School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 13 .
I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 16 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she 17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 19 losing him.”
I couldn’t react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 23 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and just considered her 27.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 28 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . Understanding people is an art.
A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
A．make B．think C．stand D．find
A．topic B．conversation C．discussion D．message
A．devotedly B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
A．therefore B．thus C．otherwise D．however
A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
A．informed B．reminded C．announced D．responded
A．lowered B．closed C．widened D．opened
A．mind B．regret C．bear D．miss
A．angry B．shocked C．curious D．interested
A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．over B．round C．through D．without
A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
A．confused B．selfish C．worried D．sad
A．long B．soon C．well D．far
A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary D．unimportant
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．might B．must C．need D．should
A．stay B．remain C．keep D．put
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39will pay any more attention to your scar 40you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 41.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42high — glad he was alive.
43, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45.
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47.
One of my friends in college was very 48. At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51, people ignored his looks. What people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55.
36．A．cured B．recovered C．improved D．returned
37．A．because B．though C．until D．before
38．A．cut B．wound C．injure D．scar
39．A．none B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
40．A．as B．like C．than D．when
41．A．yet B．still C．too D．either
42．A．put B．held C．taken D．hung
43．A．After all B．In conclusion C．In fact D．Above all
44．A．will B．would C．can D．may
45．A．house B．telephone C．job D．car
46．A．clothes B．hairstyle C．figure D．salary
47．A．means B．standards C．comments D．rules
48．A．smart B．optimistic C．rude D．ugly
49．A．manners B．expressions C．looks D．actions
50．A．inquiring B．asking C．knowing D．caring
51．A．Completely B．Gradually C．Obviously D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted B．understood C．brought D．saw
53．A．regard B．look C．consider D．treat
54．A．what B．that C．which D．how
55．A．kindness B．concern C．beauty D．perfection
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39will pay any more attention to your scar 40you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 41.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42high — glad he was alive.
43, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45.
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46, or your car, if you are j
udging yourself by these same false 47.
One of my friends in college was very 48. At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51, people ignored his looks. What people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person,
everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55.
36．A．cured B．recovered C．improved D．returned
37．A．because B．though C．until D．before
38．A．cut B．wound C．injure D．scar
39．A．none B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
40．A．as B．like C．than D．when
41．A．yet B．still C．too D．either
42．A．put B．held C．taken D．hung
43．A．After all B．In conclusion C．In fact D．Above all
44．A．will B．would C．can D．may
45．A．house B．telephone C．job D．car
46．A．clothes B．hairstyle C．figure D．salary
47．A．means B．standards C．comments D．rules
48．A．smart B．optimistic C．rude D．ugly
49．A．manners B．expressions C．looks D．actions
50．A．inquiring B．asking C．knowing D．caring
51．A．Completely B．Gradually C．Obviously D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted B．understood C．brought D．saw
53．A．regard B．look C．consider D．treat
54．A．what B．that C．which D．how
55．A．kindness B．concern C．beauty D．Perfection
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）.
She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.
All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever
___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.
Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.
She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.
So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.
She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.
When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”
36. A. trials B. examinations C. experiments D. treatments
37. A. control B. power C. strength D. pressure
38. A. through B. across C. over D. above
39. A. expressed B. wore C. took D. made
40. A. love B. admiration C. envy D. desire
41. A. speaking B. talking C. sharing D. voicing
42. A. nothing B. all C. none D. some
43. A. would B. could C. should D. might
44. A. ears B. legs C. arms D. mouth
45. A. see B. learn C. read D. hear
46. A. never B. totally C. occasionally D. seldom
47. A. struggle B. lose C. stop D. ease
48. A. grades B. relationships C. sports D. communication
49. A. importance B. difference C. chance D. choice
50. A. begged B. demanded C. required D. managed
51. A. gave out B. gave in C. held up D. held on
52. A. turned over B. turned out C. turned up D. turned in
53. A. sight B. fear C. risk D. face
54. A. looked down B. looked in C. looked up D. looked out
55. A. different B. worth C. difficult D. unimportant
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Picture this situation. It is late afternoon and you are 36 . You have an important dinner engagement that evening so you 37 to take an hour nap. Instead of setting your alarm you ask a friend who is visiting to wake you in an hour. He 38.
Two hours later, your friend wakes you. You ask, “Why didn’t you wake me after one hour?” He 39 that he thought you asked him to wake you in two hours and that is what he said. You then have to run around and get ready 40 , muttering to yourself about how you 41 have set the alarm rather than asking your friend to wake you. Had you done that, you would not have been so 42 to get ready.
Your conclusion is correct. Your 43 of what happened looked at the system you used. Your friend’s 44 to wake you resulted from a miscommunication. 45 he didn’t hear you correctly or you misspoke.
46 at the situation from the point of view of being personally responsible is always better than blaming yourself or another. So how do you best be “responsible” in this situation? The answer is 47 in systems thinking.
Dr. W. Edward Deming is the American statistician who is credited with 48 the quality practices to Japan. 49 his arrival in that country in 1950, the label “made in Japan” was synonymous with inferior(劣等的) quality. Now the same “made in Japan” label is synonymous(等同) with 50 quality.
So what did Dr. Deming teach the Japanese that made such a 51 to the quality of their products? The answer is quite simple, yet profound. 52 on years of statistical analysis, Deming was able to validate(证明) that 94 % of all failures are not because people don’t want to do a good job. The fact is that 53 people want to do a good job.
What, then, is the 54 if it’s not the people?
It’s the system. The system failed in 94% of the 55 , not the people.
36. A. relaxed B. puzzled C. concerned D. tired
37. A. try B. decide C. promise D. expect
38. A. agrees B. admits C. accepts D. adopts
39. A. wonders B. doubts C. replies D. requests
40. A. carelessly B. quickly C. angrily D. suddenly
41. A. should B. could C. might D. would
42. A. slow B. rushed C. uncertain D. satisfied
43. A. understanding B. presentation C. description D. analysis
44. A. forgetfulness B. unwillingness C. failure D. fault
45. A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. Whether
46. A. Glaring B. Staring C. Glancing D. Looking
47. A. left B. found C. received D. completed
48. A. bringing B. turning C. fetching D. leading
49. A. Until B. After C. Before D. Since
50. A. different B. poor C. best D. high
51. A. difference B. destruction C. decoration D. distinction
52. A. Based B. Relied C. Focused D. Counted
53. A. few B. fewer C. more D. most
54. A. reason B. cause C. effect D. result
55. A. incidents B. accidents C. cases D. actions
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、和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。
Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry going into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36I became an animal collector in the first37.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say 38was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”, 39 the word “zoo”, which I would 40over and over again with a shrill41until someone, in order to 42 me up, would take me to the zoo.When I 43a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45 the countryside in search of fresh samples to 46 my collection of pets. 47 I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student48 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, 49were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I 50had enough money of my own to be able to 51 my first trip and I have been going 52ever since then .Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 53 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54 all those who love animals and 55.
36. A.how B.where C.when D.whether
37.A.region B.field C.place D.case
38.A.clearly B.quickly C.feelingly D.proudly
39. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
40. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
41. A.sound B.noise C.voice D.tone
42. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
43. A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.is growing
44. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply
45. A.examining B.expanding C.exploiting D.exploring
46. A.devote B.receive C.add D.multiply
47. A.Later B.Thus C.Still D. Yet
48. A.agent B. assistant C.member D.keeper
49. A.who B.that C.as D.which
50. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully
51. A finance B.provide C.allow D. pay
52. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often
53. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
54. A.for B.with C.to D.from
55. A.voyage B.travel C.journey D.trip