One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times，it ____ several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. After some ____ thoughts，the ant laid the feather over the crack，walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side，then continued on its way. I was ____ by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect，lacking ___ yet _______with a brain to reason，explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other twolegged creatures ____ on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its ____ home. It was there that the ant met its __ How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole? ____, it couldn't. So the ant, after all this ____ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a____. Isn't our ____ like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the ____ of money and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all unfavorable heavy weights—the things we pick up along life's path，and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to ____ that at the destination they are ____ and we can't take them with us.
A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
A．brave B．tiring C．magic D．short
A．frightened B．attracted C．annoyed D．satisfied
A．size B．height C．depth D．length
A．filled B．provided C．equipped D．given
A．working B．sleeping C．existing D．walking
A．underground B．lonely C．comfortable D．small
A．partner B．match C．parent D．friend
A．Doubtfully B．Definitely C．Suspiciously D．Deliberately
A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter
A．loan B．gift C．burden D．harvest
A．life B．aim C．dream D．study
A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
A．assume B．illustrate C．imagine D．find
A．priceless B．worthless C．practical D．splendid
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know36 you think you are a37 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question38 you are tested in real life. Some people 39 they are brave but when they come face to face with real40 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like41 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a42 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.43 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the 44 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very45 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac,46 to the woman, and kept her head47 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 48 .
When you are in a very49 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin. 50 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are51 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this52 , the muscles become very hard and you find you53 at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is54 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are55 frightened that we become stonelike.
36. A. howB. neither C. whetherD. either
37. A. braveB. realC. hardD. certain
38. A. whenB. untilC. afterD. once
39. A. realize B. findC. thinkD. agree
40. A. lifeB. questionC. mouse D. danger
41. A. soldiers B. miceC. heroesD. cowards
42. A. useful B. braveC. nervousD. terrible
43. A. So B. ThereforeC. ThenD. Actually
44. A. fresh B. poisonousC. warmD. ice-cold
45. A. nervous B. calmC. frightenedD. excited
46. A. wentB. helpedC. spokeD. swam
47. A. inB. underC. aboveD. from
48. A. an accident B. a mistakeC. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine
49. A. dangerous B. comfortable C. differentD. favorable
50. A. With B. WithoutC. ForD. Like
51. A. afraid B. unableC. readyD. anxious
52. A. getsB. disappearsC. happensD. goes
53. A. needn’t B. can’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t
54. A. whereB. howC. becauseD. why
55. A. really B. veryC. suchD. so
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
Cyber Step-Mother
I’ve often felt “step-parent” is a label (标签 )we attach to whoever marries into families where children already exist. At36 that’s how I feel about37 a step-mother to my husband’s four children.
Over the years, we all learned to 38 our new family arrangement. We enjoyed vacations together, ate39 meals, and so on.40 , I continued to feel somewhat like a(n) 41 . There was a boundary line that could not be42 .
When the children moved to a town five hours 43 , my husband was depressed. In order to 44 regular communication with the kids, we send e-mails. However, if a computer message came45 to “Dad”, I’d feel forgotten and46 . If my name appeared along with his, it would make me feel like I was part of their family unit47.
Late one evening, as I was checking my e-mail, an “instant message” appeared on the 48 . It was Margo, who was also sitting in front of her computer five hours away. We sent several messages back and forth,49 the latest news. When we would “chat” like that, she wouldn’t50 know if it was me or her dad. That night, she didn’t ask and I didn’t identify myself either. At about 11, I commented that I should go to sleep. Her return message51 , “Okay, talk to you later! Love you!”
As I read this message, a wave of52 ran through me and I realized that she53 she was talking with her father. Feeling54 for not identifying myself, yet not wanting to embarrass her, I simply responded, “Love you too! Good night!”
I felt again the sharp (剧烈的) ache of emptiness (空虚) and otherness. Then, as I was55 to leave, Margo’s final message appeared, reading “Tell Dad good night for me too.” With tears filled eyes, I turned the machine off.
36. A. most B. least C. present D. last
37. A. to be B. being C. is D. was
38. A. adjust B. look forward to C. expect D. adapt to
39. A. family B. school C. meat D. fish
40. A. But B. Though C. However D. So
41. A. outsider B. member C. stranger D. foreigner
42. A. across B. cross C. crossing D. crossed
43. A. far B. away C. far from D. away from
44. A. maintain B. entertain C. contain D. obtain
45. A. addressing B. signing C. signed D. addressed
46. A. neglected B. devoted C. ignore D. concerned
47. A. in short B. after all C. above all D. as a result
48. A. programme B. window C. screen D. keyboard
49. A. sending B. exchanging C. discussing D. commenting
50. A. unexpectedly B. carefully C. fortunately D. necessarily
51. A. read B. reads C. reading D. wrote
52. A. sickness B. anger C. nervousness D. sadness
53. A. must think B. might have thought C. must have thought D. might think
54. A. responsible B. stupid C. guilty D. disappointed
55. A. about B. due C. prepare D. willing
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
One morning all the employees reached the office as usual．And on the wall they saw a big on 21 on which was written：Yesterday, the person who has been 22 your growth in this company passed 23 ．We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 24 ．
In the beginning，they all got 25 for me death of one of their colleagues．26 after a while they started getting 27 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself．
The 28 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 29 to control the crowd within the room．The more people reached the coffin(棺材)，the more the excitement 30 up．Everyone whispered to each other：“ 31 on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got loser to the coffin，and when they 32 inside it，they33 became speechless。They stood nearby the coffin，shocked and in 34 ．as if someone had35 the deepest part of their soul．
There was a 36 inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 37 There is only one person who is 38 to set limits to your growth：IT IS 39 !!!!!! 
Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes．Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside．Don’t be afraid of 40 ；build yourself and your reality．
It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
A．card B．post C．sign D．1etter
A．encouraging B．helping C．building D．limiting
A．on B．by C．away
A．office B．gym C．way D．meeting room
A．sad B．excited C．afraid D．calm
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．ready B．pleased C．curious D．serious
A．surprise B．anger C．excitement D．sadness
A．admitted B．forced C．forbidden D．ordered
A．heated B．woke C．turned D．kept
A．Ⅵmere B．What C．How D．Who
A．walked B．looked C．got D．turned
A．suddenly B．gradually C．merely D．extremely
A．Sorrow B．order C．silence D．person ‘
A．stolen B．touched C．attacked D．seen
A．1etter B．book C．mirror D．appeared
A．wrote B．read C．showed D．able
A．sure B．eager D．able
A．YOU B．ME C．HE D．ITSELF
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15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。
For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in 1 that despite his complete 2 of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was 3 to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I 4 playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. “At first, I just 5 . Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to 6 people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been 7 by a car and fainted. When she 8in hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have 9 he was a fake（冒牌货）if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his 10a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he 11 with his cheating for so long and then 12 him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to 13 problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the 14 of the psychiatrists who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a 15 after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.
A．court B．hospital C．bed D．prison
A．knowledge B．need C．lack D．loss
A．certain B．about C．free D．quick
A．enjoyed B．suggested C．felt like D．avoided
A．looked B．saw C．glanced D．watched
A．invite B．follow C．bring D．take
A．knocked down B．taken away C．picked up D．dropped off
A．came to B．arrived C．hurried D．got
A．recognized B．reported C．realized D．suggested
A．address B．jacket C．car D．photograph
A．got away B．got up C．got down D．got in
A．put B．gave C．sentenced D．sent
A．physical B．mental C．serious D．further
A．behavior B．appearances C．medicine D．expressions
A．policeman B．psychiatrist C．doctor D．professor
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of a mechanic（技工）．One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl __37____ the mother would not return to her eggs and she __38___ to take them home．There she carefully ___39___ the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days___40___ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the ___41___ ．
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother．___42___ , to these young geese, the girl was their mother．
As they __43____, the girl was able to ___44____ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ___45___ ．The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when___46___ and in her dreams．Later, she had an ___47___ : She would pilot a plane to guide them in ___48__ ．She asked her father for a plane and he assembled （组装） a small aircraft for her．
Caring about___49___ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself．However, the birds did not ___50____ or follow him, and __51____ slept in the grass．
One day, the girl ___52___ into the plane, started it and soon left the ___53___ ．Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ___54___ flapped（拍打） their wings and ____55__ ．She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following．
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．space C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly