I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 36 assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 38 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions（练习赛）, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 45 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 48 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “53” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
A．as B．until C．though D．unless
A．hoped B．agreed C．chose D．meant
A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started
A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying
A．right B．chance C．patience D．ability
A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying
A．point B．half C．rest D．basis
A．enjoying B．preparing C．attending D．watching
A．further B．later C．worse D．less
A．confused B．motivated C．embarrassed D．committed
A．Interestingly B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．hopefully
A．try B．act C．focus D．rely
A．want B．do C．support D．know
A．rules B．orders C．steps D．games
A．roles B．part C．mind D．value
A．movement B．operation C．process D．situation
A．expressed B．improved C．preserved D．recognized
A．dreaming B．playing C．relaxing D．hiding
A．to B．for C．with D．by
A．lucky B．happy C．sure D．satisfied
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a serious look. “Yes,” he said, “there is a serious injury in the left lung…” I listened, too 21 to speak, as he continued, “You’ll have to 22 work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave no definite promise of recovery.
Feeling like a man who has suddenly been placed under 23 of death. In the next three days, I 24 my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, 25 the months. Two and a half years and many crashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long 26 back. It was another year before I made it.
I speak of this experience because these years that passed so 27 taught me what to believe and what to 28 . They said to me: Take time, 29 time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster（牡蛎）to be opened but my opportunity to be 30 . To me, each day is such a 31 gift. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to 32 .
I’ve learned to 33 those little but all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on 34 water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered 35 of childhood. I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 36 one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost. 37 ,I sit back and say to myself, let me make a 38 of this moment I’m living right now. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the deadlines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness 39 having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m 40 now, a little, and happier.
21．A．frightened B．embarrassed C．shocked D．confused
22．A．pick up B．give up C．take up D．keep up
23．A．sentence B．shadow C．pressure D．trial
24．A．figured out B．looked after C．cleared up D．concentrated on
25．A．or B．and C．nor D．but
26．A．jump B．walk C．rush D．climb
27．A．quickly B．slowly C．quietly D．easily
28．A．expect B．desire C．obtain D．value
29．A．before B．after C．until D．when
30．A．picked B．accepted C．grasped D．quitted
31．A．precious B．potential C．pleasant D．permanent
32．A．spend B．fill C．employ D．kill
33．A．observe B．appreciate C．ignore D．respect
34．A．falling B．rolling C．running D．pouring
35．A．ignorance B．absence C．carelessness D．freshness
36．A．regaining B．requiring C．rebuilding D．recovering
37．A．Regularly B．Immediately C．Frequently D．Continuously
38．A．copy B．note C．study D．summary
39．A．beyond B．by C．without D．through
40．A．better B．stronger C．wiser D．healthier
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so____36____ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was ____37_____ for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to ____38____ her. Clearly she had taken me ____39____ somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, ____40____ to give explanation to my girl later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl ____41____ her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite ____42____ of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me ____43____ myself. I’ m Nancy, used to be ____44____. Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very ____45____.
But I was ____46____ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend ____47____ the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we ____48____ keep contacts(联系) later?”I had to submit to her ____49____.
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short ____50____ on my phone—from a stranger. My girlfriend ____51____ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to ____52____ your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the ____53____ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also ____54____ to leave at the same stop. Because of the ____55____ I delayed my departure. Now you’ ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”
36. A. tiring B. slow C. crowded D. messy
37. A. ready B. available C. special D. suitable
38. A. identify B. realize C. remind D. judge
39. A. on B. by C. with D. for
40. A. preferring B. planning C. managing D. promising
41. A. fixed B. Opened C. raised D. focused
42. A. proud B. careful C. afraid D. aware
43. A. explain B. enjoy C. introduce D. help
44. A. partners B. neighbors C. friends D. colleagues
45. A. naturally B. generously C. cautiously D. normally
46. A. in a hurry B. at a loss C. at ease D. in time
47. A. while B. before C. whenD. until
48. A. would B. can C. should D. must
49. A. request B. question C.command D. opinion
50. A. suggession B. warning C. notice D. message
51. A. removed B. seized C. found D. caught
52. A. steal B. reach C. get D. pick
53. A. terminal B. former C. previous D. latter
54. A. pretending B. intending C. demanding D. announcing
55. A. incident B.matter C. accident D. affair
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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had 21risen from my seat and piled on excess （过量） noodles. Then I licked（舔）my bowl with the buttered garlic bread, 22no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my 23just to button my jeans. I feared school 24. The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.
I learned 25to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved 26,with the children on defense. One 27move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father 28than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while 29our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get 30before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I 31and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay 32in my hands. We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They 33. I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their 34cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I 35two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement, 36they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the 37.
“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.
“We should trade. What 38are you?” Marcy asked.
“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”
“Me too,” Marcy said.
I 39in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so 40could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.
21．A．hurriedly B．hungrily C．repeatedly D．worriedly[
22．A．leaving B．offering C．collecting D．examining
23．A．stomach B．legs C．waist D．hands
24．A．uniforms B．meals C．holiday D．shopping
25．A．what B．how C．why D．when
26．A．battle B．game C．strike D．debate
27．A．big B．unusual C．false D．bold
28．A．harder B．further C．earlier D．faster
29．A．swallowing B．biting C．tasting D．cooking
30．A．excuses B．seconds C．opportunities D．demands
31．A．ordered B．lied C．paid D．promised
32．A．closed B．guided C．guarded D．satisfied
33．A．laughed B．murmured C．shouted D．whispered
34．A．mouths B．hands C．eyes D．ears
35．A．led B．followed C．invited D．walked
36．A．thankful B．afraid C．anxious D．excited
37．A．interview B．conversation C．question D．report
38．A．number B．size C．color D．weight
39．A．jumped B．waited C．cried D．hid
40．A．everybody B．anybody C．nobody D．somebody
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36 first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to 37her. At last his wife 38 to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.
“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones 39 her. “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it 40 be dangerous. ”“I don’t care.” said his wife. “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator (电冰箱)which did not need 41 and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the__42 of Africa.
The first morning, 43 Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he 44his wife a bell and explained to her, “If you fell in 45 and you need me , 46 this bell and I’ll come at once.”
After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned 47 to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“ 48 ” said his wife, “I was only 49 the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang 50 .
Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m 51 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his __52 , but soon he heard the 53 once more. This time, when he got back to his 54, the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with 55 running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used correctly!”
36. A. And B. But C. For D. So
37. A. leave B. miss C. marry D. care
38. A. allowed B. permitted C. satisfied D. agreed
39. A. told B. advised C. persuaded D. warned
40. A. may B. ought C. can’t D. shall
41. A. money B. electricity C. force D. power
42. A. south B. middle C. east D. west
43. A. while B. until C. before D. after
44. A. gave B. sent C. lent D. bought
45. A. hurry B. surprise C. safety D. danger
46. A. hit B. knock C. beat D. ring
47. A. again B. back C. quickly D. home
48. A. Something B. Nothing C. No D. None
49. A. ringing B. trying C. using D. testing
50. A. again B. once C. across D. away
51. A. happy B. sorry C. tired D. all right
52. A. wife B. tent C. trip D. hunting
53. A. cry B. shot C. bell D. shout
54. A. garden B. house C. camp D. office
55. A. water B. tears C. blood D. Sweat
第二节完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone knocked on our door. A man was there with a giant 36 and some other food. The stranger announced, “I’m here to help people 37 . Have a great Thanksgiving.”
From then on ,I promised 38 that someday I would do the same for others. Every Thanksgiving since I was eighteen, I would buy enough food, 39 like a delivery boy, go to the 40neighborhood and knock on a door. I always 41 a note explaining my Thanksgiving experience as a kid. I have received 42 from it than from any amount of money.
Last Thanksgiving I was in a hotel in New York with my new wife. She was sad because normally she 43 be home decorating the house for Christmas. I said, “Why don’t we decorate some 44 today instead of trees?” When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving , she got 45 .
We went down to the street to 46 a van. We has waved to about twenty drivers before one finally 47. We asked him, “Could you take us to a disadvantaged area? We’ll pay you.”
The driver said, “You don’t have to 48 me. I’ll take you to places you’ve 49 thought of going. 50first tell me why you want to do this.”
I told him my story and that I wanted to show gratitude by giving something 51 . We bought food 52for a troop. Then he took us to the South Bronx where there were half a dozen people living in one room with no electricity or heat in the dead of 53 . It was both an 54realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small 55 .
36．A．chicken B．turkey C．pig D．sheep
37．A．in vain B．in turn C．in return D．in need
38．A．my wife B．the stranger C．myself D．him
39．A．dress B．work C．look D．behave
40．A．poorest B．nearest C．nicest D．best
41．A．included B．read C．contained D．took
42．A．much B．less C．fewer D．more
43．A．could B．would C．might D．must
44．A．hotels B．lives C．streets D．houses
45．A．nervous B．sad C．excited D．worried
46．A．buy B．make C．decorate D．find
47．A．talked B．smiled C．fled D．stopped
48．A．tell B．stop C．ask D．pay
49．A．ever B．never C．always D．sometimes
50．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．But
51．A．up B．back C．in D．out
52．A．just B．right C．enough D．good
53．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
54．A．astonishing B．angry C．unforgettable D．unrealistic
55．A．progress B．meal C．difference D．Trip