My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.”He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said,“ Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t pursue my . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.
A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
A．on B．in C．at D．about
A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up
A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
A．this B．he C．it D．that
A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
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。
Nearly two decades has passed , I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. Whenever he smiles ,it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth .Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.
When James was a teenager ,his father 36 him to a fur factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression. The 37 was to get James a job.
He entered the factory ,and immediately felt as if the 38 had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot , the windows covered with dust, and the 39 were packed tightly together ,running like trains. The fur hairs were flying , 40 a thickened air ,and the workers,
41 the pieces of fur together , were bent over their needles 42 the boss marched up and down the rows ,searching for them to go faster .James could hardly 43 . He stood next to his father ,frozen with fear ,hoping the boss wouldn’t 44 at him , too.
During lunch break ,his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 45 if there was any work for his son. But 46 there was barely enough 47 for the adult labours ,for no one would give it up once he takes a job.
Thus , for James, it was a 48 . He hated the place. He made a 49 that he kept to the end of his like: he would never do any work that brought 50 to someone else ,and he would never allow himself to 51 money off the seat of others.
“What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.
“I don’t know,” he 52 say. He ruled out law ,because he didn’t like 53 , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the 54 of blood.
“What will you do?”
55 , my best professor I ever had became he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.
36．A．sent B．took C．carried D．admitted
37．A．situation B．condition C．idea D．way
38．A．lights B．doors C．chances D．walls
39．A．goods B．workers C．machines D．vehicles
40．A．creating B．sending C．taking D．disturbing
41．A．collecting B．pulling C．drawing D．sewing
42．A．as B．after C．if D．though
43．A．breathe B．see C．walk D．hear
44．A．attack B．scold C．rush D．scream
45．A．doubting B．questioning C．asking D．demanding
46．A．also B．still C．yet D．even
47．A．time B．work C．office D．occupation
48．A．comforting B．regretting C．blessing D．forgiving
49．A．request B．promise C．plan D．arrangement
50．A．harm B．injury C．damage D．inconvenience
51．A．pay B．save C．make D．let
52．A．should B．would C．could D．might
53．A．police B．lawyers C．judges D．government
54．A．sight B．feel C．sense D．scenery
55．A．Generally B．Luckily C．Eventually D．Basically
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
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。
When high school started, Becky and I became best friends．We _36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable．When high school ended, we both cried _ 37__ we would attend
different colleges in the fall．
Our first term of university life was _38__, We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long．In the second tern-, I found some new friends with whom I felt very _39_．These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings．I was eager to share my new friends with Becky．
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited．She 41 a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life．However, something unexpected happened when I _42__ her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the 43 within them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44_ to accept it．I didn't understand __45_ the people 1 loved most couldn't love each other．
Becky left．I knew she was not happy．I thought long about what had happened．After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was 46 ．She saw me with my new friends and 47 that we longer shared the same experiences．She saw all she fun I was having 48 her and wished she could be a part of it．She wished she could be in their 49 .
I wrote a letter to Becky _50__ she's always my best friend．I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest 51．Becky wrote me back soon．She was in _52___ and felt sorry about what she had done．
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it．__53_ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of 54 __while new friends arc special and exciting, old friends are always there, 55 to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart．
36．A．showed B．shared C．protected D．developed
37．A．although B．unless C．because D．while
38．A．hard B．peaceful C．modern D．normal
39．A．anxious B．strange C．familiar D．comfortable
40．A．pour B．make C．figure D．hold
41．A．donated B．returned C．brought D．recommended
42．A．admitted B．referred C．mentioned D．introduced
43．A．concern B．hurt C．curiosity D．doubt
44．A．unwilling B．cautious C．ashamed D．calm
45．A．how B．whether C．that D．why
46．A．aggressive B．jealous C．proud D．discouraged
47．A．promised B．argued C．regretted D．proved
48．A．without B．from C．for D．across
49．A．expectation B．relation C．reception D．position
50．A．recognizing B．explaining C．assuming D．predicting
51．A．achievement B．spirit C．gift D．sign
52．A．sympathy B．confusion C．surprise D．agreement
53．A．Something B．Anything C．Nothing D．Everything
54．A．success B．life C．research D．happiness
55．A．waiting B．planning C．choosing D．demanding
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
In 1932, my father had to declare bankruptcy (破产). He was ashamed of it, but it came about because of his 36 heart.
He had been in the milk business and every day he 37 milk to many homes. His route（线路）included many people 38 worked at the local steel company. Dad 39 delivering milk even when his customers were unable to 40 him.
After the bankruptcy, he started selling hamburgers from a 41 building he and his brothers had built. That was the 42 of the Poplar Inn, named 43 the row of poplar trees（杨树）nearby. My mother was a good cook, and soon many dishes were 44 to the menu. Later, another two buildings were built and the Poplar Inn 45 much larger.
On Saturdays, Mother would spend the whole day in the kitchen 46 for parties. During dinner, my sister Phyllis and I helped 47 customers. Phyllis would dance, and I would sing the latest songs. Square dances were 48 then and many adults would dance. As the evening went 49 , and children became bored with watching their parents 50 , they were often taken to our bedrooms.
Since Dad had a big heart, it was not 51 for him to help others without asking for payment. Every time my father made a loan (借出的贷款), he 52 out a card, but he never tried to 53 those debts. Finally, he destroyed the cards — therefore there were no 54 at all.
The Poplar Inn was 55 around 1953 to make way for a new highway. But if I stood there now, instead of hearing traffic, I think I’d hear music and the sound of people laughing.
36. A. warm B. stupid C. ugly D. powerful
37. A. bought B. took C. presented D. fetched
38. A. who B. which C. whom D. what
39. A. stopped B. recommended C. kept D. advised
40. A. aid B. pay C. employ D. inform
41. A. small B. huge C. convenient D. single
42. A. history B. story C. end D. beginning
43. A. after B. with C. at D. to
44. A. devoted B. contributed C. added D. related
45. A. went B. became C. appeared D. changed
46. A. preparing B. sending C. standing D. searching
47. A. predict B. disappoint C. concern D. entertain
48. A. important B. curious C. popular D. meaningful
49. A. away B. on C. up D. down
50. A. dance B. sing C. play D. drink
51. A. common B. unknown C. patient D. unusual
52. A. filled B. carried C. picked D. stood
53. A. throw B. collect C. form D. complete
54. A. affairs B. dialogues C. debts D. problems
55. A. set aside B. brought in C. pulled down D. put together
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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Attracting People to You
In West Virginia folklore there is a story of a country doctor. He was 36 late one night to assist a woman who was about to give birth. By the time the doctor arrived at the farmhouse, things had 37 to a point where the doctor asked the husband to help him by holding a gas lantern up high in order to 38 the room.
Before long, the 39 mother delivered a healthy baby boy. As the father 40 the lantern, the doctor shouted an 41 to keep the lantern high: “We’re not done yet.” 42 , a second child appeared on the 43 , a healthy baby girl. Shaken by the unexpected arrival of twins, the father heard the doctor say once again, “We can’t 44 now. It looks as if it’s going to be triplets (三胞胎).” To which the 45 father, still holding the lantern high, replied, “Do you think it’s the light that’s 46 them?”
Light has a quality of attraction. I recently left my office door 47 late one afternoon in our mountain home and, at dusk, the 48 from within attracted a bird!
You, too, have a light that attracts … an inner light. Not 49 to the naked eye (肉眼), but obvious just the same. Some people 50 with a light of kindness. Others emit (散发，发射) a light of hope.
Almost all 51 are drawn to light, including humans. Do you want to attract people to you? 52 inner qualities can attract people like a warm fire on a 53 night. What will draw other people to you best cannot be 54 in any department store.
You may not always see it, 55 your light is shining through. And it’s one of your most attractive qualities!
36. A. called out B. called on C. called off D. called back
37. A. happened B. gone C. turned D. progressed
38. A. decorate B. darken C. light D. show
39. A. adventurous B. brave C. humorous D. dangerous
40. A. lowered B. raised C. weakened D. brightened
41. A. order B. idea C. apology D. excuse
42. A. Strangely B. Shortly C. Gradually D. Lately
43. A. air B. screen C. scene D. way
44. A. continue B. help C. argue D. stop
45. A. worried B. amazed C. puzzled D. amused
46. A. attracting B. interesting C. pulling D. introducing
47. A. shut B. locked C. open D. wide
48. A. food B. water C. sound D. light
49. A. comfortable B. visible C. available D. valuable
50. A. shine B. work C. live D. provide
51. A. creatures B. birds C. animals D. plants
52.。A. Negative B. High C. Positive D. Poor
53. A. windy B. cold C. rainy D. dark
54. A. exhibited B. changed C. exchanged D. purchased
55. A. because B. since C. but D. if
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?"
The _36___ laughter followed, and people stirred to go.
Papadakos held up his hand and __37___ the room and stared at me, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes __38___ I was.
"I will answer your question."
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he __39___ into it and brought out a very small round ___40__.
And what he said ___41__ like this:
"When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived _42__in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror from a wrecked German motorcycle. "I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not__43___, so I kept only the largest piece. I made it round. I began to play with it as a ___44__, interested by the __45___ that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would ___46__ shine. It became a game for me to get light into the most__47____ places I could find---in deep holes and dark closets.
I kept the little mirror, and, __48___ I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the ___49___ of the game. As I became a man, I __50___ to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do __51___ my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the ___52__ of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places __53____ I reflect it.
"I am a fragment (碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.__54____, with what I have I can reflect light into the black places in the ___55___ of men. This is the meaning of my life."
36. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. general
37. A .cheered B. stopped C .stilled D. cleaned
38. A .that B. what C. where D. whether
39. A. fished B. looked C dipped D. slipped
40.A. coin B. toy C. mirror D. present
41.A. came B. sounded C. read D. went
42. A. hopefully B. peacefully C. hopelessly D. plainly
43.A. possible B. difficult C. easy D. reasonable
44.A.child B .treasure C. tool D. toy
45.A.case B. truth C .fact D. result
46. A. always B. seldom C. still D. never
47 .A .unavailable B. difficult C. interesting D. inaccessible
48. A. as B. before C. after D. while
49.A .difficulty B .challenge C. content D. rule
50 .A. grew B. tended C. used D. failed
51. A. for B. to C. about D .with
52 .A. player B. resource C. origin D. source
53.A. if only B. only if C. as far as D. now that
54. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
55. A. hearts B. minds C. eyes D. brains