I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.

A school teacher (1)______ his room a few minutes early and (2)______ a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been (3)______. The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the (4)______, living part by just a thin thread.

As the teacher (5)______ the strange sight of a poor worm (6)______ its dead half across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh, Oscar, when are you going to (7)______ that dead part so you can really live?

What a marvelous (8)______ for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live (9)______? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can (10)______ life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?

Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?

1. A. entered                 B. left                           C. rushed                     D. slipped

2. A. saw               B. searched                   C. noticed                     D. found

3. A. killed                    B. injured               C. hurt                         D. damage

4. A. behind                  B. middle               C. head                        D. front

5. A. studied                 B. researched              C. took                         D. learned

6. A. pushing         B. taking                C. pulling               D. bringing

7. A. lose               B. miss                         C. cut                          D. place

8. A. problem         B. question                   C. doubt                       D. puzzle

9. A. happily                 B. sadly                        C. joyfully                    D. fully

10. A. live                     B. enjoy                        C. experience         D. treasure

第一节  完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

     I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.

     A school teacher    21    his room a few minutes early and    22    a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been   23  . The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the   24   living part by just a thin thread.

     As the teacher   25   the strange sight of a poor worm   26   its dead half

across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh,Oscar, when are you going to   27   that dead part so you can really live?

     What a marvelous   28   for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead

 part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live

  29  ? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can   30

  life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?

     Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are

  you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?

  21. A. entered      B. left             C. rushed out      D. slipped in

  22. A. observed     B. searched         C. noticed         D. discovered

  23. A. wounded      B. injured          C. hurt            D. damaged

  24. A. behind       B. middle           C. head            D. front

  25. A. studied      B. researched       C. took            D. learned

  26. A. pushing      B. taking           C. pulling         D. bringing

  27. A. lose         B. miss             C. cut             D. place

  28. A. problem      B. question         C. doubt           D. puzzle

  29. A. happily      B. sadly            C. joyfully        D. fully

  30. A. live         B. enjoy            C. experience      D. treasure

II.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)   
第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.
A school teacher    21    his room a few minutes early and    22    a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been   23  . The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the   24   living part by just a thin thread.
As the teacher   25   the strange sight of a poor worm   26   its dead half
across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh,Oscar, when are you going to   27   that dead part so you can really live?
What a marvelous   28   for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead
part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live
29  ? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can   30
life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?
Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are
you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?
21. A. entered      B. left             C. rushed out      D. slipped in
22. A. observed     B. searched         C. noticed        D. discovered
23. A. wounded      B. injured          C. hurt            D. damaged
24. A. behind       B. middle           C. head            D. front
25. A. studied      B. researched       C. took            D. learned
26. A. pushing     B. taking           C. pulling         D. bringing
27. A. lose         B. miss             C. cut             D. place
28. A. problem      B. question         C. doubt           D. puzzle
29. A. happily      B. sadly            C. joyfully        D. fully
30. A. live         B. enjoy            C. experience      D. Treasure

  II.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)   

  第一节  完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

     I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.

     A school teacher    21    his room a few minutes early and    22    a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been   23  . The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the   24   living part by just a thin thread.

     As the teacher   25   the strange sight of a poor worm   26   its dead half

across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh,Oscar, when are you going to   27   that dead part so you can really live?

     What a marvelous   28   for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead

 part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live

  29  ? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can   30

  life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?

     Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are

  you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?

  21. A. entered      B. left             C. rushed out      D. slipped in

  22. A. observed     B. searched         C. noticed         D. discovered

  23. A. wounded      B. injured          C. hurt            D. damaged

  24. A. behind       B. middle           C. head            D. front

  25. A. studied      B. researched       C. took            D. learned

  26. A. pushing      B. taking           C. pulling         D. bringing

  27. A. lose         B. miss             C. cut             D. place

  28. A. problem      B. question         C. doubt           D. puzzle

  29. A. happily      B. sadly            C. joyfully        D. fully

  30. A. live         B. enjoy            C. experience      D. Treasure

      I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was  1  and energetic. I understood that  2   poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.

       My dream was  3  . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and  4  anything that moved on the football field. I was also

  5  : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me  6  

to believe in myself. He  7  me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular  8  with Coach John changed my life forever.

       A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike, new clothes and the  9  of saving for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to  10  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was  11  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your  12  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head  13  , trying to think of the  14  that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  15  in me.

       “How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

       That simple question made me   16  the difference between  17  something right now and having a  18  . I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was  19  by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was  20  a $20,000 contact agreement. In the same year, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

1．A．happy                   B．popular                C．famous               D．honest

2．A．no matter what      B．no matter how     C．whatever             D．whichever

3．A．athletics               B．music                  C．business              D．money

4．A．kick                     B．play                    C．pass                    D．hit

5．A．right                     B．shy                     C．lucky                  D．confident

6．A．how                     B．why                    C．when                  D．whether

7．A．gave                     B．taught                 C．brought               D．asked

8．A．accident                B．interview             C．problem              D．experience

9．A．view                     B．idea                     C．start                    D．purpose

10．A．keep up               B．take out               C．give up                D．pick out

11．A．mad                    B．helpful                 C．frightened            D．shameful

12．A．living                  B．playing                C．working              D．studying

13．A．moving               B．nodding               C．shaking               D．hanging

14．A．questions             B．choices               C．words                 D．ways

15．A．sadness               B．regret                  C．hopelessness        D．disappointment

16．A．confuse               B．understand           C．doubt                  D．puzzle

17．A．wanting               B．changing             C．dreaming             D．enjoying

18．A．baseball               B．goal                    C．score                  D．house

19．A．fired                   B．helped                 C．watched              D．hired

20．A．paid                    B．got                      C．offered                D．presented