I ：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共12个小题；每小题1分，满分12分)

   A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor(继任者) to take over the business.

     29  choosing one of his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives(主管) in his company together, and said, “ I will give each one of you a(n)  30

today. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and   31  here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed. I will then  32  your plants, and the one I choose will be the next CEO.”

   Jim was there that day and he also received a seed. He went home  33  , and got a pot, some soil and planted the seed. Every day, he watered it and   34  to see if it had grown, but nothing ever grew.

   Time flew, and it was time to  35  their plants to the boss. When Jim arrived, he was   36

the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were all   37  ——in all shapes and sizes.

   When the old CEO arrived, he   38  the room and greeted his young executives. “My goodness! What great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown.” All of a sudden, the CEO noticed Jim at the back of the room with his   39  pot. He asked him what had happened to his seed—— Jim told him his story.

   The CEO looked at Jim, and then   40  to the young excutives, “ Now we have the next Chief Executive Officer ——his name is Jim!”

   Nobody could believe it, including Jim himself. Then the CEO said, “ One year ago the seeds I gave everyone were all boiled seeds; it was not possible for them to grow. Remember, everyone, if you plant honesty, you will reap(收获) trust.”

29.  A. Because of       B. In addition to  C. Apart from      D. Instead of

30.  A. order         B. plant           C. seed             D. appointment

31.  A. come back          B. get off                 C. forget about           D. walk around

32.  A. collect             B. buy             C. sell                  D. judge

33.  A. excitedly           B. nervously        C. carefully            D. angrily

34.  A. declared           B. remained         C. watched             D. intended

35.  A. dig out            B. pack up          C. meet with            D. bring back

36.  A. disappointed at      B. amazed at        C. satisfied with         D. cautious about

37.  A. green              B. beautiful        C. disappointing        D. dying

38.  A. scanned            B. found          C. searched              D. inspected

39.  A. broken            B.empty           C. big                 D. expensive

40.  A. explained          B. suggested        C. announced           D. introduced

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things      !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe      .

   These comments may come from stories about us that have been       for years—often from     childhood. These stories may have no     in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations       my development? I was never       to work on cars or be around      . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

   Six years later,     , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I       down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the       , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”

   Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life       and told him about my       performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “      is it that you can solve        mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”

   Suddenly I realized that I didn’t       from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to      . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been       my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.      , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost       we choose.

1.A. away          B. off       C. up         D. down

2.A. them         B. myself          C. yourself       D. others

3.A. said           B. spoken         C. spread         D. repeated

4.A. as long as          B. as far back as       C. as well as     D. as much as

5.A. evidence           B. wisdom        C. cause           D. meaning

6.A. lead          B. improve       C. affect           D. change

7.A. encouraged       B. demanded            C. hoped          D. agreed

8.A. means      B. tools    C. facilities       D. hammers

9.A. therefore          B. somehow    C. instead         D. however

10.A. settled  B. turned         C. took    D. got

11.A. short      B. other            C. weak  D. latter

12.A. experiences  B. trips    C. roads            D. paths

13.A. unexpected  B. poor    C. excellent     D. average

14.A. When   B. What  C. How     D. Why

15.A. challenging     B. advanced    C. common       D. normal

16.A. handle  B. separate      C. suffer           D. come

17.A. believe            B. doubt           C. adopt           D. receive

18.A. weakening      B. strengthening      C. questioning          D. accepting

19.A. As a result      B. At the same time          C. In addition  D. Instead

20.A. everything       B. something  C. nothing        D. none

 

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角银币) left. He was hungry so he decided to 　 1　 for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. 　 2　 a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 　 3　 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I　 4　 you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept 　 5　 for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 　 6　 , but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and 　 7　 before this point. Years later the young woman became critically ill. The 　 8　 doctors were baffled (阻挡). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her 　 9　 disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 　 10 was called in for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a(an) 　 11 light filled his eyes. 　 12 , he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 　 13 her at once. He went back to the 　 14 room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special 　 15 to her case.

After a long struggle, the battle was 　 16 . Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then 　 17 something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was 　 18 to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill 　 19 her attention. She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of 　 20 .”

(Singed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

46.A. ask B. beg　　 C. wait　 D. look

47. A. Because of　 B. In front of C. In case of　 D. Instead of

48. A. upset　 B. thirsty C. hungry　　　 D. sad

49. A. owe　　 B. cost　 C. lend　 D. own

50. A. offer　　 B. pay　　 C. help　 D. thanks

51. A. quickly B. mentally　　 C. physically　 D. warmly

52. A. quit　　 B. continue　　 C. retire　 D. surrender

53. A. local　　 B. poor　 C. kind　 D. cruel

54. A. common　　 B. ordinary　　 C. rare　 D. scarce

55. A. old　　　 B. famous　　　 C. unknown　 D. retired

56. A. strange B. special C. poor　 D. angry

57. A. Suddenly　　 B. Generally　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Immediately

58. A. called　　　　 B. recognized C. remembered　　 D. found

59. A. waiting B. treating　　　 C. information D. consultation

60. A. interest B. food　 C. attention　　　　　 D. effort

61. A. defeated　　　 B. won　 C. lost　　 D. completed

62. A. changed　　　 B. read　 C. crossed　　 D. wrote

63. A. excited B. afraid C. nervous　　 D. surprised

64. A. caught B. called C. paid　 D. caused

65. A. water　　　　　　　　 B. coffee　　　　　　　　　　 C. milk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ice cream

Private cars really provide much convenience to people, and ___ they cause too many problems.

A. meanwhile            B. therefore              C. otherwise              D. instead

 

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

  I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.

  When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.

  My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.

  And on and on---------

  Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.

  When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.

  1.A. drew             B. pulled              C. hugged                     D. showed

  2.A. frightened        B. sad                C. nervous                    D. astonished

  3.A. support           B. visit              C. encourage                  D. invite

4.A. bed              B. office             C. house                     D. chair

  5.A. hold             B. remind              C. scold                       D. find

6.A. sighed            B. smiled            C. nodded                     D. cried

  7.A. Fortunately        B.Gradually             C. Unbelievably                D. Actually

  8.A. avoid             B. stop              C. risk                        D. forget

9.A. work             B. advice              C. surprise                    D. joy

 10.A. attitude           B. reply               C. demand                  D. belief

 11.A. romantic          B. humorous           C. optimistic                  D. careful

 12.A. lived for             B. shown off           C. looked for             D. gone through

13.A. strength         B. courage             C. feelings                   D. spirits

14.A. living             B. fighting              C. losing                     D. noticing

15.A. someone         B. nobody             C. everyone                  D. everything

16.A. left              B. envied               C. educated                 D. appreciated

 17.A. selfishness       B. bravery              C. behavior                   D. honesty

 18.A. proud            B. sorry                C. excited                    D. happy

 19.A. Otherwise     B. Besides                 C. However                  D. Instead

 20.A. downward       B. backward               C. leftward                   D. forward