           B．difficult         C．hard D．much

7.                A．decided        B．refused         C．agreed   D．planned

8.                A．inventions      B．progress        C．mistakes D．changes

9.                A．tried           B．failed          C．thought   D．started

10.               A．success        B．goal           C．result D．wish

11.               A．Gradually       B．lately          C．Properly   D．Finally

12.               A．watched        B．helped         C．followed   D．taught

13.               A．loud           B．happy          C．sweet D．strict

14.               A．Angrily         B．Movingly       C．Suddenly  D．Gently

15.               A．knowledge      B．strength        C．tools  D．ability

16.               A．wasted         B．brought        C．used  D．carried

17.               A．replied         B．corrected       C．shouted   D．praised

18.               A．advise         B．force          C．ask   D．want

19.               A．collected       B．threw          C．chose D．broke

20.               A．provide        B．lend           C．show D．pass

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  38 .

The race began,  39 , no one in the crowd really  40  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  41  such as, “They will never  42  it to the top.” or “There is no  43  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began  44 , one by one, except for those who were climbing  45  in different paces.

The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  46  will make it!”

47  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  48  one continued higher and higher.

49 , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  50 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  51  wanted to know how this one frog  52  to do it?

A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  53  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  54 !

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  55  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!

36. A. wish          B. goal         C. plan         D. idea

37. A. looked       B. walked     C. turned      D. gathered

38. A. competitors        B. holders   C. actors      D. performers

39. A. Generally  B. Probably         C. Actually    D. Basically

40. A. wondered  B. believed          C. guessed     D. hoped

41. A. statements    B. conclusions    C. arguments        D. explanations

42. A. achieve      B. spot   C. encourage D. make

43. A. problem   B. chance     C. doubt       D. favor

44. A. giving up  B. cheering up     C. escaping  D. settling down

45. A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  

C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger

46. A. No one    B. Everyone        C. Anyone     D. Someone

47. A. Fewer       B. Less         C. More        D. Larger  

48. A. and   B. but          C. so     D. or

49. A. At the same time   B. At each time       C. At no time       D. In the end

50. A. step   B. attempt   C. effort       D. jump

51. A. naturally    B. weightlessly   C. sadly        D. strangely

52. A. managed    B. planed     C. intended  D. started  

53. A. energy       B. force       C. strength    D. power

54. A. deaf    B. violent     C. foolish      D. religious

55. A. send          B. pass         C. keep         D. take 

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.
As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.
  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  38 .
The race began,  39 , no one in the crowd really  40  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  41  such as, “They will never  42  it to the top.” or “There is no  43  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began  44 , one by one, except for those who were climbing  45  in different paces.
The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  46  will make it!”
47  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  48  one continued higher and higher.
49 , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  50 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  51  wanted to know how this one frog  52  to do it?
A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  53  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  54 !
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  55  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!
36. A. wish         B. goal        C. plan        D. idea
37. A. looked      B. walked    C. turned     D. gathered
38. A. competitors        B. holders   C. actors     D. performers
39. A. Generally  B. Probably        C. Actually   D. Basically
40. A. wondered  B. believed         C. guessed    D. hoped
41. A. statements    B. conclusions    C. arguments       D. explanations
42. A. achieve     B. spot   C. encourage D. make
43. A. problem   B. chance    C. doubt      D. favor
44. A. giving up  B. cheering up    C. escaping  D. settling down
45. A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  
C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger
46. A. No one    B. Everyone       C. Anyone    D. Someone
47. A. Fewer      B. Less        C. More       D. Larger  
48. A. and   B. but         C. so    D. or
49. A. At the same time   B. At each time      C. At no time      D. In the end
50. A. step   B. attempt   C. effort      D. jump
51. A. naturally   B. weightlessly   C. sadly       D. strangely
52. A. managed   B. planed    C. intended  D. started  
53. A. energy      B. force      C. strength   D. power
54. A. deaf   B. violent    C. foolish     D. religious
55. A. send         B. pass        C. keep        D. take 

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Positive Thought—A Strong Tool of Success
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs that arranged a running competition. The  36  was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and  38  on the competitors.
The race began. Honestly, no one in the crowd really  39  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  40  such as, “They will  41  make it to the top. Or: Not a chance that they will  42  . The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began falling,  43  , except for those, who in fresh tempo (速度) were climbing higher and higher. The crowd  44  to yell (大叫), “It’s too difficult!!! No one will make  45  !” More tiny frogs got tired and gave up, but one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up!
At the end,  46  else had given up  47  the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a big  48  , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  49  wanted to know how this frog  50  to do it.
A competitor asked the tiny frog  51  he had found the  52  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out…that the winner was  53  !!!!
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be  54  or pessimistic (悲观的) because they take your most  55 dreams and wishes away from you—the ones you have in your heart! You should always be positive and above all be deaf when people tell you that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
36. A. dream                                B. end                                   C. result                     D. goal
37. A. prepared               B. gathered            C. started        D. hidden
38. A. cheer                  B. depend             C. call             D. turn
39. A. doubted               B. hoped              C. believed        D. predicted
40. A. statements                      B. lines                 C. orders        D congratulations
41. A. finally                    B. sometimes          C. always                             D. never
42. A. fail                     B. succeed             C. fight                    D. follow
43. A. one by one               B. hand in hand           C. year after year            D. up and down
44. A. stopped                B. wished              C. continued               D. forgot
45. A. that                   B. them               C. one                   D. it
46. A. nobody                B. everyone             C. something             D. a few
47. A. climbing                 B. building               C. painting               D. examining
48. A. rest                   B. decision               C. effort                 D. difference
49. A. politely                   B. carefully               C. naturally               D. seriously
50. A. pretended              B. tried                 C. happened                       D. managed
51. A. why                  B. how               C. when                    D. whether
52. A. strength                         B. power              C. secret                  D. bravery
53. A. blind                   B. disabled              C. dead                   D. deaf
54. A. positive                  B. negative              C. common                D. active
55. A. interesting                B. dangerous           C. wonderful              D. frightening