One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 16 we can see what has not yet happened．For example, while we are looking forward to visiting a new place or country, we 17 what it will be like. We predict the 18 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things correctly. Things are often very different from the way we 19 them to be.
One of the 20 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 21 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 22 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there seemed to be no way of 23 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed．When he 24 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 25 .
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 26 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about nothing. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 27 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 28 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 29 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 30 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
A．brains B．senses C．sights D．minds
A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess
A．custom B．way C．style D．habit
A．required B．wished C．left D．expected
A．famous B．dull C．funny D．silly
A．trying B．managing C．thinking D．hoping
A．learned B．studied C．discussed D．surveyed
A．finding B．making C．turning D．letting
A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
A．lesson B．dream C．research D．exercise
A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly
A．head B．feet C．eyes D．body
A．believe B．understand C．take D．repeat
A．accept B．receive C．hear D．remember
A．add B．say C．count D．speak
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a 36 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 37 you are tested in real life. Some people 38 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 39 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 40 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 41 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.42 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington.
Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the43 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very 44 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 45 to the woman, and kept her head 46 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 47 .
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 48 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this happens , the muscles become very hard and you find you can’t at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is 49 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are50 frightened that we become stonelike.
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A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．realize B．find C．think D．agree
A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards
A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible
A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actually
A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold
A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited
A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam
A．in B．under C．above D．from
A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious
A．where B．how C．because D．why
A．really B．very C．such D．so
Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 21. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 22.
During his first year at college, Chuck would stopp by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 23. We recalled（回忆）that we had worked together several years before to 24 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 25. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 26 our common relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 27. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 28 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 29 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 30 and full of promise. More 31, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his funeral（葬礼）, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 32 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 33 six items, including an essay(论文) he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 34 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 35.
I was grateful for the 36 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 37 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 38 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 39 have the power to affect hearts and 40 for a long time.
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A．use B．talent C．height D．assistance
A．disappointed B．amused C．excited D．surprised
A．secret B．school C．progress D．family
A．raise B．borrow C．spend D．save
A．college B．hearts C．village D．friends
A．transformed B．divided C．put D．devoted
A．spare B．act C．live D．sleep
A．worry B．joy C．pain D．tears
A．honor B．comfort C．day D．loss
A．fortunate B．serious C．talented D．unsatisfied
A．importantly B．seriously C．usually D．sincerely
A．go over B．take over C．give away D．threw away
A．added B．bought C．examined D．chose
A．story B．letter C．joke D．message
A．writer B．teacher C．doctor D．comedian
A．excellent B．practical C．special D．expensive
A．believe B．draw C．know D．influence
A．remember B．forget C．change D．achieve
A．Parents B．Teachers C．Students D．Strangers
A．health B．appearance C．accents D．minds
完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
When I was in primary school，I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't 36 what it was about，but I have never forgotten the 37 I learned that day.
I was 38 that I was right and he was wrong－and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The 39 decided to teach us a very important lesson. She__40__ both of us up to the __41__ of the class and placed him on one side of her 42 and me on the other. In the 43 of her desk was a large，round object. I could__44__ see that it was black. She asked the boy what __45__ the object was.“White，”he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, __46__ it was obviously black！Another __47__ started between my classmate and me，this __48__ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed __49__，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I __50__ answer，“White.”It was an object with two __51__ colored sides，and from his side it was white.__52__ from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must __53__ in the other person's shoes and look at the __54__ through their eyes in order to __55__ understand their view.
A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember
A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text
A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．eyes B．desk C．classroom D．body
A．middle B．way C．front D．back
A．happily B．fortunately C．clearly D．nearly
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．time B．year C．month D．day
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also
A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behavior
A．unexpectedly B．suddenly C．quietly D．truly
完形填空（共20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（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案标在答题卡上。
A farmer had a cow（牛）. He 36 very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very _ 37 . He telephoned the vet（兽医）.
“What’s the problem?” the vet 38 him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter 39 her. She’s lying down and won’t_ 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .” The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .” He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills（药丸）into his 43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a 46 tube（管子）.
“Put this tube in her mouth, ”he said, “then put the pills in the 47 and blow(吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went 48 .
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he next day he came to the 49 again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and 50 worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No 51 ,”the farmer said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said.“ 52 .”
“I did 53 you said,” the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills 54 it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow 55 ,”the farmer said.
A．made B．took C．got D．carried
A．happy B．glad C．attractive D．worried
A．asked B．told C．said D．spoke
A．in B．to C．with D．for
A．stand B．take C．throw D．cut
A．performance B．line C．song D．voice
A．rest B．wind C．cold D．medicine
A．mouth B．nose C．hand D．Face
A．ill B．humorous C．better D．fierce
A．Why B．What C．When D．How
A．thick B．slim C．wide D．short
A．tube B．vase C．door D．house
A．with B．away C．on D．at
A．factory B．garden C．park D．farm
A．tasted B．sounded C．looked D．listened
A．change B．happiness C．reality D．feast
C．Who D．Why
A．that B．what C．when D．which
A．up B．on C．in D．down
A．apologize B．blew C．admire D．balance
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 16and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning 17hour. Many people who were going to work were 18to go home. Some battled to 19a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others 20the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from s
ubway line to subway line only to find that most 21had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 22. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 23the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 24. So I took the train going in the 25direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 26my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 27through, exhausted and discouraged.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to 28off my computer when I
received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the 29and eventually reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their attention and devotion to their 30. Thank you.
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A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．rush B．work C．business D．office
A．forced B．refused C．invited D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．showed B．fought C．broke D．faced
A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
A．operating B．acting C．turning D．rushing
A．check B．get C．board D．find
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．different B．opposite C．changed D．right
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．pay B．get C．turn D．put
A．rule B．effort C．promise D．model
A．computers B．lives C．actions D．jobs