完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Some people who find themselves unable to solve a problem react by just giving up. But it is not good to 36 problems by giving up or make excuses for 37 . You may be sure that all young people 38 the same difficult process that you are going through: meeting new situations, developing new skills, and testing their abilities.
If you are unhappy about something, face it. Try to 39 the problem in a few words, so that you will know exactly what you are 40 . Then see if you can “put you finger” on the 41 of your unhappiness.
In many cases, we only “think” there is no 42 to a particular problem. But often we can 43 the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct 44 .
For example, a boy wanted to be a debater(辩论家). When he tried for the debating team as a 45 , the coach thought he was 46 . He was shy; he had a high-pitched voice and his posture(姿态) was poor. Although he was given little hope of success, he took 47 of every 48 to debate. He studied from successful speakers and 49 his own weakness and assets. Then he 50 many hours learning all the facts on the topics for the debate, and worked at developing good posture and at speaking clearly. In his junior year, he made the school 51 team, and in his senior year, he was on the winning team in his state. He 52 his goal because he had made a direct attack on his problem.
53 direct attack is often the best way to face problems, we have to be 54 in judging situations and sometimes it is necessary to 55 the goal. So it is important to study the situation and make a wise decision about what to do.
A．escape B．notice C．clear up D．dismiss
A．success B．failure C．change D．himself
A．go through B．experienced C．escape from D．give up
A．say B．state C．find D．solve
A．dealt with B．up to C．escaping D．up against
A．cause B．purpose C．point D．statement
A．way B．solution C．method D．hope
A．give up B．think of C．consider D．overcome
A．attack B．method C．change D．catch
A．director B．instructor C．adviser D．freshman (新人)
A．hopeful B．great C．hopeless D．grateful
A．use B．advantage C．value D．effect
A．minute B．opportunity C．effort D．other
B．thought up C．made up D．gave in
A．cost B．found C．spent D．wasted
A．speaking B．successful C．debating D．member
A．gave up B．escaped C．caught D．achieved
A．Although B．Since C．Because D．However
A．false B．realistic C．hopeful D．valuable
A．give up B．change C．attack D．strike
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a _ , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it ________from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, _______everywhere. I tried to use a broom, ____ with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.
For the next week, every time I was in the ____, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept _____. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and ____ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.
At the time I found those few remaining ____, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful ____ I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded ____ those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my ____ had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble___ his new surroundings and the ____ of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.
When life gets you ____, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never ____, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be ___, and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas ___, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them ___, you’ll start to feel whole again.
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to ____, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, __will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．fruit C．vegetable D．meat
A．moved B．walked C．ran D．slipped
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．but B．and C． although D． so
A．bedroom B．living room C．kitchen D．storeroom
A．getting B．turning up C．taking up D．using up
A．found B．ate C．left D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．man B．child C．woman D．boy
A．of B．for C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．turning to B．leading to C．adjusting to D．adding to
A．thank B．love C．help D．loss
A．down B．near C．close D．wide
A．get it B．make it C．take it D．leave it
A．grew B．bought C．collected D．frozen
A．eventually B．fortunately C．properly D．specially
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．call on B．put on C．bring in D．move on
A．while B．because C．since D．or
Having searched for many years, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, where he would find a well. “Ask the well what is , ” he was advised, “and the well will reveal (揭露) it to you.” After finding the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroads, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
With his heart full of , the man ran to the crossroads only to three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to much to do with the revelation of truth.
Depressed and , the seeker returned to the well to demand an , but he was told only: “You will discover in the future.” With years by, the memory of his experience at the well gradually until one night. While he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music his attention. It was wonderful and it wasplayed with great skill and .
and moved deeply, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like he had once seen in the three stores.
Eventually he understood the of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our is to gather and use them in the proper way. Nothing is so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have by considering the fragments alone.
A．life B．dream C．truth D．success
A．cause B．reason C．problem D．question
A．energy B．hope C．happiness D．strength
A．find B．observe C．understand D．feel
A．instruments B．clothing C．furniture D．wood
A．have B．link C．connect D．relate
A．surprised B．shocked C．disappointed D．excited
A．excuse B．explanation C．advice D．opportunity
A．gone B．passed C．pass D．going
A．doubled B．forgot C．disappeared D．recovered
A．paid B．caught C．focused D．fixed
A．inspiration B．courage C．thought D．wisdom
A．Annoyed B．Affected C．Confused D．Frightened
A．composer B．director C．adviser D．player
A．imagination B．appreciation C．recognition D．admiration
A．those B．one C．it D．that
A．theory B．message C．secret D．note
A．project B．difficulty C．task D．shortcoming
A．available B．successful C．accessible D．meaningful
A．foreseen B．witnessed C．judged D．formed
That morning, I got the train as always. I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as usual. I would always turn to the crossword(纵横填字游戏), but that day it didn't . I'd been doing it for 30-old years, but trying to read this one was like walking through syrup（糖浆）: slow and hard. I thought I must be tired.
I said to my assistant. The colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or to receive and produce language. It was the only time I .
I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and work in a couple of months. The way to my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind round and round in the darkness, looking for words．
As the months passed, it became that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I enjoyed colleagues and the I'd had. I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly .
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to . I couldn't manage novels or newspapers, I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming(势不可挡的). My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it．
, I get rid of my old skin. I grieved(感到悲痛) the past, its passing and its absence, and started to it. Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who reads 10 books a week. I'm a man, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s pretty good.
A．wear off B．make any sense C．count up D．pay off
A．temporarily B．scarcely C．unbelievably D．mildly
A．curious B．reserved C．serious D．concerned
A．calls for B．deals with C．suffers from D．responds to
A．practical B．absurd C．impossible D．innocent
A．prayed B．cried C．failed D．withdrew
A．contribute to B．agree to C．return to D．appeal to
A．gaining B．rebuilding C．revealing D．improving
A．slipped B．doubted C．wandered D．fled
A．messy B．flexible C．straightforward D．self-evident
A．informed B．evaluated C．reflected D．defined
A．extinction B．reward C．schedule D．status
A．angry B．cautious C．awesome D．merciless
A．speaking B．trying C．writing D．managing
A．since B．until C．so D．as
A．favor B．patience C．sympathy D．comfort
A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Narrowly D．Annually
A．keep up with B．come to terms with C．get around to D．live up to
A．arrange B．compare C．rank D．declare
A．genius B．community C．dignity D．family
How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__ as you do.
A recent survey among high school __ in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __ teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were__ about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were__by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show __ of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different of beauty, so teens are more__ to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the__. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
What’s , US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent___ that “people should follow their own interests rather than of others”. This is much than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and_ most dissatisfied.
“ to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.__ Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different__ backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much_ _ among most of the teens ___ for the survey.
A．absorbed B．willing C．careless D．unhappy
A．hairstyle B．dresses C．fashion D．culture
A．teachers B．students C．citizens D．colleagues
A．Asian B．American C．African D．Western
A．answered B．requested C．persuaded D．questioned
A．followed B．decreased C．reduced D．compared
A．relations B．barriers C．customs D．differences
A．awareness B．standards C．consciences D．expenses
A．admirable B．confused C．likely D．unbelievable
A．survey B．setting C．reference D．paper
A．worse B．better C．less D．more
A．disagreeing B．observing C．agreeing D．puzzling
A．those B．that C．it D．one
A．lower B．larger C．smaller D．higher
A．first B．third C．fourth D．last
A．leading B．devoting C．appealing D．According
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．political B．cultural C．economical D．commercial
A．expectation B．hesitation C．concern D．ambition
A．interviewed B．advised C．overlooked D．invested
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I will never forget that night, when I pulled into my drivewayafter a busy day of school and baby-sitting. I still to write a physics paper, which must be handed in the next day. There were many things on my mind. At that time I was having many problems with my family and friends, I was in a very bad mood (心情). And I was unhappy with and the way that my life was going. A major I was struggling with was drug (毒品) use. For two years I had been smoking marijuana (大麻) and got used to it, could not stop. I did not let drugs affect my grades or personality, but it made a (n) in how I thought about myself. I had always been a good kid and still tried to be, but drugs brought me . I frequently thought about drugs were not something I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to but I was frightened to make it.
I looked up at the sky as I got out of my . The moon gave off tiny beams of light. The sky was a dark, ink-black colour millions of stars. I stood outside in the cool fall air for what seemed a long time of heaven and . The joy that I had not for ages came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a shooting star (流星) flying over treetops. Tears fell from my eyes and streamed down my cheeks. I had the true beauty of nature. Those few helped me find the to change.
It is not easy to make the decision to stop using drugs. It is even harder to stop . Giving it up has given me hope and a reason to be myself. It has helped me grow and more mature (成熟).
A．promised B．had C．wished D．stopped
A．so B．however C．then D．yet
A．my family B．my homework C．my friends D．myself
A．problem B．situation C．subject D．condition
A．while B．or C．but D．rather
A．difference B．effort C．plan D．mistake
A．down B．out C．up D．back
A．which B．what C．how D．why
A．escape B．change C．live D．forget
A．way B．house C．school D．car
A．in B．with C．for D．beyond
A．sadness B．luck C．happiness D．regret
A．received B．learned C．known D．felt
A．real B．surprising C．useless D．helpful
A．recognized B．seen C．guessed D．imagined
A．minutes B．stars C．thoughts D．nights
A．fact B．courage C．reason D．chance
A．actually B．simply C．gradually D．quickly
A．crazy about B．afraid of C．proud of D．angry with
A．weaker B．richer C．poorer D．stronger