When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just to be a 2000-step process."
Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a . For the next few years she one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．win B．gain C．fail D．lose
A．seemed B．pretended C．appeared D．happened
A．survival B．challenge C．rescue D．illness
A．making B．leaving C．reaching D．causing
A．depended B．supported C．trusted D．believed
A．success B．achievement C．victory D．miracle
A．joined B．attended C．entered D．escaped
A．quit B．hold C．take D．refuse
A．Fortunately B．Immediately C．Unbelievably D．Eventually
A．adorable B．awkward C．amazing D．acceptable
A．inventor B．discoverer C．director D．doctor
A．supposing B．considering C．regarding D．including
A．finally B．willingly C．primarily D．casually
A．pay B．win C．sell D．purchase
A．born B．produced C．developed D．gained
A．for B．through C．due to D．across
A．achieved B．made C．caused D．left
A．when B．where C．which D．what
A．challenger B．loser C．winner D．volunteer
第二节: 完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every36 teaches the child something and the effects are increasing.
"37 " normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child within the home. This is closely 38 the treatment and training of the child in school, which is usually distinguished (区别) by the term "education". In a(n) 39 such as ours, both parents and teachers are 40 for the chances (provided for the development of the child),41 upbringing and education depend on each other.
The ideals and practices of child upbringing are different from culture to culture. 42 , the more rural the group, the more 43 the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies, childhood and adolescence (青春期) are likely to 44 a long time, 45 more chances for education and greater variety in 46 development.
Early upbringing in the society is naturally47 both by the cultural pattern of the group and by the parents’ 48 and their aims and depends not only on school education but also on the __49 abilities of the child. Wide50of intelligence and character ___51 even in children of the same family.
Parents can find out52 is normal in physical, mental and social development, by 53___ some of the many books54 on scientific knowledge in these areas, or by comparing55 with friends and relatives who have children.
36 A. discrimination B. failure C. experience D. success
37 A. Future B. Upbringing C. Fortune D. Ideals
38 A. devoted to B. covered with C. kept up D. related to
39 A. society B. home C. team D. environment
40 A. energetic B. prepared C. responsible D. hopeful
41 A. but B. so C. otherwise D. while
42 A. Besides B. Surprisingly C. However D. Generally
43 A. unchangeable B. curious C. undivided D. unusual
44 A. waste B. spend C. cover D. desire
45 A. hoping for B. resulting in C. waiting for D. beginning with
46 A. education B. body C. brain D. character
47 A. affected B. developed C. encouraged D. inspired
48 A. argument B. description C. ability D. encouragement
49 A. ordinary B. born C. normal D. acceptable
50 A. improvements B. disadvantages C. developments D. differences
51 A. exist B. reduce C. increase D. control
52 A. who B. which C. what D. that
53 A. holding out B. referring to C. taking up D. looking into
54 A. based B. amused C. decided D. marked
55 A. answers B. books C. notes D. letters
第二节:完形填空(共20题:每题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，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。
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed 36 .
Today things are 37 . The world has become too 38. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we 40to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 41 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be no fish left. Yes, with modern fishing 42, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 43 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. But we continue to use 44and more powerful machines to 45 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 46 , in most countries waste products are 47put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 48 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 49 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough 50. What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 51 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land where we grow crops 52five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 53 longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 54 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 55 in the future.
36. A. beautiful B. unlimitedC. little D. valuable
37. A. common B. the same C. changeableD. different
38. A. crowdedB. small C. dirty D. busy
39. A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
40. A. try B. continue C. decide D. have
41. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers
42. A. poles B. thoughts C. methods D. ideas
43. A. mountains B. the sea C. trees D. forests
44. A. bigger B. less C. smaller D. higher
45. A. grow up B. plant C. save D. cut down
46. A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
47. A. still B. even C. also D. certainly
48. A. many B. enough C. some D. few
49. A. production B. pollutionC. population D. revolution
50. A. houses B. vegetables C. food D. lives
51. A. feeds B. meat C. fish D. grain
52. A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps
53. A. use B. stay C. keepD. last
54. A. control B. bornC. plan D. reward
55. A. nature B. sea C. planet D. Forest
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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阅读下面短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.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，从每题所给的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。
In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine, a 36 was lying on the grass, reading a book with 37 concentration. Near her, another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was 38with his back against a tree and had a 39 on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was _40 in his task, like the first child.
_41 the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of 42 , while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, 43 them, and encouraging their efforts.
_44 I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it 45 to me that a visitor here would 46 have thought be had entered a formal school. He would have been even more 47 if he had been told that the children he was 48came from different kinds of academic levels.
That 49has been staying with me ever since. I have been 50about some problems. Why in many schools are our children 51asked to acquire skills in a way 52 from a real-life context(情境)? Why does a 53school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said,” 54of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we 55our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.
36. A. gardener B. childC. teacherD. visitor
37. A. poorB. little C. completeD. slight
38. A. sittingB. standing C. sleeping D. listening
39. A. toyB. pencilC. flowerD. notebook
40. A. laidB. set C. defeated D. lost
41. A. OverB. Above C. InsideD. Outside
42. A. waysB. ideas C. opinions D. views
43. A. referring toB. smiling at C. pointing toD. staring at
44. A. UnlessB. As C. Until D. Before
45. A. happenedB. went C. occurred D. got
46. A. alreadyB. never C. rather D. ever
47. A. satisfiedB. disappointed C. delighted D. surprised
48. A. helping B. teaching C. encouraging D. observing
49. A. sceneB. sign C. look D. semen
50. A. dreaming B. regretting C. wondering D. joking
51. A. seldom B. hardly C. often D. badly
52. A. taken B. prevented C. learned D. separated
53. A. slowB. lively C. lucky D. friendly
54. A. Much B. Any C. Little D. None
55. A. turnB. feed C. draw D. base
第二节：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36--55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that 36? Will you come here and make your dear daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and rushed to the 37 . My daughter, Sindu, sat there, 38welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I 39the bowl. “Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this rice?”
Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, 40the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this 41 rice, will you give me 42I ask for?”
“Promise”. I 43the pink soft hand of my daughter with mine. Now I became a bit 44 . “Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such 45items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”
Slowly and 46, she finished eating the whole quantity. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with 47 . “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!”was her 48.
On Monday morning, I 49her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and 50 . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter Sindu is 51indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “that boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from a disease. He lost all his 52 due to the side effects of the treatment. He 53to come back to school fearing the unintentional but 54teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I 55 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!”
36. A. bowlB. newspaperC. daughter D. food
37. A. scene B. kitchen C. bedroomD. study
38. A. surprise B. anger C. tearsD. smiles
39. A. took away B. picked up C. put asideD. put down
40. A. and B. so C. or D. but
41. A. deliciousB. terrible C. entireD. wonderful
42. A. whatever B. wherever C. whichever D. whenever
43. A. moved B. hit C. covered D. put
44. A. nervous B. anxious C. excited D. confused
45. A. valuableB. useful C. wonderfulD. expensive
46. A. happily B. excitedly C. painfullyD. quietly
47. A. expectation B. confidence C. worryD. curiosity
48. A. message B. demand C. note D. sign
49. A. sentB. helpedC. dropped D. collected
50. A. shouted B. smiledC. wavedD. nodded
51. A. beautifulB. lovely C. faithfulD. great
52. A. friendsB. hairC. hopeD. face
53. A. refused B. wishedC. intended D. disliked
54. A. kindB. cruel C. harmless D. rough
55. A. hardly B. ever C. never D. nearly