I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.
Most people who university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number . I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not ” more than any man on earth.
Despite my I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought ,and that is my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me and hope. I just carried on and never looked . I’m also very“visual”(视觉的).This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write . I go like the wind and can up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the . I have no problem downloading; it is inputting things get messed up.
The real I have for dyslexics is not that they have to with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is . But I have these other things I can do.”
A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．oughtn’t
A．notice B．understand C．know D．recognize
A．get over B．go for C．get along D．go through
A．from B．between C．to D．on
A．well B．down C．right D．clear
A．in service B．in need C．on line D．on duty
A．mistakes B．weaknesses C．faults D．difficulties
A．when B．why C．how D．what
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．attach B．devote C．owe D．thank
A．adjustment B．acknowledge C．requirement D．encouragement
A．ahead B．out C．back D．forward
A．frequently B．regularly C．neatly D．quickly
A．get B．do C．live D．pick
A．point B．problem C．reason D．purpose
A．where B．that C．how D．what
A．experience B．story C．fear D．advice
A．compete B．struggle C．handle D．go
A．whether B．unless C．either D．until
A．necessary B．easy C．wonderful D．hard
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。
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented video we had been dying to 36 . I was feeling a little 37 , as I was carrying our shopping，bags of snacks and the38 .They were so heavy that I decided to 39 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can40 I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _41 a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _42 it. I suddenly felt very 43because I was about to do away with a new drink just44 it was heavy.
I knew this man would take all he could 45 , so I walked up to him and 46 the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up47 and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread48 his face and this caused me to feel indescribable 49 . I felt like I 50 be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he 51 me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him 52 a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good for the man and his family. I now understand what is 53 by the saying “Giving is getting”.
Since then, every time I have the 54 to do something nice, the picture of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the 55 of charity.
A．watch B．look C．see D．listen
A．upset B．happy C．tired D．excited
A．video B．books C．pizza D．clothes
A．send off B．throw away C．put away D．send out
A．after B．when C．before D．while
A．owned B．presented C．held D．sought
A．going into B．finding out C．looking through D．searching for
A．stupid B．guilty C．disappointed D．happy
A．since B．for C．because D．when
A．get B．search C．hear D．see
A．dropped B．kept C．turned D．handed
A．in silence B．in return C．in surprise D．in a hurry
A．around B．across C．over D．to
A．regret B．satisfaction C．failure D．curiosity
A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．smiled B．told C．stared at D．thanked
A．singing B．sounding C．listening D．making
A．referred B．said C．meant D．spoken
A．time B．chance C．idea D．effort
A．power B．effect C．strength D．mystery
完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A 21 friend is someone who stays with you for life”. 22 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 23 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place 24 enough for true
friendship to develop. However, there can be 25 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, 26 we need to
have it clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 27 at arm’s length? Do we want to 28 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 29 enough. And that’s all right. But at some 30 we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark 31 is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must 32 slowly and carried on only if there are 33 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 34 of our friendship? The greatest is to 35 too
much too soon. Deep relationships 36 time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. 37 , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must 38 as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 39 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 40 .
A．useful B．fair-weather C．school D．true
A．Knowledge B．Hardship C．Experience D．Schooling
A．formed B．understood C．realized D．produced
A．certain B．long C．patiently D．Fortunately
A．some B．any C．no D．great
A．and B．but C．or D．while
A．remained B．left C．stayed D．kept
A．share B．deepen C．strengthen D．hide
A．less B．not C．quite D．very
A．degree B．places C．point D．length
A．clothes B．dreams C．clouds D．Letters
A．be undertaking B．be undertaken C．have been undertaken D．have been undertaking
A．signs B．marks C．sciences D．sights
A．disadvantages B．differences C．requirements D．difficulties
A．waste B．take C．kill D．spend
A．Surprisingly B．Differently C．Strangely D．Similarly
A．act B．possess C．give D．walk
A．considerate B．reasonable C．wonderful D．comfortable
A．away B．down C．out D．off
完形填空 （共20小题，满分33分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 16 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 17 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 18 . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the 19 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 20 me.”
“My 21 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 22 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can 23 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my 24 . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”
“I was 26 to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 27 this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was 29 admitted and went on to 30 with great honour.”
“After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I 31a lot of musical pieces since 32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 33 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 34 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 35 by others’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．actions D．suggestions
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．left B．excited C．supported D．disappointed
A．achievement B．decision C．promise D．goal
A．turned B．learned C．used D．ought
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell
A．carefulness B．idea C．imagination D．experience
A．use B．effort C．feeling D．idea
A．dissatisfied B．shocked C．determined D．unhappy
A．done B．accepted C．advised D．admitted
A．learning B．excited C．willing D．unwilling
A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully
A．study B．research C．graduate D．progress
A．wrote B．translated C．heard D．read
A．enough B．some C．many D．few
A．However B．Although C．When D．Since
A．mean B．seem C．conclude D．say
A．failed B．beaten C．taught D．affected
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。
Long time ago, if a child had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his 21 . Now, a child with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog（博客. In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 22 .So, what makes blogging different from writing in a 23 diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 24 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of 25 that she does not want to 26 .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 27a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her blog. She 28 about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 29 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 30in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 31 that my sister might read it!
The biggest 32 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I were angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 33 about her in my diary, she would never know. 34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend 35 read her blog and get angry.
There are also 36 to blogging, of course. If I were feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” 37 would know about it. However if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would 38 respond（回应）and tell her how much they like her. Blogs help people 39in contact with their friends and to hear what the people 40 them are doing.
A．notebook B．diary C．blog D．book
A．familiar B．same C．similar D．different
A．old B．real C．daily D．traditional
A．convenient B．secret C．public D．cheap
A．secrets B．mysteries C．questions D．puzzles
A．publish B．share C．solve D．answer
A．instead B．as well as C．in favor of D．instead of
A．wonders B．learns C．writes D．worries
A．Although B．When C．Because
A．only B．never C．also D．still
A．surprised B．glad C．interested D．worried
A．difficulty B．reason C．problem D．mistake
A．good B．mean C．funny D．interesting
A．However B．Also C．Then D．Besides
A．will B．should C．must D．might
A．problems B．goods C．advantages D．mistakes
A．everyone B．no one C．someone D．anyone
A．happily B．hardly C．seldom D．quickly
A．stay B．put C．lose D．find
A．besides B．over C．around D．in front of
Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I 44 for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My article 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, while 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．ordered C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．admitted B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．struggled B．painted C．wore D．kept
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．board C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．panic
A．subjective B．related C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．judge
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．steady B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend