Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for 26 knew their father would never be 27 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, 28 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous 29 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his 30 . By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn 31 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a 32 to his beloved brother for the years of 33 that had enabled him to fulfill his 34 .He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your 35 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.”
With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my 36 !The bones in every finger have been 37 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a 38 to return your toast, much less make delicate （细腻的）lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too 39 .”
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s 40 hands with palms（手掌） together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing 41 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they 42 it “ the Praying Hands”.
The next time when you see a copy of that 43 creation, take a second look. Let it be your 44 , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 45 !
A．assistance B．art C．science D．dreaming
A．fundamentally B．frequently C．financially D．flexibly
A．won B．lost C．ended D．started
A．mountains B．oceans C．deserts D．mines
A．classmates B．colleagues C．professors D．brothers
A．convenient B．considerable C．considerate D．confident
A．beer B．drink C．drop D．toast
A．selfish donation B．no education C．hard work D．rich experience
A．attempt B．ambition C．appointment D．assessment
A．turn B．dream C．kindness D．hope
A．health B．body C．mind D．hands
A．injured B．strengthened C．sharpened D．used
A．knife B．spoon C．glass D．pen
A．urgent B．unnecessary C．messy D．late
A．overused B．dark C．wide D．fragile,
A．seriously B．simply C．carefully D．gently
A．sold B．bought C．found D．renamed
A．longing B．touching C．challenging D．disturbing
A．reminder B．aid C．guide D．coach
A．along B．aside C．alone D．aware
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第二节完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers，I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so，I find the article on the 31 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 32 in good health，or advice about how to behave and 33 yourself in society．If I cut the front articles，the opposite one is likely to suffer 34，leaving one half of it or keeping the text 35 the title．Therefore，the scissors would stay before they start， 36 the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 37 result．
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time，both worth your 39．You can only take up one of them；the other has to wait or be 39 up．But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not 40 you to do what is left behind．Thus you are 41 in a difficult position and feel sad．How come nice 42 and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 43 greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other．
In fact that is what 44 is like；we are often 45 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both 46 like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that our attention is 47 to the thing only after we get into another．The former may be more important than the latter and this 48 a divided mind．I still remember a philosopher’s 49：“When one door shuts，another opens in life．”So a casual（不经意的） 50 may not be a bad one．
31．A．sameB．opposite C．either D．front
32．A．getB．bring C．1ead D．keep
33．A．enjoy B．helpC．conduct D．dress
34．A．damage B．destroy C．hurtD．injury
35．A．onB．for C．withoutD．off
36．A．orB．butC．soD．for
37．A．satisfying B．regrettable C．surprising D．impossible
38．A．courage B．patience C．strength D．attention
39．A．givenB．picked C．held D．made
40．A．persuade B．agreeC．allow D．tell
41．A．filled B．struckC．caught D．attracted
42．A．chances B．conditions C．wishesD．ways
43．A．progresses B．goes C．changes D．improves
44．A．studyB．1ife C．society D．nature
45．A．supplied B．connected C．fixed D．faced
46．A．available B．desirable C．considerable D．enjoyable
47．A．turned B．transferred C．paidD．drawn
48．A．gives way to B．gives rise to C．gets through to D．gets close to
49．A．remarks B．sayings C．slogansD．comments
50．A．behavior B．actionC．choice D．attitude
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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。
Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air for their children, but experts now have identified a related threat to children's health that isn't as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke。
That's the term being 21 to describe the invisible yet poisonous mixture of gases and particles(颗粒) clinging （依附）to smokers' hair and 22 , not to mention cushions and carpeting, that stays long after second-hand smoke has cleared from a room. The remaining 23 heavy metals, carcinogens(致癌物) and even radioactive materials that young children can get on their hands and take in, 24 if they're crawling or playing on the floor。
Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston coined the term "third-hand smoke" to 25 these chemicals in a new study that 26 on the risks they pose to infants and children. The study was published in the 27 issue of the journal Pediatrics。
"Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is bad, 28 they don't know about this," said Dr. Jonathan P. Winickoff, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School。
"When their kids are 29 the house, they might smoke. Or they smoke in the car. Or they strap(用带子捆扎) the kid in the car seat in the back and crack the window and 30 , and they think it's okay because the second-hand smoke isn't getting to their 31 . We needed a term to describe these tobacco toxins that aren't 32 ."
The study reported on 33 toward smoking in 1,500 households across the United States. It found that the vast majority of both smokers and nonsmokers were 34 that second-hand smoke is harmful to children. Some 95 percent of nonsmokers and 84 percent of smokers 35 with the statement that "inhaling smoke from a parent's cigarette can 36 the health of infants and children"。
But 37 fewer of those surveyed were aware of the 38 of third-hand smoke. Since the term is so new, the researchers asked people if they agreed with the statement that "breathing air in a room 39 where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children"。
Only 65 percent of nonsmokers and 43 percent of smokers agreed with that 40 , which researchers interpreted as acknowledgement of the risks of third-hand smoke.
21.A told B discussed C used D mentioned
22. A shoes B clothing C body D mouth
23. A includes B covers C finds D improves
24. A especially B specially C immediately D regularly
25. A name B call C explain D describe
26. A focused B tended C tried D worked
27. A later B latest C best D previous
28. A but B and C however D or
29. A alongside B out of C in D beside
30. A cough B talk C observe D smoke
31. A cars B seats C kids D windows
32. A visible B invisible C poisonous D concrete
33. A policies B attitudes C bans D habits
34. A told B content C confident D aware
35. A opposed B agreed C fought D connected
36. A harm B destroy C improve D confuse
37. A quite B veryC far D too
38. A chances B risks C abilities D conditions
39. A tomorrow B today C yesterday D weekend
40. A statement B mark C discussion D prejudice
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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。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to 36 and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his 37 of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a 38 floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would 39 on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his 40 back. On the front page was a 41 red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an 42 dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher 43 , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 44 .’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own 45 on this. However, I think it is a very
46 decision for you.’ 47 , after a week, the boy 48 the same paper, making no 49 at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story 51 you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the 52 is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was 53 of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 54 you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone 55 your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
36.A. be B. find C. learn D. see
37.A. reason B. goal C. purpose D. way
38.A. rough B. new C. secret D. detailed
39.A. live B. locate C. sit D. run
40.A. mark B. paper C. plan D. idea
41.A. large B. tiny C. beautiful D. long
42.A. old B. imaginative C. impractical D. interesting
43.A. shouted B. smiled C. replied D. added
44.A. grade B. need C. honesty D. ability
45.A. time B. energy C. mind D. money
46.A. urgent B. quick C. important D. good
47.A. Actually B. Finally C. Gradually D. Usually
48.A. turned down B. turned around C. turned to D. turned in
49.A. comments B. changes C. judgment D. answer
50.A. dream B. courage C. interest D. spirit
51.A. though B. because C. until D. if
52.A. incident B. event C. story D. lesson
53.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
54.A. Fortunately B. Strangely C. Curiously D. Probably
55.A. forget B. steal C. know D. realize
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第二节完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Once upon a time，a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for 31 up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more 32 when on Christmas Eve，he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to 33 a shoe box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you，Daddy!”Hearing this，the father was 34 by his earlier conversation. But when he opened it, he found it was 35 and again his anger expanded. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said 36 ,“when you give someone a present there’s supposed to be something inside the package !”
The little girl looked up at him 37 tears rolling from her eyes and said: “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.”
The father was deeply moved. He 38 on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to 39 him .
An accident 40 the life of the child only a short time later and 41 is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. And 42 he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he 43 open the box，take out an imaginary kiss, and 44 the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an unseen golden box 45 with unconditional 1ove and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
36. A. doing B. cutting C. tearingD. using
37. A. worried B. shocked C. bored D. terrified
38. A. paint B. tie C. decorate D. hang
39. A. bothered B. moved C. embarrassed D. annoyed
40. A. empty B. ugly C. overfilled D. expensive
41. A. politely B. angrily C. thoughtfully D. eagerly
42. A. in B. down C. with D. for
43. A. 1ay B. fell C. rose D. went
44. A. punish B. blame C. forgive D. beat
45. A. took B. risked C. cost D. destroyed
46. A. this B. it C. she D. he
47. A. whichever B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever
48. A. could B. should C. would D. might
49. A. imagine B. remember C. miss D. find
50. A. putB. carried C. covered D. filled
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第二节完形填空（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。
Mrs. Thompson once taught in an elementary school. On the very first day of school, like most
teachers, she said that she 36 them all the same. But it was a 37 because that was impossible.A little boy named Teddy did not play well with the other children, and with 38 clothes,constantly needed a bath. It got to the point 39 Mrs.Thompson would take delight in 40 hispapers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and putting a big "F" at the top. One day, Mrs. Thompson was required to 41 each child's past records, and she put Teddy's off till last.42，when she reviewed his file, she was in for a 43．She learned he was once a(n) 44 child. Unfortunately,his mother had a terminal illness and died, making Teddy withdrawn. Since then, he hadn't shownmuch 45 in school.
Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt 46 From that day on, she paid particularattention to Teddy. As she worked with hiITl, his mind seemed to come 47．The more sheencouraged hlm, the quicker he48．By the end ofthe year, Teddy had become one of the 49 students in the class.
Ten more years passed. One day, Mrs. Thompson received a letter from Teddy saying he wasgoing to be 50 and was wondering if Mrs. Thompson would agree to take the place at thewedding usually 51 for the mother of the groom.
Ofcourse, she agreed. They hugged each otlier and Teddy whispered in her ear, "You are the best
52 Ihave ever had. Thank you for believing in me, making me feel 53 and showing me that I could make a difference."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Thompson 54 back, "Teddy, you were the one who taught me I
could make a difference.I didn't know how to 55 until I met you."
36.A.knew B.lovedC.recognized D.admired
37.A.promise B.dreamC.decisionD.lie
38.A. neat B.costlyC.dirtyD.cheap
39.A.where B.thatC.whichD.how
40.A.preparing B.writingC.examining D.marking
41.A.review B.arrangeC.listD.remark
42.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.HoweverD.Besides
43.A.delight B.surpriseC.fearD.puzzle
44.A.naughty B.enthusiastic C.lonelyD.excellent
45.A.power B.interestC.honorD.concern
46.A.ashamed B.proudC.curiousD.doubtful
47.A.true B.w eakC.aliveD.strong
48.A.responded B.marchedC.answered D.went
49.A.worst B.smartestC.strongest D.busiest
50.A.employed B.registered C.settledD.married
51.A.made B.designed C.reservedD.booked
52.A.teacher B.motherC.friendD.classmate
53.A.necessary B.importantC.negativeD.responsible
54.A.called B.smiledC.whispered D.gestured
55.A.studyB.IiveC.behaveD.teach