I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.__36____ , he didn't teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was__37___ and ill.
My father was_38__a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness__39__all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is___40___. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started__41____ about life, and I told them about one of my__42_____. I said that we must very often give things up__43____we grow---our health, our beauty, our friends---but it always__44_____that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__45____up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up__46_____! What did I gain?" I thought and thought ,but I couldn't think of anything to say.__47____ ,he answered his own question,"I__48____the love of my family." I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also__49____by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I__50____ remember his words and become___51____. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be__52__to give up my small anger. In this__53__ , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I__54__what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this__55____.
A．Afterwards B． Therefore C． However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B． weak C． poor D． slow
A．already B． still C． only D．once
A．took B． threw C． sent D． put
A．impossible B． difficult C． stressful D．hopeless
A．worrying B． caring C． talking D． asking
A．decisions B． experiences C． ambitions D． beliefs
A．as B． since C． before D． till
A．suggests B． promises C． seems D． requires
A．spoke B． turned C． summed D． opened
A．something B．anything C． nothing D． everything
A．Surprisingly B． Immediately C． Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B． accepted C． gained D． enjoyed
A．touched B． astonished C． attracted D． warned
A．should B． could C． would D． might
A．quiet B． calm C． relaxed D． happy
A．ready B． likely C． free D． able
A．case B． form C． method D． way
A．doubt B． wonder C． know D． guess
A．award B． gift C．lesson D．word
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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 40 that we find ways to 41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 45 on him．
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 46．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 47 ．No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 48 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 49．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 53 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 55 the past wrongdoings．
| 36．A．everything |
B．anything |
C．somebody |
D．anybody |
| 37．A．ashamed |
B．afraid |
C．sure |
D．proud |
| 38．A．private |
B．mysterious |
C．interesting |
D．funny |
| 39．A．foolish |
B．polite |
C．simple |
D．brave |
| 40．A．expected |
B．suggested |
C．ordered |
D．hoped |
| 41．A．connect with |
B．depend on |
C．apologize to |
D．get along with |
| 42．A．improve |
B．continue |
C．realize |
D．keep |
| 43．A．notes |
B．list |
C．plan |
D．stories |
| 44．A．any |
B．most |
C．none |
D．all |
| 45．A．part |
B．game |
C．trick |
D．record |
| 46．A．view |
B．sign |
C．attention |
D．signal |
| 47．A．lay |
B．laid |
C．lain |
D．lied |
| 48．A．appeared |
B．considered |
C．presented |
D．remembered |
| 49．A．angry |
B．happy |
C．doubtful |
D．alive |
| 50．A．words |
B．rings |
C．repeats |
D．calls |
| 51．A．cold |
B．plain |
C．nervous |
D．lively |
| 52．A．in case |
B．so long as |
C．unless |
D．because |
| 53．A．around |
B．out |
C．off |
D．away |
| 54．A．build up |
B．make up |
C．clear up |
D．give up |
| 55．A．regret |
B．forgive |
C．right |
D．punish |
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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John Blanchard was at Grand Central Station,looking for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he didn't,the girl with the 36 .
His interest in her had begun 13 months before in a Florida 37 .He was reading a book there and was attracted by the 38 on the margins left by a reader named Miss Hollis Maynell.He 39 to find her address and wrote her a letter 40 himself.The next day he was shipped overseas for 41 in the army in World War Ⅱ.
During the next 13 months the two grew to know each other throught the 42 .When he returned,they decided their first 43 -7 pm at Grand Gentral Station. "Youll 44 me," she wrote,"by the red rose I'll be 45 on my coat."
A young girl in a green suit was coming 46 Blanchard.She was so beautiful that he started fixing his eyes upon her,entirely 47 to notice that she was not wearing a rose.Just then,he saw Hollis Maynell,who was 48 just behind the girl.She was a woman well past 40,with 49 hair under a worn hat.
Blanchard felt 50 .But he didn't hesitate.He said to 51 ,"I'm Lieutenant(中尉) John Blanchard,and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?"
"I don't 53 what this is about,son," she said,"but the young lady 54 asked me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner,I should tell you that she is 55 you in the big restaurant across the street!"
You can hardly imagine how happy Lieutenant John Blanchard felt at the moment!
36.A.book B.hat C.rose D.letter
37.A.library B.restaurant C.post office D.station
38.A.trails B.notes C.signs D.marks
39.A.attempted B.stopped C.intended D.managed
40.A.introducing B.displaying C.acknowledging D.claiming
41.A.business B.work C.service D.research
42.A.ship B.mail C.line D.telegraphy
43.A.greeting B.interview C.meeting D.talk
44.A.memorize B.impress C.run into D.recognize
45.A.putting B.carrying C.fixing D.wearing
46.A.toward B.over C.from D.off
47.A.refusing B.forgetting C.stopping D.managing
48.A.standing B.wandering C.chasing D.hurrying
49.A.lighening B.darkening C.graying D.thickning
50.A.excited B.shy C.embarrassed D.disappointed
51.A.the girl B.the woman C.himself D.the passer - by
52.A.dinner B.my house C.the hotel D.the train
53.A.guess B.believe C.know D.like
54.A.under a worn hat B.in the green suit C.with gray hair D.standing behind
55.A.preparing for B.looking for C.teating D.waiting for
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
Columnist Dave Barry says this about his father:"My dad would try anything - carpentry(木匠活),electrical wiring,roofing and so on.From watching him,I learned a lesson that still 36 to my life today:no matter how difficult a task may seem, 37 you're not afraid to try it,you can do it."
I learned from my parents the value of "going for it"." 38 ventured(冒险),nothing lost" is the motto of too many of us.Many people are so afraid to 39 that they never venture beyond the familiar."Better to be safe than sorry",has 40 too many people in the cocoon(保护膜) of their 41 zones.
A delightful 42 tells that Col.Robert Johnson of Salem,New Jersey,announced that he would take a 43 risk.He let the town know that he would 44 a wolf peach on the steps of the country courthouse at noon on September 26,1820. "Why would he take such a chance?" asked the 45 people.
Scientists and doctors had long declared the wolf peach to be 46 .If the wolf peach was too ripe and warmed by the sun,they told him he would be exposing himself to brain fever.Should he somehow 47 the experience,the skin of the 48 would stick to the lining of his stomach(他的胃黏膜) and 49 cause cancer.
Nearly 2,000 people 50 the square to see Col.Johnson eat the "poisonous" peach - now known as the tomato.
Col.Johnson believed his 51 was small,but it must be take if the 52 about the peach were to be 53 .Who has accompished anything worthwhile 54 taking a risk?
Much like the tortoise it makes 55 only when it sticks its neck out.
36.A.refers B.applies C.tends D.leads
37.A.if B.since C.although D.unless
38.A.Anything B.Something C.Nothing D.Everything
39.A.fail B.win C.succeed D.leave
40.A.turnedB.trapped C.forbidden D.orced
41.A.comfortable B.miserable C.surprisingD.unimportant
42.A.novel B.message C.joke D.story
43.A.private B.publicC.secret D.national
44.A.buy B.sell C.eat D.cut
45.A.puzzled B.disappointed C.angry D.happy
46.A.delicious B.smelly C.salty D.poisonous
47.A.enjoy B.survive C.understand D.know
48.A.wolf B.seed C.peachD.body
49.A.eventually B.firstly C.lately D.hardly
50.A.reached B.decorated C.surrounded D.crowded
51.A.audience B.risk C.fruitD.size
52.A.myths B.ingredientsC.truths D.prices
53.A.changed B.adopted C.removed D.grasped
54.A.without B.for C.with D.except
55.A.sense B.trouble C.room D.progress
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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I am a man who has been egoistic(以自我为中心的) and I have had a lack of respect for myself and others around me.I participated in various transformation workshops, 36 ,it made no differece.I remained 37 in my life.As a result,I became 38 from my family and reached rock 39 in my life.Having reached there,I resisted transforming myself.
After some time,I thought to myself: start believing in yourself and it will make a 40 in your life.I first started loing 41 and then all those around me.I started respecting myself and then others around me.My 42 increased.
Sangeeta is my workmate.She's transparent, 43 and respectful.She's very 44 and has a large family to support.In addition,her husband doesn't hold a regular job.In short,she's struggling in life.
On a cold winter morning,when she came to work,I found her 45 .I asked whether she had a pullover(毛线套衫). She didn't reply.I had my 46 .The next day when she came to work again,I gave her the money to buy a 47 for herself.The expression of 48 in her eyes was something that would remain with me for a long time.
A few weeks ago,she was 49 and didn't come to work.Instead,she sent her friend to do her work.The moment I 50 Sangeeta was sick,I gave 51 the money to buy medicines for her treatment. I took Sangeeta some time to recover 52 her illness.The first thing I 53 was whether she needed any more help of any kind. And she said,"Sir, you've done enough for me.I'm grateful to you."
That was the moment 54 I realized that I'm walking my path.Sometimes,I still fall down,but I get up and start walking again 55 I may have hurt myself in the process.
36.A.fortunately B.however C.gradually D.obviously
37.A.stuck B.engaged C.caught D.made
38.A.independent B.separated C.prevented D.locked
39.A.top B.turning C.bottom D.exit
40.A.progress B.deal C.decision D.difference
41.A.others B.life C.myself D.friends
42.A.self - worth B.self - control C.self - service D.self - defense
43.A.imaginative B.fascinating C.honest D.good - looking
44.A.poor B.healthy C.patient D.disappointed
45.A.exciting B.singing C.confusing D.shaking
46.A.idea B.promise C.performance D.answer
47.A.bike B.pullover C.ticket D.drink
48.A.thankfulnessB.guilty C.pity D.shock
49.A.away B.ill C.late D.missing
50.A.puzzled B.considered C.realized D.admitted
51.A.her husband B.her family C.Sangeeta D.her friend
52.A.from B.of C.off D.for
53.A.looked into B.took down C.cared about D.called on
54.A.that B.which C.how D.when
55.A.as if B.even though C.so that D.if only
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
I was about six when I started doing gymnastice.I 36 going into the school's gymnasium full of equipment,with the other kids rushing in ,anxious to 37 ,and the scent in the air.
I realized I wanted to get 38 with gymnastics when I watched the Olympics.When I saw those 39 use their bodies to gracefully throw 40 up in the air ,I was filled with admiration:It seemed that they could fly and I 41 myself flying like them.And when I finally tried,the 42 I got for that one 43 in the air was freedom,freedom from everything.It was a 44 ,and it was addicting.
I was crazy when I was little.I was the boy parents didn't want their kids 45 for fear that they would 46 what I did and get hurt.Parents thought I was 47 because I would try tricks that others of my 48 wouldn't.Some of my coaches said kids as old as me don't have the courage and ability to achieve the tricks I could. What most people didn't 49 were the hours I put into learning those tricks.I practiced every step 50 until I put them together and my hard work would 51 something great.
This hard work once stopped when I 52 ,and started at a new school.Everything there was 53 ,but the giggeset change was a lack of a gymnastics gym.
Now I've restarted training in a team I can learn from.As a little kid I could only 54 wide-eyed as the gymnast flew high in the air. 55 I'm older,it's my time to fly.
36.A.regret B.remember C.considered D.avoided
37.A.enter B.leave C.meet D.learn
38.A.serious B.careful C.busy D.interested
39.A.dancers B.fans C.athletes D.winners
40.A.others B.themselves C.everything D.each other
41.A.enjoyed B.found C.set D.imagined
42.A.feeling B.lesson C.courage D.instruction
43.A.second B.effort C.circle D.stop
44.A.bore B.panic C.high D.trouble
45.A.around B.among C.above D.away from
46.A.study B.envy C.notice D.copy
47.A.bad B.crazy C.excellent D.dangerous
48.A.place B.age C.time D.size
49.A.explainB.understand C.realize D.experience
50.A.now and then B.all theh time C.over and over D.little by little
51.A.go through B.belong to C.turn into D.give way to
52.A.moved B.changed C.failed D.finished
53.A.all right B.the same C.terrible D.different
54.A.practice B.watch C.sigh D.sit
55.A.Simply because B.Even though C.As soon as D.Now that