Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she her visit. She told the front-desk clerk that she had had a(an) vacation, but was heart-broken about several rolls of Kodak color film that she had not yet . At that moment she was particularly over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules lost photos in the park. , the clerk at the front desk Disney’s idea of caring for our . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, signed by each performer. There were also of the public procession(游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front desk clerk in her own after work. I happened to know this because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
A．taking B．ｄｒｏｐping C．losing D．breaking
A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
A．when B．where C．as D．which
A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
A．understood B．reminded C．trusted D．discovered
A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
A．case B．work C．time D．position
A．story B．place C．photo D．show
A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
A．care B．serve C．like D．know
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从34－48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going 34 what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live 35 .
If you don’t believe me, 36 how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless 37 where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances 38 we complain about. We also complain about 39 . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not 40 enough, cool enough, or just enough.
Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness 41 complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I 42 really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which 43 my attitude towards life.
Imagine how 44 you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer. 45 of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway. 46 , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you 47 that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and 48 for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.
34. A. without B. against C. after D. over
35. A. effectively B. normally C. casually D. honestly
36. A. scan B. evaluate C. witness D. count
37. A. effects B. cases C. consequences D. anecdotes
38. A. that B. which C. where D. what
39. A. yourselves B. themselves C. oneself D. ourselves
40. A. clumsy B. attractive C. neat D. awesome
41. A. due to B. in addition to C. by means of D. in spite of
42. A. ever B. even C. never D. once
43. A. reflected B. strengthened C. abandoned D. changed
44. A. awkward B. confident C. awful D. cheerful
45. A. Few B. Little C. Much D. Many
46. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway
47. A. guarantee B. determine C. realize D. recommend
48. A. dignity B. self-control C. judgement D. affection
第二节完形填空（20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）
I work in a company in India. And it has___36____in Germany and the UK, so I __37___take business trips to these places. We have a(n)__38__at the office by which anybody coming back to India from a foreign countr gets chocolates for all the__39___. Naturally the chocolates are finished___40___because everyone loves them and____41____to grab as many as possible. I had noticed that the housekeeping staff(勤杂人员)___42___in our company never got to__43___even a single chocolate.
Recently,I came back to__44___after a month-long trip from MUNICH and I’d bought a lot of chocolates for the office staff. I called over___45___of the housekeeping staff members called Babu. I gave him a box of chocolates and told him to distribute it ___46___among the housekeeping staff. His face immediately broke into a wide smile and this made me__47__.
But the story doesn’t___48____here. The best part of it all was that Babu actually distributed the chocolates among everyone equally,___49___giving extra choclates to a woman who has a 5-year-old son. It was so___50___for me to see this. I find it really___51____to understand how we, who have the money to buy chocolates and other goodies, do not even feel like__52___and just think how much we can grab. ___53___, Babu, who earns only just about enough to raise his family, was so__54___and did not even keep one extra chocolate for himself.
It made me__55____one simple question: Which is better, having a little less money but being kind and generous or having lots of money but being selfish?
36. A. goverments B. machines C. branches D. buildings
37. A. seldom B. frequently C. hardlyD.never
38. A. order B. theory C. example D. tradition
39. A. employees B. children C. leaders D. managers
40. A. at a time B. in time C. in no time D. on time
41. A. pretends B. fails C. hesitates D. tries
42. A. studying B. working C. playing D. helping
43. A. taste B. smell C. buy D. make
44. A. Germany B. England C. India D. China
45. A. those B. onesC. that D. one
46. A. unfairly B. equally C. extremely D.secertly
47. A. happy B.sad C. disappointed D. frightened
48. A.start B. continue C. end D. last
49. A. still B. yetC. instead D.even
50. A.tiring B. touching C. worrying D.interesting
51. A. easy B. funny C. hard D. strange
52. A.sharing B. dividing C. changing D.enjoying
53. A. What’s more B. In reality C. Worse still D. On the other hand
54. A. diligent B. generous C. brave D.intelligent
55. A. make up B. figure out C. think of D. take off
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，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 21 _, she would mind the children and 22_ anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of 23 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 24 . What could she buy for her 25 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 26 ,even without any of the 27 _, her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula _28 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a 29_. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, _30 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 31 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 32 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He 33 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 34 just about everything.”
When they reached a 35 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 36 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 37 . why there seemed to be none 38 her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 .And this is my Christmas present to you.”
21. A. In return B. As a result C. By the way D. In a sense
22. A. try B. learn C. teach D. do
23. A. delivering B. mailing C. arriving D. sending
24. A. excited B. worried C. tired D. interested
25 A. American family B. own family C. friends D. classmates
26. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
27. A. goods B. kindness C. gifts D. help
28. A. talked B. worked C. waited D. thought
29. A. store B. neighborhood C. street D. church
30. A. selecting B. matching C. remembering D. organizing
31. A. a shop B. a taxi C. her employer D. her parents
32. A. delighted B. anxious C. surprised D. respectful
33. A. noticed B. listened C. got out D. carried on
34. A. buys B. has C. uses D. needs
35. A. garage B. building C. station D. yard
36. A. thanked B. encouraged C. praised D. admired
37. A. settle B. repeat C. argue D. explain
38. A. to B. for C. from D. by
39. A. delay B. silence C. time D. break
40. A. case B. opinion C. memory D. name
II.完形填空
John lived all alone because his wife had died. He had worked hard as a tailor all his life, but misfortune had left him penniless. He had16 sons, but they only had time to17 and eat dinner with their father once a week.
18 the old man grew weaker and weaker, and his sons came by to see him less and less. He often worried19 would become of him, until at last he thought of a plan.
The next morning he went to see his friend, the carpenter, and asked him to make a large20. Then the locksmith, and asked him for an old21 . Finally the glassblower for all the broken pieces of glass he22 . The old man took the chest home, filled it to the33 with broken glass, locked up tight and put it beneath his24 .
“What’s in this chest?” his sons asked, looking under the table.
“Oh, nothing,” the old man replied, “just some things I’ve been25 .” They kicked it and heard a rattling inside. “It must be full of all the gold he’s saved over the years,” they26 to one another.
So they talked it over and realized they needed to27 the treasure. They decided to28 living with the old man, and29 they could look after him, too. So the first week the youngest moved in, the second week the middle and the third week the eldest. This30 for some time.
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At last the old father died. The sons gave him a very31 funeral, for they knew there was a32 sitting beneath the kitchen table. When the33 was over, they hunted through the house until they found the key, and unlocked the chest. To their astonishment, they found nothing but broken glass. But they didn’t give up, and the eldest son turned over the chest to make sure if there was something valuable34 among the broken glass. On the bottom he found an inscription35 : Honor Your Father And Mother.
16． A．four B．two C．three D．five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36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion (激增) of 36 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn't have come at a 37 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months
38 .
These young girls have both strong will and talent. 39 the way is Li Na， who may have the 40 name in women's tennis， but she has a big reputation(名气). Li Na is China's top ranked player and the first to have 41 into the world's top 20.
After 42 nearly six months of the season with a serious injury， the 25yearold 43 an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships.
In the world of professional tennis， Li's refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and 44 the court(球场).
“My husband said he had a special gift for me 45 I won，” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s 46 I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”
The Wuhan girl 47 tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 48 her playing badminton. After years of hard training， Li Na turned 49 in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.
With her solid groundstroke (击落地球) and aggressive (攻击的) mindset， she 50 the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour 51 . Then two years later， she was the first Chinese to make 52 into the last 16 of Wimbledon， which led to her being 53 number 16 in the world last January.
Li is now looking forward to winning a 54 at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us，” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery 55 I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”
36.A.pleased B.talented C.excited D.interested
37.A.good B.better C.best D.well
38.A.along B.before C.away D.later
39.A.Knowing B.Leading C.Showing D.Finding
40.A.biggest B.longest C.smallest D.shortest
41.A.broken B.walked C.dropped D.changed
42.A.playing B.wasting C.sparing D.missing
43.A.returned B.made C.kept D.brought
44.A.over B.off C.in D.around
45.A.unless B.if C.whether D.that
46.A.what B.how C.because D.why
47.A.went on B.met with C.took up D.set out
48.A.spotted B.heard C.minded D.persuaded
49.A.competitor B.player C.professional D.coach
50.A.found B.became C.got D.helped
51.A.event B.team C.project D.race
52.A.one B.this C.that D.it
53.A.praised B.ranked C.received D.announced
54.A.reward B.score C.gold D.prize
55.A.and B.or C.but D.while