About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I ___41____ her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her ____42____. I teased her by asking if she had a ___43___ for the bear. She laughed and said no.
About halfway through the flight she ___44____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (进行康复治疗). She ___45___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___46____ had led her down a dark ____47____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____48____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____49___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___50____ me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a ___51____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___52____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____53____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____54___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___55___.
When I saw her, she was ____56____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___57___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___58___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___59___ had given her the last bit of ___60___ she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
A．found B．helped C．recognized D．noticed
A．shape B．size C．weight D．leg
A．name B．friend C．ticket D．cloth
A．moved B．leaned C．looked D．pulled
A．agreed B．learned C．continued D．refused
A．manner B．feeling C．event D．lifestyle
A．door B．path C．key D．point
A．disappointed B．worried C．surprised D．blamed
A．own B．reach C．leave D．make
A．criticized B．avoided C．thanked D．remembered
A．note B．word C．case D．text
A．effective B．amazing C．easy D．clear
A．managed B．tried C．decided D．worked
A．realized B．produced C．required D．imagined
A．through B．along C．together D．off
A．never B．still C．once D．even
A．expectation B．explanation C．information D．conversation
A．doubting B．promising C．believing D．admitting
A．condition B．discoveries C．criticism D．possibilities
A．delight B．interest C．strength D．character
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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Happiness is what everyone looks for. 41 someone says that he is happy. However, 42 makes him happy may not work for others. And even 43 , someone may spend all his life looking for happiness, but in vain.
In the past, I tried my best to make myself happy. I thought if I could 44 get and do what I wanted to, I would be happy. Certainly, it was 45 , but I was disappointed. Though I could be happy at 46 , I couldn’t keep my happiness for a long time. Why?
One day, when I told a friend of mine what I 47 about happiness, he smiled and said only a few words, “Happiness is not a 48 thing but a by-product ( 副产品). ”
I was surprised, but he was really 49 .
Someone thinks money can 50 everything, but when he becomes a millionaire after his hard work, perhaps he will find that he has new 51 . And he has to go to church for 52 . Sometimes love can bring happiness, but at other times it 53 misunderstanding, tiredness, and even quarrelling.
Happiness is only a by-product of all 54 of things you love to do. You can not 55 it in a straight way. That is, it is not a thing 56 in the material form but in your senses.
You should tell yourself, “ I do not 57 whether I am happy or not. But I must love58 . ” And one day you will 59 find happiness itself has quietly 60 .
A．Maybe B．Once C．Then D．And
A．who B．what C．it D．this
A．more B．now C．worse D．so
A．often B．really C．hardly D．frequently
A．important B．necessary C．unnecessary D．possible
A．present B．all C．times D．last
A．did B．thought C．learned D．discovered
A．single B．simple C．common D．strange
A．lying B．stupid C．right D．foolish
A．get B．make C．produce D．bring
A．wishes B．demands C．worries D．business
A．help B．God C．comfort D．rest
A．suggests B．happens C．seems D．causes
A．fields B．types C．kinds D．forms
A．find B．grasp C．search D．discover
A．floating B．existing C．coming D．surrounding
A．mind B．know C．ask D．wonder
A．life B．family C．happiness D．health
A．hardly B．suddenly C．never D．often
A．disappeared B．missed C．lost D．arrived
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I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 41 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my42 . She wanted to know how I thought we should43 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 44 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 45. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to46 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 47 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's48 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 49 !"I began to take 50 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be51 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 52 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 53 in the program
as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 54 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team55 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 56a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 57 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be58 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her59in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 60 .
A．and B．yet C．so D．for
A．opinion B．impression C．information D．intention
A．make B．keep C．handle D．change
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．questions B．comments C．explanations D．remarks
A．hold B．follow C．evaluate D．form
A．happy B．lively C．reliable D．punctual
A．message B．motto C．saying D．suggestion
A．again B．more C．instead D．later
A．steps B．control C．charge D．risks
A．improved B．acted C．looked D．reflected
A．easily B．carefully C．confidently D．proudly
A．introduced B．recognized C．identified D．considered
A．confirmed B．decided C．realized D．acknowledged
A．with B．below C．of D．by
A．developed B．discovered C．took D．fostered
A．accept B．care C．judge D．wonder
A．bored B．lazy C．sad D．afraid
A．trust B．patience C．curiosity D．interest
A．accessible B．enjoyable C．possible D．favorable
完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
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“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you 36 let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr. Williams took his little boy 37 the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to 38 you something in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along 39 they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 40 about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 41 , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ”
“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds 50 it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 52 cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 53 may have good seeds and 54 plentifully. Now which would you 55 , to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
A．could B．should C．might D．would
A．in B．with C．by D．of
A．offer B．show C．give D．remind
A．when B．where C．before D．until
A．made B．changed C．seen D．planted
A．growing B．moving C．shaking D．dancing
A．result B．harvest C．match D．present
A．forced B．ordered C．followed D．led
A．think of B．look at C．hear of
A．ugly B．fine C．dirty
A．deep B．long C．high D．wide
A．When B．Why C．Where D．How
A．pleased B．stayed C．left D．belonged
A．ahead B．outside D．afterward
A．as B．or C．if D．so
A．required B．answered C．explained D．announced
A．carefully B．correctly C．gently D．slightly
A．school B．mind C．family D．dream
A．produce B．develop C．decrease D．drop
A．find B．support C．know D．prefer
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could g
o on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted
to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago． 41 did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them 42 ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see．” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He 47 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but 
I just don’t see 49 ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which 
you 52 ．
Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
A．desk B．wall C．chalkboard D．door
A．duty B．desk C．mind D．level
A．words B．grammars C．pronunciations D．sentences
A．started B．ended C．warned D．reminded
A．greatness B．wealth C．honor D．failure
B．Little C．Hardly D．Totally
A．nervously B．eagerly C．seriously D．simply
A．keep B．have C．set D．achieve
A．prepared B．forced C．attracted D．tempted
A．proper B．exact C．legal D．true
A．difficult B．significant C．pleasant D．interesting
A．boasted B．behaved C．felt D． looked
A．wish B．expect C．hope D．imagine
A．what B．when C．why D．how
B．happen C．gain D．win
A．adventurous B．active C．ready D．intelligent
A．concern B．arrange C．adore D．desire
A．prepare B．enjoy C．imagine D．conduct
A．history B．nature C．life D．marriage
A．suffer B．experience C．struggle D．work
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Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___ ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man w
ho seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___ !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new an
d better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.
A．given B．discovered C．sent D．made
A．opportunities B．dangers C．diamonds D．chances
A．painful B．stupid C．normal D．original
A．ball B．stone C．paper D．flower
A．stepped B．depended C．fought D．based
A．stealing B．accepting C．recognizing D．realizing
A．purse B．pocket C．bag D．house
A．selling B．buying C．hunting D．casting
A．go off B．give in C．stay up D．watch out
A．buyer B．job C．stock D．rock
A．scene B．prize C．reminder D．power
A．difficulties B．hopes C．characters D．cases
A．unless B．though C．for D．if
A．happily B．easily C．luckily D．dangerously
A．expressing B．satisfying D．experiencing