II、完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister,“___41__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____42____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___43___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___44___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___45___.
__46___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___47___ you. So can other stuff, like ___48___ a test.
What do I ___49___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___50___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___51___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___52___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___53___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___54___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___55___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___56___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___57___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___58___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___59___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___60___. It is not that difficult.
41．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
42．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
43．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
44．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
45．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
46．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
47．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
48．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
49．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
50．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
51．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
52．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
53．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
54．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
55．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
56．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
57．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
58．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
59．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
60．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes ,My 17-year-old son，who had for so long 36 my choice of clothing，now 37 searches through my closet．Wasn’t it only yesterday that he had turned up his 38 at my clothes? When Alyosha was in middle school and 39 beginning to look at his 40 as a creature from outer space，I had once 41 to suggest buying a pair of chinos(斜纹棉布裤)while we were 42 .He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He 43 it on. “Too 44 ，”I pronounced. “Just right，”was his reply, 45 he admired himself mirror，completely 46 with the image．I think that set the tone(基调)for the next four years. When it 47 to clothing，the divide seemed 48 .I was chinos，he was outsized jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T’s.
49 began to change about a year ago．I remember the 50 day．I had gone to my 51 in search of a favorite T-shirt．I couldn't find it, 52 it appeared later in the day when Alyosha returned home from school．“That’my shirt，”I said．“Yeah，I know，”said Alyosha as he 53 for the fridge．Since that time，he often—and 54 warning—searched for the new and different in my closet．I asked Alyosha why he wore my clothes. “I like some of them，”he smiled．Warmed by his words，I 55 my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers．
36. A. thought highly of B. looked down on C．set on D. based on
37. A. interestedly B．hurriedly C. disappointedly D. unwillingly
38. A. head B. eyes C. hand D. nose
39. A. also B. soon C．just D．almost
40. A. classmates B. teachers C．father D．mother
41. A. attempted B．managed C．longed D．persuaded
42. A. reading B．walking C. wandering D. shopping
43. A. put B．tried C. had D. wore
44. A. big B．tight C. cheap D. expensive
45. A. because B．though C. until D．as
46. A. worried B．satisfied C. proud D. nervous
47. A. belonged B．talked C．came D. happened
48. A. opposite B．slight C. unbridgeable D. unthinkable
49. A. Things B. Times C. Manners D. Tastes
50. A. first B．exact C. only D. single
51. A. house B．store C．office D. closet
52. A. and B. unless C. but D. so
53. A headed B. looked C．searched D. walked
54. A. about B．with C．on D. without
55. A. took B．held C．got D. moved
二、完形填空（2分×15=30分）
Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern art of movies. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp 21 . He was the first screen artist to write, 22 and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a 23 of equality and justice(正义) for all — 24 for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made 25 the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly recognized by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they 26 are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 27 on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 28 twice until the age of seven. The man 29 him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 30 . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 31 and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 32 , and she began actively attending Church of England services. At the age of 33 , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the court sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 34 had by then stopped all payments of child support.
Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 35 his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then picked up Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.
21. A. character B. behaviour C. personality D. gentleman
22. A. act B. shoot C. direct D. edit
23. A. possibility B. message C. culture D. promise
24. A. generally B. widely C. especially D. totally
25. A. him B. them C. us D. it
26. A. really B. still C. always D. ever
27. A. happiness B. luck C. poverty D. peace
28. A. brother B. teacher C. mother D. father
29. A. taught B. left C. loved D. expected
30. A. born B. young C. ill D. old
31. A. actor B. artist C. dancer D. singer
32. A. ended B. began C. broke D. continued
33. A. eight B. seven C. nine D. ten
34. A. which B. what C. he D. who
35. A. then B. when C. before D. until
第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分)
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to ___21______ a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could ___22___ the owner's name. There was nothing inside it ____23______ some change and an old photo ―― a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years, who looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photo back and ____24______ the purse to the police station, where I ___25_______ it to the desk sergeant. ____26______ I left, the sergeant took down my name and address ___27_______ the owner might want to write and thank me.
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They ___28______ a young woman so that there would be four people at the table. Her face was familiar. I was ____29______ sure that we had not met before, but I could remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation, however, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon. ___30______ I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now much older.
21. A. watch B. notice C. discover D. find out
22. A. find B. learn C. discover D. work out
23. A. besides B. except C. except for D. in addition to
24. A. took B. brought C. fetched D. sent
25. A. offered B. passed C. handed D. returned
26. A. Before B. When C. While D. As
27. A. although B. in case C. for fear D. so that
28. A. have also invited B. also had invited
C. also invited D. had also invited
29. A. well B. much C. quite D. very
30. A. All at once B. At once C. Immediately D. All suddenly
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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of 31 and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was 32 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the 33 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would 34 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man immediately 35 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and 36 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, 37 at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming 38 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running, 39that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.
The hard-working man had been 40 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not 41 daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he 42 on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours 43 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the44he earned.
The hard-working man was 45 how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are 46a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the 47 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your 48 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to 49 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes, perseverance can 50 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.
31. A. hobbies B. ideas C. patience D. money
32. A. lazy B. patient C. kind-hearted D. hard-working
33. A. last B. first C. second D. only
34. A. accept B. keep C. win D. defeat
35. A. set in B. set aside C. set up D. set out
36. A. worked B. drank C. slept D. played
37. A. laughed B. glared C. stared D. looked
38. A. across B. through C. over D. past
39. A. representing B. believing C. emphasizing D. complaining
40. A. swimming B. jumping C. resting D. running
41. A. admired B. invented C. found D. realized
42. A. commented B. carried C. figured D. depended
43. A. before B. later C. next D. further
44. A. money B. medal C. prize D. gold
45. A. believing B. recognizing C. discussing D. wondering
46. A. true B. indeed C. certain D. hardly
47. A. west B. east C. north D. south
48. A. ears B. hands C. sight D. mind
49. A. hide from B. learn from C. keep from D. come from
50. A. make B. let C. blind D. protect
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 36 on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 37 . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
George Washington’s mother was a complaining, 38 woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 39 at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always complaining that her 40 overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 41 the army for the American Revolution. She 42 believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the 43 Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his 44 and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became 45 , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 46 you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 47 . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep 48 , a “failure” is just another learning 49 . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “ 50 their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen 51 to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their 52 at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You 53 yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is 54 .
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music 55 with you.
36．A．set sail B．take charge C．set free D．take off
37．A．excited B．pleased C．disappointed D．affected
38．A．self-centered B．self-confident C．kind-hearted D．cold-blooded
39．A．show off B．show up C．pick out D．pick up
40．A．parents B．neighbors C．students D．children
41．A．fight B．beat C．command D．attend
42．A．foolishly B．secretly C．bravely D．honestly
43．A．late B．latter C．former D．later
44．A．strength B．music C．wealth D．faith
45．A．proud B．steady C．independent D．famous
46．A． advise B．suggest C．stop D．keep
47．A．success B．failure C．poison D．laziness
48．A．stopping B．starting C．going D．coming
49．A．method B．experiment C．schedule D．experience
50．A．with B．beyond C．without D．during
51．A．politely B．rudely C．thoroughly D．roughly
52．A．homes B．minds C．businesses D．efforts
53．A．trust B．believe C．know D．doubt
54．A．finished B．completed C．written D．sung
55．A．live B．die C．sound D．play