Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 36 my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome 37 from one end of the city to another and to 38 among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the 39 , so the friendship I knew at school was 40 . I put up with it for a short period. It was 41 long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 42 into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.
By chance, I 43 some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a 44 company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I 45 at her in astonishment (吃惊) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 46 about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real 47 . I was just frightened. In the end she 48 me that I should do it the following day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 49 and I became 50 interested in literature than ever. I 51 what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 52 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (犹豫地) told my parents that I wanted to 53 to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was 54 , and if I knew what it meant and 55 I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.
A．stop B．begin C．continue D．walk
A．talk B．journey C．job D．walk
A．do B．sit C．talk D．work
A．family B．class C．city D．country
A．absent B．missed C．lost D．over
A．too B．very C．much D．quite
A．defeated B．beat C．won D．hit
A．TV B．radio C．shoe D．food
A．looked B．fixed C．shouted D．stared
A．talk B．film C．conversation D．speech
A．reason B．cause C．excuse D．wish
A．advised B．suggested C．agreed D．persuaded
A．poems B．stories C．speeches D．plans
A．less B．much C．far D．more
A．wandered B．considered C．discussed D．wondered
A．think B．consider C．spend D．imagine
A．drop B．leave C．return D．go to
A．sure B．clear C．curious D．true
A．whether B．that C．how D．what
A stag(雄鹿)，which lived in a jungle，decided to go for a trip with his family to another forest．The stag and his family the new jungle，which was with thick bushes and trees．There was plenty to eat for all of them．
All of a sudden，the antlers(鹿角)of the stag got in the overhanging branches of a tree．The stag tried hard，but could not himself．His wife and baby kept on watching ．
The stag thought，“Everything was fine，till now．But now I am ．We won’t be able to reach our home until I have my antlers free．How I am! We came here for ，but I think this is the worst of my life．”
The stag for some more time but he was too ．He finally and kept standing there helplessly. The three of them had to spend the whole night like this．The stag kept about his fate．
The next morning，a woodcutter saw the stag with his antlers caught in the branches．He the stag．Soon，the woodcutter cut down the branches of the tree and set the stag free．
The stag the woodcutter and rushed back home with his family．On reaching home，he was to learn that some lions had their area the previous day．Many lives were lost．
Within the flash of a second，the stag realized that he and his family were because his antlers had got caught in the branches．The moments which he to be the worst period of his life turned out to be the most for him．
A．escaped B．enjoyed C．disliked D．developed
A．supplied B．supported C．covered D．surrounded
A．caught B．hurt C．fallen D．broken
A．leave B．find C．satisfy D．free
A．hopeful B．carefully C．helplessly D．aimlessly
A．lost B． settled C．stuck D． failed
A．happy B．unlucky C．excited D．stupid
A．home B．food C．friends D．pleasure
A．party B．period C．story D．failure
A．struggled B．thought C．worked D．lasted
A．angry B．tired C．successful D．surprised
A．gave up B．caught up C．left off D．gave in
A．cheering B．rethinking C．complaining D．concerning
A．took pity on B．picked up C．took away D．looked down upon
A．killed B． followed C．thanked D．suspected
A．astonished B．ashamed C．regretted D．delighted
A．protected B．stolen C．amused D．attacked
A．cheated B．saved C．killed D．threatened
A．suspected B．experienced C．expected D．considered
A．difficult B．comfortable C．fortunate D．unbelievable
Self-confidence does not necessarily imply a belief in one's ability to succeed. For instance, one may be at a particular sport or activity, but remain "confident", simply because one does not a great deal of emphasis on the result of the activity. When one does not always think of negative results, one can be more "self-confident" because one is far less about failure or the of others following potential failure. One is then more likely to focus on the actual situation, which means that enjoyment and success in that situation is also more probable. Belief in one's abilities to perform an activity comes successful experience and may add to a general sense of self-confidence. Studies have also found a between high levels of confidence and wages. , those who self-report they were confident earlier in schooling earned better wages and were promoted more quickly over the life course.
A．good B．experienced C．poor D．surprised
A．make B．lay C．play D．take
A．talking B．asking C．worrying D．learning
A．respect B．disapproval C．envy D．dishonesty
A．through B．to C．towards D．before
A．difference B．link C．similarity D．distance
A．Alternatively B．Immediately C．Sharply D．Seemingly
When we’re young, we dream of love and fulfillment. We perhaps think of nights in the moon or walks along the beach at sunset.
No one tells us that the moments of a lifetime are flashing by, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.
Not long ago, as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie, I became aware of her look. She was staring at me with a charmed expression. , completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as as we first thought. I asked what she was thinking about.
"Mommy," she , "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face."I almost dissolved on the spot.
Not long after, I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song us toward a musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as absorbed in the pleasant as I was.
I didn't realize that Sam had next to me until he turned, took my face in his little hands and said, " with me."
those women walking under the Paris moon knew the of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth! Although openly laughed and pointed at us as we glided and whirled around the open atrium(中庭), I would not have a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.
A．saddest B．greatest C．shortest D．longest
A．focused B．scared C．surprising D．worried
A．Strangely B．Patiently C．Naturally D．Apparently
A．easy B．delicate C．important D．suitable
A．shouted B．whispered C．cried D．screamed
A．drew B．beat C．fed D．cut
A．title B．subject C．topic D．theme
A．looked up B．stood up C．taken up D．come up
A．Sing B．Play C．Dance D．Go
A．As if B．Even if C．Only if D．If only
A．shame B．joy C．pity D．chance
A．shoppers B．teachers C．workers D．managers
A．expected B．accepted C．traded D．caught
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault.It's like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is____.
Once I heard a bald man said, "Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair." Once you've ____what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will completely make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different ____,or forget about it and ____the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively ___ life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but generally remain happy.
The first secret is gratitude. All happy people are ____. Ungrateful people cannot be happy.The second is ____that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are likely to experience.Finally,if you choose to find the _ __in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this largely depends on your decision to make.
A．different B．missing C．short D．broken
A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined
A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house
A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．rely on
A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary
A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous
A．admitting B．dividing C．proving D．realizing
A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面两篇短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern（实习生） at my University’s Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an old couple come in with a little girl a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was almost on her chair. I then she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots. As the couple her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink（眨眼）. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.
All of a sudden her was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just me and almost instantly gave me a completely new of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of , love and .
That was ten years ago. I’m a successful business person now and I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable（非凡的）lesson about life that she me.
A．in B．on C．up D．over
A．lain B．remained C．set D．thrown
A．struck B．hit C．realized D．understood
A．top B．upper C．bottom D．lower
A．dragged B．headed C．wheeled D．approached
A．strength B．advantage C．disability D．happiness
A．affected B．infected C．melted D．frightened
A．command B．sense C．understand D．control
A．smiles B．laughters C．tears D．sweat
A．sorrow B．excitement C．warmth D．indifference
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
A．offered B．taught C．gained D．drew