阅读后面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ——Henry David Thoreau
Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to __ __that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the ____ of a dream.
I want more—but not necessarily in the material ____ of personal wealth and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream ____ wouldn’t let me sleep out of pure ____. I want to ____ out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that passion for life that seemed so intrinsic(固有的) in early childhood.
We all have a dream. It might be defined or just a (n) ____ idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just ____ it as unrealistic or too ____to pursue.
We become so ____ with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and social norms that we feel that it’s stupid and ____ to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more __ _.
Taking a risk is ____ a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is ____ makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be viewed negatively, or it can empower us.
Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more ____ to the aspects of life we have no control ____. The fear of failure, ____, is what makes us stagnant（停滞不前） and sad. So ____ I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would ____ feel more alive than ever before.
If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be ____ point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.
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第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 36_my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to 37 an Englishman, on the road, and soon we began to 38． As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 39 , I thought, perhaps this is not a 40 topic. Well, I’d 41 change the topic． So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 42 _ the way, have you ever 43 there?”
“Certainly, everyone back home will 44 me if I leave China without seeing 45 . It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of 46．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 47 !” I couldn’t 48 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 49 ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, theEnglishman 50 to tears. He began to 51 , “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’. It is an 52 of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention 53 English idioms．”
Then I knew I had made fool of 54． Since then I have been more 55 with idioms．
36．A．though B．when C．if D． as
37．A．look B．meet C．pick up D． find out
38．A．walk B．talk C．play D． go
39．A．pleased B．angryC．afraid D． surprised
40．A．proper B．strange C．safe D． polite
41．A．to B．betterC．not D． like
42．A．On B．In C．All D． By
43．A．gone B．visited C．seen D． been
44．A．look at B．think of C．send for D． laugh at
45．A．It B．themC．anything D． something
46．A．fun B．interestC．business D． mountain
47．A．Really B．Good C．You don’ t say D． You are right
48．A．be B．help C．think D． do
49．A．this B．so C．anything D． me a favor
50．A．laughed B．cried C．moved D． came
51．A．explain B．shout C．prove D． say
52．A．experience B．expression C．explanation D． example
53．A．for B．toC．at D． in
54．A．me B．myself C．him D． somebody
55．A．helpful B．popularC．careful D． satisfied
Ⅲ完型填空（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。
Some people hate everything that is modern . They cannot 36 how anyone can really like modern music ; they find it hard to 37 the new fashions in clothing ; they think that all modern paintings are 38 ; and they seldom have a good 39 for the new buildings . Such people take their standards of perfection from the 40 . They are usually impatient with anyone who is 41 enough to 42 in new ways . It is , 43 , true that many artists do not 44 and instead produce 45 that can only be considered as 46 . If the work of art is a painting , the artist’s failure concerns 47 alone , but if it is a building , his failure concerns 48 too.
This does sometimes happen , 49 it is completely untrue to say , as some people do , that modern architecture (建筑) is 50 . We cannot 51 every modern building by the standards of the old times , though we 52 the buildings of the past . With better technique , the modern building are more 53 . The architect knows he should learn from the past ， yet 54 his greater resources of knowledge and materials , he will never follow the past . He is too 55 to do that .
36.A. imagineB. standC. receive D. enjoy
37.A. showB. designC. accept D. make
38.A. beautifulB. uglyC. strangeD. common
39.A. ideaB. wordC. dreamD. project
40.A .foreignersB. customC. nationD. past
41.A. outstandingB. foolishC. braveD. clever
42.A. experimentB. planC. makeD. manage
43.A. as usualB. in allC. on average D. of course
44.A. matterB. publishC. succeedD. paint
45.A. experiences B. works C. presents D. organizations
46.A. failuresB. foolsC. foreigners D. views
47.A. the art B. itselfC. himselfD. the painting
48.A. everybodyB. the placeC. the worldD. others
49.A. andB. butC. forD. as
50.A. nothingB. something C. greatD. simple
51.A. designB. judgeC. consider D. think
52.A. dislikeB. realizeC. buildD. admire
53.A. advancedB. beautiful C. giftedD. famous
54.A. byB. onC. atD. with
55.A. brightB. disappointed C. proudD. rich
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __36__ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __37__the people in the film.
The man who knows the __38__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __39__. He may be __40__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __41__ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __42__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __43__with water in which small fish __44__ swimming. The director of the movie__45__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __46__ they seemed to stare at(盯着) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __47__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __48__.
The special-effects man __49__ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __50__ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __51__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still(静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __52__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. __53__ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
__54__in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __55__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
36. A. burnedB. sank C. fellD. dropped
37. A. telling B. harming C. protecting D. organizing
38. A. reply B. questionC. message D. secret
39. A. factoryB. making C. field D. company
40. A. forced B. ordered C. allowed D. chosen
41. A. terribleB. ill C. good D. special
42. A. scene B. stepC. stage D. room
43. A. coveredB. asked C. filled D. fitted
44. A. liked B. enjoyedC. was D. were
45. A. hoped B. wanted C. decided D. designed
46. A. while B. since C. so that D. as long as
47. A. mustn’tB. may notC. shouldn’t D. can’t
48. A. question B. failure C. problem D. disappointment
49. A. talked B. set C. quarreled D. thought
50. A. controllingB. operatingC. drivingD. lighting
51. A. As a result B. ImmediatelyC. First D. Above all
52. A. price B. number C. amount D. speed
53. A. Even B. Thus C. Finally D. Actually
54. A. Like B. So C. As D. Yet
55. A. certainB. particular C. advanced D. careful
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。
Kino, a poor fisher man, found a pearl (珍珠) which was 36 big as an egg and very beautiful. He set out for the nearest town to 37 it. He needed money very much to get 38 for his sick baby.
The news that Kino had found the pearl spread (传播) the 39 . Every man suddenly became connected with Kino's pearl, and 40 went into the dreams, wishes and hungers (欲望) of everyone. Only one person stood in the 41 and that was Kino, who became every man's 42 .
Before Kino reached the town, the pearl buyers somehow 43 he was coming and were 44 for him.
Kino walked into the first shop. An old man 45 to have a look at the pearl. The old man's heart missed a beat (跳动) when he saw the pearl, but he took 46 not to show his excitement (激动). He looked at it for a moment and then said 47 a sad smile, “I'm sorry, my friend. It's too large. Nobody's going to 48 one like this. I can give you a thousand pesos (比索) for it.”
“Go and 49 it to the other buyers, or I can ask them to come here if you 50 .” They soon came. They looked as if they didn't know 51 about the pearl. They 52 five hundred for it.
Kino 53 the pearl and left. 54 he never knew he was followed by a group of men who all had 55 with them.
36. A. so B. too C. very D. as
37. A. buy B. sell C. show D. go with
38. A. clothes B. delicious food C. sweets D. medicine
39. A. town B. village C. city D. street
40. A. they B. he C. it D. which
41. A. way B. street C. town D. dream
42. A. friend B. enemy C. follower D. boss
43. A. saw B. realized C. knew D. recognized
44. A. ready B. worried C. happy D. afraid
45. A. ordered B. suggested C. wanted D. promised
46. A. care B. notice C. attention D. place
47. A. on B. in C. with D. by
48. A. want B. get C. carry D. buy
49. A. take B. show C. give D. hand
50. A. want B. pleased C. sell D. like
51. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
52. A. gave B. offered C. paid D. bought
53. A. fetched B. carried C. brought D. took
54. A. But B. Though C. And D. However
55. A. pearls B. money C. guns D. nothing
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。
One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got a little early so I 36 the car by the roadside, and 37 for her.
As I looked 38 the car window to my right, I saw a little boy around two years old in a small park, 39 freely on the grass as his _40___ watched him from a short distance. The boy had a __41___ smile on his face. He would then fall to the grass, get up , and without__42___ or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a big smile on his face, as if __43___ had happened.
With 44 especially at an early age, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, __45___ instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again _46____ they succeed.
The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “__47__” yet. Thus they don’t know __48__ to feel the state which accompanies failure. They probably think that it is perfectly okey to fall down, and that it’s not _49___ to do so. In other words, they give themselves permission (许可) to _50___ mistakes subconsciously（潜意识地）. Thus they always remain encouraged.
I was _51___ by the boy’s persistence(坚持) and the manner in which he ran. With each _52___, he looked so confident. No _53__ of fear, or of being discouraged ----- as if he didn’t _54___ the world around him. His only aim was to run _55___ and to do it as effectively as he could. I learned a lot from that observation and experience.
36．A．packed B．parked C．refueled D．cleaned
37．A．called B．looked C．waited D．searched
38．A．inside B．outside C．around D．for
39．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．playing
40．A．teacher B．friend C．father D．mother
41．A．sad B．little C．big D．weak
42．A．doubt B．hesitation C．mercy D．effect
43．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
44．A．kids B．girls C．adults D．parents
45．A．and B．if C．but D．so
46．A． unless B．after C．until D．before
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47．A．pain B．failure C．state D．mistake
48．A．how B．what C．why D．where