For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 50 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 51 it. Creativity isn’t always 52 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 53 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking 54 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 55 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 56 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 57 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 58 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 59 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 60 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 61 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 62 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 63 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 64 . The best fishermen think like fish!
A．wrong B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．realistic
A．put up with B．catch up with C．make use of D．keep track of
A．equipped B．compared C．covered D．connected
A．skillfully B．routinely C．vividly D．deeply
A．familiar B．unrelated C．creative D．imaginary
A．presented B．marked C．lit D．associated
A．ideas B．ambitions C．achievement D．technique
A．experience B．service C．present D．object
A．work B．last C．exist D．change
A．possibilities B．limitations C．tendency D．practice
A．in fact B．in particular C．as a whole D．for example
A．devote B．adapt C．lead D．keep
A．private B．global C．different D．practical
A．features B．themes C．creatures D．characters
A．positions B．dreams C．images D．directions
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 36 to look around when a gentle hand 37 my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little 38 lady looking up at me with a smile．
She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and 39 responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze．
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent 40 ?”I asked．“I always 41 having a college education and now I’m getting 42 !” she told me．
Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she 43 her wisdom and experience with me．Over the 44 of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 45 made friends wherever she went．
At the 46 of the semester（学期）we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll 47 forget what she taught us．When she was introduced,frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 48 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we 49 old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying 50 , being happy, and achieving success．You have to 51 and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you 52 your dreams, you die．”
One week after graduation Rose died 53 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught 54 example that it’s never too 55 to be all you can possibly be．
36．A．lay down B．stood up C．fell offD．went out
37．A．touched B．feltC．wounded D．clapped
38．A．beautiful B．young C．oldD．kind-hearted
39．A．sadly B．coldlyC．absently D．enthusiastically
40．A．age B．speedC．point D．year
41．A．talked about B．tried out C．looked forward D．dreamed of
42．A．those B．oneC．thatD．they
43．A．learned B．toldC．sharedD．debated
44．A．course B．pathC．distanceD．road
45．A．easily B．rarely C．unwillingly D．strangely
46．A．middle B．beginning C．endD．top
47．A．ever B．neverC．stillD．already
48．A．throat B．faceC．noseD．eyes
49．A．grow B．prove C．lookD．stay
50．A．rich B．healthy C．cheerfulD．young
51．A．eat B．cry C．laughD．shout
52．A．have B．lose C．get D．keep
53．A．bitterly B．fortunately C．peacefully D．hopefully
54．A．to B．for C．inD．by
55．A．early B．bad C．goodD．late
第二节完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother．My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television．She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a __42__．My mother was illiterate．
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to __44__ the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills．With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor．
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job __55__ than parenting．This I believe．
36．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
37．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
38．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
39．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
40．A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
41．A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to
42．A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
43．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
44．A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
45．A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
46．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
48．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
49．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into B．gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
51．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
52．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
53．A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
54．A．little B．much C．few D．high
55．A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed
37. A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby
38. A. might B. should C. could D. dared
39. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally
41. A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new
42. A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about
43. A. total B. real C. like D. true
44. A. my B. one C. them D. mine
45. A. sisters B. fathers C. friendsD. mothers
46. A. free B. busy C. hardD. tired
47. A. wore B. put on C. dressedD. wash
48. A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands
49. A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous
51. A. lost B. wounded C. cutD. damaged
52. A. the other B. another C. itD. other
53. A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at
54. A. two B. few C. manyD. three
55. A. teach B. feed C. satisfyD. help
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The purpose of a letter of application ( 求职信 ) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___21___the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and you have ___22___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___23___out any necessary fact.
In writing a letter of application, keep in ___24___that the things a possible employer is most___25___ to want to know about are your qualifications and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.___26___the first few sentences fail to___27___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___28___at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not___29___your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “ I saw your___30___in today’s paper,” you might say “I have made a careful___31___of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives___32___your product and why they like it.”
Try to___33___generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___34___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I___35___in a letter? Employers want experience---which, naturally, no___36___has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___37___.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.___38___a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent___39___ is to enclose ( 内附 ) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it___40___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
21. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
22. A. found B. done C. known D. heard
23.A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
24. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
25. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
26. A. White B. Although C. As D. If
27. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
28. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
29. A. to B. for C. into D. from
30. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction
31. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
32. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
33. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
34. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
35. A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide
36. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
37. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
38. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
39. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
40. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that I set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which __36__ the Tred Avon River．The snow decorated the shore in white．For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the night’s snow had __37__．
38 I leaned forward and peered （盯着看） close to the frosted window．“It really is!” I cried out loud．“There is a goose out there!” I __39__ to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars （望远镜）．Into their sights came the __40__ of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its __41__ frozen to the ice．
Then from the dark sides, I saw a line of swans．They crossed __42__ the west of the broad river, moving __43__ to the east．
As I __44__, the leader swung to the right, and then the white __45__ of birds become a white circle．It floated from the top of the sky downward．At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle __46__ the ice．The swans __47__ the frozen goose! Amazingly, those bills （啄） began to work on __48__．The long necks were lifted and curved down, __49__．It went on for a long time．At last, the goose was free and __50__ its big webbed （有蹼的） feet slowly．The goose __51__ its wings as far as they would go．The swans took off and __52__ their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination．__53__ them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky．
I watched them __54__ they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees．Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks．
This is a true story．I do not try to interpret it here．I just often __55__ it in the bad moments, and tell myself, “If so for birds, why not for man?”
36．A．undertook B．overlooked C．overshadowed D．evaluated
37．A．destroyed B．covered C．painted D．hidden
38．A．Finally B．Unwillingly C．Disappointedly D．Suddenly
39．A．rushed B．returned C．advanced D．reached
40．A．figure B．shadow C．cry D．baby
41．A．head B．body C．feet D．beak
42．A．along B．from C．around D．in
43．A．steadily B．smoothly C．in the snow D．closely
44．A．watched B．expected C．predicted D．feared
45．A．block B．mass C．dot D．string
46．A．skated on B．landed on C．fell down to D．broke into
47．A．threatened B．attacked C．surrounded D．killed
48．A．the ice B．their feather C．the river D．the shore
49．A．one after another B．side by side C．now and then D．again and again
50．A．washing B．protecting C．moving D．warming
51．A．enlarged B．spread C．lifted D．threw
52．A．started B．carried on C．repeated D．stopped
53．A．Behind B．In front of C．Along with D．Including
54．A．after B．although C．unless D．until
55．A．write about B．keep C．think of D．retell