I lost my sight when I was four years old when falling off a train to Atlantic City．But I was ．My parents and my teachers saw something in me -a potential to live, you might call it -which I didn't see, and they encouraged me to blindness． The hardest lesson I had to was to believe in myself．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have walked with a stick for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an staircase alone．That is part Although imperfect in some aspect, I place where I can make myself fit．of it．But I mean something bigger than that．am a real! positive person．There is a special It took me years to discover and this self-confidence．It had to start with the most basic things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was ．
“I can't use this," I responded．“Take it with you," he urged me, and roll it around．" The words stuck in my head．“Roll it around!" By rolling the ball I could where it went． This gave me an how to achieve a goal I playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the kind of baseball．We called it ground ball．
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to one by one．I also knew my limitations．It was no good trying something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only the bitterness of failure．I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made ．
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第二节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1962, a Russian woman told her doctor that she could __41_through her fingers. Certainly the doctor didn’t believe it 42 he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 43her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put coloured papers and newspapers under her hands. She was able to 44one colour from another and read the newspaper by 45 and feeling them. The doctor 46 her many times and was 47 with the examination, so he sent her to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 48 . Her unusual powers, in the end, were 49.
The early research into these unusual powers has shown that50man trusts only his eyes, he will not be able to see outside the limits of time and into the space.
41 A. write B. draw C. sing D. see
42 A . after B. whenC. until D. since
43 A .opened B. hid C .closed D. covered
44 A. seeB .guess C. tell D. think
45 A. seeing B. singing C. touching D .checking
46 A. saw B .examined C. helped D. watched
47 A .satisfied B. strict C. busy D .very careful
48 A. nurses B. scientists C .blind people D. good teachers
49 A. examined B. believed C .known D. true
50 A. if B. whether C. because D. after
第二节完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life on Land probably began about 430 millions years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange ___41___coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been _42__ if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They __43___ the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store__44__.
The first plants to exist out of water were probably __45__ kinds of algae(海藻) which were __46__ by other plants that grow ___47__ to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land h
ad been made, however, evolution (进化) took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their __48__, and some had got tree-like forms since height was very important in gaining __49__. About 30 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like _ 50__ modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed
seeds.
41. A. tree B. plants C. seeds D. animals
42. A. living B. making C. dying D. eating
43. A. offered B. supplied C. gave D. afforded
44. A. heat B. sunlight C. energy D. water
45. A. many B. little C. sure D. certain
46. A. followed B. made C. copied D. existed
47. A. close B. far C. strong D. tall
48. A. branches B. trunks C. roots D. leaves
49. A. weight B. sunlight C. soil D. water
50. A. modern B. ancient C. big D. small
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、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。
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 36 . For more than half of that 37 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the45 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a47 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is53 . It seems to run forever54 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 — even the worst conditions.
36. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
37. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
38. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
39. A. strengthenedB. fixed C. covered D. broke
40. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
41. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
42. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
43. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. till B. since C. as D. after
45. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
46. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
47. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
48. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
49. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
50.A. gratefulnessB. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
51. A. courage B. perseverance C. choiceD. freedom
52. A. by B. out C. overD. through
53. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
54. A. against B. from C. on D. over
55. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a 16 opponent(对手). The score was 20 to 17 in her 17 . I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I 18 my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me 19 and said we had to continue until one of us 20 .
“Look,”I said, “if we 21 , one of two events will take place, either you or I will win.If you win, I will begin to 22 my skill. If I win, you will be unhappy. Isn’t it better to know that we both pla
yed 23 , that we enjoyed the competition, and that we played an even(相等) score?” This was a 24 ending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made 25 to me to leave with a tie(不分胜负) game, an impasse(僵局): no winner, no 26 .
So, my friends, here is the problem 27 me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to 28 other nations for retaliatory(报复) strikes. In such a nuclear time, there 29 be no winners, o
nly losers. Under these conditions, the only choice to 30 global destruction is glogal impasse. This would be a 31 “tie game” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise(妥协). This is because compromise becomes the only means of 32 . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 33 understanding of victory. The 34 victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No one wins, 35 no one loses either.
16.A.tiring B.poor C.fine D.brave
17.A.favor B.side C.lead D.place
18.A.threw B.placed C.stuck D.dropped
19.A.up B.over C.on D.back
20.A.lost B.won C.gave up D.tired out
21.
A.perform B.stop C.continue D.leave
22.A.doubt B.hate C.practise D.desert
23.A.hard B.fair C.poorly D.well
24.A.close B.surprising C.satisfying D.reasonable
25.A.progress B.room C.sense D.time
26.A.loser B.fighter C.success D.player
27.A.encouraging B.frightening C.shocking D.troubling
28.A.destroy B.attack C.seize D.rule
29.A.may B
.should C.can D.must
30.A.escape B.flee C.accept D.avoid
31.A.different B.small C.huge D.familiar
32.A.surviving B.living C.staying D
.pleasing
33.A.an old B.an unusual C.the same D.a complete
34.A.great B.only C.same D.equal
35.A.where B.but C.as D.since
三．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Last September, a terrible typhoon struck our neighborhood. Roofs were flying. Trees were being uprooted. Outside our front window. I __33___ see a nearby tree. It had served as the neighborhood’s Christmas tree for ten years. Children expected its __34____ every December. “Just bend; don’t break!” I made a wish.
The ___35___ gathered in force. Rain was falling __36___, and water was pouring into the house around the edges of the closed windows. I heard people shouting, “The river is coming down on us!” I rushed out and found that the ___37___, which crossed the river and was the only way to ___38___ ground, was already under water !
We all ___39___ at a neighbor’s house and tried to think of a way out. ___40___ it was too late. Soon, we found ourselves stuck on the roof, holding together against the wind, trembling with cold and fear. As we looked around, the __41___ near our house could no longer be seen. Despair surrounded us.
Luckily, a group of soldiers __42___. With their help, ten hours later, at 2:oo a.m. , everyone was finally off the roof. We were saved!
The rain stopped during the night. At dawn, with the water gone, we found our __43___ a wasteland covered with sand and mud. A
s we made our way to wh
at was left of our home, we found the tree ___44___ there, bent but not broken! Our symbol of ___45___ had been spared by nature.
Life may not become __46__ so soon, but our neighborhood has tried its best. __47___ , in December, the Christmas tree will light up again.
33.A. should B. would C. could D. might
34. A. arriving B. growing C. standing D. lighting
35.A.energy B. coldness C. storm D. darkness
36.A. peacefully B. slowly C. noisily D. heavily
37. A. house B. bridge C. road D. hill
38. A. richer B. cleaner C. higher D. narrower
39.A. gathered B. shouted C. worked D. swam
40. A. So B. For C. And D. But
41. A. flood B. tree C. window D. roof
42. A. looked out B. got up C. turned up D. set out
43.A. ground B. river C. nature D. neighborhood
44. A. already B. still C. even D. also
45. A. health B. respect C. hope D. honor
46. A. special B. normal C. excellent D. fortunate
47. A. Hopefully B. Particularly C. Perfectly D. Generally