Growing up, I always dreamed of being a professional figure skater. After years of hard work, I am living proof that dreams can come true.
When I was born, my parents immediately noticed something 36 and the doctor said I couldn't skate. I, however, 37 trying skating in an ice rink (溜冰场), where local skaters 38 perform ice shows. I started taking group skating lessons, and performing on ice came naturally, but I have always been 39 to speak in group settings. One thing I've never been afraid of is 40 , though. I get nervous, but never 41 . For me, skating has been about being my personal best 42 beating others on the ice. 1 progressed through various 43 rapidly and gave my first ice performance at seven. Soon I started winning local and regional competitions. That's 44 being on the ice has always been the one place where I can 45 express my own emotions. The ice is like home.
When I was nine years old I began training 46 . I would wake up at four o'clock in the morning six days a week and skate for five hours. Then I'd go to school. Since 47 has always been important in my family, I had no 48 but to find creative ways to fit in school studies throughout my 49 career.
After graduating from high school, I moved to Canada and set out to train full-time to give my dreams a chance at reality. In 1992 I went to compete in the Olympic Games. 50 , not my coach or even my family, ever talked to me about winning a gold medal. In fact, I wouldn't even 51 myself to think about it. I thought that would disturb me. 52 , I went with the attitude that I wanted to enjoy the Olympic spirit. 53 the expectation of all the people, I won the gold medal and words couldn't describe the overwhelming mixture of emotions I felt. Then I truly understood what 54 most in achieving a dream is nor to 55 it when you 1ace difficulties, but strive to make it come true.
A．unique B．wrong C．unbelievable D．attractive
A．directed to B．led to C．insisted on D．fixed on
A．could B．should C．might D．would
A．doubtful B．brave C．shy D．disabled
A．competition B．expression C．exchange D．display
A．annoyed B．disappointed C．sad D．fearful
A．rather than B．other than C．except for D．as for
A．positions B．levels C．points D．ways
A．where B．why C．when D．because
A．freely B．comfortably C．seriously D．quickly
A．education B．wealth C．reputation D．health
A．chance B．choice C．goal D．freedom
A．boring B．aimless C．amateur D．normal
A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．allow B．promise C．force D．discourage
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Naturally
A．Beyond B．Within C．Despite D．Without
A．stresses B．applies C．matters D．acts
A．ruin B．ignore C．change D．abandon
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are 56 than housewives. Evidence shows that the 57 are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that 58 the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work 59 people busy, 60 loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel unhappy，61 and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead，the happiest are those who are62 . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as a 63 between man and reality. By work，people 64 each other. By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work 65 the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and66 him liable to disease.
67 ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 68 . Work makes one feel his
value and status in society. When a 69 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 70 a patient or a teacher sees his students 71 ，they are happy 72 .
From the above we can 73 to the conclusion that the more you work, the 74 and healthier you will be. Let us work hard，study well and 75 a happy and healthy life.
A．richer B．healthier C．weaker D．worse
A．old B．busy C．jobless D．hard-working
A．whenever B．whether C．though D．since
A．keeps B．forces C．needs D．require
A．interested B．joyful C．concerned D．worried
A．busy B．free C．lazy D．dull
A．guard B．gap C．channel D．bridge
A．come across B．come into contact with C．look down upon D．watch over
A．means B．stands C．helps D．matches
A．forces B．orders C．finds D．makes
A．Besides B．Then C．However D．Yet
A．disappointment B．achievement C．regret D．apology
A．worker B．farmer C．writer D．manager
A．makes friends with B．has a talk C．operates on D．deals with
A．raise B．grow C．rise D．increase
A．in a word B．without a word C．at a word D．beyond words
A．come B．reach C．arrive D．draw
A．lonelier B．weaker C．stronger D．happier
A．lead B．make C．earn D．share
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
“Isn’t this exciting?” whispered Janet Porter to the stranger in the next seat as the plane flew through the (36) sky. “Yes, I suppose (37),” he replied, smiling politely, (38) continuing to read his newspaper. She glanced at her watch. It was half past eleven at night.
Janet was just about to start reading her book (39) the man picked up the briefcase and started moving to the (40) of the plane. (41), Janet stood up and started to (42) him. He opened the cockpit door(驾驶舱的门), walked inside, and then closed it behind him. Most of the passengers on the plane were (43) at that time, but those who were (44) were watching (45) that Janet made. She (46) herself into the tiny space behind the cockpit door and (47). Seconds later the door flew open and (48) came out holding a gun. “ This is a hijack!” he shouted. “ (49),” Janet said calmly. She held her (50) to the back of his head and said, “ (51) your weapon and lie down on the floor.”
As soon as the plane had landed at the airport, Janet felt (52). A police car was waiting for them. They put the man in the car. Janet smiled at her (53) officers and said, “It’s over. Nobody was (54). What’s (55)?”
36. A. dark B. blue C. beautiful D. fine
37. A. we are B. you are C. it is D. this is
38. A. as B. before C. after D. during
39. A. since B. while C. for D. when
40. A. back B. toilet C. door D. front
41. A. Suddenly B.Quietly C.Straightly D. Patiently
42. A. follow B. watch C. seize D. spy
43. A. reading B. tired C. asleep D. talking
44. A. awake B. interested C. surprised D. alert
45. A. everything B. great progress C. some mistakes D. every move
46. A. ran B. got C. forced D. folded
47. A. observed B. waited C. shot D. aimed
48. A. the man B. a machinist C. a passenger D. the pilot
49. A. Oh, it’s your turn B. Ah, it’s dangerous C. No, it’s not D. Dear! How dare you
50. A. story book B. police gun C. briefcase D. small knife
51. A. Drop B. Pass me C. Put away D. Droop
52. A. worried B. stressed C. relaxed D. impressed
53. A. following B. proud C. seriousD. fellow
54. A. informed B. injured C. organized D. shocked
55. A. the person B. wrong C. the flight D. next
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，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long ago, someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadn’t become a singer. The father said he had 36considered anything else. This was his Plan A. There had been no Plan B. I 37this to my son Marty, who was studying musical theater at college,when he was thinking about a second 38in business or teaching.
“Just study what you’re interested in ,” I said.
“But what if I can’t 39it?” he asked.
“It’ll still be worth it.” I answered.
My friends think I’m 40. They’ve advised their own children to 41something they think will bring them financial rewards, ___42they don’t love it. “Times are hard: get your son into something that can 43a good job.” A friend told me.
Of course I understand their 44, and want to protect my son. But why should he 45
his “best years” studying things that hardly hold his 46? Is that really a wise use of his
47? I think fear leads nowhere, while enthusiasm can lead anywhere.
The wisest parents are the ones who 48their children toward the things that already interest them. It’s 49that sometimes such parents will feel afraid. When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily 50field of performance, I was worried about his future. Yet I have watched him grow. I have witnessed the 51he has made to run after his dream, and how much he has enjoyed the 52.
It may be that my son will 53because of dreaming big. But I believe that seeking one’s own dream is one’s only real chance of happiness. I’d rather he 54than hung back.（退缩）.
As he 55his choices, my best advice to him is: Risk everything. Plan B, C, D and E will always be there. Grasp Plan A.
36. A. still B.never C. ever D. yet
37. A. refused B. promised C. mentioned D. complained
38. A. major B. career C. experiment D. skill
39. A.try B. finish C. make D. seize
40. A. considerate B. wise C. unusual D. crazy
41. A. absorb B.seek C. realize D.overcome
42. A.as if B. in case C. even if D. now that
43. A. refer to B. lead to C. belong to D. adapt to
44. A.concern B. humor C.judgement D. favor
45. A. keep B. offer C. spend D. take
46. A. opinion B.interest
C. personality D. identity
47. A. energy B. money C. time D. mind
48. A.direct B. follow C. signal D. command
49. A.impossible B.certain C. embarrassing D. rough
50. A.magical B. competitive C. traditional D.fantastic
51. A. effort B.appointment C. decision D. effect
52. A. experiment B.process C. course D.practice
53. A. operate B. suffer C. enjoy D. perform
54. A. went ahead B. sped up C.look forward D. started over
55. A. designs B.rejects C. evaluates D. weighs
第二节完型填空（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。
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 36 the only girl in a family of 37children, she often 38she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, 39her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and 40, she retreated(躲避) into books. 41her love of 42, she didn’t do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities.
In high school, with the 43of one particular teacher, Cisneros 44her grades and worked for the school literary(文学的) magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to 45because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a 46. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, 47, she felt lonely –– a(n) 48American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 49Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”
“It was not until this moment 50_ I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to 51with why I felt so much imbalance in my life. That’s when I decided I would 52about something my classmates couldn’t.”
Cisneros 53 her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl 54up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 55then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.
36. A. To B. For C. As D. By
37. A. eight B. seven C. six D. five
38. A. looked like B. felt like C. liked D. admired
39. A. beside B. except C. as well as D. except for
40. A. dependent B. confident C. unimportant D. shameful
41. A. While B. Although C. In spite D. Despite
42. A. hiding B. writing C. reading D. feeling
43. A. praise B. guidance C. improvement D. encouragement
44. A. increased B. analyzed C. improved D. developed
45. A. home B. school C. college D. library
46. A. friend B. husband C. teacher D. brother
47. A. butB. however C. besides D. therefore
48. A. Canadian B. African C. German D. Mexican
49. A. assisted B. led C. helped D. caused
50. A. that B. when C. then D. why
51. A. do B. deal C. handle D. affect
52. A. concern B. read C. write D. learn
53. A. printed B. invented C. punished D. published
54. A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. has grown
55. A. Until B. Before C. Since D. After
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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me. But I was 21 my father's love. Nobody knew how 22 I was when I saw other fathers and 23 walking hand in hand. 24 , for me, it was only a dream.
With years going by, I couldn't 25 it any more. So I decided to tear down this 26 into pieces. But I needed courage.
Everything began to 27 after I wrote a letter to my father. I can imagine the 28 look on my father's face when he read the letter, which was really a 29 to him.
"I am sorry, my daughter. It is my fault that I have 30 your feelings. But I 31 , from now on, I'll try my best to be a good father." My father told me this later. 32 , tears rolled down my cheeks.
He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 33 the importance of love and has changed a lot. Now 34 I come home from school, my father will talk with me. He will ask me 35 I get along well with my teachers and classmates and if everything is going well in school.
36 , I have entered my father's world. I opened the door to his heart. My 37 has come true!
I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own 38 and I'll 39 it for ever and ever. He is my father, the only one I have.
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, your mother and I will be 40 there for you," said my father.
21. A. angry with B. indifferent（不在乎）about
C. eager for D. wondering about
22. A. jealous（嫉妒的） B. disappointed C. uninterested D. puzzled
23.A. mothers B. daughters C. sons D. teenagers
24.A. However B. Therefore C. Anyway D. And
25.A. change B. make C. suffer D. bear
26.A. situation B. wall C. love D. dream
27.A. turn B. fade C. change D. vary
28.A. surprised B. exited C. appreciated D. interested
29.A. reminder B. comfort C. blow D. shock
30.A. avoided B. ignored C. harmed D. forgot
31.A. decide B. guess C. promise D. hope
32.A. For the moment B. The moment C. Every moment D. At that momen t
33.A. understands B. masters C. attaches D. follows
34.A. in time B. at times C. at the time D. every time
35.A. how B. whether C. why D. when
36.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Clearly D. Regularly
37.A. expectation B. thought C. plan D. dream
38.A. way B. effort C. hands D. behaviour
39.A. value B. hide C. keep D. remember
40.A. correctly B. perfectly C. right D. very