完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father __36__ me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is __37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.
That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __44__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
| 小题1: | | A．rushed | B．sent | C．carried | D．introduced |
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| 小题2: | | A．distinguished | B．favored | C．mistaken | D．rewarded |
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| 小题3: | | A．sooner | B．later | C．longer | D．earlier |
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| 小题4: | | A．dragged | B．shook | C．raised | D．bent |
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| 小题5: | | A．perfect | B．right | C．wrong | D．impolite |
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| 小题7: | | A．agreement | B．friendship | C．gap | D．relationship |
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| 小题8: | | A．opinion | B．image | C．expectation | D．mind |
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| 小题9: | | A．begged | B．persuaded | C．ordered | D．invited |
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| 小题10: | | A．successful | B．meaningful | C．helpful | D．useful |
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| 小题11: | | A．treated | B．entertained | C．educated | D．respected |
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| 小题12: | | A．camera | B．radio | C．bicycle | D．typewriter |
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| 小题13: | | A．considered | B．suspected | C．ignored | D．appreciated |
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| 小题14: | | A．belief | B．request | C．criticism | D．description |
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| 小题15: | | A．teaching | B．writing | C．studying | D．reading |
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| 小题17: | | A．cleverest | B．wealthiest | C．strongest | D．healthiest |
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| 小题18: | | A．enthusiasm | B．sympathy | C．fortune | D．confidence |
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| 小题19: | | A．deliberately | B．happily | C．traditionally | D．constantly |
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| 小题20: | | A．win | B．reach | C．match | D．doubt |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
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试题分析：本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。
小题1:D 动词辨析。A冲B送C携带D介绍；爸爸把我介绍给了她
小题2:A 动词辨析。A显眼，突出；B支持C错当D奖励；因为是最坏的孩子而著名
小题3:B 固定搭配；no later than 表示不迟于
小题4:C 动词辨析。A拖拉B摇动C抬起D弯曲；表示微微地抬了一下我的头
小题5:C 形容词辨析。A完美B正确C错误D不礼貌；你错了
小题6:A 上下文串联。 前面有not 后面用but,不是最坏的而是最聪明的
小题7:B 名词辨析 A协议B友谊C沟D关系。这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密
小题8:D名词辨析。A观点B形象C期待D思维；在我心目中我一直是一个坏男孩
小题9:B动词辨析。A乞求B说服C命令D邀请；继母把我父亲说服了去上一个牙科学校
小题10:A形容词辨析。A成功B有意义C乐于助人的D有用的。在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功
小题11:C动词辨析。A治疗B娱乐C教育D尊敬；而在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育
小题12:D名词辨析。A相机B收音机C自行车D打字机；给我买了二手的打字机，让我开始写作
小题13:D 动词辨析。A考虑B怀疑C忽视D感激；我非常感激她的热心
小题14:A名词辨析。A信念B请求C批评D描述；我接受了她的信念
小题15:B名词辨析。A教育B写作C学习D阅读；我从事的写作，因此用writing
小题16:C 形容词辨析。A下一个B同样的C唯一D真的；我不是唯一的受益者
小题17:B形容词辨析。A最聪明的B最富有的C最强壮的D最健康的。我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人.
小题18:A名词辨析。A热情B同情C财富D信心；热情有着多强大的力量呀
小题19:D 副词辨析。A故意B开心C传统D不断地；不断得到增强
小题20:B动词辨析。A赢得B达到C匹配D怀疑；这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的
点评：本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。 |
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试题【完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving towa】；主要考察你对
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Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业)．
I wasn"t an excellent student because I didn"t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn"t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn"t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn"t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she"d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn"t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn"t think I would be accepted because I didn"t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I"ve got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren"t top of the class at school.
小题1:What is the author"s present job?| A．Working parttime in a college. | | B．Helping children with their schoolwork. | | C．Looking after children at a kindergarten. | | D．Taking care of children for a family. |
小题2:When staying with the two girls" family, the author________.| A．was paid for extra work | | B．got much help from her boss | | C．took a day off every other week | | D．often worked long hours |
小题3:Why did the author leave her first job?| A．She decided to attend a parttime course. | | B．She found a fulltime job. | | C．She was fed up with children. | | D．She needed a rest after working extra hours. |
小题4:What has the author learned from her own experiences?| A．Qualifications are necessary for a career. | | B．Hard work makes an excellent student. | | C．One must choose the job she likes. | | D．Less successful students can still have a career. |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s soandso"s fault.”or “I know I"m late, but it"s not my fault; the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation.This is the winner"s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or，you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don"t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don"t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So，stop focusing on “whose fault it is.”Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stone for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners __________.| A．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives | | B．have responsible and able colleagues | | C．blame themselves rather than others | | D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.| A．improve | B．avoid | C．accept | D．consider |
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __________.| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility | | B．tell him to find the cause of the problem | | C．find a better way to handle the problem | | D．ask a more able colleague for help |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Winner"s Opportunity. | B．A Winner"s Problem. | | C．A Winner"s Secret. | D．A Winner"s Achievement. |
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完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented（评论） with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy（同情）. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 41 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
| 小题1: | | A．loss | B．expectations | C．success | D．problems |
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| 小题2: | | A．standing | B．travelling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题3: | | A．faraway | B．poor | C．different | D．ancient |
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| 小题4: | | A．unless | B．because | C．so | D．if |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．anything | C．nothing | D．those |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．worrying | C．dangerous | D．puzzling |
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| 小题7: | | A．the villagers | B．his servants | C．the others | D．the rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．might | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．gained | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题11: | | A．remain | B．last | C．supply | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned back | B．set out | C．showed off | D．speeded up |
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| 小题13: | | A．village | B．land | C．field | D．road |
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| 小题14: | | A．whether | B．how | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．good | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题16: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题17: | | A．still | B．already | C．always | D．indeed |
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| 小题18: | | A．except | B．instead of | C．apart from | D．along with |
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| 小题19: | | A．loading | B．treasuring | C．carrying | D．earning |
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| 小题20: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.
When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don"t play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.
There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart." If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about? | A．The stories of three famous basketball superstars. | | B．A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics. | | C．The importance of teamwork among teammates. | | D．Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams. |
小题2:What does this sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” mean in Paragraph 1? | A．"I" will be missing once "I" am on the court. | | B．The cooperation of the teammates is more important than the individual. | | C．"I" work so hard in a team that "I" will forget who "I" am | | D．Surrounded by other players, "I" don’t seem to exist. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true about Pierce’s recent performance? | A．He became an even better shooter with others’ help. | | B．He focused much more attention on defense. | | C．He created more chances for teammates. | | D．He stood and cheered for his teammates |
小题4:Which of the following didn’t contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics? | A．The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game. | | B．The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match. | | C．The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering. | | D．The increasing frequency of team players on the bench |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 16 and said that our meal was free. He stood there 17 at me and he seemed a little 18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. 19 I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 20 him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite 21 and asked him how I’d done this.
He said that twelve years ago he 22 a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest 23 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.
He said I listened 24 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 25 on the chair for a few moments and then I 26 everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 27 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.
Then I asked them to 28 their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 30 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had 31 said thank you to his boss for the 32 to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 33 to his boss.
He told us his 34 changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d 35 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
| 小题2: | | A．smiling | B．glaring | C．knocking | D．shouting |
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| 小题3: | | A．similar | B．attractive | C．strange | D．familiar |
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| 小题4: | | A．Immediately | B．Finally | C．Suddenly | D．Firstly |
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| 小题5: | | A．disliked | B．known | C．ignored | D．forgotten |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．anxious | C．happy | D．calm |
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| 小题7: | | A．missed | B．prepared | C．attended | D．heard |
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| 小题8: | | A．hero | B．stress | C．liking | D．trouble |
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| 小题9: | | A．regretfully | B．disappointedly | C．doubtfully | D．carefully |
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| 小题10: | | A．stood | B．lay | C．sat | D．rested |
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| 小题11: | | A．forced | B．stopped | C．invited | D．warned |
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| 小题12: | | A．work on | B．think about | C．look into | D．fill out |
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| 小题13: | | A．remember | B．dislike | C．respect | D．consider |
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| 小题14: | | A．qualities | B．personalities | C．experiences | D．looks |
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| 小题15: | | A．meant | B．refused | C．chosen | D．forgiven |
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| 小题16: | | A．still | B．actually | C．never | D．ever |
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| 小题17: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．solution | D．ability |
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| 小题18: | | A．polite | B．friendly | C．grateful | D．gentle |
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| 小题19: | | A．life | B．job | C．luck | D．company |
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| 小题20: | | A．ordered | B．taught | C．allowed | D．persuaded |
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