从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

doors   A.[ dR:z]    B. [ d R::s ]     C. [ d R?? z ]     D. [ d ???? s]

loose   A.[l ????s ]    B. [ l U:s ]      C. [ l U::z]      D.[ l ??s]

ignore  A.[ ?? ^ n????]  B. [ e^n??:]     C.[ ?? ^ ' n??: ]    D. [ '??^n ??:]

suffer  A. [ 'sBf: ?? ]   B. [ 's ??f ??]     C. [ sQ'f ??]      D .[ 'sQf ??]

concern A.[ 'k ?? ns ??:n ] B.[ k ?? n' s ??:n ] C. [ k ?? n's ??:n ]  D. [ k ?? ns' ?? n]

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __16_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

Thomas Edison replied very __17_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _18__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _19__ to make a good light bulb.”

If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _20__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __21__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __22_ repeated daily.

How __23_ the above lines are! Success takes __24_. We’ll make mistakes _25__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __26__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __27__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional _28__, but only a few really _29___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _30__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?

Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _31__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __32_ it without serious efforts.

Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _33__!

Success depends on previous __34__, and without it we will end in failure.

When you are __35__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  

1.                A．celebrated      B．complained      C．explained D．answered

2.                A．confidently      B．madly          C．carelessly D．angrily

3.                A．remembered    B．refused         C．learned   D．ordered

4.                A．test            B．ignore          C．invent    D．use

5.                A．healthy         B．enthusiastic      C．intelligent D．generous

6.                A．shown         B．prevented       C．recorded D．practiced

7.                A．errors          B．machines       C．jobs D．steps

8.                A．common        B．strange         C．familiar   D．true

9.                A．effect          B．time           C．drugs D．roles

10.               A．as though       B．so that         C．unless D．if

11.               A．keep          B．attempt        C．give  D．see

12.               A．depends on     B．sets aside       C．turns down D．sets up

13.               A．appearance     B．experiences     C．qualities   D．feelings

14.               A．own           B．realize         C．provide   D．research

15.               A．active          B．hard           C．rich  D．average

16.               A．sell            B．draw           C．eat   D．praise

17.               A．achieve        B．watch          C．offer D．recognize

18.               A．story          B．excuse         C．key   D．plan

19.               A．preparation     B．influence       C．life   D．generation

20.               A．powerful       B．wonderful      C．successful D．hopeful

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  36 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  37  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38 ．

The doctor described the  39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40  the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

  42 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  44  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．

After he  45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

I  49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51 , sohe made the  52 to give up any plastic surgery．

We all have “scars” that we believe  53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 

But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

1.                A．brought        B．given           C．turned   D．showed

2.                A．doctor         B．hospital         C．aircraft   D．ambulance

3.                A．serious         B．terrible         C．painful   D．important

4.                A．event          B．process         C．reason   D．accident

5.                A．got            B．lit             C．burned   D．moved

6.                A．took           B．held           C．caught   D．attracted

7.                A．Fortunately      B．Surprisingly      C．Happily   D．Slowly

8.                A．pushed         B．threw          C．dropped  D．rolled

9.                A．shape          B．place           C．fact D．time

10.               A．benefited       B．recovered      C．suffered   D．relaxed

11.               A．if             B．while          C．because   D．although

12.               A．normal         B．violent         C．obvious   D．popular

13.               A．mention        B．notice          C．laugh D．hide

14.               A．sent           B．kept           C．handed    D．passed

15.               A．heart          B．life            C．practice   D．consideration

16.               A．grow          B．matter         C．exist D．appear

17.               A．mistake         B．effort          C．decision   D．request

18.               A．invite          B．cause          C．allow D．remind

19.               A．false           B．strict           C．moral D．general

20.               A．by            B．over           C．beyond   D．within

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was 4 o’clock in the morning on June 9, 2003 when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  21  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)  22  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was  23  .
The doctor described the  24  , which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they  25  the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much petrol. The flames  26  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
27  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  28  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  29  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.
After he  30  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months  31  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very  32  scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not  33  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I  34  this wisdom on to my son. He kept my advice in  35  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars didn’t  36  , so he made the  37  to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe  38  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  39  standards. Put your imperfections(缺点；瑕疵) out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  40  yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
21. A. brought             B. given                  C. turned                       D. showed
22. A. doctor             B. hospital                C. aircraft                    D. ambulance
23. A. serious               B. terrible                C. dangerous                D. important 
24. A. event                 B. process                C. reason                       D. accident
25. A. got                   B. lit                       C. burned                     D. moved
26. A. took               B. held                 C. caught                        D. attracted
27. A Fortunately         B. Surprisingly        C. Happily                     D. Slowly
28. A. pushed              B. threw                C. dropped                   D. rolled
29. A. shape              B. place                   C. fact                            D. time
30. A. benefited           B. recovered          C. suffered                     D. relaxed
31. A. if                    B. while                   C. because                      D. although
32. A. normal              B. violent              C. obvious                  D. popular
33. A. mention            B. notice                C. laugh                         D. hide
34. A. sent                   B. kept                    C. handed                       D. passed
35. A. mind                B. life                   C. practice                   D. heart
36. A. grow          B. matter                 C. exist                        D. appear
37. A. mistake             B. effort                C. decision                     D. request 
38. A. invite              B. cause                  C. allow                        D. remind
39. A. false                 B strict                     C. moral                        D. general 
40. A. by                 B. over                  C. beyond                       D. within

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

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring. It was about 11:00 p.m.   16   my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel.   17  , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason,   18  , I went ahead and answered.

The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I   19  , as he is my 91 – year – old grandfather. Still not   20   why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only   21   listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the   22   at the Best Western Hotel. The   23   was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t   24   any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.

Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n)   25   guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man in charge there was   26   because my grandfather seemed to be   27  . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and   28   100 miles from home.

Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to   29   him to the police station, Mason,   30   any normal duty, not only took the time to   31   me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could   32   safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all   33   him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!

So, it’s just one more piece of   34   that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who   35  .

16．A．while       B．when C．after        D．before

17．A．Obviously B．Personally C．Actually   D．Generally

18．A．however   B．besides     C．otherwise  D．therefore

19．A．was   B．did    C．had   D．would

20．A．admitting  B．accepting  C．understanding   D．recognizing

21．A．neighbor   B．relative     C．colleague  D．friend

22．A．manager   B．waiter       C．mayor      D．guest

23．A．disadvantage    B．question    C．problem    D．pity

24．A．write B．remember C．repeat       D．keep

15．A．easy – going    B．generous   C．forgettable       D．okay

26．A．concerned B．disappointed     C．convinced D．surprised

27．A．hurt  B．moved      C．annoyed    D．lost

28．A．went up    B．added up   C．ended up   D．sent up

29．A．take  B．bring C．invite       D．carry

30．A．except      B．against      C．beyond     D．from

31．A．contact     B．persuade   C．warn D．approach

32．A．leave B．live   C．adapt D．stay

33．A．look for    B．watch over       C．care about D．adjust to

34．A．news B．information      C．advice      D．evidence

35．A．minds       B．cares C．sees   D．matters