第二節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-50各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Many years ago, I met with much difficulty with my life and work. I felt so  36 that I wanted to give up.
37  , a speech changed me. At the beginning of the speech, the well-known professor held up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 people, he asked, "Who would   38  this $20 bill?" 　　Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled(弄皺) the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the   39   were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He   40   it onto the ground and started to grind(碾) it into the floor   41   his shoe. He   42   it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable  43  . No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it stayed the same in   44  . It was still worth $20.”
　　“Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we   45   and the circumstances that come on our way. We   46   as if we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will   47  lose your value,” he went on,　　“Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those   48   love you. The   49   of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” 　　“You are   50   — don’t ever forget it.”
36. A. optimistic     B. cheerful     C. pessimistic     D. worried
37. A. However     B. Therefore     C. Actually      D. Indeed
38. A. borrow         B. like         C. dream         D. have
39. A. hands        B. people      C. dollars        D. heads
40. A. brought       B. got         C. turned         D. dropped
41. A. through      B. with         C. under          D. in
42. A. broke        B. fed          C. picked         D. carried
43. A. advice       B. news         C. tip            D. lesson
44. A. value        B. note          C. quality        D. number
45. A. thought      B. impressed       C. took          D. made
46. A. find         B. feel           C. look         D. sound
47. A. never        B. ever          C. still          D. hardly
48. A. whom        B. which        C. who          D. whose
49. A. experience    B. pleasure       C. worth        D. difficulty
50. A. common      B. intelligent     C. reliable       D. special

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16-35各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 16 my car with a brush. I went over and patted (拍) him 17 the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 18 at me, so I was sure he   19 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how 20 he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 21 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 22 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 23.
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 24 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 25? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.
26 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you 27 some day.”
I noticed his sister had a pale (蒼白的) face. 28, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 29. 
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 30. Poor as they were, the boy 31 refused my money, and said, “I can   32 money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I 33 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 34 here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we would 35 give in (屈服) to ourselves.
16. A. repairing             B. cleaning         C. fixing            D. hitting
17. A. over               B. off              C. in                  D. on
18. A. shout                B. cry                     C. smile                D. throw
19. A. lost               B. got                     C. received             D. needed
20. A. rich              B. poor            C. handsome              D. brave
21. A. begged           B. agreed           C. allowed           D. refused
22. A. car               B. shoes             C. suitcase           D. clothes
23. A. box              B. wheel            C. paper                D. bill
24. A. unhappy             B. scared         C. excited                 D. unfriendly
25. A. yard          B. office                  C. school            D. home
26. A. As soon as       B. As long as       C. As well as          D. So far as
27. A. one              B. it                  C. this                 D. that
28. A. So                B. However         C. What’s worse             D. In general
29. A. run              B. jump            C. climb                 D. walk
30. A. brother       B. family            C. friend            D. boss
31. A. no longer           B. at last          C. at first                   D. once again
32. A. spend             B. save                 C. make               D. borrow
33. A. told          B. asked            C. answered          D. warned
34. A. shop         B. work             C. sleep                   D. buy
35. A. always       B. often             C. ever                D. never

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
Only one woman is responsible for my success：my mom. Don' t  36 me—I'm like anyone else，and have issues with my mother. However，I'm  37  enough to realize that what she taught me when I was young positioned me for my later  38   .
My mom taught me that life，like dinner，doesn't require a recipe.  39 she cooked the most complicated meals，she  40 cooked from a recipe. It was like a kind of free-form jazz， and she taught me to improvise (即興發(fā)揮)， and to add ingredients according to  41 .It's no wonder that my media business has grown so amazingly; I'm not  42 anyone else's recipe.
When I was in the ninth grade，my mom decided she wanted something  43 being a mother and a wife. She wanted to start her own  44  .But in order to accomplish this，she had no  45  but to get a loan. It all happened in  46 motion. The bank manager   47 my father call him，but my mom said stubbornly，"Why? It's my loan." "Well，I can't give you a loan unless he co-signs，" replied the manager. But my mom didn't  48 hope，and responded sincerely，"I see. Then can you do me a favor，if he does? I' d   49 it if you'd put together the paperwork quickly. I need a shop in order to support my family."
Moved by her  50 ，the manager agreed to do as she asked. So  51 was I that I included that day into my DNA.
Through her influence，I've become someone who   52  what she wants until she gets it. If something or someone is in my way，I   53  how to overcome the difficulties. It's really that  54 . It's not about getting angry. It's about getting what you want，being very， competitive，but also extremely  55 . I learned this in the ninth grade from my mom， and it burned itself into my brain.
36. A. suspect                B. misunderstand        C. scold          D. interrupt
37. A. curious                B. innocent         C. intelligent               D. straight forward
38. A. circumstances                        B. dilemmas（窘境） C. achievements    D. difficulties
39. A. Unless          B. If                          C. Since                 D. While
40. A. rarely                  B. increasingly       C. cautiously       D. flexibly
41. A. feature                 B. process           C. motivation       D. taste
42. A. undertaking          B. reflecting         C. recommending    D. following
43. A. instead of             B. rather than        C. more than                D. regardless of
44.A. business         B. marriage         C. research         D. interview
45.A. substitute        B. alternative         C. procedure       D. possibility
46.A. brief                    B. slow                   C. admirable        D. urgent
47.A. ordered          B. indicated         C. insisted           D. stressed
48.A. switch           B. abandon          C. adjust            D. escape
49.A. reward          B. relieve            C. celebrate        D. appreciate
50.A. determination      B. requirement        C. significance       D. encouragement
51.A. patient                B. sensitive           C. trustworthy       D. impressed
52.A. benefits         B. explores           C. compromises    D. pursues
53.A. turn out         B. stick out           C. figure out       D. watch out
54.A. simple                 B. upset             C. unconscious       D. uncertain
55.A. embarrassing       B. likeable           C. casual             D. confusing

第三節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從41－60各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
At a young age, her doctor told Patti Wilson she was an epileptic（羊癲瘋患者）. Her father was a morning jogger. One day she   31   and said, “Daddy, what I’d really love to do is run with you every day, but I’m afraid I can’t do it.” Her father   32    her to start running.
That’s just what they did every   33  . It was a   34   experience for them. After a few weeks, Patti said, still smiling, “Daddy, what I’d really love to do is break the world’s long-distance running record for  35   .”
Her father   36    The Guinness Book of World Records and found that the farthest distance any woman had run was 80 miles. As a freshman（新生） in high school, Patti    37   , “I’m going to run from Orange County up to San Francisco(about 400 miles).” “As a sophomore（二年級學(xué)生）,” she went   38   , “I’m going to run to Portland, Oregon(about 1,500 miles). As a junior I’ll run to St. Louis(about 2,000 miles). As a senior I’ll run to the White House (about 3,000 miles).”
In   39   of her disease, Patti was as ambitious（有野心的） as she was enthusiastic. She looked at being an epileptic as simply “an   40  ”. She focused not on what she had   41   , but on what she had left.
That year, together with her father, she completed her   42   to San Francisco wearing a T-shirt that   43  , “I love Epileptics.”
In her sophomore year, Patti’s classmates got behind her. They made a huge poster that read, “Run, Patti, Run!” This has since   44   her motto and the title of a book she has written. During this marathon, she broke a bone in her foot. A doctor told her that she had to   45     her run. But Patti said she wasn’t running for herself; she was   46   to break the chains on the brains that limited so many others. She asked the doctor   47    or not there was a way she could keep running. He said he could wrap it in adhesive（粘合劑）  48   putting it in a cast（石膏）, but he   49   her that it would be extremely painful. She told the doctor to wrap it up.
Later, after four months of running from the West Coast to the East Coast, Patti arrived in Washington and shook the hand of the President of the United States. She told him, “I wanted people to know that epileptics are normal human beings with   50   lives.”
31. A. smiled         B. cried           C. laughed         D. wept
32. A. agreed         B. suggested       C. encouraged       D. promised
33. A. afternoon        B. morning         C. night           D. evening
34. A. terrible         B. fortunate        C. dangerous      D. wonderful
35. A. women         B. men            C. students         D. patients
36. A. questioned      B. checked          C. inspected       D. interviewed
37.A. broadcasted      B. told           C. informed        D. announced
38. A. up             B. forward          C. on              D. upon
39. A. honor         B. view           C. favor           D. charge
40. A. accident              B. coincidence           C. influence       D. inconvenience
41. A. lost             B. dropped         C. improved       D. received
42. A. distance              B. task            C. run            D. study
43. A. showed         B. said            C. wrote                D. read
44. A. come           B. become          C. gone          D. went
45. A. continue         B. stop            C. keep            D. struggle
46. A. working          B. jogging          C. walking             D. running
47. A. whether              B. when          C. if               D. where
48. A. in addition to      B. in spite of       C. instead of       D. regardless of
49. A. asked           B. warned           C. advised          D. comforted
50. A. common         B. unique         C. special           D. normal

III. 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __34__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __35__ on earth was he going to get the __36_ of  the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __37__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __38__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __39__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __40__ it. He would have to find a job. __41__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __42__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __43__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __44__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __45__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __46__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __47__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __48__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __49__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __50__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __51__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle __52__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __53__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
34. A. cleaned         B. covered       C. counted             D. checked
35. A. How               B. Why              C. Who                    D. What
36. A. amount            B. part               C. sum                      D. rest
37. A. brave              B. hard              C. smart                     D. unfair
38. A. point                B. reason            C. result                    D. right
39. A. split                       B. spend             C. spare                    D. save
40. A. borrow             B. earn               C. raise                     D. collect
41. A. Or                  B. So                 C. For                       D. But
42. A. decisions          B. experience      C. opinions                D. knowledge
43. A. beginning         B. introduction   C. requirement           D. opening
44. A. similarity         B. quality           C. suitability              D. variety
45. A. brand              B. number           C. size                      D. type
46. A. effort              B. pressure          C. money                   D. trouble
47. A. all                   B. enough          C. much                    D. some
48. A. finally              B. instantly         C. normally                D. regularly
49. A. gave                B. left                       C. took                     D. wasted
50. A. patiently           B. proudly          C. silently                 D. tiredly
51. A. applying           B. asking            C. looking                 D. working
52. A. since                B. if                  C. than                      D. though
53. A. deserved           B. benefited               C. achieved                D. learned