Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment． Their savings had been（1） to pay lawyers' fees． To make matters worse， Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a （2） disease． There was no （3） ， only pain relief．
Failing to find any other way out， they decided to make a （4） journey， as they caught sight of an old hikers'（徒步旅行者）guide．
This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and （5） recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank． They planned to keep the（6） low by living on boiled noodles， with the（7） hamburger shop treat．
Wild camping is（8） in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up（9） and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot（10） than they remember it was in their 20s． Raynor（11） all over and desired a bath． Moth， meanwhile， after an initial（12） ， found his symptoms were strangely （13） by their daily tiring journey．
（14） ， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re﹣found strong muscles that they thought had（15） forever． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes（16） to a thread， but we were alive．"
During the journey， Raynor began a career as a nature writer． She writes， "（17） had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a（n）（18） written book． It had also given me a （19） ， either to leave that page （20） or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope．"
（1）
| A． |
drawn up |
B． |
used up |
C． |
backed up |
D． |
kept up |
（2）
| A． |
mild |
B． |
common |
C． |
preventable |
D． |
serious |
（3）
| A． |
cure |
B． |
luck |
C． |
care |
D． |
promise |
（4）
| A． |
business |
B． |
walking |
C． |
bus |
D． |
rail |
（5）
| A． |
expected |
B． |
frightening |
C． |
disappointing |
D． |
surprising |
（6）
| A． |
budget |
B． |
revenue |
C． |
compensation |
D． |
allowance |
（7）
| A． |
frequent |
B． |
occasional |
C． |
abundant |
D． |
constant |
（8）
| A． |
unpopular |
B． |
lawful |
C． |
attractive |
D． |
illegal |
（9）
| A． |
soon |
B． |
early |
C． |
late |
D． |
slowly |
（10）
| A． |
harder |
B． |
easier |
C． |
cheaper |
D． |
funnier |
（11）
| A． |
rolled |
B． |
bled |
C． |
ached |
D． |
trembled |
（12）
| A． |
struggle |
B． |
progress |
C． |
excitement |
D． |
research |
（13）
| A． |
developed |
B． |
controlled |
C． |
reduced |
D． |
increased |
（14）
| A． |
Initially |
B． |
Eventually |
C． |
Temporarily |
D． |
Consequently |
（15）
| A． |
gained |
B． |
kept |
C． |
wounded |
D． |
lost |
（16）
| A． |
sewn |
B． |
washed |
C． |
worn |
D． |
ironed |
（17）
| A． |
Doctors |
B． |
Hiking |
C． |
Lawyers |
D． |
Homelessness |
（18）
| A． |
well |
B． |
partly |
C． |
neatly |
D． |
originally |
（19）
| A． |
choice |
B． |
reward |
C． |
promise |
D． |
break |
（20）
| A． |
loose |
B． |
full |
C． |
blank |
D． |
missing |
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age.
One fairly interesting event happened when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and __31__ around upside down from the rafters (房梁) of our house. So, it __32__ to no surprise for my dad to __33__ me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. Without realizing the tree could break or I could get __34__, I just thought it was__35__ to be up so high.
My cousin, Tammy, was in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big __36__ about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also __37__ us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree and I could feel the tree begin to sway. I remembered my dad’s __38__ over the wind yelling, “Bart, __39__ on tightly.” So I did.
The next thing I know, I heard Tammy __40__ at the top of her lungs, __41__ flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I came down the tree to __42__. My dad later told me why Tammy fell and I didn’t. __43__, when Tammy’s mother felt the wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t __44__!” And Tammy did do that.
My dad then __45__ to me that the mind has a very __46__ time dealing with a negative image. In order to deal with the __47__ of not falling, Tammy’s brain had to first imagine falling, and then tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. However, my eight-year-old brain __48__ had an internal image of hanging on tightly.
This “Self-Talk” is especially useful when you are __49__ to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t imagine not doing something in your mind. The only way to accomplish it is to find a word for what you want to do.
I’m now a pretty good football player, because all my internal dialogue is __50__ and encourages me to win. All this I owe to my dad.
A．walking B．hanging C．fooling D．playing
A．got B．turned C．came D．led
A．meet B．admire C．forbid D．find
A．trapped B．hurt C．teased D．scolded
A．fun B．tense C．scaring D．dizzy
A．root B．trunk C．branch D．tree
A．warned B．joined C．watched D．noticed
A．sound B．voice C．wave D．laughter
A．hold B．come C．go D．insist
A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．singing
A．lying B．sitting C．standing D．looking
A．anxiety B．safety C．thrill D．sympathy
A．Apparently B．Unbearably C．Vividly D．Unbelievably
A．move B．jump C．fall D．sway
A．apologized B．admitted C．referred D．explained
A．difficult B．awesome C．precise D．special
A．fear B．command C．reward D．possibility
A．deliberately B．constantly C．gradually D．instantly
A．failing B．attempting C．managing D．hoping
A．negative B．subjective C．positive D．vague
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．Mydaughter Sindu looked36__．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl37___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed 38__ in the “cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to39__ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She 40__ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the41__bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and42__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with43__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head 44__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I 45__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to46 her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I47__ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was48 hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your 49__is great indeed!" I didn't 50__.She continued,“That boy is my son．He is 51__from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ 52__the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）• He 53__to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I 54__imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n）55__ soul for achild．”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．excited B．frightened C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．filled D．equipped
A．firmly B．angrily C．heavily D．happily
A．permit B．forbid C．persuade D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．painfully D．sadly
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．cut C．washed D．shaved
A．got off B．went back C．looked back D．gave off
A．honor B．remind C．share D．take
A．dropped B．sent C．took D．picked
A．its B．her C．his D．my
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．move D．understand
A．dying B．escaping C．suffering D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．promised C．refused D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．simple C．noble D．horrible
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac
tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac
tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but