Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of . When Joshua was born, the doctor us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally with the children, was appointed to be the .
On the day of the contest, I made my through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture, it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to the kids, you can image my when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any ?
A．inspiring B．frustrating C．encouraging D．exciting
A．expectation B．love C．education D．instruction
A．suggested B．hoped C．persuaded D．advised
A．due to B．as long as C．so far as D．in case
A．However B．Besides C．Thus D．Therefore
A．charged B．prepared C．engaged D．ran
A．familiar B．similar C．friendly D．close
A．host B．teacher C．headmaster D．judge
A．effect B．way C．force D．Struggle
A．where B．as C．when D．that
A．after B．during C．before D．once
A．excited B．enough C．amazing D．pleased
A．displayed B．hanged C．taken D．replaced
A．take up B．keep up C．get up D．pick up
A．surprise B．expectation C．joy D．amusement
A．got B．drew C．made D．defeated
A．special B．extraordinary C．curious D．mixing
A．on B．high C．great D．easy
A．difficult B．upset C．disappointed D．different
II．完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 41 ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 42 any subjects I wished to 43 . Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 44 . In each instance, he soon 45 that I knew relatively 46 about the subjects I had chosen.
He always 
looked right 47 my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 48 .
Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 49 . He said, “How did you 50 in your class at Georgia Tech before 51 our Annapolis as a plebe (军校新生) ?” I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 52 --- which never came. 53 , the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 54 several of my times at the academy 55 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 56 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 57.”
He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 58 the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 59 to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 60 , and then slowly left the room.
41．A．beside B．with C．for D．by
42．A．choose B．consider C．elect D．search
43．A．learn B．confirm C．discuss D．concern
44．A．humor B．knowledge C．difficulty D．ability
45．A．.proved B．showed C．meant D．imagined
46．A．much B．anything C．little D．everything
47．A．for B．into C．back D．up
48．A．sweat B．air C．water D．weather
49．A．consideration B．permission C．self-confidence D．self-defense
50．A．stand B deal. C．behave D．go
51．A．leaving B．reaching C．choosing D．entering
52．A．celebrations B．expectations C．evaluations congratulations
53．A．Thus B．Instead C．However D．Therefore
54．A．recalled B．tried C．analyzed D．examined
55．A．where B．that C．when D．which
56．A．cleared B examined. C cleaned. D treated.
57．A．worst B．best C．fewest D．least
58．A．start B．continue C．interrupt D．end
59．A．so B．and C．or D．but
60．A．moved B．excited C．frightened D．shaken
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day the employees of a large company in St．Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break．They were ___36___ with a sign on the front door which said: “Yesterday the person who has been ______37___ your growth in this company passed away．We invite you to join the ___38___ in the room that has been prepared in the gym．”
At first everyone was ___39___ to hear that one of their colleagues had died, ___40___ after a while they started getting ___41___ about who this person might be．
The excitement ___42___ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their ___43___ respects．Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in the way of my progress? Well, ___44___ he’s no longer here!”
___45___ the employees got closer to the coffin （棺材） and when they looked inside it they became ___46___．They stood over the coffin, ___47___ and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their ___48___．
There was a ___49___ inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it would see ___50___．There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is ___51___ one person in this world who is really capable of setting ___52___ to your growth: it’s YOU．”
Yes! You are the only person who can help yourself．You are the only person who can ___53___ your happiness and your success．Your life changes when you change, when you go ___54___ your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one ___55___ for your life．
36．A．greeted B．provided C．faced D．concerned
37．A．encouraging B．keeping C．helping D．preventing
38．A．party B．funeral C．meeting D．training
39．A．sad B．happy C．calm D．nervous
40．A．because B．so C．but D．although
41．A．crazy B．angry C．curious D．clear
42．A．grew B．changed C．worked D．disappeared
43．A．false B．forced C．first D．last
44．A．above all B．first of all C．at least D．as usual
45．A．One by one B．Hand in hand C．Face to face D．Side by side
46．A．hopeless B．desperate C．lonely D．speechless
47．A．disappointed B．shocked C．frightened D．satisfied
48．A．memory B．soul C．company D．will
49．A．mirror B．notebook C．Bible D．Body
50．A．it B．himself C．someone D．him
51．A．hardly B．fortunately C．onlyD．accidentally
52．A．examples B．goals C．limits D．dates
53．A．balance B．influence C．share D．envy
54．A．over B．towards C．through D．beyond
55．A．secure B．suitable C．greedy D．responsible
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。
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the 36 . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I 37up for the race. I didn’t do much to 38 except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to 39 the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember 40 at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be 41 ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n) 42 . I jogged and I walked．At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt 43 that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old．But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and 45 for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How 46 in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it 47 to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not 48 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations 49 and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners. 50 I crossed the finish line, I was 51 of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t 53 them to weaken you. Turn them into 54 and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is 55 . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36．A．runners B．volunteers C. joggers D．trainers
37．A．followed B．attempted C. took D．signed
38．A．prepare B．plan C. practice D．help
39．A．win B．finish C. participate D．inspect
40．A．wandering B．resting C. struggling D．hesitating
41．A．tired B．crazy C. ridiculous D．teased
42．A．mistake B．amusement C. decision D．experience
43．A．discouraged B．confused C. annoyed D．embarrassed
44．A．sensed B．realized C. recognized D．acquired
45．A．goal B．age C. income D．thought
46．A．much B．long C. often D．soon
47．A．occurred B．appealed C. reminded D．appeared
48．A．give out B．give up C. give in D．give off
49．A．timely B．delightedly C. properly D．personally
50．A．Unless B．When C. Since D．Until
51．A．proud B．ashamed C. doubtful D．sure
52．A．cooperate B．compare C. combine D．communicate
53．A．allow B．expect C. discourage D．forbid
54．A．information B．imagination C. qualification D．inspiration
55．A．unbelievable B．reliable C. valuable D．possible
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before India gained independence (独立), a few young men from the villages wanted to free India from the foreign rule; they wanted the British to quit India. They needed material wealth to 36 the British out of India, so they started collecting 37 in the Indian villages.
One day, they got encouraged to collect 38 things as well. They went from door to door carrying a huge bag, which gradually was 39 with money and gifts. As they went, a one-legged beggar kept 40 them. The young men did not mind.
At the 41 of the day, they entered a house to see 42 they had collected. The beggar also wanted to enter, but since he was not a member of the group, they did not 43 him in. The beggar said to them: “I walked such a 44 distance right behind you. You want freedom; I also want freedom. India is not only your motherland. It is also my motherland.”
45 , the young men got mad and told the beggar to go away. Then one of the men felt 46 for him, so they decided to 47 him the things they had collected. 48 the beggar was looking at the gifts in their bag, most of them were showing no 49 for him. Then suddenly the beggar opened up the bag that he had been carrying. It 50 a few coins and some rice. He threw all the contents into their bag at once.
At the 51 of this, immediately all the members of the revolutionary group started dropping 52 of gratitude (感激), because he had 53 all that he had to their cause. On that day, they had gone to visit so many rich families, who had given them next to 54 ; but this beggar had given them everything that he had! They were deeply 55 by the beggar’s contribution.
36. A. drive B. grow C. help D. pick
37. A. food B. money C. papers D. seeds
38. A. military B. material C. mysterious D. cultural
39. A. tired B. satisfied C. filled D. covered
40. A. following B. cheating C. calling D. beating
41. A. beginning B. end C. front D. middle
42. A. how B. what C. where D. when
43. A. stop B. drop C. allow D. promise
44. A. short B. near C. long D. little
45. A. At last B. At first C. At a time D. In that case
46. A. necessary B. patient C. thankful D. sorry
47. A. trouble B. serve C. show D. excite
48. A. Since B. While C. If D. Although
49. A. interest B. courage C. respect D. disappointment
50. A. included B. consisted C. held D. contained
51. A. thought B. sight C. sound D. moment
52. A. laughter B. difference C. truth D. tears
53. A. taken B. given C. wasted D. lost
54. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
55. A. moved B. removed C. excited D. surprised
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A ___36____came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___37___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___38___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I ___39___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her 40 , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___41___ was something greater.
The next morning she ____42___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to __43__ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___44____, aren’t you? I think I have a ___45___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___46____.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___47___.
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 48 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ____49____ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___50____ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___51___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 52 be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___53___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___54___ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle ___55___ situations and never give up.
36. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. tune
37. A. get B. take C. carry D. throw
38. A. otherwise B. anyhow C. instead D. actually
39. A. settled B. pushed C. stored D. put
40. A. teacher B. employer C. director D. adviser
41. A. purpose B. encouragement C. achievement D. victory
42. A. went B. met C. worked D. stayed
43. A. visit B. continue C. attend D. prepare
44. A. serious B. fortunate C. careful D. responsible
45. A. career B. duty C. position D. part
46. A. learning B. judging C. obeying D. imagining
47. A. patiently B. eagerly C. successfully D. skillfully
48. A. upset B. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed
49. A. looked up B went up C. took up D. showed up
50. A. believe B. protect C. treat D. receive
51. A. spirit B. intention C. action D. attempt
52. A. must B. would C. might D. should
53. A. At B. During C. On D. With
54. A. worthlessB. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless
55. A. challenging B. different C. dangerous D. strange