请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。
After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how 36 it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．
From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball 37 for my high school team was nothing 38 of an embarrassment．And 39 0 and 20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the 40 year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n) 41 team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected， 42 ，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to 43 for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out， 44 to work still harder．
Then there came a time when even our 45 had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was 46 worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to 47 ，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we 48 it to each other to go all out every game．”
It was that moment that 49 me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t 50 the role．As a leader you can never quit 51 the team who looks up to you．It is one 52 to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full 53 all the time．
I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I 54 the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player，but it already has made me a better leader，and 55 ．
36．A．exciting B．pleasant C．tough D．significant
37．A．game B．event C．league D．season
38．A．short B．full C．lacking D．sufficient
39．A．as B．while C．since D．now that
40．A．most interesting B．dullest C．most difficult D．easiest
41．A．unique B．adventurous C．young D．untrained
42．A．meanwhile B．though C．instead D．somehow
43．A．quit B．stay C．resign D．rest
44．A．hoping B．swearing C．claiming D．wishing
45．A．fans B．classmates C．sponsor D．coach
46．A．only too B．more than C．not a little D．no longer
47．A．fade B．gain C．destroy D．grow
48．A．owe B．think C．demand D．recommend
49．A．reminded B．told C．taught D．guided
50．A．act B．deserve C．play D．take
51．A．with B．alongside C．on D．for
52．A．matter B．aspect C．issue D．thing
53．A．potential B．goal C．enthusiasm D．confidence
54．A．hate B．treasure C．admit D．recognize
55．A．character B．captain C．person D．figure
III. Reading Comprehension：31%
Section A
Directions: 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 fits the context.
Good news! Tiny robots designed by University of Nebraska researchers may 50 doctors on Earth to help perform surgery on patients in space.
The tiny, wheeled robots, which are about 3 inches tall and as wide a lipstick case, can be slipped into small incisions ( 切口 ) and computer-controlled by surgeons in different51 . Some robots are equipped with 52 and lights and can send images back to surgeons and others have surgical tools attached that can be controlled 53 .
“ We think this is going to 54 open surgery.” Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov said at a news conference. Oleynikov is a 55 in computer-assisted surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Officials hope that NASA will teach 56 to use the robots soon enough 57
surgeries could one day be performed in space.
The camera-carrying robots can provide 58 of affected areas and the ones with surgical tools will be able to operate inside the body in ways surgeons’ hands can’t. The views from the camera-carrying robots are 59 than the naked eye, because they 60 back color images that are magnified. Because several robots can be inserted through one incision, they could reduce the amount and 61
of cuts needed for surgery, which would decrease recovery time. This is particularly 62 to those patients who have been weakened by long illness.
Eventually, Oleynikov said, “ The tiny robots may enable surgeons to work without ever __63__their hands in patients’ bodies. That is the 64 . It is getting easier and easier. We can do even more with these devices.”
50. A. use B. pay C. allow D. force
51. A. locations B. directions C. fields D. ways
52. A. operators B. monitors C. cameras D. flashes
53. A. automatically B. remotely C. manually D. widely
54. A. perform B. undergo C. follow D. replace
55. A. reporter B. specialist C. designer D. director
56. A. astronauts B. nurse C. teachers D. trainers
57. A. in order to B. so that C. thus D. 
in case
58. A. answers B. services C. views D. insights
59. A. weaker B. stronger C. poorer D. better
60. A. send B. produce C. change D. create
61. A. measure B. size C. power D. pressure
62. A. relevant B. true C. helpful D. interesting
63. A. touching B. pressing C. holding D. placing
64. A. ambition B. goal C. achievement D. victory
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there
is one word more than you need
A. agree B. suffer C. system D. notice AB. through
AC. dangerous AD. space BC. limited BD. absorbs CD. let out
For years scientist have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more 41 than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to 42 eye-pain, headache and other p
roblems. Some pollutants can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists 43 that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to 44 the problem in the early 1970s, when it was that builders began making houses and offices which did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that 45 the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to 46 harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control 47 for building green plants. Scientist do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe t
hat a plant’s leaves take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant produces oxygen 48 its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each 49 different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 26 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 27 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 28 and participate in activities 29 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 30 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 31 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 32 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 33 .”
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 34 in the US spend 35time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 36 has made many kids grow fat. 37 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 38 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 39 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 40 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 41 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 42 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 43. Recent US Census（人口普查）data 44 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 45 about 63 percent ten years ago.
26. A. drinking B. sleeping C. washing D.playing outside
27. A. find out B. go out C. look out D. keep out
28. A. away B. off C. on D. beside
29. A. like B. as C. from D. such as
30. A. end B. event C. beginning D. total
31. A. besides B. except for C. including D. except
32. A.governments B. parents C. organizers D. businessmen
33. A. the light B. the radio C. life D. the Internet
34. A. grown-ups B. kids C. clerks D. parents
35. A. less B. enough C. little D. more
36. A.programmesB. screen C. hours D. watching
37. A. However B. On the contrary C. In fact D. As a result
38. A. overweight B. overeaten C. overgrown D. overseeing
39. A. leads to B.results from C. develops D. keeps away
40. A. will be B. should be C. may be D. could be
41. A. organizing B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for
42. A. wherever B. every day C. every time D. this time
43. A. living B. choice C. difference D. sense
44. A. shows B. says C. reads D. writes
45. A. rising B. down from C. up to D. up from
第四节完型填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence . That ____26 two out of every three people simply don’t know the ____27 they already have to be successful when it’s _____28 there in their hands!___29 if you want others to believe in yourself first. Rememer: “ No one can ask you feel inferior unless you _____30them.” A successful businessman says, “you can’t push anyone up a ladder____31 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image____32 , the image we have of ourselves. ___33one guy put it: “You can’t win horse race if you think you look_____34 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to ____35 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just ____36 your mind and you will change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill you success in life are the two little words: “____37”You know that people used to ____38 that if human being s traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would ____39 our circulation of blood and kill us?Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that ___40 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars , buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you____41.
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But _____42 he did it, most people in the would didn’t think it was even _____43. Yet only weeks after Bannister did it , suddenly _____44 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll _____45 do it.
26 .A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains
27. A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason
28. A. immediately B.properly C. accurately D. right
29. A. Because B. But C. What D. While
30. A.let B. challenge C. admit D. make
31. A. if B. except C. until D. unless
32. A.quiz B.question C. problem D. mystery
33. A. When B. As C. While D. Since
34. A. curious B. good –looking C.serious D.funny
35. A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend
36. A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix
37. A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I？ D. I can’t
38. A. imagine B. think C. suspect D. doubt
39. A. start B. help C. stop D. quit
40. A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D.terrible
41. A. judge B. realize C. understand D.try
42. A. after B. before C. since D. because
43. A. likely B.unbelievable C. possible D. impossible
44. A.workers B. runners C. competitors D.players
45. A. simply B. seldom C. always D. usually
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I met Chandra Rekha Shrestha, a visually damaged girl, on the way to Shanti Nagar. She was walking down the road with her white stick, and I saw she walking into a muddy 36 . Had she continued, she might have37 into the water. Not wanting this to happen, I stopped my 38 and called out, “There’s a hole in front of you, Chandra. If it’s all right with you, I’ll 39 you to your place.”
She happily 40 . I took her bag so she could climb on my motorbike. We talked about her profession and 41 , and I discovered she was on her way toTinkune for a teacher’s training program.
Chandra had called me a couple of times since our 42 meeting. However, I had been unable to meet her 43 my busy schedules. Finally, 44 at the Kathmandu Mall, she said, "If you hadn’t given me your business card, I wouldn’t have called you." We talked about a range of issues, and I came to 45 that Chandra possessed a deep knowledge which would challenge that of many 46 fit people.
Although she has a mother and three brothers, Chandra has been 47 on her own for the past years. She cooks for herself and washes her own clothes while 48 to teach every morning at Anam Nagar’s Rudramati Primary School. While doing her 49 , she tries to remember people, places, and things in order to manage her daily life. She is a(an) 50 person, telling me that she made the decision to live alone after her 51 said they would take turns to look after her each month. Chandra felt this would 52 her. Chandra’s main source of information is through her 53 , learning about various news as they are broadcast.
Chandra lost her eyesight as a baby and had to learn how to survive at an early age. I really 54 her confidence and the way she carried herself in her life. Thank you, Chandra Rekha. You have reminded me of what truly matter in life but are 55 lacking in our city.
36. A. pavement B. passage C. hole D. freeway
37. A. climbed B. landed C. flown D. fallen
38. A. car B. truck C. motorbike D. bus
39. A. pass B. drop C. take D. fetch
40. A. allowed B. expected C. replied D. accepted
41. A. study B. job C. celebration D. travel
42. A. happy B. unexpected C. sudden D. strange
43. A. due to B. in addition to C. instead of D. in spite of
44. A. resisting B. rescuing C. reuniting D. removing
45. A. discovered B. encouraged C. persuaded D. supposed
46. A. mentally B. inappropriately C. physically D. naturally
47. A. living B. lying C. waiting D. staying
48. A. managing B
. recognizing C. allowing D. reducing
49. A. practice B. housework C. effort D. homework
50. A. stubborn B. reliable C. confident D. intelligent
51. A. sisters B. uncles C. brothers D. aunts
52. A. hurt B. weaken C. ruin D. frighten
53. A. TV B. radio C. calculator D. computer
54. A. follow B. show C. notice D. admire
55. A. finally B. recently C. mostly D. simply