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。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over． we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t anyone .Why won’t he just let it ?”
But when I reached adulthood，I understood his : When you’re running a business, the work you do much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with ，you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to a job at a certain time，keep your ．Give your customers the kind of you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much you take in your work.
A．kept B．calculated C．lowered D．offered
A．charged B．paid C．afforded D．spent
A．cleaning B．exploring C．cutting D．searching
A．To be honest B．Worse still C．Believe or not D．Above all
A．picmred B．watered C．planted D．enjoyed
A．after B．before C．when D．while
A．total B．exact C．loose D．poor
A．hardlv B．almost C．never D．merely
A．lost B．1eft C．missed D．forgot
A．angry B．happy C．astonished D．stubborn
A．attract B．hurt C．attack D．comfort
A．come B．live C．go D．pass
A．action B．instruction C．feeling D．message
A．says B．expresses C．explains D．knows
A．fortune B．pleasure C．content D．honesty
A．lesson B．experience C．skill D．business
A．quit B．find C．create D．perform
A．word B．secret C．mind D．watch
A．dignity B．service C．reward D．praise
A．trouble B．surprise C．pride D．responsibility
完型填空（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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 16a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious17and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 20018campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere19where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 20. So I21him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
22a shaky voice he23answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and24 some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could25that this whole experience was26to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to27him, either. It was going to take more time and28 .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone,29out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 30about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him 31they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing32. He owned the dance floor 33 meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 34 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as35as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
16．A．learned B．recognized C．noticed D．heard
17．A．anger B．discomfort C．excitement D．satisfaction
18．A．ambitious B．curious C．anxious D．eager
19．A．other than B．just as C．or rather D．as well as
20．A．left out B．put out C．made out D．let out
21．A．passed B．left C．visited D．approached
22．A．At B．In C．On D．By
23．A．unfortunately B．unwillingly C．unconsciously D．uninterestingly
24．A．help B．interview C．find D．meet
25．A．sense B．suggest C．consider D．prove
26．A．familiar B．similar C．strange D．typical
27．A．push B．pull C．pardon D．punish
28．A．effects B．exercises C．efforts D．expenses
29．A．observing B．examining C．admiring D．staring
30．A．trouble B．concern C．devotion D．understanding
31．A．unless B．before C．when D．since
32．A．wonder B．danger C．scene D．instructor
33．A．sparing B．saving C．spreading D．sharing
34．A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．itself
35．A．soon B．far C．often D．long
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最
佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 41 for a few days. I was 42to wait tables on my own. All went 43 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 44the tables not far from the kitchen. 45 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the 46 was full of people. I moved slowly, 47every step. I remember how 48 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 49on. It had nice handles, which made it 50 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 51I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 52 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 53to you, but we are getting ready to 54 now, and my wife needs her 55back.”
At first his 56 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 57 . I wanted to get into a hole and 58.
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 59 . I have learned to be more 60and not to be too sure of myself.
41. A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress
42. A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised
43. A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong
44. A. left B. given C. brought D. shown
45. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally
46. A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table
47. A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving
48. A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy
49. A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited
50. A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier
51. A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend
52. A. letting B. making C. watching D. having
53. A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D.
interesting
54. A. restB. order C. eat D. leave
55. A. bagB. walker C. tray D. coat
56. A. idea B. praise C. message D. need
57. A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire
58. A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay
59. A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described
60. A. clever B. patient C. honest D. Practical
II. Cloze 20%
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He 21a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 22 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 23 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute 24 . It depends on how 25 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 26 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 27 an ambulance. It is exactly the 28 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 29 it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 30 we carry our burden all the time, 31 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier,32 heavy for us to bear.
“What you have to do is to 33 the glass, rest for a while 34 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 35 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 36 home from work tonight, put the burden of 37 down. Don’t carry it back 38 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 39 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short, 40 it!
21. A. supported B. drank C. needed D. raised
22. A. heavy B. pure C. sweet D. many
23. A. differed B. ranged C. numbered D. limited
24. A. weight B. volume C. height D. quantity
25. A. tightB. longC. difficult D. high
26. A. day B. second C. hourD. half
27. A. require B. invite C. callD. ask
28. A. proper B.
same C. rightD. usual
29. A. less B. lighter C. more D. heavier
30. A. IfB. Unless C. While D. Since
31. A. now and then B. little by little C. sooner or later D. sometimes
32. A. tooB. so C. ratherD. Quite
33. A. put away B. put down C. put aside D. put back
34. A. afterB. for C. by D. before
35. A. so that B. even if C. as ifD. as soon as
36. A. leave B. clean C. approach D. return
37. A. life B. duty C. task D. work
38. A. homeB. office C. company D. family
39. A. shoulders B. heart C. body D. hands
40. A. do B. like C. love D. Enjoy
三、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。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to
be so much more 36 than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He 37 that it all came from a (n) 38 that occurred when he was three. He was trying to 39a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its 40 all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of 41 at him, his mother said,“ Robert, what a wonderful 42 you have made! I have 43seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the 44 is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while 45cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert,46 you make a mess like this,47 you have to clean it up and restore everything to its48 order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a 49 experiment in how to 50 carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 51 a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52 for learning something new, which is 53 scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something 54 from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all 55 would respond like Robert’s mother?
36. A．hard-working B. creative C. popular D. outstanding
37. A. responded B. acknowledged C. assumed D. declared
38. A. experimentB. coincidence C. experience D. conflict
39. A. deliver B. return C. move D. remove
40. A. mixture B. water C. liquid D. contents
41. A. yelling B. coming C. nodding D. laughing
42. A. mistake B. mess C. trickD. treasure
43. A. always B. often C. rarely D. ever
44. A. damage B. business C. favor D. harm
45. A. before B. after C. with D. without
46. A. whatever B. however C. wherever D. whenever
47. A. especially B. eventually C. respectively D.immediately
48. A. opposite B. particular C. proper D. natural
49. A. failed B. forbidden C. demanded D. deserved
50. A. absolutely B. comfortably C. confidentially D. effectively
51. A. develop B. grasp C. invent D. discover
52. A. choices B. opportu
nities C. qualities D. procedures
53. A. that B. where C. what D. which
54. A. right B. valuable C. practical D. accessible
55. A. managers B. directors C. parents D. Relatives
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, 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。
Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n) 21 suspect. 22,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last 23.
Investigators say that 24 Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded. 25 the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.
“We’ve taken 26 . We’ve called the police. It’s being 27 . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.
Wednesday school officials sent students home with a 28 addressed to their parents about the 29 .
“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get 30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.
31 parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not 32 about the gun.
The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors 33 the 475 children who 34 the school. For 35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period 36 the weapon was found.
“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual 37 , and we hope to 38 information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.
Thursday afternoon the school district announced 39 to improve its efforts to communicate with 40 . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.
21．A．possible B．unknown C．strange D．unusual
22．A．However B．Later C．Meanwhile D．Still
23．A．given B．offered C．devoted D．belonged
24．A．after B．before C．early D．late
25．A．Suddenly B．Fortunately C．Quickly D．Soon
26．A．advice B．measures C．notice D．notes
27．A．investigated B．discussed C．questioned D．removed
28．A．book B．speech C．letter D．record
29．A．incident B．accident C．discovery D．gun
30．A．angry B．shocked C．less D．more
31．A．Some B．Many C．Any D．Other
32．A．heard B．read C．talked D．told
33．A．in B．among C．between D．within
34．A．attend B．love C．escape D．protect
35．A．all B．certain C．now D．example
36．A．when B．while C．before D．after
37．A．goes on B．went on C．were going on D．going on
38．A．search B．develop C．prove D．check
39．A．news B．plans C．instructions D．introductions
40．A．parents B．teachers C．adults D．Students