The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant． We 41 the first night we had arrived． We had all gone into the markets of the city 42 the young people could experience its energy． But what we actually saw simply 43 us all --- the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, 44 under a low bridge, we came across 45 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 46 the night． We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness．
The poverty was 47 than anything my young companions had ever imagined． Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group． Many 48 and cried． Spending time in this 49 moves a person to care about humanity．
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 50 ． Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult 51 that day’s discoveries had inspired． Sitting together 52 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that 53 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions．
Based on my 54 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that 55 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward． We all 56 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen． 57 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the 58 we had seen． As I encouraged group members to focus on 59 they could do, a sense of determination 60 the previous sadness． Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action．
A．put up with B．got back to C．looked back on D．made up for
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．puzzled B．annoyed C．embarrassed D．shocked
A．marching B．running C．passing D．moving
A．entire B．normal C．average D．general
A．beyond B．with C．till D．for
A．stronger B．deeper C．worse D．less
A．gave up B．broke down C．set off D．held on
A．environment B．hotel C．house D．background
A．inspected B．attempted C．witnessed D．challenged
A．feelings B．decisions C．thoughts D．impressions
A．along B．around C．by D．in
A．neither B．either C．none D．each
A．experiences B．schedules C．data D．position
A．once B．while C．since D．unless
A．supposed B．advised C．confirmed D．agreed
A．Surely B．Rather C．Now D．Indeed
A．burden B．suffering C．anxiety D．difficulty
A．how B．where C．what D．when
A．replaced B．changed C．covered D．improved
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21-40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
It has been difficult to sit on the bench the majority of my high school basketball career. To watch my team from the sideline and 21why I am not good enough to be on the floor. 22
endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the 23 thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being 24 is sometimes too much and drives me to
25 on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 26 .
It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough 27 to give me the chance to 28on the floor. Tears well up, but I hold them back. I shouldn’t be so 29 over something so silly.
Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, 30 letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider 31 I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a passion for the 32 and always have. There is nothing like the excitement of 33 : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn 34 after every game.
Even if I don’t play much, I participate in every 35 . I am part of a team of girls who
36 together like a family. I am there for them, 37 they are for me.
Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and pursue my passion just a little longer?
The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the 38 that being a part of a team brings me— and not just any team, 39my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isn’t so bad 40 .
21. A.consider B. wonder C. think D. hesitate
22. A. Since B. During C. After D. Before
23. A. otherB. next C. first D. last
24. A. worthless B. hopeless C. helpless D. careless
25. A. fight B. quit C. transform D. retire
26. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
27. A. sympathy B. encouragement C. permission D. faith
28. A. respond B. perform C. promote D. practice
29. A. scared B. nervous C. upset D. amazed
30. A. less than B. more than C. other than D. rather than
31. A. why B. how C. whether D. what
32. A. bench B. sport C. drillD. battle
33. A. waiting B. watching C. learning D. playing
34. A. proudly B. bravely C. unfortunately D. painfully
35. A. decision B. plan C. game D. project
36. A. compete B. stick C. live D. represent
37. A. because B. if C. as D. though
38. A. joy B. patience C. challengeD. position
39. A. so B. asC. but D. like
40. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. all in all
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover
44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
36. A. with B. by C. like D. as
37. A. search B. follow C. cat
ch D. judge
38. A. so B. too C. quite D. extra
39. A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
40. A. writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
41 A. atte
nding B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
42. A. powerful B. natural C. special D. common
43. A .main B. safe C. easy D. impossible
44 A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
45. A. with B. by C. of D. about
46 A. so B. for C. thus D. but
47 A. they B. in which C. that D. those
48 A. up B. out C. for D. Into
49 A. of B. to C. wit
h D. for
50 A. test B. sign C. means D. habit(习惯)
51 A. thief B. criminal C. writer D. policeman
52 A. whether B. unless C. if D. after
53 A. adds B. tells C. repeats D. cries
54 A. before B. after C. shyly D. and
55 A. necessary B. all right C. important D. quite easy
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James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so__21__ that he didn’t know what to do with__22__. The person who had gone in _23__ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. __24_ James. He felt _25__ that she had already got the _26_. The problem was that he wanted this job__27__. It meant __28__to him. He had__29__it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself__30__ brilliantly at the interview and _31__ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling__32__. He couldn’t __33__ all those things he had__34__ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and __35__. But no---- he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t__36__like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very__37__ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At that moment James__38__ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept waiting.” James suddenly__39__that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs__40__ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrible as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. the managing director B. the woman C. himself D. the others
23. A. by B. with C. before D. after
24. A. Not like B. So did C. Do as D. Do like
25. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonishing
26. A. reward B. first C. prize D. job
27. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
28. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
29. A. looked for B. learned of C. thought about D. talked about
30. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
31. A. offered B. asked for C. being asked for D. being offered
32. A. crazy B. excited C. probable D. terrible
33. A. depend on B. afford C. believe in D. remember
34. A. kept B. being taught C. planned D. been supplied
35. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
36. A. take back B. put off C. give up D. put down
37. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
38. A. noticed B. loved C. missed D. hated
39. A. thought B. hoped C. wished D. regretted
40. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopping
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21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __21__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of __22__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _23__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _24_ of the rescue.It is almost __25__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long.Even more surprising was his __26__: “First of all, I checked up my __27__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __28__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __29__. In this way I dozed off.”His story put an end to my regret for the __30__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __31___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __32__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __33__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __34__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __35__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __36__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.Don’t you think you can compare it with __37__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __38__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __39__. It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, __40__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.21. A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best22. A. service B. way C. control D. work23. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep24. A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival25. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless26. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse27. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical28. A. energy B. way C. tools D. strength29. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding30. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness31. A. had B. managed C. tried D. meant32. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding33. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction34. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave35. A. end B. top C. opening D. side36. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm37. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind38. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn39. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully40. A. and B. so C. but D. while
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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we ____36___ realize that those challenges are the very things that ____37___ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with ____38____.
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ____39____. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ____40____ the challenge isn’t worth the ____41____ and call it quits. Although there are certainly ____42____ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _____43____ all that is needed is ____44____ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ____45____ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to ____46____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a ____47____ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. ____48____ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,” ____49____ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ___50___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or __51____ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is _____52____ to get over, and hurt only ___53___ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it _____54____ to everyone, and some day you will _____55____ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
36．A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
37．A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
38．A．confidence B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
39．A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
40．A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting
41．A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
42．A．spans B．times C．dates D．ages
43．A．cases B．fields C．parts D．occasions
44．A．assessment B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment
45．A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
46．A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
47．A．space B．plan C．topic D．room
48．A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
49．A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
50．A．what B．who C．where D．which
51．A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
52．A．unnecessary B．necessary C．impossible D．possible
53．A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
54．A．opens B．appeals C．goes D．happens
55．A．look down on B．look back on C．look forward to D．look up to