My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, ____41____little bunny ( 兔子 ) cakes for all its ____42____throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for ____43____help during our spring break, for which I had no ____44____beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd ____45____minimum wage. I'd see how a factory ____46____. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their ____47____.
Our ____48____in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. ____49____bunny from the belt. This was _____50_____than it sounds. _____51_____a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd _____52_____.
Dad ____53____. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood _____54_____food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you _____55_____the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
41.
| A． |
sold |
B． |
ordered |
C． |
made |
D． |
reserved |
42.
| A． |
stores |
B． |
families |
C． |
schools |
D． |
citizens |
43.
| A． |
generous |
B． |
financial |
C． |
technical |
D． |
temporary |
44.
| A． |
plans |
B． |
problems |
C． |
excuses |
D． |
hobbies |
45.
| A． |
offer |
B． |
earn |
C． |
set |
D． |
suggest |
46.
| A． |
worked |
B． |
closed |
C． |
developed |
D． |
survived |
47.
| A． |
ambition |
B． |
permission |
C． |
experience |
D． |
invitation |
48.
| A． |
joys |
B． |
ideas |
C． |
roles |
D． |
choices |
49.
| A． |
Save |
B． |
Keep |
C． |
Stop |
D． |
Remove |
50.
| A． |
harder |
B． |
better |
C． |
longer |
D． |
cheaper |
51.
| A． |
Calm down |
B． |
Slow down |
C． |
Stay on |
D． |
Move on |
52.
| A． |
indicated |
B． |
witnessed |
C． |
expected |
D． |
remembered |
53.
| A． |
cried |
B． |
smiled |
C． |
hesitated |
D． |
refused |
54.
| A． |
tasting |
B． |
finding |
C． |
sharing |
D． |
delivering |
55.
| A． |
withdraw |
B． |
donate |
C． |
receive |
D． |
appreciate |
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）
My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter 1 from the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhone addict.
I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didn’t want a 2 cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always beeping, ringing and 3 attention. I was 4 content with my simple antique (古董，此处指旧手机), and I didn’t expect to change my mind any time soon.
However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, cradling their shiny new phones and 5 all their friends. I started listening secretly to conversations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a 6 listening to a language I couldn’t speak.
Eventually I couldn’t 7 my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life.
To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friends. They 8 my iPhone-related inquiries when my other friends couldn’t, and didn’t 9 when I bragged about (吹嘘) all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.
However, I realized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right outside my front door.
When I 10 the past few months, I couldn’t believe I didn’t see this coming. All the 11 signs were there. Eloise slept right beside me and was the first thing I 12 in the morning. I 13 my e-mail about 20 times a day. I also experienced 14 when I left poor Eloise in the change room at the gym. 15 she beeped and needed my response?
Okay, so I was addicted to my iPhone.
I decided 16 had to be done. But, as I quickly realized, iPhones are like 17 and not easy to quit.
Then, while taking the bus to work one day, I was 18 forced to quit—at least 19 . When I reached into my purse to grab Eloise, (to refer to my e-mail for only the seventh time that morning), I found her 20 by fever. She was so hot that I dropped her immediately back into my bag. When I picked her up again, she was gone.
A．straight B．excitedly C．hurriedly D．randomly
A．faithful B．fancy C．fragile D．curious
A．demanding B．attempting C．rejecting D．paying
A．partly B．frequently C．perfectly D．gradually
A．showing them off to B．impressing them on C．discussing them with D．recommending them to
A．farmer B．tourist C．native D．worker
A．inspect B．submit C．ignore D．confirm
A．turned down B．laughed at C．comment on D．responded to
A．roll their eyes B．open their mouths C．wave their hands D．nod their heads
A．rest on B．reflect upon C．settle down D．concentrate on
A．funny B．guilty C．warning D．positive
A．dream of B．came across C．glanced through D．reached for
A．checked B．wrote C．delivered D．deleted
A．happiness B．anxiety C．starvation D．disappointment
A．How when B．How about C．What if D．In case
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．cigarettes B．coffee C．books D．milk
A．instantly B．unexpectedly C．completely D．surprisingly
A．permanently B．unwillingly C．temporarily D．accidentally
A．drowned B．removed C．exploded D．overcome
Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s 36 the similaritiesended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was 37 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t 38 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too 39 to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashion, wanted to see me.
She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next 40 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s 41 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild 42 .
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from 43 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her 44a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Phoebe had the whole neighborhood 45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being 46 .
Phoebe, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can 47 to be your best friend.
A．how B．why C．that D．where
A．beautiful B．awkward C．brave D．clever
A．like B．hate C．stand D．help
A．shocked B．worried C．shamed D．happy
A．surprise B．puzzle C．issue D．question
A．where B．how C．when D．why
A．profile B．imagination C．image D．thinking
A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．doing
A．for B．from C．of D．as
A．confused B．charmed C．addicted D．annoyed
A．short B．high C．funny D．tall
A．turn out B．look out C．watch out D．work out
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not 1 enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, because whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is always someone else who can do it much 2．
I have always enjoyed music and it is 3 to me that every musician has a 4 of their own．My father__5 several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to 6 his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own 7 sound．
I once read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ Nobody else can make the sound that you make.” The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is 8 which is better. It is said that “ 9 is in the eye of the beholder.” Perhaps it could be said that “A delightful sound is in the ear of the 10 .”
Every person has a different tone of voice that 11 only to them, and we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of 12 that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It might be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） 13 on the world in some ways．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it 14 the same way that you do it．The next time you feel 15 , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make．"
A．easy B．good C．simple D．hard
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting
A．gift B．sound C．life D．song
A．played B．designed C．created D．checked
A．turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off
A．loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special
A．to talk B．to say C．to see D．to hear
A．Beauty B．Interest C．Patience D．Honesty
A．speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker
A．devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs
A．running B．walking C．jumping D．speaking
A．choice B．opinion C．duty D．effect
A．exactly B．carefully C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．discouraged D．bothered
It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's1 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was2 him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, rolledseveral times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were3 seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but4 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 5 unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the passenger window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the6 to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to7 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon8 .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 9 . Being unable to move or even speakto offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was 10 by her little son's action. She recalledhearing her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed clearthat this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favorite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that 11 , when everyone else had 12 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had13 and took action. Obviously this book had left a 14 impression before the accident that rainy15 and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.
A．snowing B．smoking C．blowing D．raining
A．ordering B．driving C．pushing D．flying
A．making B．watching C．wearing D．missing
A．afraid B．dead C．tired D．unhurt
A．quickly B．carefully C．nearly D．happily
A．box B．room C．car D．ditch
A．respect B．introduce C．recognize D．free
A．accepted B．rescued C．welcomed D．fed
A．accident B．experiment C．travel D．fire
A．excited B．frightened C．wounded D．amazed
A．poem B．notice C．story D．dream
A．realized B．waken C．kept up D．given up
A．courage B．food C．space D．time
A．bad B．deep C．false D．general
A．afternoon B．night C．morning D．evening
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move. What was the 36 was that he found himself unable to ask for help ------ his mobile phone went out of 37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but 38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of rescue.
It is almost 40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41_ ,“First of all I checked up my 42 condition and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I fell lightly asleep. ”
His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47_ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 49 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering ( 闪烁 ) far away.
Don't you think that you can compare it with 52 itself ? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are 53in darkness. Mind you it's unclear yet and you needn't put up struggle 54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as great courage in the first place.
A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best
A．service B．way C．order D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
A．method B．way C．alternative D．strength
A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．succeeded
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．Mankind
A．lost B．gone C．losing D．missing
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
A．and B．so C．but D．while