阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary 21 .
Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my 22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I 23 to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.
The examinations were approaching, 24 I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.
One morning, after a particularly 25 lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly. 26 , as the other students marched to their classroom, our principal 27 me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.
The next 45 minutes were the most 28 moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big 29 in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently 30 and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and 31 patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then 32 me as I sobbed my pent-up （压抑的）emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness 33 in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to 34 what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such 35 and caring.
As the examinations approached again, I studied 36 . When the results were 37 , everybody was pleased, but happiest of all was my principal.
I soon made new friends and was happy 38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n) 39 .
Today I’m a 40 young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.
A．basis B．stage C．adjustment D．solution
A．viewpoints B．experiences C．problems D．dreams
A．skipped B．refused C．regretted D．forgot
A．otherwise B．though C．but D．or
A．severe B．public C．popular D．formal
A．Also B．Therefore C．Still D．Then
A．attracted B．accompanied C．called D．instructed
A．precious B．curious C．anxious D．serious
A．quality B．change C．mistake D．faith
A．absent B．dishonest C．aggressive D．calm
A．looked B．waited C．listened D．worked
A．hugged B．acknowledge C．observed D．educated
A．passed away B．rode away C．drove away D．melted away
A．reveal B．understand C．realize D．doubt
A．dignity B．courage C．attention D．satisfaction
A．hard B．alone C．closely D．abroad
A．declared B．obtained C．applied D．compared
A．forever B．again C．anyhow D．instead
A．request B．effect C．reason D．chat
A．mature B．quiet C．smart D．happy
Everyone needs water and a diet ______healthy foods. These foods should _____some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods_____change into energy. Our bodies use different _____of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里).The more _____we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are ____you are using energy ---about 65calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is ____up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On ____Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as_____as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _____in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many______countries in the world. That is _____lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the western world do no eat _____healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take _____exercise.Because of this, they ____weight very easily. In order to _____with the quick pace(步伐)of their life and work , they eat a lot of fast food . They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisp, chocolates, butter and ice cream and so on, _____are called ____food by some epicureans (美食家).The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid _____fat and _____it is advisable (明智的)to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.
A．above B．Of C．at D．over
A．include B．hold C．contain D．make up
A．which B．what C．Where D．it
A．numbers B．amounts C．plenty D．deal
A．exercise B．lesson C．sport D．games
A．waken B．running C．working D．asleep
A．running B．adding C．burning D．wasting
A．Children B．Work C．Sports D．Teacher
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．poor B．low C．rich D．plenty
A．more B．other C．rest D．others
A．a number of B．too much C．masses of D．enough
A．lose weight B．put on C．die D．stay healthy
A．keep up B．carry on C．keep on D．go on
A．as B．these C．which D．they
A．bad B．disease C．healthy D．junk
A．to get B．becoming C．to become D．get
A．keep thin B．keep fit C．stay calm D．fall ill
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, I see is hair." Once you've what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret, is that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is your decision to make.
A．different B．missing C．short D．broken
A．nothing B．none C．all D．anything
A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined
A．completely B．naturally C．hopefully D．really
A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house
A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．decide on
A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary
A．certainly B．merely C．hardly D．generally
A．secret B．factor C．rule D．key
A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous
A．upset B．quarrel C．complain D．depress
A．admitted B．assuming C．proving D．realizing
A．sources B．results C．answers D．goals
A．among B．from C．through D．for
A．probable B．possible C．likely D．capable
A．value B．destination C．survival D．existence
A．need B．lack C．demand D．expect
A．involve B．include C．absorb D．mean
A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative
A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．Largely
Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even New Zealand has quite free rules about children, names beginning with a are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman .
In many countries around the world, names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost you like. The only restrictions on parents to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
parents choose names which come from culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. , names related to sport are fairly common – 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to names, or combine names to make their own names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously as old-fashioned have popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange . The top names are fairly , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
A．when B．though C．in D．for
A．calling B．raising C．naming D．educating
A．number B．mark C．letter D．sign
A．however B．instead C．thus D．too
A．unusual B．outstanding C．common D．famous
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．relate B．to relate C．relating D．related
A．Many of B．Some C．A great many of D．Much
A．current B．mysterious C．popular D．present
A．for B．after C．by D．like
A．Equally B．Whereas C．Indeed D．However
A．in B．since C．after D．till
A．make up B．make for C．make use of D．make out
A．well–known B．double C．fantastic D．unique
A．who B．which C．that D．who that
A．changing B．separating C．combining D．dividing
A．thought of B．thought about C．thought D．thought over
A．formed B．sounded C．become D．developed
A．ones B．personalities C．characters D．varieties
A．convenient B．traditional C．classic D．contemporary
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．poets
A．prepare B．miss C．gain D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．harvested
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．satisfied
A．early B．late C．sadly D．eagerly
A．insisted B．admired C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．starving C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．thought over
A．examining B．drowning C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．turned D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special