The hardest arithmetic(算术) to master is how to count our blessings.
According to legend, a young man while crossing the desert a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was sweet that he filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he the water to the old man who took a deep , smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He , saying it was awful. It had become sour because of the old leather container.
The student his teacher: “Master, the water was . Why did you pretend to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of from young children. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers, the natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we treasure the idea the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come . Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
A．went through B．came across C．fell into D．watched over
A．very B．too C．enough D．so
A．so that B．for fear that C．in case D．on condition that
A．provided B．sent C．presented D．threw
A．drink B．bite C．look D．breath
A．comforted B．forgave C．blamed D．thanked
A．frightened B．satisfying C．happy D．grateful
A．drank it up B．let it out C．brought it up D．spat it out
A．apparently . B．probably C．immediately D．eventually
A．doubted B．replied C．challenged D．charged
A．delicious B．sweet C．terrible D．clear
A．obviously B．simply C．entirely D．certainly
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．sympathy B．love C．respect D．care
A．Either B．Neither C．If D．Whether
A．response B．conduct C．behavior D．performance
A．beneath B．within C．beyond D．about
A．naturally B．normally C．commonly D．universally
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．expression B．attraction C．possession D．explanation
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the 16 of travel and went out to other countries in search of 17 . A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.
That travel 18 the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their 19 are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a 20_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into 21 with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 22 theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better 23 of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain 24 in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are 25 from their minds. Thus, they are able to 26 things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct 27 and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of 28 .
It is argued, however, that the 29 of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the 30 for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the 31 and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot 32 effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands 33 for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in 34 .They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they 35 about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.
16.A. value B. possibility C. background D. development
17.A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge
18.A. comforts B. needs C. uses D. broadens
19.A. sights B. homes C. careers D. powers
20.A. happy B. broad C. narrow D. simple
21.A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect
22.A. different from B. the same C. similar with D. familiar to
23.A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding
24.A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important
25.A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated
26.A. do B. see C. make D. buy
27.A. choices B. preparations C. directions D. judgments
28.A. life B. travel C. education D. society
29.A. presence B. trouble C. importance D. discovery
30.A. need B. intention C. influence D. memory
31.A. library B. mind C. comfort D. open
32.A. enjoy B. describe C. write D. learn
33.A. satisfy B. get C. own D. have
34.A. sounds B. pens C. numbers D. words
35. A. seeB. readC. talk D. hear
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy 37 suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 39 .To make matters worse his wife 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything． 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 46 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now 47 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 48 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certainB．common C．rareD．basic
37．A．deadB．passed awayC．starved D．worsened
38．A．curedB．prevented C．forbidden D．saved
39．A．disease B．debt C．guiltD．duty
40．A．left B．scolded C．quarreled D．forgave
41．A．disasters B．adventures C．conflicts D．situations
42．A．got B．drank C．turnedD．sank
43．A．As B．Though C．Because D．If
44．A．needed B．shared C．benefited D．owned
45．A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
46．A．troubleB．hardship C．failure D．waste
47．A．teen B．adult C．oldD．adolescent
48．A．win B．fall C．space D．flow
49．A．mother B．brother C．father D．child
50．A．upB．withC．on D．through
51．A．worried B．puzzled C．interested D．attracted
52．A．especially B．basically C．hardlyD．specially
53．A．argued B．searched C．analyzed D．thought
54．A．thoughts B．ideas C．minds D．memories
55．A．treat B．call C．judgeD．feel
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。
A man and his family lived on a large hill, from where many long steps led down to the street.
One day the man was 36 on his motorcycle on his patio (露台) and his wife was in the house in the kitchen. The man was racing the 37 on the motorcycle and somehow, the motorcycle started to run. The man, still holding the handlebars, was 38 through a glass patio door and the motorcycle fell onto the floor inside the house. The wife, hearing the 39 , ran into the dining room, and found her husband lying on the floor, 40 and bleeding (流血), the motorcycle lying 41 him and the patio door broken. The wife ran to the 42 and called for an ambulance.
After the ambulance took the husband to the hospital, the wife 43 the motorcycle and pushed it outside.
Seeing that 44 had spilled on the floor, the wife got some paper towels, __45 up the gas, and threw the towels in the toilet.
The husband got treated at the hospital and was 46 then to come home.
After arriving home, he looked at the broken patio door and the 47 done to his motorcycle. He became sad, went into the bathroom, sat on the 48 and smoked a cigarette. After finishing the cigarette, he threw it between his legs into the toilet bowl while still 49 . The wife, who was in the kitchen, heard a loud explosion and her husband 50 . She ran into the bathroom and found her husband lying on the floor. His 51 had been blown away and he was suffering burns on the back of his 52 and his hips (臀部).
The wife again ran to the phone and 53 an ambulance.
While the ambulance crew (人员) were carrying the husband with the stretcher(担架) down to the street, one of the crew asked the wife how the husband had 54 himself. She told them and they started laughing so hard, one of them tipped（倾斜） the stretcher and the husband was thrown onto the ground.
He fell down the remaining (余下的) 55 and broke his ankle.
36. A. working B. driving C. riding D. pushing
37. A. wheelsB. door C. engine D. windows
38. A. broken B. driven C. pushed D. dragged
39. A. word B. crash C. news D. voice
40. A. cut B. harmed C. wound ed D. hit
41. A. from behind B. away from C. near from D. next to
42. A. phone B. station C. hospital D. street
43. A. took B. felt C. stood D. laid
44. A. gasB. blood C. parts D. water
45. A. dug B. dried C. picked D. set
46. A. forced B. allowed C. encouraged D. arranged
47. A. good B. wrong C. damage D. harm
48. A. chair B. pit (坑) C. basin D. toilet
49. A. sitting B. lying C. lighted D. smoked
50. A. laughing B. calling C. singing D. screaming
51. A. trousers B. coat C. towels D. cigarette
52. A. arms B. head C. legs D. hands
53. A. asked about B. sent for C. called for D. called in
54. A. enjoyed B. burned C. saved D. supported
55. A. ways B. parts C. things D. steps
第二卷附加题
完形填空一。（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第66至第77小题所给的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。
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It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places where cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the 66 offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature on their phones.
Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 million people in the United States have cell phones and there are 67 over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones 68 their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage can harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were 69 , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the 70 .Some people say the biggest danger with cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from 71 while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving quite erratically（不稳定地）down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is 72 on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is 73 attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the answer that some people may believe. Yes, they 74 both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore arm, 75 the driver’s mind is still 76 the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is 77 around him or her on the road.
66. A. busy B. always C. occasional D. occasionally67. A. well B. good C. better D. best
68. A. delivering B. carrying C. taking D. sending69. A. allowed B. invented C. introduced D. bought
70. A. increase B. decline C. improvement D. rose
71. A. attention B. attractive C. careless D. inattentiveness72. A. using B. talking C. moving D. handing
73. A. more B. less C. least D. fewer74. A. hold up B. pick up C. put up D. free up
75. A. therefore B. as C. but D. though76. A. taken up B. filled by C. occupied with D. picked up
77. A. happening to B. going on C. talking about D. moving about
第二节完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的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。
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I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one 31 was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a bad result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence .I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be 32
The speaker walked into the room But he didn’t start talking like a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note!
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, 33 of us in the class held up our hands. The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but 34 nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a third time. I didn’t 35 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, 36 I put my hand up again. After a while, he 37 the note and started to laugh. ’You have all just told me how to become successful,” he said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is 38 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter what happens to you, you still have your teeth.’ When I heard those words, I 39 I was worth a lot. I may have done in an exam, but it doesn’t 40. I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
31．A．classroom B．subjectC．class D．school
32．A．comfortable B．successful C．famous D．rich
33．A．both B．neither C．all D．none
34．A．said B．bought C．saw D．wanted
35．A．remember B．understand C．notice D．find
36．A．so B．thoughC．ifD．or
37．A took out B．threw awayC．picked up D．put down
38．A．never B．sometimesC．hardly D．always
39．A．realizedB．forgotC．dreamed D．decided
40．A．knowB．meanC．think D．complain