完形填空。 "How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for

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完形填空。     "How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the 1   to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 2
drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 3   that, in the past, would
have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 4   to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
     "I had this little 5 that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day" was Dad"s 6 to my
18-year-old unasked question. "The  7 were an instant relief and constant 8 to me that things were never so 9 that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he  10  the poem with me. The poem"s simple, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became part of my daily routine as well.
     About a month after this talk with my father, I   11 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each day of the year.
     I 12 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 13 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had helped my 14 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
     God, give me the Serenity (平静) to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 15 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.(     )1.A. confidence
(     )2.A. too k up
(     )3 A. way
(     )4.A. anxious
(     )5.A. book
(     )6.A. reply
(     )7.A. letters
(     )8.A. fear
(     )9.A. tough
(     )10.A. shared
(     )11.A. brought
(     )12.A. easily
(     )13.A. Satisfaction
(     )14.A. mother
(     )15.A. change    B. ability
B. went on
B. situation
B. glad
B. text
B. praise
B. phrases
B. imagination
B. different
B. talked
B. bought
B. hurriedly
B. Smiles
B. father
B. benefit      C. wisdom
C. gave up
C. habit
C. eager
C. poem
C. contribution
C. words
C. thought
C . simple
C. read
C. accepted
C. sadly
C. Sweat
C. friend
C. believe   D. courage
D. carried on
D. house
D. afraid
D. lesson
D. comment
D. sentences
D. reminder
D. strange
D. impressed
D. received
D. peacefully
D. Tears
D. classmate
D. do

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阅读理解     A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven"t seen for a very long time. The
topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started
talking about his father.
     His father"s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as
he had to keep watching his father"s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to
get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my
friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.
     After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other
end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father
wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father"s mouth after
he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.
     Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days,
hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long
as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
    Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of "no" come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that
come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints
come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so
many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most
complain about, but never have them.
     Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is
dwelling.1. Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer"s friend?A. Sad
B. Sorry
C. Regretful
D. Pitiful2. What does the underlined word "rectify" mean in Para. 3?A. put…right
B. recite…by heart
C. realize
D. recognize3. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?A. Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.
B. Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.
C. You will regret in your life if you don"t show your kindness to your parents.
D. It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.

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短文填空     Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would guess at the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us, so I said, "My 1     , mum." She said, "No, many people are deaf. But think about it and I will ask you again."
     Since making my first attempt, I had often thought over the question. So the next time I told her, "Mum, it must be our eyes." She said, "You are learning fast, but the answer isn"t correct because there are 2
people"
     Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, "No, but you are
getting smarter, dear." Last year, my Grandpa 3     away. Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it
was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, "Do you know the most 4      I was 5     when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the
puzzled look on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows you have really lived your
life." I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your 6     ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" She replied, "7     , it is because on them a crying friend or a loved one can 8     their head. I hope you will have a shoulder to cry 9     when you need it."
     Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is being sympathetic to the pain of 10     .

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There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external （外在的） result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast （对照）,the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends；There are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt （适应） change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity （不安全） and selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
1.In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______.
A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B. grow up from his own achievements
C. face difficulties and take up challenges
D. aim high and reach his goal each time
2. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?
A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.
B. Jane won the first prize in the speech competition.
C.J erry picked up French during his stay in Paris.
D. Father’s salary rose from 5000 to 7000.
3.For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. being curious about more changes
B. being quick in self-adaptation
C. having an open mind to new experiences
D. staying away from failures and challenges
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is not so easy to measure personal growth.
B. To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable.
C. There are only two ways to see a person’s growth.
D. If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up.
5. The best title for this passage should be ______.
A. Facing New Challenges
B. Growth—Product or Process
C. Two Basic Ways of Growth
D. Overcoming Internal Fears

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Kincaid looked at his watch: eight-seventeen. The truck started on the second try, and he backed out, shifted gears, and moved slowly down the alley under hazy sun. Through the streets of Bellingham he went, heading south on Washington 11, running along the coast of Puget Sound for a few miles, then following the highway as it swung east a little before meeting U.S Route 20.
Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. He liked this country and felt unpressed stopping now and then to make notes about interesting possibilities for future expeditions or to shoot what he called “memory snapshots.” The purpose of these causal photographs was to remind him of places he might want to visit again and approach more seriously. In later afternoon he turned north at Spokane, picking up U.S. Route 2, which would take him halfway across the northern United States to Duluth, Minnesota.
He wished for the thousandth time in his life that he had a dog ,a golden retriever, maybe ,for travels like this and to keep him company at home. But he was frequently away; overseas much of the time and it would not be fair to the animal .Still ,he thought about it anyway. In a few years he would be getting too old for the hard fieldwork. “I must get a dog then.” He said to himself.
Drives like this always put him into a sentimental mood. The dog was part of it .Robert Kincaid was alone as it’s possible to be—an only child ,parents both dead , distant relatives who had lost track of him and he of them, no close friends.
He thought about Marian .She had left him nine years ago after five years of marriage. He was fifty-two now , that would make her just under forty .Marian had dreams of becoming a musician ,a folksinger .She knew all of the Weavers’ songs and sang them pretty well in the coffeehouse of Seattle .When he was home in the old days, he drove her to the shows and sat in the audience while she sang.
His long absences—two or three months sometimes—were hard on the marriage .He knew that. She was aware of what he did when they decided to get married ,and both of them had a vague(not clear) sense that it could all be handled somehow. It couldn’t when he came from photographing a story in Iceland and ,she was gone . The note read, “Robert ,it didn’t work out ,I left you the Harmony guitar. Stay in touch.”
He didn’t stay in touch .Neither did she .He3 signed the divorce papers when they arrived a year later and caught a plane for Australia the next day. She had asked for nothing except her freedom.
51. Which route is the right one taken by Kincaid?
A. Bellingham— Washington 11—Puget Sound—U.S Route 20—U.S Route 2—Duluth
B. U.S. Route 2—Bellingham—Washington 11—Puget Sound—U.S Route 20—Duluth
C. U.S. Route 2—U.S Route 20—Duluth –Bellingham—Washington 11
D. Bellingham— Washington 11—U.S. Route 2—U.S Route 20—Duluth
52. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Kincaid’s parents were dead and he only kept in touch with some distant relatives.
B. Kincaid would have had a dog if he hadn’t been away from home too much.
C. Kincaid used to have a golden retriever.
D. Kincaid needed a dog in doing his hard fieldwork.
53. Why did Kincaid stop to take photos while driving?
A. To write “memory snapshots”
B. To remind himself of places he might want to visit again.
C. To avoid forgetting the way back.
D. To shoot beautiful scenery along the road.
54. What can you know about Marian?
A. She died after five years of marriage.
B. She was older than Kincaid.
C. She could sing very well and earned big money.
D. She was not a professional pop singer.
55. We can draw a conclusion from the passage that .
A. Marian knew what would happen before she married Kincaid.
B. Kincaid thought his absence would be a problem when he married Marian.
C. It turned out that Marian could not stand Kincaid’s absence and left him.
D. After Marian left him, they still kept in touch with each other.

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Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already   21  with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake    22  to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our   23    of his personality.   24 , halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually   25   and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good   26  . Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as    27  when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an   28     high opinion of their own worth, while making things 29  for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being   30  , they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.
21. A. familiar                           B. wrong                      C. connected                 D. bored
22. A. adds                         B. extends                    C. keeps                       D. refers
23. A. choices                     B. memories                 C. judgments                D. requirements
24. A. Unfortunately             B. Probably                  C. Hopefully                 D. Generally
25. A. amusing                     B. conscious                 C. fashionable               D. talented
26. A. comment                   B. reply                        C. effect                       D. opportunity
27. A. average                     B. excellent                  C. funny                       D. similar
28.A. unexpectedly              B. understandably          C. unreasonably            D. unsuccessfully
29. A. difficult                           B. disorderly                 C. valuable                   D. significant
30. A. harmed                     B. discovered                C. wasted                    D. protected

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