In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my ___1___, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ___2___ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ___3___ much better than an IQ test. We ___4___ that Michael’s score must have been a ___5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ___7___ grades in the school, especially ___8___ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael ___9___ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ___10___. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ___11___ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ___12___ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ___13___, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ___14___ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then ___15___ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had __16___ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ___17___.
Children often do as ___18___ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, ___19___ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ___20___”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment
A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully
A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor
A．argued B．realized C．decided D．understood
A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully
A．poor B．good C．average D．standard
A．in B．about C．of D．for
A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered
A．allowed B．described C．required D．offered
A．missed B．held C．delayed D．attended
A．high B．same C．low D．different
A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly
A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight
A．looked for B．asked for C．waited for D．prepared for
A．received B．accepted C．organized D．discussed
A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory
A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely
A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak
A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 36he thought he was able to be so much more 37than the average person.
He 38that it all came from a(n) 39with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he 40the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, 41shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful 42you have made! I have 43seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 44. Would you like to get down and 45in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to 46everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a 47experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 48hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he 49the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 50!
This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be 51to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 52for learning something new, which is, 53, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't 54," we usually learn something 55from it.
36. A. why B. what C. when D. how
37. A. capable B. able C. creative D. original
38. A. responded B. reacted C. recalled D. reminded
39. A. coincidence B. experience C. incident D. conflict
40. A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped
41. A. rather than B. instead of C. other than D. in place of
42. A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess
43. A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily
44. A. obtained B. suffered C. done D. received
45. A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. draw
46. A. recover B. return C. restore D. regain
47. A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful
48. A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. weak
49. A. controlled B. possessed C. seized D. grasped
50. A. example B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction
51. A. anxious B. nervous C. fearful D. afraid
52. A. situations B. opportunities C. occasions D. turns
53. A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all
54. A. do B. finish C. go D. work
55. A. worthy B. costly C. valuable D. interesting
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine, a 36 was lying on the grass, reading a book with 37 concentration. Near her, another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was 38with his back against a tree and had a 39 on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was _40 in his task, like the first child.
_41 the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of 42 , while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, 43 them, and encouraging their efforts.
_44 I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it 45 to me that a visitor here would 46 have thought be had entered a formal school. He would have been even more 47 if he had been told that the children he was 48 came from different kinds of academic levels.
That 49 has been staying with me ever since. I have been 50 about some problems. Why in many schools are our children 51asked to acquire skills in a way 52 from a real-life context(情境)? Why does a 53school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said,” 54 of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we 55our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.
36. A. gardener B. child C. teacher D. visitor
37. A. poor B. little C. completeD. slight
38. A. sitting B. standing C. sleeping D. listening
39. A. toy B. pencil C. flower D. notebook
40. A. laid B. set C. defeatedD. lost
41. A. Over B. Above C. Inside D. Outside
42. A. ways B. ideas C. opinions D. views
43. A. referring to B. smiling at C. pointing toD. staring at
44. A. Unless B. As C. Until D. Before
45. A. happened B. went C. occurred D. got
46. A. already B. never C. rather D. ever
47. A. satisfied B. disappointed C. delighted D. surprised
48. A. helping B. teaching C. encouraging D. observing
49. A. scene B. sign C. lookD. semen
50. A. dreaming B. regretting C. wondering D. joking
51. A. seldom B. hardly C. often D. badly
52. A. taken B. preventedC. learnedD. separated
53. A. slow B. lively C. lucky D. friendly
54. A. Much B. Any C. LittleD. None
55. A. turn B. feed C. drawD. base
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family were all back home in Florida, leaving me 36 in a rather cold California. I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. It was about 9:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve, and there were a few of us 37 and very few customers waiting to be 38 . When the next person came to the counter, I 39 to see a very old man, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage(绷带) ,standing with a stick. He walked very 40 over and in a low 41 told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him there were no more 42 that night and that he would have to wait till the 43 .
Later, I 44 this old man was Mr. MacDonald and that his relative 45 him off at the sidewalk on Christmas Eve and told him to go to New Orleans, where he had his family. He was given some 46 and told just to go inside and buy a ticket. When 47 if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to 48 here and he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. I felt a little ashamed. The poor old man now 49 me of what being alone really meant.
I never really had a 50 like this, and I was feeling really miserable inside. I went back and told my supervisor(主管) about it, who promised to 51 everything. To my great 52 , the next morning we 53 to get him a ticket and took him to wait for the plane. As he left he said, “Thank you”; then he 54 his head and started to cry. Seeing this, my homesickness began to disappear.
From the experience I learned a 55 : He who helps others gets helped himself.
36.A. unbearable B. hopeless C. lively D. alone
37.A. working B. chatting C. leaving D. moving
38.A. invited B. helped C. greeted D. passed
39.A. pulled up B. turned up C. looked up D. woke up
40.A. swiftly B. slowly C. unwillingly D. wildly
41.A. position B. manner C. voice D. degree
42.A. flights B. hotels C. buses D. passengers
43.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. dusk
44.A. suspected B. insisted C. agreed D. learned
45.A. turned B. pulled C. carried D. dropped
46.A. cash B. freedom C. reasons D. chances
47.A. asked B. doubted C. ordered D. decided
48.A. hide B. stay C. visit D. relax
49.A. informed B. persuaded C. reminded D. warned
50.A. demand B. concern C. challenge D. situation
51.A. try B. arrange C. give D. inspect
52.A. relief B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. regret
53.A. intended B. planned C. desired D. managed
54.A. kept B. bent C. shook D. lost
55.A. sentence B. story C. lesson D. text
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，然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My baby Rob, the youngest of my three sons, was starting kindergarten. I had already 36 this twice before, but this time it was more difficult.
What if he was scared? What if he missed me? I decided to do the grown-up thing and not tell him how I 37. I assured him that 38 would be just fine.
The night 39 school started, Rob and I sat down. I hugged him and asked if he had any questions about what he could expect tomorrow ... “I’m 40 excited, Mommy, but I’m a little 41 about what I should do 42 I miss you,” he said sheepishly （胆怯地）.
I had just the 43 for him.
I 44 my hand and showed him a new, shiny penny. “This is a 45 magic penny. If you’re scared or if you 46 me, just put your hand in your pocket and 47 this lucky penny. 48 you hold it and 49 me, I will know and be thinking about you , too.”
It was absolutely 50. I’d be thinking about him every minute.
The next day as he 51 his schoolroom, he looked back at me. My baby looked so sure of himself. I smiled back at him and hoped that he didn’t see the 52 in my eyes.
The hours moved slowly but finally it was time to pick him 53. “I had a great day!” he 54. “There were a few times I was worried, but I held on to my lucky penny and that made me feel better.”
After about a week I found it on his dresser. I guessed he was secure enough in his new situation that he didn’t 55 it anymore.
I, on the other hand, kept it in my pocket for a few more days.
36. A. looked intoB. gone throughC. turned into D. brought out
37. A. escaped B. leftC. arrivedD. felt
38. A. everythingB. nothingC. someoneD. something
39. A. afterB. untilC. beforeD. till
40. A. reallyB. seldomC. possibly D. hardly
41. A. worriedB. disappointedC. pleasedD. angry
42. A. unless B. whenever C. thoughD. if
43. A. replyB. answer C. key D. result
44. A. closedB. coveredC. openedD. hid
45. A. lightB. roundC. cheap D. lucky
46. A. rememberB. seeC. miss D. refuse
47. A. hold on toB. take awayC. get backD. take care of
48. A. Some times B. Every timeC. Any timeD. At times
49. A. turn downB. refer toC. think of D. look up to
50. A. falseB. trueC. impossible D. uncertain
51. A. leftB. passedC. cleaned D. entered
52. A. bloodB. waterC. tearsD. sweat
53. A. outB. upC. inD. away
54. A. cheeredB. signed C. criedD. whispered
55. A. forgetB. respectC. helpD. need
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。
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods, she found two starving birds. She took them home and put them in a small 11. She cared for them with 12 and the birds grew strong. Every morning they 13 her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door with the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so 14 that he would fly away. As he flew close, she 15 him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her 16in catching him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the 17 of the cage. She could feel his great need for 18 . He needed to fly into the blue clear sky. She lifted him from the cage and threw him hopelessly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched 19 at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest 20 that she had ever heard.
11. A. tree B.basket C.cage D.box
12. A. excitement B.love C.sorrow D.pleasure
13. A. filled B.greeted C.shared D.disturbed
14. A. frightened B.surprised C.concerned D.expected
15. A. beat B.picked C.took D.grasped
16. A. failure B.success C.skill D.way
17. A. edge B.top C.shelf D.wall
18. A. water B.food C.freedom D.company
19. A. delightedly B.fortunately C.publicly D.disappointedly
20. A. rock B.tune C.music D.jazz