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
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。
Far out in the sea lived three Sirens，the three sisters of magic song．Half human and half bird，the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers， 36 in voices that excited the hearts of men．The attractive songs were so 37 that ships were attracted to the 38 and struck to pieces on the rocks．No sailor nor ship had ever been known to 39 the island of the Sirens without being attracted to 40 .
Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful 41 against the Sirens．Before their ships came to where they could 42 the song, Odysseus had himself 43 the mast (桅杆), stuffed (堵住) the 44 of his men with wax (蜡) and ordered them to 45 his orders and gestures when they were passing the 46 island.
Soon they came in sight of the 47 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of 48. It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to 49 himself and shouted for his men to 50 the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters. But 51 paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were 52 out of hearing. 53 his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears. For 54 the Sirens had sung with no 55 . The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.
36. A. talking B. calling C. yelling D. singing
37. A. strange B. sweet C. terrible D. loud
38. A. flowers B. sea C. island D. rocks
39. A. visit B. approach C. pass D. leave
40. A. disaster B. success C. peace D. loss
41. A. communication B. preparation C. action D. attention
42. A. singB. acceptC. hearD. enjoy
43. A. tied to B. standing along C. facing to D. seated on
44. A. eyes B. mouth C. nose D. ears
45. A. missB. ignore C. carryD. take
46. A. friendly B. 1ovely C. deadly D. lonely
47. A. rocky B. sunny C. windy D. sandy
48. A. Partherope B. Sirens C. Circe D. Odysseus
49. A. beat B. free C. relief D. order
50. A. go around B. keep off C. turn towards D. run away from
51. A. no one B. anyone C. everyone D. someone
52. A. completely B. luckily C. quickly D. naturally
53. A. Still B. Then C. But D. Again
54. A. the moment B. long C. ever D. once
55. A. meanings B. points C. effects D. efforts
第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 21 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 22 .
I do not 23 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. 24 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 25 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to 26 the ice and make the first 27 . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 28 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 29 at the other end and he awkwardly 30 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly 31 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 32 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 33 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “34 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this 35 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 36 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 37 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times 38 , I have 39 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 40 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
21. A. works out B. breaks out C. comes out D. turns out
22. A. wiserB. busier C. weaker D. older
23. A. rememberB. enjoy C. mind D. regret
24. A. Truthfully B. Fortunately C. Naturally D. Obviously
25. A. only B. last C. once D. first
26. A. melt B. break C. strike D. build
27. A. complaint B. promise C. move D. impression
28. A. strength B. ideas C. words D. attention
29. A. sigh B. silence C. voice D. cry
30. A. refused B. shouted C. replied D. explained
31 A. touched B. frightened C. shocked D. annoyed
32. A. excitedly B. nervously C. willingly D. sadly
33. A. continued B. checked C. concluded D. interrupted
34. A. accepted B. expected C. learned D. heard
35. A. quiet B. difficult C. special D. different
36. A. level B. idea C. world D. end
37. A. managed B. escaped C. avoided D. faced
38. A. then B. ago C. before D. since
39. A. realizedB. found C. doubted D. wondered
40. A. challenged B. experienced C. survived D. received
第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
At expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration（演示）those students will never 36 .
Standing in front of the group, he 37 a wide-mouth jar and about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one 38 , into the jar. When the jar was filled to the 39 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, ”Is this jar 40 ?" Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes" The expert replied, “Really?” He took out a bucket of gravel（沙砾）, dumped some gravel in and41 the jar, 42 pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the 43 between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?" 44 this time the class understood him." Probably not." one of them answered. "Good." He replied. He brought out a bucket of 45 , dumping it in the jar and it went into all of the spaces 46 between the rocks and the gravel. Once again he asked the question, "Is this jar full？” “ 47 " the class shouted. Once again he said "Good." Then he began to 48 a pitcher of water in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the 49 of this illustration?" One 50 student raised his hand and said, “ The point is, No matter how full your 51 is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No," the speaker 52 , “The truth this illustration 53 us if you don't put the big rocks in first ,you'll never get them in at all. What are the "big rocks" in your life? Time with your loved ones, your education, your dreams, a 54 cause or teaching others? Remember to put these 55 in first or you'll never get them in at all."
36.A. forget B. remember C. regret D. make
37.A. took out B. made out C. put out D. gave out
38.A. at the time B. by the time C. at a time D. in no time
39.A. bottom B. top C. surface D. middle
40.A. empty B. small C. full D. big
41.A. filled B. washed C. blew D. shook
42.A. ordering B. making C. causing D. realizing
43.A. distance B. spaces C. shapes D. entrance
44.A. In B. At C. By D. On
45.A. sand B. water C. earth D. stone
46.A. remained B. created C. saved D. left
47.A. Yes B. No C. Not a little D. No problem
48.A. pour B. throw C. store D. spread
49.A. possibility B. point C. use D. definition
50.A. worried B. clever C. eager D. anxious
51.A. work B. jar C. class D. schedule
52.A. replied B. requested C. reminded D. required
53.A. orders B. demands C. teaches D. suggests
54.A. common B. reasonable C. deeper D. worthy
55.A. bit rocks B. gravel C. water D. hope
II、语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An additional 7% did not know which revolved around which. I have no doubt that all o f these people were __21__ in school that the earth revolves around the sun; ___22__may even have written it on a test. But they never __23___ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) motion because their everyday observations didn't support what their teachers told them: People see the sun "moving __24___ the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) while that is happening.
Students can 
learn the right answers by __25___ in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the ___26___ personal understanding of the world can __27___ side by side，each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model ___28____because it has always worked well in that circumstance. Unless professors address specific errors in students' personal models of the world，students are not ___29___ to replace them with the ___30___ one.
21．A．learned B．suggested C．taught D．advised
22．A．those B．these C．whoD．they
23．A．formed B．altered C．believed D．thought
24．A．around B．across C．on D．above
25．A．heart B．hand C．ink D．paper
26．A．adult's B．teacher's C．scientist's D．student's
27．A．exist B．occur C．survive D．maintain
28．A．privately B．individually C．personally D．generally
29．A．obliged B．likely C．probable D．partial
30．A．perfect B．better C．reasonable D．correct
III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was“Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, 21 it might be, 22 I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 23 how much of my success I owe 24 my acceptance of those words as one of my values. My 25 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 26 what I wanted to do as a career. 27 , I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay at home and 28 a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 29 that much. But I couldn’t have been more 30 . I mastered the skills of the beginning level position. And then I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different 31 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 32 :“Well, I’ll try it. If I don’t like it, I can always go back to my 33 position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve 34 every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I 35 a large number of different talents and skills . If it had not been for my being 36 trying new opportunities, these talents and skills wouldn’t have been within me. I’ve also discovered that if I 37 what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my 38 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so 39 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 40 has come and I am determined to make it a success.
21A.whichever B.whatever C.whenever D.whoever
22.A.until after B.ever since C.so that D.long before
23.A.consider B.ensure C.predict D.realize
24.A.at B.on C.to D.in
25.A.hard B.best C.extra D.first
26.A.determined B.examined C.persuaded D.introduced
27.A.Actually B.Luckily C.Finally D.Usually
28.A.rise B.raise C.form D.find
29.A.helped B.required C.expressed D.mattered
30.A.careful B.mistaken C.conscious D.prepared
31.A.situations B.choices C.directions D.positions
32.A.thought B.reply C.action D.advice
33.A.easier B.newer C.earlier D.higher
34.A.permitted B.counted C.organized D.enjoyed
35.A.show B.possess C.need D.stress
36.A.lucky for B.slow at C.open to D.afraid of
37.A.think of B.call for C.believe in D.turn into
38.A.business B.goal C.fortune D.growth
39.A.excited B.curious C.surprised D.helpful
40.A.dream B.time C.power D.honor