When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me. During those years, I grew much than most of my peers(同龄人). Being so tall made me feel . In order to keep the focus off my unusual , I went along with the crowd who would other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were at others, and not at me.
Once before a class, my friends and I pulled a trick on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed. I thought it was going to be funny, it all ended up that no one thought it was.
My parents didn’t always think that my was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rule”: to others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was other kids, and in turn hurting my as someone to be looked up to. My friends were looking up to me I was tall, but what did they see?
My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good to others. They taught me to set my own goals, and to do the at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was to be-to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were .
“Be a leader, Shaquille, not a(n) . Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”
A．stronger B．taller C．wiser D．braver
A．independent B．confident C．uncomfortable D．proud
A．hair B．eyesight C．weight D．height
A．have mercy on B．join hands with C．benefit from D．play tricks on
A．punished B．directed C．awarded D．shouted
A．music B．football C．basketball D．swimming
A．kind B．magic C．clever D．hurtful
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．behavior B．dream C．nerve D．belief
A．praise B．admire C．treat D．hate
A．threatening B．motivating C．entertaining D．hurting
A．attitude B．fame C．body D．feeling
A．because B．though C．when D．if
A．friend B．comfort C．example D．help
A．biggest B．least C．worst D．best
A．chosen B．meant C．born D．elected
A．question B．devote C．write D．risk
A．promised B．imagined C．believed D．forgot
A．determined B．wrong C．ambitious D．right
A．follower B．learner C．organizer D．inventor
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同伴)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself 21 to .
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 22 than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I 23 fall behind?” Staring at him, she went 24 , not knowing how to explain.
She felt an impulse (冲动)to say , “you are too 25 .You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped 26 she knew her son was suffering from the pains of 27 grades and rankings. She thought it 28to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n) 29 answer.
Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. 30 studying harder and harder, he was still unable to 31 his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she 32 to give out an answer.
Now, the son no longer 33 his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was 34 by Harvard University .
Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 35 the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) 36 experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the 37 comes near, little birds can escape quickly 38 ‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鸥)would take more time to complete the 39 . However, have you noticed birds that 40 fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”
21.A.refused B.decided C.failed D.afforded
22.A.troublesome B.stupid C.naughty D.careless
23.A.always B.never C.hardly D.even
24.A.wrong B.worried C.crazy D.wordless
25.A.young B.lazy C.clever D.old
26.A.although B.before C.beacuse D.unless
27.A.worrying B.surprising C.doubting D.unsatisfying
28.A.cruel B.unnecessary C.important D.impossible
29.A.naturalB.harmonious C.perfect D.ordinary
30.A.Besides B.Despite C.Beyond D.Without
31.A.get throughB.come across C.compare with D.keep up with
32.A.managed B.hesitated C.determinedD.remembered
33.A.cares aboutB.doubts about C.wonders aboutD.worries about
34.A.invited B.accepted C.welcomed D.dismissed
35.A.visit B.contact C.addressD.meet
36.A.private B.valuable C.interesting D.unexpected
37.A.wave B.food C.wind D.time
38.A.and B.since C.until D.while
39.A.game B.fun C.match D.process
40.A.suddenly B.immediatelyC.finally D.gradually
第二节：完形填空（共20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，并将答案填入答题卡中。
When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was 36 for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) 37 shelter.
I was in high school at the time and my sister was too 38 to take part. She wanted to 39 , so she made sixty cookies for us to take and 40 to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining 41 we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and 42 them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I 43 an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a 44 ?”He stopped and turned around, 45 ，“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. 46 ”
It 47 me to the core（彻底地）.
I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It 48 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the 49 which every person should get. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand 51 no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person 52 to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I 53 carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as 54 gestures can really make a(n) 55 in someone’s life.
36 A important B attractive C puzzling D. memorable
37 A safe B dangerous C homeless D. animal
38 A excited B young C naughty D. eager
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9 A help B join C grow D. pay
40 A get around B get over C hand out D. hand in
41 A water B paper C coins D meals
42 A shared B mixed C threw D. made
43 A caught B approached C limited D. called
44 A shelter B talk C rest D. cookie
45 A asking B refusing C smiling D. eating
46 A Seldom B Always C Generally D. Never
47 A moved B struck C impressed D.influenced
48 A saddened B interested C ordered D. forced
49 A reward B honor C gift D. home
50 A confidence B plan C heart D. nervousness
51 A whether B when C how D. why
52 A learns B deserves C leads D. chooses
53 A still B yet C ever D. just
54 A generous B nice C simple D. political
55 A decision B choice C difference D invention
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，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a 36 decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After 38 long and hard about it，we’ve 39 that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”
Marc looked 40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my 41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more 42 the idea of leaving．However，he showed no 43 of accepting the decision，refusing to 44 his belongings．
45 the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly 46 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 47．
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 48 in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the 49 landscape of his neighbourhood 50 him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to 51 while playing hide-and-seek；the park 52 he and his father often took walks together．How much would these 53 without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the 54 to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55 if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．
36．A．different B．quick C．wise D．final
37．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Even though
38．A．thinking B．quarrelling C．complaining D．arguing
39．A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted
40．A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited
41．A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents
42．A．delighted at B．pleased with C．used to D．worried about
43．A．ways B．signs C．interests D．hopes
44．A．pack B．collect C．tie D．pile
45．A．Before B．In C．On D．During
46．A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．miserable
47．A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily
48．A．hiding B．staying C．sleeping D．living
49．A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern
50．A．recalled B．remembered C．warned D．reminded
51．A．plant B．water C．climb D．hide
52．A．which B．where C．that D．what
53．A．cost B．value C．mean D．measure
54．A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience
55．A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting
第二节: 完形填空（共 20 小题; 每小题 1．5 分, 满分 30 分）
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an 36 into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 43 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead, he was 45．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a 46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 48 to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed（喊道）, ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded． 53 their offer was turned down．Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54 after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about．
36．A．choice B．decision C．acquaintance D．appointment
37．A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking
38．A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around
40．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
41．A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad
42．A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served
43．A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy
44．A．set about B．set up C．set down D．set off
45．A．satisfied B．excited C．shocked D．ashamed
46．A．park B．cemetery C．garden D．museum
47．A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted
48．A．building B．yard C．playground D．square
49．A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called
50．A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion
51．A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased
52．A．department B．university C．business D．club
53．A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though
54．A．named B．looked C．taken D．followed
55．A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“Dad, I’m sure I can do it well this time, I promise.” I said to myself and went up to the stage and began my play ...
Finally I __36__ from my piano and took a bow to the people in the hall. There was a __37__ and then loud applause (掌声) burst out. I knew I __38__ it. Tears filled my eyes. Then I __39__ three years ago right here when it was my turn to play. I __40__ the hall and saw my dad. He sat at the end of a __41__ with a serious face.
Suddenly I became __42__. I had practiced my piece for months, __43__ then it seemed there was something wrong with my fingers. I forced out some __44__ tune and left the stage in tears. I __45__.
On the way home my father didn’t say even a word. He just __46__ the car in silence. I didn’t say anything either. What could I say, really, after what I’d done? I knew how __47__ Dad worked to earn enough money __48__ my piano. That time he was __49__ to come to a competition(比赛), but I let him down.
I didn’t remember how we got home. Dad never said a word the entire way home, and he never __50__ one of my competitions again. I never got over the hurt of having __51__ the person I most wanted to make proud. I’d __52__ more than my competition that afternoon. I felt as if I’d lost the key to my father’s heart, and he died before I could __53__ it again.
“God, why didn’t you give me a __54__ to make it up to him?” I’d often asked.
I won first prize in the contest now. How I wish my father could share the __55__ moment with me!
36. A. dropped B. rose C. turned D. slid
37. A. silence B. noise C. laughter D. shout
38. A. got B. missed C. made D. caught
39. A. thought B. realized C. understood D. remembered
40. A. looked up B. looked around C. looked out D. looked over
41. A. seat B. row C. group D. team
42. A. nervous B. excited C. sick D. tried
43 A. and B. though C. but D. so
44. A. soft B. moving C. nice D. terrible
45. A. succeeded B. won C. failed D. disappeared
46. A. drove B. started C. washed D. repaired
47. A. quickly B. hard C. warmly D. happily
48. A. on B. in C. for D. with
49. A. sad B. happy C. able D. unable
50. A. attended B. noticed C. heard D. cared
51. A. pleased B. surprised C. disappointed D. satisfied
52. A. felt B. lost C. made D. learned
53. A. open B. close C. forget D. find
54. A. piano B. duty C. chance D. contest
55. A. exciting B. surprising C. interesting D. relaxing