(09·全国Ⅱ)

One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like   21  , whatever it might be,   22   I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to   23 how much of my success I owe to my    24    of those words as one of my values. My   25 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I   26   what I want to do as a career（职业）.  27   I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took   28   that much. I couldn’t have been more   29  . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（机会）to 30  through the company into different   31  . I accepted each new opportunity with the 32  ,”Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my   33   position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve   34   every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I    35    a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being      36      trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I        37      what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my     38   . I will succeed. That’s why I’m so       39      to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think      40     has come and I am determined to make it a success.   

21. A. everything                 B. something             C. everybody                D. somebody 

22. A. until after                   B. ever since             C. so that                      D. long before 

23. A. consider                    B. argue                    C. include                     D. realize 

24. A. suggestion                 B. explanation           C. acceptance              D. discussion 

25. A. hard                           B. best                      C. extra                         D. first 

26. A. determined                B. examined              C. experienced             D. introduced 

27. A. Actually                      B. Gradually              C. Finally                      D. Usually 

28. A. helped                       B. required                C. expressed                D. mattered 

29. A. careful                       B. mistaken               C. interested                 D. prepared 

30. A. look up                      B. take up                 C. move up                   D. put up 

31. A. situations                   B. choices                 C. directions                 D. positions 

32. A. thought                      B. reply                     C. action                       D. advice 

33. A. easier                        B. newer                    C. earlier                      D. higher 

34. A. permitted                   B. counted                C. organized                 D. enjoyed 

35. A. show                          B. possess                C. need                        D. gather 

36. A. lucky for                     B. slow at                  C. open to                    D. afraid of 

37. A. think of                      B. give away              C. believe in                 D. turn into 

38. A. business                    B. goal                      C. fortune                     D. growth 

39. A. excited                       B. curious                  C. surprised                  D. helpful 

40. A. dream                        B. time                       C. power                       D. honor 

(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members，____，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound?blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.

I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.

1.A.curious about? B．aware of

C．interested in? D．careful with

2.A.cure? B．adopt

C．prevent? D．analyze

3.A.instead? B．strangely

C．as usual? D．like me

4.A.learning? B．working

C．satisfying? D．relaxing

5.A.convenient? B．awkward

C．boring? D．exciting

6.A.height? B．force

C．skill? D．weight

7.A.locked? B．repaired

C．powered?? D．grasped

8.A.hands?? B．feet

C．keys? D．handles

9.A.place?? B．action

C．play? D．effect

10.A.operation? B．communication

C．transportation?? D．production

11.A.exploration?? B．education

C．experiment?? D．entertainment

12.A.flexible? B．safe

C．starting?? D．comfortable

13.A.yet??? B．just

C．still?? D．even

14.A.shown?? B．pushed

C．driven? D．guided

15.A.realized? B．suggested

C．agreed? D．admitted

16.A.lifted? B．turned

C．pressed? D．seized

17.A.path? B．position

C．direction?? D．way

18.A.easy? B．heavy

C．major? D．extra

19.A.forgotten? B．repeated

C．conducted?? D．finished

20.A.weaknesses? B．anxieties

C．challenges?? D．illnesses

(09全国卷2)11. I’m sure that your letter will get          attention. They know you’re waiting for the reply. 

   A. continued   B. immediate   C. careful   D. general   

 (09·四川)

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it __21__ me and my family a fabulous(极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. __22__, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve __25__. ” I’d been so well respected; __26__ I was of no value.

       For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸). I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything __29__ me.

       Then.  in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30__ the same final, so he was __31__ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me __32__ him on was unbelievable. From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s ban — I __33__ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so __34__. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long.  and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

       __37__, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being __38__ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional __39__ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__  it is to achieve real balance in life.

21.   A. Promised                  B. afforded                   C. showed                    D.  left

22.   A. Therefore                 B. Anyhow                   C. Otherwise                D.  However

23.   A. quickly                     B. gently                       C. partly                       D.  easily

24.   A. until                         B. after                         C. as                            D.  so

25.   A. failed                       B. finished                    C. tried                         D.  changed

26.   A. suddenly                  B. finally                       C. immediately              D.  shortly

27.   A. secret                      B. quiet                        C. lonely                       D.  dark

28.   A. see                          B. get                           C. suggest                    D.  understand

29.   A. defended                  B. directed                    C. deserted                   D.  disturbed

30.   A. watched                   B. missed                            C. lost                          D.  won

31.   A. disappointed             B. worried                    C. honoured                  D.  delighted

32.   A. cheering                   B. taking                       C. leading                     D.  passing

33.   A. just                          B. even                         C. still                          D.  almost

34.   A. hopeful                    B. meaningful                C. difficult                    D.  strange

35.  A. work             B. family            C. matches           D. performances

36.  A. successful         B. thoughtful         C. thankful           D. peaceful

37.  A. Naturally         B. Doubtfully         C. Disagreeably       D. Unexpectedly

38.  A. employed         B. comforted          C. valued            D. encouraged

39.  A. education         B. experience          C. relationship       D. future

40.  A important         B. interesting           C. simple           D. surprising

 (09·天津)

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in line behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.

16. A. hit                             B. disappointed              C. presented                 D. bored

17. A. on                             B. from                        C. during                      D. about

18. A. false                          B. shy                          C. apologetic                 D. bright

19. A. research                     B. study                       C. recognize                 D. explore

20. A. praised                       B. blamed                     C. mistaken                  D. respected

21. A. conclusion                 B. description                C. evaluation                 D. introduction

22. A. argument                   B. disagreement             C. mystery                   D. task

23. A. visited                        B. approached      C. passed                          D. left

24. A. drawing back             B. putting on                 C. handing in                D. holding out

25. A. Once                         B. Before                      C. Unless                      D. While

26. A. in                              B. through                    C. out                          D. down

27. A. cried                          B. cheered                    C. smiled                      D. gestured

28. A. idea                           B. reply                        C. notice                      D. greeting

29. A. awkward                   B. angry                       C. elegant                     D. patient

30. A. came                         B. responded                 C. hurried                     D. appeared

31. A. surprise                     B. frustration                C. interest                     D. doubt

32. A. fail                            B. try                           C. wish                        D. bother

33. A. offer                          B. sacrifice                   C. promise                    D. difference

34. A. effectiveness              B. cheerfulness             C. carefulness               D. seriousness

35. A. trends                        B. observations             C. regulations                D. feelings