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
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．Proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．Visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．Agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．Replied B．Discovered C．explained D．knew
A．Seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．Blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．Pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually
A．Disappeared B．Returned C．spread D．improved
A．Compare B．Struggle C．promote D．compete
A．Ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．Decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．Disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．Secure B．related C．private D．reliable
A．Broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．Recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget
A．Energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．Experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．Pretend
I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “ ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you ?”
Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.
By then I had set about becoming a programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “ ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the mental state to attain our . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, the greatest thief is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice some kind of failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are . It is one of the most important we have, because it teaches us lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for , which is probably just around the corner.
There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t .
A．attitude B．resolution C．intelligence D．quality
A．get up B．pick up C．set up D．grow up
A．Before B．Later C．Recently D．Instead
A．kept B．formed C．changed D．continued
A．imagined B．designed C．supposed D．guessed
A．car B．computer C．radio D．satellite
A．satisfied B．surprised C．tied D．devoted
A．purpose B．resource C．instruction D．influence
A．partner B．thief C．writer D．worker
A．same B．exact C．stubborn D．necessary
A．results B．disasters C．promises D．goals
A．but B．so C．while D．because
A．leaving B．reaching C．selecting D．removing
A．lose B．fail C．succeed D．beat
A．fears B．predicts C．hears D．reports
A．achieved B．survived C．admitted D．replaced
A．cases B．methods C．steps D．tools
A．hopeless B．logical C．valuable D．technological
A．failure B．reality C．success D．responsibility
A．take apart B．care about C．suffer from D．give up
Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. was all right when she was born. when she was nineteen months old, and attack of fever her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She became blind so that as she grew older, she did not being able to see; and she became deaf she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She in darkness and silence.
As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and .But she understood that she was from others.
Her greatly worried. How could anyone get in touch with Helen’s mind, intelligence in darkness and silence without ? Helen was seven before a teacher was .Her name was Sullivan.
Miss Sullivan had a lot of in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear,she had to use manual alphabet(手语).But Helen’s energy, intelligence and strong spirit, with Miss Sullivan’s skill and patience (耐心), all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examinations and finally took a university degree English literature. She then all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal , together with the work she has done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She many books and The Story of My Life is a remarkable(不寻常的) one.
A．Something B．Nothing C．Everything D．Anything
A．And B．But C．Or D．So
A．had B．let C．gave D．left
A．young B．sudden C．early D．quick
A．mind B．remember C．remind D．seem
A．as B．when C．after D．before
A．lived B．stayed C．remained D．played
A．views B．opinions C．feelings D．thoughts
A．cut out B．cut off C．given up D．sent away
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
A．help B．knowledge C．sound D．speech
A．nearly B．likely C．totally D．quietly
A．brought B．appeared C．came D．found
A．difficulty B．ways C．work D．stories
A．agreed B．combined C．dealt D．corresponded
A．won B．beat C．overcame D．overturned
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．devoted B．took C．set D．enjoyed
A．ideas B．experience C．life D．success
A．read B．bought C．wrote D．borrowed
It was a stormy Saturday afternoon when my mother took my five-year-old brother, Christopher, and me to a new toy store．
“Christina! I’m going to find the Lego section!” Christopher ran off excitedly．
I was studying a Barbie when I suddenly heard from the storm outside．I jumped the noise, dropping the toy to the floor．Thunder continued to shake the sky．Oh no! Where’s Christopher? I up and down the aisles（通道）, filling my small chest and making it difficult to ．I continued to run, calling Christopher’s name．I to know he was all right．I found Christopher in the Lego aisle．He was standing alone, perfectly , holding tightly to a toy ship．I threw my arms around him and hugged him he couldn’t breathe．
Years later, on a Tuesday morning, when I was driving to work, the radio my ears with horrible news: A plane had crashed into the Pentagon（五角大楼）．My first was of Christopher．
He had joined the Air Force and was in Washington．I was overcome with the need to make he was all right．I over to the nearest pay phone and dialed my grandmother’s number．Christopher would call her to let the family know what was happening．I felt the panic steal my breath as I waited for a connection．Finally, I heard my grandmother’s voice．
“He’s Okay．He called and told us he was fine．” As I hung up the phone, I began to cry from ．It was silly of me to about Christopher．I blamed myself．He was an adult and could take care of himself． I realized at that moment that there is still a of my heart that will always run to try to him, no matter how big he might be or where he is．That same piece will remember the five-year-old boy standing in the toy store with the toy ship held to his chest, saying, “I if I just waited here, Christina, you would find me．”
A．voice B．sound C．thunder D．rain
A．for B．by C．of D．at
A．looked B．ran C．found D．called
A．sadness B．panic C．anger D．pain
A．speak B．beat C．breathe D．think
A．needed B．seemed C．happened D．used
A．healthy B．still C．upset D．alarmed
A．until B．when C．before D．since
A．provided B．connected C．covered D．filled
A．person B．plan C．thought D．telephone
A．over B．up C．certain D．sense
A．pulled B．took C．got D．handed
A．regular B．secret C．complex D．familiar
A．shock B．relief C．disappointment D．concern
A．talk B．think C．worry D．complain
A．So B．Though C．As D．But
A．piece B．part C．corner D．point
A．help B．love C．advise D．protect
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．even
A．wondered B．doubted C．hoped D．Knew
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life .He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends．Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish，we remain very .
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start．When I was eleven，my father bought me a piano．At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play．Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop．Much as I tried，he me to go on．Now I have been playing for almost five years．I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.
My dad is talented，for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years．Under his influence，I also like now．Sometimes my dad can be my biggest .He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic （批评家）.He ignore the small mistakes I make．He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my dreams will one day.
My dad is generous.E very Thursday night，he to read to the children at a children's club．When he reads，their light up with curiosity about what will happen next． feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love my dad with all my heart．He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．composing B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．rejects B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．Drive