The “Doorman”
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench and opened the door for us. Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, “Mom, he . ”After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had resolved to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn’t go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck. With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the “doorman” was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud “thank you” to him as I .
When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food. I went back and told my family his . Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich. The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the“doorman”, they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I noticed the“doorman”enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of . What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the“doorman”a . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought. While we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude(感恩). I said thanks to a man who had help open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A．heavy B．long C．messy D．grey
A．service B．appearance C．status D．attitude
A．smokes B．smiles C．sniffs D．smells
A．beyond B．over C．around D．into
A．hated B．ignored C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．authentic C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．freed C．prevented D．withdrew
A．company B．presence C．effort D．attempt
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．experience D．demand
A．concerned B．shocked C．puzzled D．bored
A．make B．start C．take D．continue
A．lifted B．washed C．raised D．waved
A．approval B．affection C．sympathy D．gratitude
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．clap
A．slipping B．streaming C．rushing D．breaking
A．firmly B．instantly C．simply D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．opportunity D．challenge
三．完形填空（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26-35题所给的A.Ｂ.Ｃ和Ｄ四个选项中，选出最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. However，it has
been said that today children 26 their education to go to school. The __27 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 28 _, compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place
_29_, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the __30___ learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 31 _the experience of schooling can be known in advance, and education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a _32_ may lead to a person to discover how 33 he knows of another country . People obtain (获得) education from 34 on. Education, then, is a very ___35__ and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
26.A. impress B. interrupt C. issue D. incense
27.A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
28.A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
29.A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else
30.A. part- time B. public C. standardD. strict
31.A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
32.A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
33.A. wonderful B. well C. greatly D. little
34.A. babies B. grown –ups C. women D. men
35.A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
完型填空 (20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 26 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to27 in good health, or 28 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to29 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 30 the title. Therefore, the scissors would 31 before they start, 32 halfway done when I find out the 33 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 34 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 35 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料) — the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 36 . Thus you are 37 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 38 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 39 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 40 is like: we are often 41 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 42 we get into another. The 43 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 44 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual (不经意) 45 may not be a bad one.
26. A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
27. A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
28. A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report
29. A. suffer B. reduce . prevent D. cause
30. A. on B. for C. without D. off
31. A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay
32. A. or B. but C. so D. for
33. A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
34. A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
35. A. given B. held C. made D. picked
36. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
37. A. filled B. attracted C. caughtD. struck
38. A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does
39. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
40. A. study B. society C. nature D. life
41. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
42. A. before B. after C. until D. as
43. A. following B. next C. above D. former
44. A. still B. also C. once D. almost
45. A. treatment B. actionC. choice D. remark
完形填空（共20 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分20 分）
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Here is the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo (柔道) __36__ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began __37__ with an old Japanese judo the sensei (师傅). The boy was __38__ well, but he couldn’t understand __39__, after three months of training the sensei had taught him only one move.
“but this is the only move you’ll ever __40__ to know,” the sensei told him.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy __41__ training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament (循环赛). __42__ himself, the boy easily won his __43__ two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__, but after some time, the boy __45__ used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the __46__.
This time, his competition was bigger, stronger, and more __47__. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was about to __48__ the match when the sensei intervened (阻止).
“No,” the sensei __49__, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match started again, his competitor made a __50__ mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his __51__ to attack him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
On the way home, the boy summoned(鼓起) the __52__ to ask the sensei how he could win the tournament with only one move.
“You won __53__ two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost learned one of the most difficult __54__ in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your competitor to grab your __55__ arm.”
36. A. against B. without C. except D. despite
37. A. work B. lessons C. school D. activity
38. A. doing B. going C. getting D. learning
39. A. what B. when C. why D. how
40. A. manage B. try C. come D. need
41. A. kept B. stopped C. risked D. delayed
42. A. Entertaining B. Enjoying C. Satisfying D. Surprising
43. A. other B. first C. another D. every
44. A. simple B. difficult C. exciting D. interesting
45. A. completely B. skillfully C. secretly D. reasonably
46. A. forces B. difficulties C. finals D. rounds
47. A. experienced B. learned C. cruel D. powerful
48. A. continue B. control C. start D. stop
49. A. insisted B. protected C. promised D. replied
50. A. curious B. funny C. serious D. slight
51. A. strength B. skill C. arm D. move
52. A. power B. courage C. memory D. chance
53. A. for B. with C. on D. about
54. A. kicks B. jumps C. throws D. movements
55. A. only B. either C. right D. left
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。
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has put out several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36．A．unreasonable B．unusual C．unfair D．unhappy
37．A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
38．A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
39．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．upset D．shameful
40．A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
41．A．dignity B．work C．condition D．situation
42．A．game B．trick C．role D．part
43．A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
44．A．resist B．insist C．refuse D．understand
45．A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
46．A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
47．A．eventually B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
48．A．found B．drawn C．written D．conducted
49．A．after B．for C．with D．before
50．A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
51．A．grand B．big C．brave D．equal
52．A．potential B．basic C．right D．simple
53．A．product B．fame C．name D．job
54．A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
55．A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
SECTION C ( 12 points )
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But 48 _ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason 49 he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, 50 that his six-year-old son blew up（使…爆炸）the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. 51 this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to 52 police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey 53. As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state, 54 she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 55 the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.