A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not? Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously(怒放)all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
A.difficult B.convenient C.comfortable D.suitable
A.cared B.thought C.worried D.complained
A.business B.research C.action D.agreement
A.absorbed B.buried C.caught D.involved
A.disappeared B.survived C.decreased D.escaped
A.embarrassed B.nervous C.upset D.amazed
A.still B.ever C.even D.yet
A.interviewer B.director C.employer D.partner
A.lost weight B.lost his way C.lost heart D.lost face
A.manage B.agree C.attempt D.understand
A.prove B.enjoy C.teach D.behave
A.choose B.suggest C.imagine D.decide
A.independent B.realistic C.negative D.optimistic
A.On the contrary B.In fact C.In other words D.In the end
A.thought B.mind C.idea D.opinion
A.if B.unless C.so that D.even if
A.remind B.keep C.lose D.remember
A.writes B.talks C.says D.speaks
A.spending B.passing C.wasting D.leaving
A.Whether B.How C.Where D.Why
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20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。
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a 36but didn't realize how much until classes began.
I 37on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, 38finishing my homework before it was 39to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I 40finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the 41 I received showed my lack of 42 .I realized that I needed to find some sort of 43.So, the next day I created a 44 _ that would 45 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea,46 I was only able to 47 it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much 48.So I tried another plan. This one 49lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of 50 I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, 51the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time. This is the 52I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is 53. Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm 54 that I've learned to balance things and it has helped 55 me for what is to come after graduation.
36.A.disaster B.challenge C.trouble D.competition
37.A.kept B.caught C.took D.got
38.A.as well as B.in order to C.instead of D.not only
39.A.point B.late C.ready D.time
40.A.seldom B.always C .hardly D.never
41.A.degree B.rank C.grade D.title
42.A.intelligence B.confidence C.exercise D.effort
43.A.balance B.skill C.change D.improvement
44.A.form B.timetable C.method D.system
45.A.average B.arrange C.divide D.organize
46.A.and B.but C.so D.then
47.A.accept B.collect C.follow D.insist
48.A.pressure B.influence C.question D.doubt
49.A.provided B.included C.formed D.needed
50.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
51.A.under B.among C.from D.with
52.A.skill B.method C.experience D.way
53.A.important B.valuable C .limited D.up
54.A.glad B.convinced C.sure D.ungrateful
55.A.enable B.prepare C.practise D.equip
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分。).
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher 36each child to bring a bag 37_____a few potatoes. Each potato will be 38a name of the person that the child 39, so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will 40the number of people the child hates.
Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to 41potatoes. The teacher then told the children to 42the bag wherever they go for a 43.
44the days went by, the children started to 45because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry 46bags.
After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel?”The children started complaining about the 47 they had to 48. When they had to carry the heavy and 49potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said, “This is the 50where you carry your hate for somebody 51your heart. The smell of hate will 52your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot 53the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine 54it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your 55.
36. A. ordered B. liked C. told D. preferred
37. A. containing B. putting C. covering D. including
38. A. called B. given C. used D. offered
39. A. missed B. hates C. likes D. offers
40. A. depend on B. decide on C. set down D. write down
41. A. six B. two C. ten D. five
42. A. bring B. wash C. carry D. take
43. A. week B. day C. month D. holiday
44. A. After B. Until C. Before D. As
45. A. cry B. complain C. laugh D. disagree
46. A. heavier B. lighter C. bigger D. older
47. A. happiness B. joy C. trouble D. sadness
48. A. get along B. go over C. get away D. go through
49. A. funny B. smelly C. tasty D. dusty
50. A. situation B. view C. expression D. sign
51. A. without B. outside C. with D. inside
52. A. injure B. keep C. pollute D. protect
53. A. like B. bear C. escape D. throw
54. A. whom B. how C. which D. what
55. A. youth B. school life C. lifetime D. Childhood
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。
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If16 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, 17 .In his book, Matthews 18 us how to have a happy life and answers the 19 of teenagers.
Many people may 20 teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book 21 that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills, 22 how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 23 your memory better.
Many teenagers think 24 happiness comes from either a good exam result 25 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can 26 be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success also comes from a 27 attitude. If you 28 from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel29 when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 30 comes from thinking about things in a positive 31 . If you are 32 , people notice you and you can get a 33 view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 34 less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 35 : you choose to be happy!
A.so B.such C.it D.this
A.easy B.funny C.useful D.simple
A.orders B.tells C.asks D.allows
A.questions B.problems C.ideas D.comments
A.impress B.cause C.effect D.affect
A.suggests B.writes C.reads D.asks
A.for example B.such as C.for instance D.as before
A.make B.have C.take D.get
A.what B.which C.that D.whether
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.never B.already C.still D.forever
A.confident B.positive C.common D.normal
A.learn B.suffer C.hear D.separate
A.frightened B.shocked C.confused D.worried
A.attitude B.intelligence C.failure D.altitude
A.way B.route C.style D.spirit
A.short B.small C.tall D.fat
A.longer B.higher C.bigger D.better
A.take up B.put up C.set up D.break up
A.class B.lesson C.education D.advantage
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are 56 than housewives. Evidence shows that the 57 are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that 58 the unemployment rate increases by 1%,the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point:Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work 59 people busy, 60 loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel unhappy,61 and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead,the happiest are those who are62 . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as a 63 between man and reality. By work,people 64 each other. By collective activity,they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work 65 the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and66 him liable to disease.
67 ,work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 68 . Work makes one feel his
value and status in society. When a 69 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 70 a patient or a teacher sees his students 71 ,they are happy 72 .
From the above we can 73 to the conclusion that the more you work, the 74 and healthier you will be. Let us work hard,study well and 75 a happy and healthy life.
A.richer B.healthier C.weaker D.worse
A.old B.busy C.jobless D.hard-working
A.whenever B.whether C.though D.since
A.keeps B.forces C.needs D.require
A.interested B.joyful C.concerned D.worried
A.busy B.free C.lazy D.dull
A.guard B.gap C.channel D.bridge
A.come across B.come into contact with C.look down upon D.watch over
A.means B.stands C.helps D.matches
A.forces B.orders C.finds D.makes
A.Besides B.Then C.However D.Yet
A.disappointment B.achievement C.regret D.apology
A.worker B.farmer C.writer D.manager
A.makes friends with B.has a talk C.operates on D.deals with
A.raise B.grow C.rise D.increase
A.in a word B.without a word C.at a word D.beyond words
A.come B.reach C.arrive D.draw
A.lonelier B.weaker C.stronger D.happier
A.lead B.make C.earn D.share
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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
“Isn’t this exciting?” whispered Janet Porter to the stranger in the next seat as the plane flew through the (36) sky. “Yes, I suppose (37),” he replied, smiling politely, (38) continuing to read his newspaper. She glanced at her watch. It was half past eleven at night.
Janet was just about to start reading her book (39) the man picked up the briefcase and started moving to the (40) of the plane. (41), Janet stood up and started to (42) him. He opened the cockpit door(驾驶舱的门), walked inside, and then closed it behind him. Most of the passengers on the plane were (43) at that time, but those who were (44) were watching (45) that Janet made. She (46) herself into the tiny space behind the cockpit door and (47). Seconds later the door flew open and (48) came out holding a gun. “ This is a hijack!” he shouted. “ (49),” Janet said calmly. She held her (50) to the back of his head and said, “ (51) your weapon and lie down on the floor.”
As soon as the plane had landed at the airport, Janet felt (52). A police car was waiting for them. They put the man in the car. Janet smiled at her (53) officers and said, “It’s over. Nobody was (54). What’s (55)?”
36. A. dark B. blue C. beautiful D. fine
37. A. we are B. you are C. it is D. this is
38. A. as B. before C. after D. during
39. A. since B. while C. for D. when
40. A. back B. toilet C. door D. front
41. A. Suddenly B.Quietly C.Straightly D. Patiently
42. A. follow B. watch C. seize D. spy
43. A. reading B. tired C. asleep D. talking
44. A. awake B. interested C. surprised D. alert
45. A. everything B. great progress C. some mistakes D. every move
46. A. ran B. got C. forced D. folded
47. A. observed B. waited C. shot D. aimed
48. A. the man B. a machinist C. a passenger D. the pilot
49. A. Oh, it’s your turn B. Ah, it’s dangerous C. No, it’s not D. Dear! How dare you
50. A. story book B. police gun C. briefcase D. small knife
51. A. Drop B. Pass me C. Put away D. Droop
52. A. worried B. stressed C. relaxed D. impressed
53. A. following B. proud C. seriousD. fellow
54. A. informed B. injured C. organized D. shocked
55. A. the person B. wrong C. the flight D. next