Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.
About 2 years ago, I was in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships (锦标赛). I was very in myself My opponent (对手) was skinny. The thoughts in my head were something like "She's so of course you'll win". As the match started, my opponent's true came out. She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me, three points in the first five seconds. I was so shocked, and forgot everything my coach said. I was kicking , in hopes of not losing. But hit me. I lost 21-5.1 had never lost before. I was afraid of the girl, and to me, her name was with defeat.
The experience lasted with me. I worked and trained harder than before. I listened to my wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident. The following year, I the same girl once again at the state championships. I was But with encouragement from my coach, I some confidence. When the fight started, I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's . His voice me around the ring (拳击场), attacking at key moments. The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing, doing my best. Eventually, I won. My hard work, and listening to my coach all . My opponent had the skinny figure, but did not frighten me anymore.
From this experience, I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality. It is important to _ the fact that there are people better than you. But with this idea in mind, you can work hard to become that person mat is better. This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their .
A．competing B．struggling C．playing D．quarrelling
A．proud B．confident C．content D．ashamed
A．young B．tiny C．strong D．ugly
A．expression B．sense C．personality D．figure
A．taking B．catching C．reaching D．scoring
A．surprised B．panicked C．tired D．excited
A．angrily B．bravely C．blindly D．cautiously
A．reality B．courage C．imagination D．memory
A．filled B．associated C．mixed D．compared
A．coach B．teammate C．opponent D．judge
A．recognized B．faced C．admired D．reminded
A．afraid B．courageous C．delighted D．alone
A．lacked B．borrowed C．developed D．remembered
A．judgment B．praise C．encouragement D．advice
A．showed B．forced C．kept D．directed
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．paid back B．called off C．called back D．paid off
A．different B．same C．rare D．common
A．oppose B．ignore C．receive D．accept
A．appearances B．words C．description D．behavior
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20）
A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 37 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other 38 . In the morning, I couldn’t 39 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly（不愿意地）. Part of my mind 40__ at work even when I was at 41__ with my kids at night.
Not 42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I 45 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 47 , but asked me to wake him up 48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 49_ , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t 51 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to 52 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of 53 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 55__ time with my family was not virtuous..
36. A. happiness B. disease C. problem D. fight
37. A. enough B. all C. little D. part
38. A. joy B. invitation C. job D. trouble
39. A. hope B. wait C. stop D. help
40. A. remained B. held C. blocked D. stopped
41. A. lunch B. breakfast C. school D. home
42. A. surprisingly B. likely C. really D. usually
43. A. parents B. teachers C. family D. friends
44. A. proved B. wanted C. chose D. began
45. A. wrote B. phoned C. ran D. drove
46. A. bedtimes B. kisses C. nights D. calls
47. A. bad B. easy C. great D. OK
48. A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
49. A. as well B. on purpose C. in time D. long before
50. A. agreed B. insisted C. managed D. stopped
51. A. understand B. feel C. remind D. get
52. A. get B. leave C. keep D. take
53. A. papers B. notices C. letters D. reports
54. A. angry B. happy C. pleased D. excited
55. A. little B. more C. less D. important
卷II（共30分）
第四部分写作 (共三节，满分30分)
第一节短文填空（共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分）
阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。
John liked chocolates very much, but his mother__76__ gave him any, because they were__77__ for his teeth, she thought. But John had a very nice grandfather. The old man loved his grandson very much, and sometimes he___78___ (bring) John chocolates when he came to visit him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wanted to___79___ the old man happy.
One evening, a few days before John’s seventh birthday, he was saying his prayers(祷告)in his bedroom before he went to ___80___.“Please, God,” he shouted, “make__81__ give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday on Saturday.”
His mother was in the kitchen, but she heard the small boy__82__ and went into his bedroom quickly.
“Why are you shouting, John?” she asked her son. “God can hear you when you talk__83__.”
“I know,” answered the clever boy__84__ a smile, “but grandfather is in the __85__ room, and he can’t.”
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
17．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
18．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
19．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
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20．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight
21．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I 16 older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep 17 the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with the 18 score on it would be lying 19 me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck20 he delivered the bread to the stores. The 21 and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would 22 all my games. One night before an important game my father told me 23 that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour 24 from his route（路线）. The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and 25 saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to 26 the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been 27 in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart 28 in my ears. I 29 the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really 30 to me. I still taught in school 31 I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground
32 a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two 33 . At that moment I found my 34 in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those 35 as he did. From that day On I started. I’ll always remember that!
16．A．seemed B．grew C．turned D．changed
17．A．when B．although C．because D．before
18．A．fresh B．final C．official D．opposite
19．A．across from B．in place of C．next to D．ahead of
20．A．as B．so C．until D．unless
21．A．smell B．color C．taste D．shape
22．A．react B．confirm C．serve D．attend
23．A．exactly B．sadly C．slowly D．simply
24．A．drive B．walk C．length D．ride
25．A．immediately B．hopefully C．surprisingly D．unusually
26．A．make B．keep C．take D．win
27．A．killed B．injured C．trapped D．saved
28．A．strike B．knock C．beat D．hit
29．A．held up B．held back C．hung on D．hung up
30．A．cared B．mattered C．troubled D．meant
31．A．if B．once C．and D．but
32．A．while B．after C．when D．before
33．A．shoulders B．fingers C．arms D．legs
34．A．purpose B．pleasure C．position D．progress
35．A．lessons B．prizes C．gifts D．subjects
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I rebellious(叛逆)on the outside, __16__ on the inside I wanted people to __17__.
Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t __18__, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular __19__ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different-----not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was __20___ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my __21__ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __22__ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that __23__ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could __24__ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful __25__, but I was the only person who could fill my __26__. She made me realize that even with my __27__, ------ and they were many-----I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, __28__ who I was and what made me unique. My __29__ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to __30__ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I __31__ who I really was. I came to feel much more __32__ that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us __33__ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So __34__ about being replaced. You __35__ be.
16.A. as B. and C. but D. for
17.A. leave B. replace C. receive D. like
18.A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
19.A. made B. kept C. left D. forced
20.A. playing B. staying C. eating D. travelling
21.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. neighbors
22.A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
23.A. since B. as C. while D. unless
24.A. scold B. replace C. compare D. match
25.A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
26.A. character B. role C. task D. form
27.A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities
28.A. looking B. looking back C. giving up D. seeking out
29.A. picture B. view C. sense D. idea
30.A. think B. learn C. change D. act
31.A. hated B. wished C. celebrated D. expected
32.A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
33.A. takes B. catches C. seizes D. holds
34.A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
35.A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t