I believe that everyone has a dream. A dream can be great or petty, or ordinary, good or bad. In my opinion, the real problem is not whether you have a dream, but whether you have enough
to admit that you have a dream.
Of course there are so many people who can't be . The fact is that the No. 1 winner is just one and others are losers. The fact is that everyone
the position but only one can get it.
, we don't have enough resources which can be given to
. So, how can we do? Maybe if we hide the dreams, life can be
. Maybe we had better not
the competition,
it's so easy to fail and so hard to be a
. Maybe we should give up the dreams because it's really
to bear all the jeerers (嘲笑者) and blamers. In a word, we are often afraid of
.
But a man won't his dream because of the fear of failure. Benjamin Franklin, we all remember him as Doctor Franklin, philosopher, patriot, scientist, philanthropist and statesman. But the most valuable things we should
is that how he peddle (叫卖) ballads (歌谣) in Boston, and how he walked the streets of Philadelphia, homeless and unknown, with three penny rolls for his breakfast. But he also had dinner at the tables of princesses, and
his friends in a palace. This poor Boston boy, with hardly a day's schooling, became master of six languages and
gave up his dream for studying. No matter
a prospect (前途) he had, he didn't fear it and still
his dream.
Every failure can make us gain new and make us strange! Only when we beat the fear, can we really make our dreams
! As we all know, what we fear is fear itself.
A. common B. similar C. small D. unusual
A. chance B. time C. courage D. need
A. successful B. careful C. clever D. strange
A. leaves B. wants C. refuses D. serves
A. In all B. First of all C. Above all D. After all
A. everyone B. somebody C. nobody D. no one
A. easier B. more tiring C. harder D. more serious
A. get rid of B. go against C. take care of D. take part in
A. if B. until C. because D. while
A. writer B. runner C. jumper D. winner
A. comfortable B. normal C. unpleasant D. natural
A. failure B. death C. accident D. trouble
A. go on with B. carry on C. give up D. get back
A. forget B. doubt C. expect D. remember
A. punished B. received C. guided D. defended
A. always B. never C. ever D. usually
A. how B. which C. when D. what
A. stuck to B. broke down C. turned to D. got away from
A. room B. relation C. experience D. pity
A. come along B. come true C. come on D. come back
第三节：完形填空（共两部分，满分30分）
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
Several years ago, I worked in a company as a driver. One day in the company when I was cleaning my 41 which was getting dirty from running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father making his 42 to his grandson. The old man was fond of fishing all his life. He usually stayed at home because of his old age, but this time he 43 to ask the kid to take him fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’m not taking you! It’s 44than taking a kid.’
His answer broke my heart. I stopped working immediately and headed back home. I took everything I needed and then 45 . On the way I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (钓鱼的浮子). When I got to the company, I 46 the old man to go fishing near the river.
When we got there, I put him in the chair at the edge of the 47 , cast the line, and handed him the fishing pole (鱼竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to me. I took the fish off, cast, and 48 handed the pole to him. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told me he was 49 and needed to go home.
When I got him home, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-law with instructions to make sure he got them for dinner and then I 50 . Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his last fishing trip.
Whenever you get the 51 , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to 52 you too.
41. A. chair B. car C. bag D. taxi
42. A. point B. decision C. way D. mind
43. A. went away B. moved ahead C. came out D. stood up
44. A. safer B. easier C. quicker D. worse
45. A. returned B. worked C. rested D. studied
46. A. taught B. suggested C. ordered D. invited
47. A. street B. water C. sea D. hill
48. A. suddenly B. therefore C. again D. lately
49. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. tired
50. A. played B. exercised C. left D. slept
51. A. chance B. experience C. information D. number
52. A. look for B. stare at C. turn into D. care about
第二节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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。
Rest is critical to life and work and a positive attitude towards rest needs to be maintained. Enough rest is significant to our body and mind 36 a lack of adequate rest, as well as __37__ attitudes to rest, will do great harm to our health.
Rest is vital to our ability to 38 at our best. Recent news stories report that scientists are learning surprising things about the importance of sleep. There is enough __39_ suggesting that rest will refresh us, 40 our body and mind to work efficiently. Besides, rest is important for 41 that; it is helpful in setting 42 goals and deciding what goals to attain first. Those who are caught up in extremely busy lives 43 the time to think about what they are doing and to make objective 44 , which blocks the maximization of their 45 .
On the contrary, lack of adequate rest damages brain function, so much so that sleep experts have been able to 46 drops in IQ in patients who are 47 of sleep. Other studies have presented a negative effect on body movements in sleep-wanting subjects. It should not, therefore, be a 48 that the California Highway Patrol has stated that sleep-wanting drivers are as great a 49 to road safety as are drunken drivers.
However, rest is widely 50 by some people. Instead of sleep, they go to pubs and clubs 51 what they call social drinking or having a smoke with friends and they 52__ that this kind of entertaining is rest. Nowadays, the economy forces people to drink and gamble for the sake of the 53 one moves in. The truth is that rest means not using our _54 _ both physically and mentally, even spiritually. We need to rest correctly and 55 ; otherwise, tiredness and illness will occur.
36. A. when B. though C. until D. while
37. A. critical B. misleading C. puzzling D. ambiguous
38. A. survive B. create C. function D. advance
39. A. evidence B. theory C. belief D. information
40. A. encouraging B. enabling C. persuading D. concentrating
41. A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
42. A. ideal B. appropriate C. professional D. high
43. A. afford B. expect C. lack D. waste
44. A. comments B. complaints C. attempts D. decisions
45. A. potential B. limit C. vision D. goal
46. A. predict B. evaluate C. measure D. assume
47. A. short B. afraid C. full D. tired
48. A. fact B. warning C. rule D. surprise
49. A. burden B. reminder C. threat D. blow
50. A. accepted B. valued C. abandoned D. misunderstood
51 A. with B. like C. as D. for
52. A. claim B. suggest C. announce D. promote
53. A. traps B. circles C. mysteries D. troubles
54. A. judgment B. time C. labor D. power
55. A. completely B. partly C. sufficiently D. permanently
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—50各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
The use of nuclear power has already spread all over the world, However, scientists still have
not 36 on what should be done with the large 37 of waste material that tend to increase everyyear .
Most waste materials are dealr38simply by placing them39.But nuclear waste40be dealt with very carefully. It gives41dangerous radiation and it will continue to be 42for hundreds, thousands, even mil-lions of years.
How should we get rid of such waste material in a43that it will not harm the environment? Where can we safely44it? One idea is to put this45waste inside a 46 container ,47is then dropped to the deep bottom of the ocean. But some scientists believe that this way of dealing with nuclear waste could kill fish and other living things in the oceans48interfere(干扰)with their growth.. Another way49nuclear waste is to send it into space, to the sun, 50 it would be burned. Some scientists suggests suggest that this polluting material51buried thousands of meters under the52surface. Such under-ground areas must be lree53possible earthquakes. Advance id being54,But it may still be many years55this problem could be finally settled.
A．planned B．agreed C．regarded D．known
A．nunber B．amounts C．lot D．mass
A．of B．with C．up D．to
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．elsewhere D．somewhere
A．may B．should C．must D．can
A．away B．off C．up D．down
A．harm B．deathly C．dying D．deathly
A．method B．way C．means D．manner
A．place B．export C．do with D．do
A．radioactive B．radiation C．active D．activity
A．large B．stone C．thick D．nice
A．that B．such C．and D．which
A．or B．and C．so D．then
A．to move B．to transport C．to remove D．to carry
A．so B．when C．as D．here
A．can be B．being C．be D．muse be
A．earth B．being C．ocean D．water
A．of B．with C．at D．in
A．caused B．made C．taken D．done
A．when B．if C．befire D．thus
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同伴)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself 21 to .
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 22 than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I 23 fall behind?” Staring at him, she went 24 , not knowing how to explain.
She felt an impulse (冲动)to say , “you are too 25 .You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped 26 she knew her son was suffering from the pains of 27 grades and rankings. She thought it 28to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n) 29 answer.
Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. 30 studying harder and harder, he was still unable to 31 his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she 32 to give out an answer.
Now, the son no longer 33 his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was 34 by Harvard University .
Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 35 the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) 36 experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the 37 comes near, little birds can escape quickly 38 ‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鸥)would take more time to complete the 39 . However, have you noticed birds that 40 fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”
21.A.refused B.decided C.failed D.afforded
22.A.troublesome B.stupid C.naughty D.careless
23.A.always B.never C.hardly D.even
24.A.wrong B.worried C.crazy D.wordless
25.A.young B.lazy C.clever D.old
26.A.although B.before C.beacuse D.unless
27.A.worrying B.surprising C.doubting D.unsatisfying
28.A.cruel B.unnecessary C.important D.impossible
29.A.naturalB.harmonious C.perfect D.ordinary
30.A.Besides B.Despite C.Beyond D.Without
31.A.get throughB.come across C.compare with D.keep up with
32.A.managed B.hesitated C.determinedD.remembered
33.A.cares aboutB.doubts about C.wonders aboutD.worries about
34.A.invited B.accepted C.welcomed D.dismissed
35.A.visit B.contact C.addressD.meet
36.A.private B.valuable C.interesting D.unexpected
37.A.wave B.food C.wind D.time
38.A.and B.since C.until D.while
39.A.game B.fun C.match D.process
40.A.suddenly B.immediatelyC.finally D.gradually
第二节：完形填空（共20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，并将答案填入答题卡中。
When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was 36 for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) 37 shelter.
I was in high school at the time and my sister was too 38 to take part. She wanted to 39 , so she made sixty cookies for us to take and 40 to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining 41 we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and 42 them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I 43 an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a 44 ?”He stopped and turned around, 45 ，“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. 46 ”
It 47 me to the core（彻底地）.
I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It 48 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the 49 which every person should get. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand 51 no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person 52 to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I 53 carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as 54 gestures can really make a(n) 55 in someone’s life.
36 A important B attractive C puzzling D. memorable
37 A safe B dangerous C homeless D. animal
38 A excited B young C naughty D. eager
3
9 A help B join C grow D. pay
40 A get around B get over C hand out D. hand in
41 A water B paper C coins D meals
42 A shared B mixed C threw D. made
43 A caught B approached C limited D. called
44 A shelter B talk C rest D. cookie
45 A asking B refusing C smiling D. eating
46 A Seldom B Always C Generally D. Never
47 A moved B struck C impressed D.influenced
48 A saddened B interested C ordered D. forced
49 A reward B honor C gift D. home
50 A confidence B plan C heart D. nervousness
51 A whether B when C how D. why
52 A learns B deserves C leads D. chooses
53 A still B yet C ever D. just
54 A generous B nice C simple D. political
55 A decision B choice C difference D invention