John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year.Both worked very ____.After several years, however，the boss ____ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained a(n) ____ employee.John could not take it anymore，handed in his resignation to the boss and ____ the boss did not value hardworking staff，but only promoted those who flattered (奉承) him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He ____ for a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批评)，but I have a(n) ____.I hope you will do one more thing for our company ____ you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”
John ____.The boss asked him to find out anyone selling watermelon in the ____.John went and returned soon saying he had found out a man selling watermelon.The boss then asked how much per kg and John just ___ his head. He went back to the market and returned，telling the boss $ 1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office.He asked Bobby to do the ____ thing as he had told John to.Bobby went，returned and said，“Boss，only one person selling watermelon，$1.2 per kg, $ 10 ____ 10 kg.He has 340 melons in ____.On the table 58 melons，each weighs about 2 kg，____ from the South two days ago.They are fresh，red，and of good quality.”
John was very ___ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby.He decided not to ____ but to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends，a more successful person is better at ___，thinks more and explores in depth.____ exist in the daily details.For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and ____ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his ____.If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow，the difference between the two is 365 times.How could you win?
A．badly B．hard C．lazily D．happily
A．promoted B．praised C．encouraged D．supported
A．special B．unique C．devoted D．ordinary
A．charged B．proved C．complained D．convinced
A．thought B．apologized C．explained D．whispered
A．invitation B．order C．request D．promise
A．since B．before C．after D．unless
A．refused B．doubted C．agreed D．insisted
A．market B．office C．district D．building
A．nodded B．turned C．waved D．shook
A．other B．same C．different D．little
A．by B．to C．with D．for
A．store B．place C．control D．shape
A．discovered B．grown C．bought D．produced
A．confused B．disappointed C．excited D．impressed
A．resign B．compare C．envy D．suspect
A．expressing B．bargaining C．managing D．observing
A．Desires B．Experience C．Chances D．Harvests
A．farther B．nearer C．higher D．lower
A．success B．aim C．position D．wisdom
Ⅲ、完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence（自信）. This was their last exam—then on to 37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task. The professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other during the test.^
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” He said. “I just want to impress upon you that 50 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively 52 in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
They years have 55 the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
40. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
41. A. no B. either C. any D. all
42. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
43. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
44. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48. A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
51. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. Weakened
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16~35各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A handsome, middle aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Befor he 16 ,he couldn’t help but 17 a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was 18 that they were making fun of something about him and it wasn’t until he remembered he was 19 a small pink ribbon-on the lapel(翻领) of his suit that he became aware of what the 20 was all about.
The man paid 21 attention to all this, but the whisper and laughter began go get to him. He looked one of the 22 men straight into the eye, placed his hand beneath the 23 and asked, “This?”
With that the young men all began to laugh out loud. The man he had 24 said, “Hey, sorry man, but we were just commenting on how 25 your little pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket!”
The middle-aged man 26 invited the joker to come over to his table, and politely seated him. 27 as he was, the young guy had to, not really sure why. In a 28 voice, the middle-aged man said, “I wear this ribbon to bring 29 about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother’s 30 .”
“Oh, sorry. She died of breast canner?”
“No, she didn’t. She’s alive and 31 . But her breasts nourished me as a baby, and were a soft 32 place for my 33 when I was scared or 34 as a little boy. I’m very grateful 35 my mother’s breasts, and her health.”
16.A.ordered B.sponsored C.realized D.left
17.A.notice B.meet C.glance D.catch
18.A.common B.strange C.natural D.obvious
19. A.showing B.wearing C.hanging D.fixing
20. A.fun B.talk C.joke D.story
21. A.a lot B.much C.many D.no
22. A.happy B.rude C.dishonest D.selfish
23.A.ribbon B.lapel C.jacket D.suit
24.A.interrupted B.spoken to C.scolded D.questioned
25.A.ugly B.small C.big D.pretty
26.A.quickly B.calmly C.cleverly D.carefully
27. A.Unfortunate B.Uncertain C.Unfair D.Uncomfortable
28. A.high B.sharp C.soft D.loud
29. A.awareness B.promotion C.changes D.lessons
30. A.name B.honour C.request D.sense
31.A.suffering B.wealthy C.lucky D.well
32.A.hiding B.healing C.resting D.sleeping
33.A.hand B.arm C.head D.mind
34.A.hungry B.lonelyC.proud D.nervous
35.A.with B.by C.in D.for
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we 36 not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of 37. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. 38 his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his 39 company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new 40 .
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it 41 a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not 42 that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.43, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators 44 creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot recognize ways to use it in new 45 . They may know the rules correctly, but they are 46 to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children 47 . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the 48 decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is ___49___the most important character of creative people is a very strong ___50to find a way out of trouble.
36．A．should B．might C．will D．must
37．A．machine B．walkman C．tape D．ruler
38．A．But B．So C．And D．Though
39．A．new B．former C．own D．formal
40．A．tapes B．thought C．ideas D．feelings
41．A．usually B．really C．possibly D．necessarily
42．A．mean B．introduce C．conclude D．produce
43．A．Fortunately B．Unfortunately C．Anxiously D．Generally
44．A．give up B．take up C．use up D．keep up
45．A．conditions B．surroundings C．situations D．environments
46．A．sure B．ready C．able D．unable
47．A．choices B．chances C．time D．money
48．A．present B．hard C．wrong D．right
49．A．why B．how C．what D．because
50．A．desire B．inspire C．influence D．attitude
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。
John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16, the girl with a(an) 17. The story had begun twelve months before in a 18. Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处，白边).The soft handwriting20a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23—7:00p.m. at the station.
A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose 24was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to 25that she was not wearing a rose. He 26made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.
John felt 28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the 29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30 something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just 33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 35across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
| 16. A. hadn’t |
B. haven’t |
C. couldn’t |
D. didn’t |
| 17. A. rose |
B. flower |
C. book |
D. notes |
| 18. A. restaurant |
B. meeting room |
C. library |
D. station |
| 19. A. absorbed |
B. surrounded |
C. interested |
D. persuaded |
| 20. A. reacted |
B. reflected |
C. responded |
D. repeated |
| 21. A. previous |
B. nice |
C. thoughtful |
D. beautiful |
| 22. A. phone |
B. telegram |
C. book |
D. mail |
| 23. A. dining |
B. meeting |
C. walking |
D. talking |
| 24. A. legs |
B. face |
C. figure |
D. hair |
| 25. A. observe |
B. know |
C. notice |
D. say |
| 26. A. carefully |
B. eagerly |
C. luckily |
D. easily |
| 27. A. behind |
B. past |
C. beside |
D. before |
| 28. A. as long as |
B. even though |
C. no matter how |
D. as though |
| 29. A. newspaper |
B. book |
C. magazine |
D. note |
| 30. A. a meeting |
B. happiness |
C. love |
D a dinner |
| 31. A. excitement |
B. sorrow |
C. disappointment |
D. unwillingness |
| 32. A. a walk |
B. your home |
C. a party |
D. dinner |
| 33. A. went by |
B. followed me |
C. came here |
D. went in the restaurant |
| 34. A. when |
B. if |
C. unless |
D. since |
| 35. A. market |
B. restaurant |
C. building |
D. library |
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 共30分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That 36 two out of every three people simply don’t know the 37 they already have to be successful when it’s 38 there in their hands! 39 if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior (差的)unless you 40 them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder 41 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image 42 , the image（形象） we have of ourselves. 43 one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look 44 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to 45 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just 46 your mind and you’ll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to 48 that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would 49 our circulation（循环）of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that 50 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you 51 .
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But 52 he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even 53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly 54 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll 55 do it.
36.A. reflects B. means C. reads D. explains
37.A. chance B. strength C. reason D. ability
38.A. immediately B. properly C. right D.accurately
39.A. But B. Because C. What D. While
40.A. challenge B. let C. admit D. help
41.A. if B. except C. unless D. until
42.A. quiz B. question C. mystery D. problem
43.A. As B. When C. While D. Since
44.A. curious B. good-looking C. funny D. serious
45.A. knock B. beat C. strike D. defend
46.A. settle B. bend C. fix D. change
47.A. I failed. B. Not me. C. I can’t. D. Can I?
48.A. think B. imagine C. expect D. doubt
49.A. start B. help C. close D. stop
50.A. empty B. silly C. reasonable D. terrible
51.A. realize B. try C. understand D. judge
52.A. before B. after C. since D. because
53.A. likely B. unbelievable C. impossible D. possible
54.A. runners B. workers C. competitors D. players
55.A. simply B. seldom C. usually D. never