原创（十二）
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some 36 it highly, believing that it is 37 for social progress and prosperity. Others say that 38 is bad, that it sets one person against another; that it 39 unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the 40 that their self-worth relied on how well they 41 at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and –death affairs. In their single-minded 42 of success, the development of many other human qualities is 43 forgotten.
44 , while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take a(n) 45 attitude. In a culture valuing only the winner and 46 to the ordinary players, they strongly 47 competition. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or 48 success. By not trying, they always have a(n) 49 ：“I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter 50 I really didn’t try.” 51 , this belief is the same as 52 of the true competitors trying to prove themselves. Both are based on the 53 belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in 54 with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解） 55 a new meaning in competition.
36．A．benefit B．influences C．value D．impress
37．A．cheerful B．meaningful C．comfortable D．responsible
38．A．competition B．ability C．knowledge D．challenge
39．A．runs into B．leads to C．comes from D．begins with
40．A．promise B．belief C．dream D．task
41．A．planned B．performed C．delivered D．practiced
42．A．pursuit B．memory C．behalf D．search
43．A．shyly B．cheerfully C．sadly D．faithfully
44．A．Therefore B．Meanwhile C．However D．Afterwards
45．A．proper B．suitable C．confident D．opposite
46．A．paying no attention B．pays less attention C．paid more attention D．pays no attention
47．A．excuse B．blame C．charge D．trust
48．A．enjoy B．apply C．receive D．achieve
49．A．opinion B．explanation C．excuse D．reason
50．A．unless B．so C．while D．because
51．A．Firmly B．Naturally C．Unfortunately D．Clearly
52．A．that B．one C．it D．this
53．A．mistaken B．different C．single D．common
54．A．consequence B．comparison C．connection D．common
55．A．we can discover B．can we discover C．can discover D．we discover
完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）
Today I am known for my voice. But it 31 a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴) 32 badly that I was completely 33 to speak in public.
34 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems 35 it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was 36 Shakespeare, he could no longer 37 not being a part of our school.
When he 38 that I not only loved poetry but was 39 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 40 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 41 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 43 .
Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his 44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I 45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I 46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it 47 memory.”
With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood 48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and 49 me to read other writers’ poems before the public.
Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50 and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
A．lasted B．took C．was D．wasted
A．so B．fairly C．such D．rather
A．uncertain B．unlikely C．unbelievable D．unable
A．But B．Besides C．Then D．However
A．even if B．so that C．as if D．like
A．acting B．teaching C．liking D．choosing
A．prevent B．help C．keep D．stand
A．learn B．knew C．decided D．proved
A．writing B．reading C．reciting D．saving
A．difference B．difficulty C．promise D．friendship
A．question B．idea C．fact D．mind
A．said B．meant C．caused D．prepared
A．answered back B．showed up C．turned away D．stuck to
A．poem B．praise C．return D．opinion
A．replied to B．laughed at C．pointed to D．stared at
A．could B．did C．should D．had
A．with B．of C．from D．in
A．changeless B．hopeless C．helpless D．breathless
A．enabled B．persuaded C．encouraged D．supported
A．voice B．sound C．appearance D．interest
完形填空：(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
When you are learning English, you find 21 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 22 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 23 . If you look 24 each word in the 25 , one at a time, what is your 26 ? It must be a 27 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 28 in many other ways. It is very 29 to master the rules of word 30 in the study of English, too. If the 31 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 32 the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always 33 is that there are a lot of 34 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 35 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 36 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 37 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 38 “Good night!” to one another 39 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 40 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
A．it B． that C．you D．yourself
A．second B． spoken C．native D．foreign
A．advice B． example C．article D．answer
A．up B． at C．after D．down upon
A．sentence B． book C．phrase D．dictionary
A．idea B． meaning C．answer D．translation
A．wrong B． interesting C．puzzled D．strangely
A．same B． different C．similar D．alike
A．important B． easy C．simple D．hard
A．place B． stress C．order D．formation
A．speaker B． listener C．reader D．writer
A．read B． repeat C．translate D．understand
A．emember B．say C．do D．deal with
A．letters B． words C．phrases D．idioms
A．hardly B． nearly C．really D．clearly
A．and B． or C．instead D．as well
A．don’t B． must C．should D．may
A．or B． nor C．either D．neither
A．without B． instead of C．unless D．more than
A．today B． tomorrow C．in future D．in the past
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从 A、B、C、D四个选项选出最佳选项。
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __31_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __32__.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __33_ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __34_ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __35__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __36__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __37_. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You __38_ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers _39__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __40__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __41__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __43__ in time.”
The __44_ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __45__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __46_ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __47__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48__ just above the ground. As the car __49_ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __50__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief… A However B Besides C Therefore D Otherwise
A brave B excitedC curious D stubborn
A fell B seemedC proved D grew
A aside B around C forward D backward
A arrived B stopped C stayedD started
A gathered B existed C dropped D moved
A help B gas C rest D water
A necessarily B normally C basically D certainly
A if B until C unless D as
.A drive B walk C follow D march
A address B signs C notices D guidance
A doubt B room C time D way
A have it B get it C make it D finish it
A door B window C headlight D wheel
A passed B rushed C turned D continued
A strange B sensitive C imaginable D horrible
A developed B appeared C spread D faded来源：()
A rolling B floating C drawing D flashing
A pointed B returned C broke D rose
A tune B voice C sound D tone
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 46 and parents have noticed another kind of 47 , which came from the printed papers 48 on the streets.
These printed things 49 newspapers but have hardly 50 to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly made up there----some are too strange for anyone to 51 ; others are 52 stories of something 53 . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 54 reading, which 55 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and 56 ideas in return. Homework was left 57 ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 58 they are, we never know, are 59 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 60 this kind of things? Yes, 61 the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 62 , the more you want to stop it, 63 they want to have a look at it. 64 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, 65 one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.
A．readers B．writers C．teachers D．students
A．result B．effect C．education D．pollution
A．found B． sold C．given D．shown
A．appear B．seem as C．look like D．are
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．get B．find C．believe D．know
A．puzzling B．pleased C．worried D．frightening
A．too bad B．still worse C．even better D．very good
A．poisonous B．wonderful C．interesting D．useless
A．takes B．uses C．costs D．pays
A．ordinary B．immoral C．valuable D．unpunished
A．undone B．unknown C．much D．less
A．who B．what C．whoever D．which
A．using B．making C．spending D．losing
A．allow B．forbid C．separate D．leave
A．neither B．some C．most D．both
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Badly
A．the less B．so that C．the more D．as though
A．Seldom B．Always C．Sometimes D．Hardly
A．find B．share C．get D．hold
完型填空（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，然后从下列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。
Sharon wrote this when she was 16 and in the llth grade．Her goal is to become an international diplomat （外交官） and peace-maker．
It was my first day at school．I felt __36___ and scared．I went to all my classes with no _37_ ．It felt like no one _38__．I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for lunch __39_ at 1:00．Then finally the bell rang．It was time to talk and have 40 ．
In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab （穆斯林妇女戴的面纱） on her head, and though I am 41 ．we got along fine, and I was so 42 when she said, "Sit-with us, at our table．" She pointed to the one next to the door．
So I 43 ,and took my tray and was _44_ to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly I felt a jog．"Hey, I saw you on the bus," said a tall girl in a long skirt．"I see your Jewish star necklace．You _45_ sit with us．"
At that moment I looked around, and that's when I 46 ,to my surprise, the nations of the world,47 themselves．That's what I saw through my own eyes．
The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Hindus only with Hindus, the Russians always with the Russians, and _48_ the Arabs with the Jews．
I saw the reason why 49 got started．Everyone 50 to their own kind．The 51_ was just like a map of the world, where there should never have been so much separation among nations．But why was everyone so _52_?
And so I turned _53__ this girl, and went with the first, and there was no offence, I built a 54 between two worlds when I sat with those 55 from me．
A．nervous B．generous C．frightened D．excited
A．relatives B．teachers C．friends D．classmates
A．cared B．mattered C．understood D．helped
A．hours B．stop C．period D．break
A．rest B．fun C．chat D．lunch
A．Spanish B．Arab C．Russian D．Jewish
A．curious B．relieved C．worried D．serious
A．allowed B．adopted C．agreed D．admitted
A．about B．ready C．willing D．likely
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．saw B．noticed C．knew D．recognized
A．developing B．expanding C．separating D．defending
A．only B．always C．sometimes D．never
A．dialogues B．friendships C．wars D．arguments
A．stuck B．catered C．turned D．listened
A．school B．classroom C．restaurant D．lunchroom
A．quiet B．blind C．deaf D．tough
A．down B．towards C．off D．up
A．stage B．platform C．bridge D．path
A．opposite B．different C．strange D．apart