阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar in most poor developing countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I broke down and even when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we 36 not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of 37. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. 38 his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his 39 company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new 40 .
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it 41 a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not 42 that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.43, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators 44 creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot recognize ways to use it in new 45 . They may know the rules correctly, but they are 46 to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children 47 . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the 48 decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is ___49___the most important character of creative people is a very strong ___50to find a way out of trouble.
36．A．should B．might C．will D．must
37．A．machine B．walkman C．tape D．ruler
38．A．But B．So C．And D．Though
39．A．new B．former C．own D．formal
40．A．tapes B．thought C．ideas D．feelings
41．A．usually B．really C．possibly D．necessarily
42．A．mean B．introduce C．conclude D．produce
43．A．Fortunately B．Unfortunately C．Anxiously D．Generally
44．A．give up B．take up C．use up D．keep up
45．A．conditions B．surroundings C．situations D．environments
46．A．sure B．ready C．able D．unable
47．A．choices B．chances C．time D．money
48．A．present B．hard C．wrong D．right
49．A．why B．how C．what D．because
50．A．desire B．inspire C．influence D．attitude
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16, the girl with a(an) 17. The story had begun twelve months before in a 18. Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处，白边).The soft handwriting20a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23—7:00p.m. at the station.
A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose 24was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to 25that she was not wearing a rose. He 26made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.
John felt 28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the 29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30 something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just 33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 35across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
| 16. A. hadn’t |
B. haven’t |
C. couldn’t |
D. didn’t |
| 17. A. rose |
B. flower |
C. book |
D. notes |
| 18. A. restaurant |
B. meeting room |
C. library |
D. station |
| 19. A. absorbed |
B. surrounded |
C. interested |
D. persuaded |
| 20. A. reacted |
B. reflected |
C. responded |
D. repeated |
| 21. A. previous |
B. nice |
C. thoughtful |
D. beautiful |
| 22. A. phone |
B. telegram |
C. book |
D. mail |
| 23. A. dining |
B. meeting |
C. walking |
D. talking |
| 24. A. legs |
B. face |
C. figure |
D. hair |
| 25. A. observe |
B. know |
C. notice |
D. say |
| 26. A. carefully |
B. eagerly |
C. luckily |
D. easily |
| 27. A. behind |
B. past |
C. beside |
D. before |
| 28. A. as long as |
B. even though |
C. no matter how |
D. as though |
| 29. A. newspaper |
B. book |
C. magazine |
D. note |
| 30. A. a meeting |
B. happiness |
C. love |
D a dinner |
| 31. A. excitement |
B. sorrow |
C. disappointment |
D. unwillingness |
| 32. A. a walk |
B. your home |
C. a party |
D. dinner |
| 33. A. went by |
B. followed me |
C. came here |
D. went in the restaurant |
| 34. A. when |
B. if |
C. unless |
D. since |
| 35. A. market |
B. restaurant |
C. building |
D. library |
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 共30分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That 36 two out of every three people simply don’t know the 37 they already have to be successful when it’s 38 there in their hands! 39 if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior (差的)unless you 40 them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder 41 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image 42 , the image（形象） we have of ourselves. 43 one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look 44 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to 45 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just 46 your mind and you’ll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to 48 that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would 49 our circulation（循环）of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that 50 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you 51 .
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But 52 he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even 53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly 54 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll 55 do it.
36.A. reflects B. means C. reads D. explains
37.A. chance B. strength C. reason D. ability
38.A. immediately B. properly C. right D.accurately
39.A. But B. Because C. What D. While
40.A. challenge B. let C. admit D. help
41.A. if B. except C. unless D. until
42.A. quiz B. question C. mystery D. problem
43.A. As B. When C. While D. Since
44.A. curious B. good-looking C. funny D. serious
45.A. knock B. beat C. strike D. defend
46.A. settle B. bend C. fix D. change
47.A. I failed. B. Not me. C. I can’t. D. Can I?
48.A. think B. imagine C. expect D. doubt
49.A. start B. help C. close D. stop
50.A. empty B. silly C. reasonable D. terrible
51.A. realize B. try C. understand D. judge
52.A. before B. after C. since D. because
53.A. likely B. unbelievable C. impossible D. possible
54.A. runners B. workers C. competitors D. players
55.A. simply B. seldom C. usually D. never
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每题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。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__21__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old．They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 25 _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__26_ country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one27 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 28 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 29 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__32_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
21．A．only B．lonely C.friendly D．heartily
22．A．take up B．take back C．pay back D．pay for
23．A．hated B．loved C．tired D．hearted
24．A．care for B．bring up C．look for D．pay attention to
25．A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s D．aunt’s or uncle’s
26．A．an old B．an aging C．a developing D．a developed
27．A．where B．when C．which D．that
28．A．an article B．an email C．a magazine D．a report
29．A．conclusion B．character C．figure D．survey
30．A．tradition B．opinion C. saying D．way
31．A．in favor of B．in search of C．in the way of D．in the face of
32．A．out B．off C．ahead D．behind
33．A．friends B．relatives C．parents D．children
34．A．an act B．a case C．a program D．a plan
35．A．in danger B．in need C．in desperate D．in disaster
36．A．but B．or C．and D．so
37．A．strong B．realistic C．rich D．old
38．A．as B．which C．what D．that
39．A．forbid B．promise C. encourage D．order
40．A．so that B．though C．even if D．because
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mr. Dawson was an old bad-tempered man, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They had to 36 Daw-
son’s house, but as they got 37 , Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was 38 of the old man.
Amy said, “Don’t 39 .” When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his 40
frown (皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad 41 .
Amy smiled back and told him that they were going to listen to music. Dawson told them that sounded 42 , and gave them each a(an) 43 .
Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he’s the 44 man in town. 45 he was so nice to us? ” she pretended he was wearing a(an) 48 smile, so she always smiled. It really took some time 49 he one day half-smiled back.
After a while, he started smiling a real smile and then 50 to her. She said he always 51
Her an apple now, and was always very kind.
In our everyday life we are always very busy doing a lot of things and trying to accomplish so much. It’s so 52 to forget that we can bring 53 to ourselves and others. Giving a smile takes so little 54 , but few people are aware of that. Please do remember after a while most people can’t 55 our sunniness at all.
36．A．drop into B．look at C．move into D．go by
37．A．inside B．close C．outdoors D．away
38．A．scared B．ashamed C．proud D．fond
39．A．cry B．follow C．worry D．run
40．A．tired B．rare C．usual D．ugly
41．A．smile B．hug C．surprise D．greeting
42．A．strange B．special C．boring D．fun
43．A．ticket B．lesson C．apple D．address
44．A．meanest B．worst C．strongest D．loneliest
45．A．What if B．How come C．What for D．How about
46．A．finally B．last C．sometimes D．first
47．A．friendly B．cold C．violent D．charming
48．A．unbelievable B．invisible C．false D．kind
49．A．until B．after C．before D．when
50．A．suggested B．talked C．came D．explained
51．A．sold B．showed C．offered D．saved
52．A．challenging B．easy C．useful D．reasonable
53．A．gifts B．memories C．cheers D．rewards
54．A．interest B．bravery C．space D．effort
55．A．resist B．forget C．accept D．dislike