Word came that the government must control the spread of this disease.

“Our job，”said the　26　officer，“is to spray the wall of every house in every town and village in the malaria parts of Mexico.You may be　27　to learn that there are about ninety-nine thousand　28　villages and towns.Some are big places like the capital city，　29　are single houses deep in the forest or upon the mountaintops.The men working with our program say that most of these people　30　within districts which are　31　enough for the mala ria-carrying mosquitoes to live in and spread the disease.That　32　that we must plan to spray the bricks of　33　three million houses once or twice a year for five years.”

“We have　34　everything very carefully，”said the officer　35　.“Our advance guards have drawn　36　of some forty thousand parts of the country for　37　by the spray teams.Each house in the malaria districts has been given a special　38　so that we can work in order.The United States has given us cars and trucks to carry the spray teams and their　39　.”

“The malaria program has been　40　with the people in this country.Everyone wants to　41　.The Defense Department is helping us plan the　42　of men and supplies.The Education Department has printed sheets in Spanish to explain　43　malaria is spread.Resistance is a problem.It was in the neighboring country—the United States that such resistance to spray was first　44　.Take the　45　of the housefly and D.D.T. At fist D.D.T. killed them off.Now it won’t hurt a fly.”

“What worries people is the danger that the mosquitoes may become resistant，”said the officer at last.

26.A.education              B.wealth                       C.health                       D.medicine

27.A.surprised                     B.excited                      C.doubtful                    D.happy

28.A.united                  B.developing                C.similar                      D.separate

29.A.other                    B.some                         C.the others                  D.the few

30.A.sleep                    B.live                           C.stand                         D.sit

31.A.cold                            B.hot                           C.bright                       D.warm

32.A.saves                    B.expresses                   C.means                       D.is

33.A.nearly                  B.mostly                      C.finally                       D.only

34.A.read                            B.learnt                        C.written                      D.studied

35.A.mentioned            B.remembered                     C.started                       D.continued

36.A.pictures                B.places                       C.maps                         D.bus-lines

37.A.store                    B.use                           C.share                         D.show

38.A.name                    B.sign                          C.number                            D.attention

39.A.tools                    B.clothes                      C.families                     D.guns

40.A.familiar                B.friendly                     C.strict                         D.popular

41.A.work                    B.run                           C.stop                          D.help

42.A.movement            B.program                    C.action                       D.equipment

43.A.why                            B.how                          C.what                         D.that

44.A.proved                 B.killed                        C.thought                            D.discussed

45.A.event                    B.matter                       C.fact                           D.case

A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth — a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to 　31 it as the bunny that 　32 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt 　33 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan. 　34 from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a 　35 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to 　36 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny 　37 it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it 38 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very 　39 there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people 　40 around the rabbit hutch. Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend 　41 to go over and act like any normal 　42 neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a（n） 43 thing! Mary’s bunny 　44 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there...”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters 　45 .

When we get caught doing something 　46 , for example, we may 　47 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is 　48 what we expected. We 　49 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the 　50 . What do you think of it?

31. A. treat　　　　　 B. catch　　 　　　　 C. appreciate　 　　 D. recognize

32 A. looked for　　　 B. got along　 　　　　　 C. belonged to 　　 D. resulted from

33. A. pleased　　　　 B. terrible 　　　　　　　 C. confused 　 　　D. excited

34. A. Looking　　　　 B. Removing 　　　　 C. Preventing　 　　 D. Hearing

35. A. dirty　　　　　 B. lovely　　 　　　　 C. gifted　　　 　　 D. strange

36. A. dress up　　　　 B. bring up　 　　　　 C. clean up　　 　　 D. make up

37. A. whenever　　　 B. though 　　　　　 C. before　　 　　 D. until

38. A. carefully　　　　 B. strangely　 　　　　 C. especially　 　　　 D. wonderfully

39. A. serious　　　　 B. accurate　　　　　　　 C. balanced　 　　 D. natural

40. A. cheered　　　　 B. gathered 　　　　　 C. ran　　　　 　　 D. looked

41. A. wished　　　　 B. decided　 　　　　 C. hesitated 　 　　D. meant

42. A. anxious　　　　 B. discouraged 　　　 C. wise　 　　　 　　D. curious

43. A. strange　　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. committed 　　D. annoying

44. A. passed away　　 B. ran away　 　　　 C. set out 　　 　　D. went up

45. A. more　　 　　　B. worse　 　　　　　 C. better　 　　 　　D. faster

46. A. exciting　　　　 B. perfect　 　　　　　 C. strange 　　 　　D. wrong

47. A. refuse　　　　　 B. attempt 　　　　　　 C. promise 　 　　D. pretend

48. A. often　　　　　 B. just　　　 　　　　 C. always 　　 　　D. never

49. A. get down 　　　 B. end up　 　　　　　 C. go through　 　　 D. set out

50. A. consequences　　 B. opportunities　　 C. expectations 　　 D. choices

There is so much competition in the world where we live. Every single person has a(n) 26 to succeed and be the best at what they can. There are college basketball players 　27 reaching the professional level and students trying their best to get an “A” on their math test. We meet businessmen that have 　28 a lot of money. We all have a role 　29 we look up to, or have looked up to at some point in life, whether it is a respected elder in our family, a trusted friend around us, or a(n) 　30 person often appearing on TV screens or magazine covers.

It is 　31 having role models and looking up to people that 　32 us. However, how often do you ask yourself, “Why is he smarter than me?” or “How did this person achieve such a great 　33 at such a young age?” I went to a great high school that was very 　34 and demanding; I saw many very 　35 students graduate and get into a famous school. I also 　36 when I got my math test papers back, I sometimes 　37 why I never got consistent “A”s like the student sitting two seats away from me.

However, what I 　38 after entering college was that one should never 　39 their skills or levels of success with other people’s. Every single person is 　40 and we all have some sort of unique talent. If you are not good at 　41 or want to improve a specific skill, you have to learn how to be patient and understand your 　42 and try to overcome them.

The 　43 is that you can all become an honor student if you want to or even improve your running skills. But you have to keep in 　44 that understanding your weaknesses and strengths is a very 　45 step in the process. You have to learn how to look at yourself and set goals step by step so that you can track your improvement.

26.A. desire 　　　　　　　　　 B. choice　　　　　　　　　 C. stress　 D. ability

27.A. dreaming of 　　　　 B. informed of 　　　　　 C. getting into D. broken into

28.A. spent 　　　　　　　　　 B. taken 　　　　　　　　　 C. earned D. offered

29.A. style 　　　　　　　　　　 B. model 　　　　　　　　　 C. type 　　 D. pattern

30.A. cheerful 　　　　　　　 B. strange 　　　　　　　　 C. famous 　　　 D. awkward

31.A. funny 　　　　　　　　　 B. astonishing 　　　　　 C. ashamed 　　 D. great

32.A. dislike 　　　　　　　　 B. persuade 　　　　　　　 C. follow　 D. motivate

33.A. prizes 　　　　　　　　　 B. success 　　　　　　　 C. medals D. goals

34.A. competitive 　　　　　 B. acceptable 　　　　　　 C. diverse D. positive

35.A. careless 　　　　　　　 B. generous 　　　　　　　 C. bright D. curious

36.A. suspect 　　　　　　　 B. suggest 　　　　　　　　 C. remember　　 D. advocate

37.A. noticed 　　　　　　　　 B. explained　　　　　　　 C. wondered 　 D. believed

38.A. achieved 　　　　　　　 B. learnt 　　　　　　　　　 C. checked 　　 D. removed

39.A. combine 　　　　　　　 B. compare 　　　　　　　 C. adopt 　 D. relate

40.A. perfect 　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　　　　　　　　 C. ordinary 　　 D. different

41.A. anything 　　　　　　　 B. nothing 　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　 D. something

42.A. advantages 　　　　　 B. weaknesses 　　　　　 C. potential 　　 D. personalities

43.A. problem 　　　　　　　 B. question 　　　　　　　 C. truth 　 D. doubt

44.A. contact 　　　　　　　　 B. touch 　　　　　　　　　 C. action D. mind

45.A. important 　　　　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　　　　 C. interesting 　 D. obvious

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something 　31 that changed my life.

　　Pete was being 　32 in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, “Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest 　33 . How many at-bats（击球）do you think it’ll take you to get the 78 hits？” Without hesitation, Pete just 　34 at the reporter and said,“78.” The reporter yelled back, “Ah, come on, Pete, you don’t think you’ll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？”

　　Mr. Rose calmly 　35 his philosophy with the reporters who were 　36 waiting for his reply to the claim.“Every time I 　37 up to the plate（击球区），I 　38 to get a hit! 　39 I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter’s（击球手）box! It is 40 expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place.”

　　When I thought about Pete Rose’s 　41 and how it applied to everyday 　42 ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my 　43 . As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so 44 a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not 　45 ! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I 　46 my attitude to a positive one，and the results were 47 .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my 48 baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am 49 to enjoy the rest of my life!

　50 ，Mr. Rose!

31．A．reliable 　　　　B．enjoyable 　　　　　　C．valuable　　　　　 D．unbelievable

32．A．admired 　　　　 B．interviewed 　　　　　C．watched 　　　　　 D．trained

33．A．decision 　　　　B．record 　　　　　　　 C．level 　　　　　　 D．goal

34．A．stared 　　　　　B．shouted 　　　　　　　C．glared 　　　　　　D．pointed

35．A．enjoyed 　　　　 B．shared 　　　　　　　 C．discussed 　　　　 D．reviewed

36．A．anxiously 　　　 B．nervously 　　　　　　C．cheerfully 　　　　D．impatiently

37．A．climb 　　　　　 B．jump 　　　　　　　　 C．drive 　　　　　　 D．step

38．A．seem 　　　　　　B．fail 　　　　　　　　 C．expect 　　　　　　D．compete

39．A．Though 　　　　　B．Unless 　　　　　　　 C．Because 　　　　　 D．When

40．A．abrupt 　　　　　B．simple　　　　　　　 C．positive 　　　　　D．considerate

41．A．plan 　　　　　　B．idea 　　　　　　　　 C．ability 　　　　　 D．behaviour

42．A．agenda 　　　　　B．exercise 　　　　　　 C．work 　　　　　　　D．lire

43．A．sales 　　　　　 B．skills 　　　　　　　 C．experiences 　　　 D．experiments

44．A．wise 　　　　　　B．kind 　　　　　　　　 C．mean 　　　　　　　D．bad

45．A．explicit 　　　　B．helpful 　　　　　　　C．enough 　　　　　　D．practical

46．A．changed 　　　　 B．added 　　　　　　　　C．devoted 　　　　　 D．contributed

47．A．hopeful 　　　　 B．amazing 　　　　　　　C．funny 　　　　　　 D．disappointing

48．A．son’s 　　　　　B．wife’s 　　　　　　　C．friend’s 　　　　 D．customer’s

49．A．supposed 　　　　B．expected 　　　　　　 C．encouraged 　　　　D．determined

50．A．Good luck 　　　 B．Best regards 　　　　　C．Thanks 　　　　　 D．Congratulations

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was 　34　a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

31.A. poverty                    B. loneliness              C. misery                   D. suffering

32.A. home               B. place             C. school             D. life

33.A. glory                B. favor              C. habit              D. tradition

34.A. organizing      B. planning                C. hosting             D. attending

35. A. new                 B. grateful                 C. kind               D. active

36. A. broken              B. faded                         C. treasured           D. dried

37.A. tasteless             B. powerless                C. priceless             D. worthless

38.A. directed             B. introduced             C. brought            D. accepted

39.A. loved            B. protected          C. cared             D. cheered

40.A. silently              B. continuously             C. unintentionally      D. unconditionally

41.A. necessities         B. possibilities                     C. beauties            D. riches

42.A. eager            B. willing                  C. proud             D. lucky

43.A. started out        B. came up                 C. turned out          D. grew up

44.A. understand         B. guess                     C. tell               D. know  

45.A. replaces           B. symbolizes               C. equals            D. creates

46.A. chance           B. mystery                    C. challenge           D. beginning

47.A. reminds              B. helps                        C. accompanies        D. drives

48.A. fix              B. close                C. tie                  D. gather

49.A. cause              B. push                        C. put                           D. leave

50.A. Yet               B. Besides                    C. Otherwise          D. Therefore