“Who could ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Evan Mercer last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Mercer offered to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words much more to himself. That’s because Mercer is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Mercer didn’t start to until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Mercer. Although her son was a disadvantage, she was determined not to treat him . “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he the first time, we just tried again.”
Mercer, 18, worked hard throughout school, no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have so far behind that escaping seems the only way . Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire .”
Mercer spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing ovation(鼓掌) from the class and messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a on their lives and how they’re really by it,” Mercer told ABC News. “It feels . Seeing that my words have a power on someone and that they want to work harder my words makes me feel wonderful.”
A．warning B．advice C．message D．information
A．meant B．paid C．recognized D．persuaded
A．faced B．preferred C．needed D．forecast
A．cry B．hear C．smell D．speak
A．at B．for C．under D．by
A．kindly B．differently C．exactly D．similarly
A．harm B．cause C．reason D．trouble
A．organized B．failed C．succeeded D．managed
A．accepting B．achieving C．harvesting D．receiving
A．paid off B．dropped off C．took off D．set off
A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away
A．fallen B．waited C．walked D．gone
A．in B．out C．off D．up
A．possibility B．success C．victory D．impossibility
A．supportive B．negative C．useless D．selfish
A．reward B．source C．power D．detail
A．disappointed B．educated C．frightened D．puzzled
A．amazing B．frightening C．shocking D．embarrassing
A．actually B．suddenly C．strangely D．extremely
A．except for B．according to C．instead of D．because of
II. 完形填空
Have you heard the story？ A well-known speaker started 1 his lecture by holding up a $20 bill. In the hall of 2000, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill? "Hands started 2 . He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."
He began to crumple（弄皱） the 20 dollar3 . He then asked. "Who still wants it? "Still the hands were up 4 the air. "Well," he replied, " 5 I do this? " He 6 it on the ground and started to grind(磨, 碾) it into the floor with his 7 . He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it? " 8 the hands went up.
"My friends, you have all 9 a very valuable lesson. 10 I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not 11 in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our 12 , we are dropped, crumpled, and ground（grind的过去式） into the dirt by
the 13 we make and the circumstances(环境)that come our way. We feel 14 we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what 15 happen, you will never lose your
16 .
Dirty or 17 , crumpled or finely creased, you are still 18 to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in 19 we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.
You are 20 --- don't ever forget it！
1. A up B forC off D over
2. A going up B lifting up C pulling up D coming up
3. A note B paper C money D coin
4. A on B in C into D by
5. A even if B as if C only if D what if
6. A placed B put C laid D dropped
7. A head B hand C foot D shoe
8. A However B Still C So D Because
9. A had B took C learned D held
10. A Whatever B However C Whichever D Wherever
11. A lose B decrease C increase D exist
12. A world B lives C heart D brain
13 A decisions B mistakes C comments D money
14.A as for B as though C as well D as a result
15.A will B can C would D could
16.A life B money C value D confidence
17.A muddy B mean C foul D clean
18.A valueless B worthless C priceless D helpless
19.A that B where C which D what
20.A common B special C helpful D unforgettable
第二节：完形填空 (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21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
We find different kinds of animals in the world. Some animals, such as tigers and lions live in big forest and they are called 21 animals. Some others like sheep and dogs are 22 by men and they are called domestic(驯养) animals. These animals are very different from one another, but we can 23them into big groups: those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves. Animals like the 24 belong to the first group.
Animals are 25 great use to human beings. Men 26 wild animals for their fur and meat. Domestic animals are 27more important to men. Without them, life will be 28 . People make use of animals in many 29 .
Cows and dogs are useful to men’s 30 . They five 80% of the 31 men eat every year. Skin of some animals can be 32into expensive overcoats and shoes, which are warm and comfortable and 33 a long time. They are very welcome in 34 countries. Wool, which is now one of the most important material for textile(纺织) 35, comes from a special kind of 36 . From cows, we get milk. And we shouldn’t 37 that some domestic animals are kept for transport. Many people 38 ride horses. Arabs ride on camels which travel in deserts for days without 39. In some places animals are still used to plough field. 40 is clear that men just can’t live without these animals.
21. A. wild B. serious C. terrible D. fighting
22. A. trapped B. treated C. soldD. kept
23. A. separate B. divide C. sell D. keep
24. A. chicken B. tiger C. fish D. goat
25. A. with B. to C. for D. of
26. A. hunt B. discover C. raiseD. care for
27. A. quite B. every C. evenD. some
28. A. smooth B. difficult C. easyD. perfect
29. A. ways B. groups C. places D. kinds
30. A. life B. work C. family D. food
31. A. meal B. meat C. dinner D. animals
32. A. put B. turned C. made D. changed
33. A. lastB. cost C. take D. dress
34. A. cool B. cold C. warm D. foreign
35. A. business B. workers C. industry D. factory
36. A. sheep B. goats C. cows D. animals
37. A. forget B. remember C. realize D. notice
38. A. always B. hardly C. still D. just
39. A. resting B. drinking C. sleeping D. stopping
40. A. That B. This C. It D. So
二. 完形填空
A kindergarten teacher let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag 1 a few potatoes. Each potato would be given a 2 of a person the child 3 , so the number of potatoes in their bags would 4 on the number of people they hated.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the names of some people on them. Some had two potatoes; some three 5 some up to five. The teacher then told the children to __6 with them the potatoes 7 they go (even to the toilet) for one week.
As days passed 8 , and the children started to 9 about the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. 10 , those having five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After one week, the children were 11 because the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked about their feelings of carrying the potatoes. The children 12 out their frustrations(沮丧) and started complaining of the trouble they had to 13 . Then the teacher told them the 14 meaning behind the game. She said:“ This is exactly the 15 when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench(恶臭) of hatred will contaminate(玷污) your heart and you will always carry it with you. If you cannot 16 the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine 17 it is like to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”
Moral of the story: 18 away any hatred for anyone from your heart 19 you will not carry it for a lifetime. __20 others is the best attitude to take!
1．A．including B．seating C．containing D．growing
2．A．character B．secretC．picture D．name
3．A．hated B．loved C．appreciated D．struck
4．A．live B．depend C．wait D．keep
5．A．when B．while C．as D．unless
6．A．bring B．take C．fetchD．carry
7．A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
8．A．by B．away C．on D．out
9．A．wander B．spread C．complain D．breathe
10．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
11．A．disappointed B．relieved C．possessed D．reserved
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12．A．gave B．left C．broke D．let
13．A．go through B．pick up C．turn to D．put away第四节完形填空
The smell of old, dusty books reminds me of my father. A greedy(贪婪的) 36 , he had many books, most of which went unread.
He owned books on 37 from medicine to history and to several sets of encyclopedias (百科全书). When I enter one of his 38 bookshops where he used to buy books, such as Powell's, I am 39 back to a time when the two of us were 40 . I saw him standing by a bookshelf, 41 through a medical magazine, or opening his wallet to pay for yet 42 book, knowing well that Mom would 43 him on "waste money on books and you will never 44 !" I can not hold back my smiling at his mixed feelings, and the impressive memories always strike me even today.
Walking past rows and rows of books in our study, I remember 45 , after the cancer struck, he came less and less and read fewer and fewer books. They became just part of the 46 , collecting only dust and 47.
Near the end, perhaps knowing he would never get to read them all, he gave almost all of the books away, 48 only a few. He treated them with an almost holy (神圣的) respect, 49 any crease (皱褶) or damage would destroy them totally. 50 was the man who would pay little attention to a huge 
coffee mark on a book, replaced by one who would burst into terrible 51 even at a small crease.
I have read a few now after he died, and each time it 52 a hurt in my heart. But I suppose it is a kind of quest (追求), because if I can take on his eagerness for 53, his cheerful smile for happiness, and his willingness to help others, then like a match in the darkness, I will bring a little light into the world. And if that light 54 others, maybe it will spread far and wide, 55 up the heavens. I think he'd like that.
36. A. poet B. collector C. authorD. writer
37. A. something B. none C. nothingD. everything
38. A. lovely B. fond C. favouriteD. enjoyable
39. A. brought B. held C. datedD. hit
40. A. surprised B. happy C. disappointedD. sad
41. A. getting B. seeing C. workingD. looking
42. A. another B. one C. moreD. other
43. A. shout B. speak C. lectureD. say
44. A. care B. read C. likeD. write
45. A. where B. who C. whatD. how
46. A. background B. sign C. furnitureD. symbol
47. A. memories B. time C. information D. powder
48. A. remaining B. keeping C. holdingD. taking
49. A. only if B. if only C. even ifD. as if
50. A. Missed B. Gone C. AbsentD. Disappeared
51. A. joy B. fun C. angerD. happiness
52. A. causes B. makes C. takesD. damages
53. A. power B. peace C. moneyD. knowledge
54. A. pulls B. touches C. pushesD. affects
55. A. lighting B. giving C. goingD. taking
第一节完形填空 (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21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many older brothers and sisters have an irritating (恼人的) tendency to take charge, a habit 21 while growing up. We can easily see this
pattern in Martha, the older sister of Mary and Lazarus. She had a strong 22 to do everything exactly right and was 23to being in control.
The fact that Martha, Mary, and Lazarus are remembered for their hospitality takes on added significance when we note that hospitality was a social requirement in their culture. It was considered 24 to turn anyone away from your door. 25Martha’s family met this requirement very well.
Martha worried about details. She wished to 26 , to serve, to do the right thing, but she often succeeded in making everyone around her uncomfortable. Perhaps as the oldest she feared shame if her home didn’t measure up to 27. She tried to do everything she could to make sure that wouldn’t happen. As a result, she found it hard to relax a
nd enjoy her guests and even 28 to accept Mary’s lack of cooperation in all the preparations. Martha’s frustration (挫折感) was so intense that she finally asked Jesus to settle the matter. He gently corrected her attitude and told her that getting caught up in 29 can make us forget the main reasons for our actions. In fact, the personal attention she gave her guests should be more important than the 30she tried to provide for them.
21. A. achieved B. begun C. got D. developed
22. A. desire B. hobby C. action D. ambition
23. A. devoted B. used C. meant D. contributed
24. A. regretful B. ashamed C. shameful D. unforgivable
25. A. Fortunately B. Closely C. Simply D. Apparently
26. A. please B. sacrifice C. support D. tease
27. A. standards B. expectations C. levels D. criteria
28. A. rarer B. rougher C. harder D. easier
29. A. generosity B. details C. preparations D. divisions
30. A. warmths B. civilizations C. conditions D. comforts