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15．Have you ever been sad because of failure？Please remember，for often．achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing．A boy decided to dig a （36）Chole behind his house．As he was （37）A，a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an （38）B．"What are you doing？"asked one of the（39）A．"I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!"the boy （40）Bexcitedly．The older boys began to（41）A，telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was （42）C．After a while，the boy picked up a jar（罐子）．He （43）D it to the visitors．It was full of all kinds of stones and insects．Then he said calmly and （44）C，"Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth，（45）Alook at what I've found during this period!"
The boy's goal was far too （46）B，but it did cause his to go on．And that is what a goal is （47）C--to cause us to move in the （48）D we have chosen，in other words，to cause us to keep working!
Not（49）Agoal will be fully achieved．Not every job will（50）B up with a success．Not every dream will come true．But when you （51）B short of your aim，maybe you can say，"Yes，but look at （52）DI've found along the way!So many wonderful things have（53）Amy life because I tried to do something!"（54）C is in the digging that life is lived．It is a joy on the （55）Dthat really makes sense．
| 36．A．small | B．big | C．deep | D．wide |
| 37．A．working | B．playing | C．moving | D．wondering |
| 38．A．hand | B．look | C．tool | D．order |
| 39．A．visitors | B．girls | C．friends | D．neighbors |
| 40．A．dug | B．answered | C．admitted | D．debated |
| 41．A．laugh | B．shout | C．attack | D．explain |
| 42．A．dangerous | B．illegal | C．impossible | D．unnecessary |
| 43．A．took | B．gave | C．passed | D．showed |
| 44．A．excitedly | B．happily | C．confidently | D．successfully |
| 45．A．but | B．or | C．so | D．and |
| 46．A．good | B．difficult | C．clear | D．common |
| 47．A．with | B．on | C．for | D．in． |
| 48．A．road | B．way | C．path | D．direction |
| 49．A．every | B．each | C．all | D．both |
| 50．A．begin | B．end | C．start | D．finish |
| 51．A．reach | B．fall | C．find | D．set |
| 52．A．whether | B．when | C．where | D．what |
| 53．A．come into | B．got into | C．devoted to | D．turned to |
| 54．A．That | B．This | C．It | D．There |
| 55．A．life | B．goal | C．failure | D．journey |
分析 文章讲述的是我们不一定非要从目标的实现中才能取得收获，在实现目标的过程中，我们同样可以得到很多．
解答 36-40 CABAB 41-45 ACDCA 46-50 BCDAB 51-55 BDACD
36：C 考查形容词辨析．A．small小的；B．big大的；C．deep深的；D．wide宽的．小男孩决定在他的房子后面挖一个深洞．故选C
37：A 动词辨析．A．working工作；B．playing玩；C．moving移动；D．wondering想知道．这里指在他（小男孩）正在工作（挖洞）的时候．故选A
38：B 考查短语固定搭配．这里考查短语固定搭配give a look看一眼．几个大男孩经过这里，停下来看一了眼．故选B
39：A 上下文连串．根据后面的He it to the visitors可知这里用visitor这个名词．"你在干什么？"，其中一位参观者问道．故选A
40：B 上下文连串．根据前面asked one of the．，故这里指男孩回答到，故用动词answer．"我要挖一个洞直到穿过地球"，男孩兴奋地回答到．故选B
41：A 考查动词辨析．A．laugh 嘲笑；B．shout大喊；C．attack攻击；D．explain解释．这里指那些大男孩开始嘲笑小男孩．故选A
42：C 考查形容词辨析．A．dangerous危险的；B．illegal非法的；C．impossible不可能的；D．unnecessary没有必要的．他们告诉小男孩挖一个洞一直穿过地球是不可能的．故选C
43：D 考查短语搭配．这里考查短语的固定搭配：show sth．to sb．把…展示给某人看．他（小男孩）把它（罐子）展示给围观者看．故选D
44：C 考查副词词义辨析．A．excitedly激动地；B．happily快乐地；C．confidently自信地；D．successfully成功地．这里指然后他平静地并自信地说．故选C
45：A 考查连词辨析．这里前后句之间为转折关系．也许我无法挖完整个地球，但看看我在挖掘的过程中发现了什么!故选A
46：B 考查形容词词义辨析．A．good好的；B．difficult困难的；C．clear清晰的；D．common共同的．小男孩的目标也许太困难，但却没有使他放弃挖洞．故选B
47：C 考查介词辨析．破折号后面是具体解释这个目标是为了什么，故用for．那就是制定目标是为了什么--来使我们向着我们选择的方向前进．故选C
48：D 考查名词词义辨析．A．road道路；B．way方法；C．path路；D．direction方向．这里指来使我们向着我们选择的方向前进．故选D
49：A 考查代词辨析．这里考查not every，表示部分否定．为"不是所有…"之意．不是所有的目标都可以达成．故选A
50：B 考查短语固定搭配．这里考查固定短语end up with，表示"以…告终"之意．不是所有的任务都能在最终迎刃而解．故选B
51：B 考查短语固定搭配．这里考查固定短语搭配fall short of，表示"没有达到"． 当你无法实现你的理想时，你却还可以说："对啊，我没有完成，但看看我在这过程中获得了什麼！"故选B
52：D 考查关系词．这里考查what引导的宾语从句，在从句作宾语．我没有完成，但看看我在这过程中获得了什麼！故选D．
53：A 考查短语固定搭配．这里考查短语固定搭配come into one's life活着．就是在这持续的挖掘中我们才真正活著．故选A
54：C 考查强调句．这里考查强调句it is …that …结构，这里强调状语in the digging．就是在这持续的挖掘中我们才真正活著．故选C
55：D 考查名词词义辨析．A．life生命；B．goal目标；C．failure失败；D．journey旅程．就是这不期而遇的发现在沿途的旅程中才是最有意义的．故选D
点评 完型填空，解题时要抓住文章的脉络，一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系．答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系．对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来．答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯．
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| 37．A．if | B．unless | C．while | D．though |
| 38．A．explore | B．visit | C．inspect | D．search |
| 39．A．forest | B．lake | C．sea | D．mountain |
| 40．A．trembled | B．chewed | C．relaxed | D．spat |
| 41．A．case | B．charge | C．course | D．distance |
| 42．A．made | B．used | C．took | D．recorded |
| 43．A．showing | B．coming | C．queuing | D．winding |
| 44．A．active | B．thin | C．healthy | D．sharp |
| 45．A．cheerful | B．lost | C．angry | D．embarrassed |
| 46．A．foresee | B．acknowledge | C．think | D．evaluate |
| 47．A．delight | B．surprise | C．envy | D．regret |
| 48．A．beyond | B．with | C．by | D．within |
| 49．A．less | B．more | C．fewer | D．better |
| 50．A．realized | B．recognized | C．seized | D．hugged |
| 51．A．tight | B．greedy | C．apart | D．invisible |
| 52．A．impossible | B．necessary | C．natural | D．obvious |
| 53．A．badly | B．well | C．roughly | D．seriously |
| 54．A．preference | B．reward | C．need | D．string |
| 55．A．gradually | B．uncomfortably | C．deliberately | D．eventually |
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| 36．A．heavily | B．particularly | C．eventually | D．constantly |
| 37．A．beaten | B．blamed | C．protected | D．discouraged |
| 38．A．insisted | B．feared | C．doubted | D．realized |
| 39．A．sold out | B．made up | C．turned | D．got on |
| 40．A．sent | B．offered | C．made | D．1eft |
| 41．A．why | B．how | C．where | D．when |
| 42．A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joke | D．headache |
| 43．A．must | B．could | C．would | D．should |
| 44．A．like | B．own | C．save | D．face |
| 45．A．wise | B．special | C．easy | D．hard |
| 46．A．ever | B．yet | C．even | D．never |
| 47．A．Instead | B．However | C．Fortunately | D．Therefore |
| 48．A．excuse | B．explanation | C．remark | D．statement |
| 49．A．quarrel | B．discussion | C．fight | D．difficulty |
| 50．A．succeeded | B．fled | C．escaped | D．graduated |
| 51．A．unlikely | B．usually | C．probably | D．entirely |
| 52．A．son | B．student | C．daughter | D．relative |
| 53．A．respect | B．patience | C．relationship | D．connection |
| 54．A．study | B．live | C．wander | D．yell |
| 55．A．knows | B．considers | C．guesses | D．dreams |
10．One day，a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200．He started his lecture by（41）A a 20 bill．He looked around the room，and asked，"Who would like this 20 bill？"（42）Cstarted going up．
He said，"I am going to（43）Bthis 20 to one of you，but first，let me do this．"He crumpled up （揉皱） the 20-dollar bill．He then asked，"Who（44）Dwants it？"Still the hands were（45）Cin the air．
"Well"，he replied，"（46）DI do this？"And he dropped it on the（47）Aand started to step on it with his shoes．He picked it up．Now it was crumpled and（48）C．
"Now，who wants it？"Still the hands went into the air．
"My friends，we have all learned a very（49）Dlesson．No matter what I did to the（50）A，you still want it because it doesn't decrease in（51）B．It is still worth 20，with（52）Awe can buy what we need．
Many times in our lives，we are（53）C，and trampled underfoot by the decision we（54）Dand the circumstances that come our way．We feel（55）Awe were worthless．But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us，you will never（56）Byour value．Dirty or clean，you are still priceless to those who do love you．The worth of our lives is determined not by（57）Bwe do or who we know，but by who we are．You are（58）D．Don't ever forget it．"
If you（59）Athis lesson in mind，it will help you to（60）Aagain when you fall．Each time it makes you grow much stronger．
He said，"I am going to（43）Bthis 20 to one of you，but first，let me do this．"He crumpled up （揉皱） the 20-dollar bill．He then asked，"Who（44）Dwants it？"Still the hands were（45）Cin the air．
"Well"，he replied，"（46）DI do this？"And he dropped it on the（47）Aand started to step on it with his shoes．He picked it up．Now it was crumpled and（48）C．
"Now，who wants it？"Still the hands went into the air．
"My friends，we have all learned a very（49）Dlesson．No matter what I did to the（50）A，you still want it because it doesn't decrease in（51）B．It is still worth 20，with（52）Awe can buy what we need．
Many times in our lives，we are（53）C，and trampled underfoot by the decision we（54）Dand the circumstances that come our way．We feel（55）Awe were worthless．But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us，you will never（56）Byour value．Dirty or clean，you are still priceless to those who do love you．The worth of our lives is determined not by（57）Bwe do or who we know，but by who we are．You are（58）D．Don't ever forget it．"
If you（59）Athis lesson in mind，it will help you to（60）Aagain when you fall．Each time it makes you grow much stronger．
| 41．A．holding up | B．picking up | C．keeping up | D．bringing up |
| 42．A．Chats | B．Voices | C．Hands | D．Talks |
| 43．A．pass | B．give | C．show | D．lend |
| 44．A．ever | B．even | C．also | D．still |
| 45．A．on | B．off | C．up | D．out |
| 46．A．What for | B．How come | C．What about | D．What if |
| 47．A．floor | B．desk | C．shelf | D．dustbin |
| 48．A．usable | B．small | C．dirty | D．old |
| 49．A．meaningless | B．amazing | C．rare | D．valuable |
| 50．A．money | B．paper | C．book | D．card |
| 51．A．shape | B．value | C．quality | D．size |
| 52．A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whose |
| 53．A．warned | B．pushed | C．dropped | D．reminded |
| 54．A．prefer | B．receive | C．face | D．make |
| 55．A．as though | B．even though | C．if only | D．only if |
| 56．A．take | B．lose | C．miss | D．win |
| 57．A．how | B．what | C．where | D．who |
| 58．A．honest | B．wise | C．young | D．special |
| 59．A．keep | B．forget | C．impress | D．leave |
| 60．A．stand up | B．put up | C．take up | D．jump up |
20．On a Friday night，a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station，playing his violin．Many people put some money into the （36）Bof the young man．
The next day，the young artist came again，and put his hat on the ground gracefully．（37）Cfrom the day before，he took out a large piece of（38）A and laid it on the ground．Then he began （39）C．
Before long，the young violinist was（40）Bwith people，who were all attracted by the （41）A on that paper，which said，"Last night，a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat （42）D．Please come to claim（认领） it soon．"
After half an hour，a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and（43）Dthrough the crowd to the violinist and said，"Yes，it's you．You did come here．I knew that you're an honest man and would （44）B come here．"
"Are you Mr．George Sang？"
The man nodded．
"Did you （45）Asomething？"
"Lottery （彩票）．It's lottery，"said the man．
The violinist（46）Da lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen．"Is it？"he asked．
George nodded，seized the lottery ticket and （47）C it； then he danced with joy．
George bought a lottery ticket which （48）D him a prize of﹩500，000．He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50dollars in the hat．（49）B，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．
When asked why he didn't keep the lottery ticket（50）C himself，the violinist said，"（51）CI don't have much money，I live happily； but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．"
We can gain and lose so much in our life．But being honest should （52）Dbe with us．If we bear ourselves（为人处事）in a dishonest way，we（53）Asucceed temporarily （暂时）．However，from the long-term view，we'11be a loser．Such a person is just like the （54）B on the mountain．It's high above at first，but gradually it falls and loses the（55）Cof going up．
The next day，the young artist came again，and put his hat on the ground gracefully．（37）Cfrom the day before，he took out a large piece of（38）A and laid it on the ground．Then he began （39）C．
Before long，the young violinist was（40）Bwith people，who were all attracted by the （41）A on that paper，which said，"Last night，a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat （42）D．Please come to claim（认领） it soon．"
After half an hour，a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and（43）Dthrough the crowd to the violinist and said，"Yes，it's you．You did come here．I knew that you're an honest man and would （44）B come here．"
"Are you Mr．George Sang？"
The man nodded．
"Did you （45）Asomething？"
"Lottery （彩票）．It's lottery，"said the man．
The violinist（46）Da lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen．"Is it？"he asked．
George nodded，seized the lottery ticket and （47）C it； then he danced with joy．
George bought a lottery ticket which （48）D him a prize of﹩500，000．He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50dollars in the hat．（49）B，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．
When asked why he didn't keep the lottery ticket（50）C himself，the violinist said，"（51）CI don't have much money，I live happily； but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．"
We can gain and lose so much in our life．But being honest should （52）Dbe with us．If we bear ourselves（为人处事）in a dishonest way，we（53）Asucceed temporarily （暂时）．However，from the long-term view，we'11be a loser．Such a person is just like the （54）B on the mountain．It's high above at first，but gradually it falls and loses the（55）Cof going up．
| 36．A．box | B．hat | C．bowl | D．bag |
| 37．A．Free | B．Away | C．Different | D．Far |
| 38．A．paper | B．stone | C．cloth | D．wood |
| 39．A．begging | B．shouting | C．playing | D．singing |
| 40．A．crowded | B．surrounded | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
| 41．A．words | B．money | C．ticket | D．picture |
| 42．A．on purpose | B．in a hurry | C．in advance | D．by mistake |
| 43．A．looked | B．lived | C．broke | D．rushed |
| 44．A．probably | B．certainly | C．recently | D．nearly |
| 45．A．lose | B．get | C．buy | D．search |
| 46．A．handed out | B．gave out | C．sent out | D．took out |
| 47．A．tore | B．threw | C．kissed | D．hid |
| 48．A．beat | B．sold | C．took | D．won |
| 49．A．Fortunately | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Generally |
| 50．A．by | B．from | C．for | D．with |
| 51．A．Unless | B．Whenever | C．Although | D．Until |
| 52．A．often | B．never | C．seldom | D．always |
| 53．A．may | B．should | C．must | D．need |
| 54．A．air | B．water | C．grass | D．tree |
| 55．A．road | B．path | C．chance | D．method |
7．Love in a Box
When I was a little girl，I found love in a box all because of a class assignment．On a Friday night I（36）Aat the dinner table，"My teacher said we have to bring a box，a special box，for our valentines on Monday"．
Mother said，"We'll see，"and she continued eating．
What did"We'll see"mean？I had to have that box，（37）Cmy second grade Valentine's Day would be a disaster．Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my（38）D．
All Saturday I waited（39）Band with Sunday arriving，my concern increased．However，I（40）Cthat an enquiry about the box would（41）Banger or loud voices，for in my house children only asked once．More than that（42）Atrouble．
Late Sunday afternoon，my father called me into the kitchen．The table was covered with different kinds of colorful（43）C．A （n）（44）D shoebox rested on top of it．（45）Bflooded through me when Daddy said，"Let's get started（46）Dyour project．"
In the next hour my father（47）Cthe shoebox into an impressive valentine box．Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts（48）Bto what I considered all the right places．He sang while he worked．When he finished，he was so delighted that a（49）Csmile spread across his face．"What do you think of that？"he asked．
I answered him with a hug．
But inside，（50）Adanced all the way to my heart．It was the first time that my father had devoted so much（51）Bto me，for his world consisted only of work．
The holiday party arrived，and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes．Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal（解散） time（52）D．
On the way home，I held out my valentine box for the world to（53）C．The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside．
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that（54）Dthrough decades of other Valentine's Days．My father gave me other gifts through the years，but none（55）Acompared with the love I felt within the limits of the old，empty shoebox．
When I was a little girl，I found love in a box all because of a class assignment．On a Friday night I（36）Aat the dinner table，"My teacher said we have to bring a box，a special box，for our valentines on Monday"．
Mother said，"We'll see，"and she continued eating．
What did"We'll see"mean？I had to have that box，（37）Cmy second grade Valentine's Day would be a disaster．Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my（38）D．
All Saturday I waited（39）Band with Sunday arriving，my concern increased．However，I（40）Cthat an enquiry about the box would（41）Banger or loud voices，for in my house children only asked once．More than that（42）Atrouble．
Late Sunday afternoon，my father called me into the kitchen．The table was covered with different kinds of colorful（43）C．A （n）（44）D shoebox rested on top of it．（45）Bflooded through me when Daddy said，"Let's get started（46）Dyour project．"
In the next hour my father（47）Cthe shoebox into an impressive valentine box．Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts（48）Bto what I considered all the right places．He sang while he worked．When he finished，he was so delighted that a（49）Csmile spread across his face．"What do you think of that？"he asked．
I answered him with a hug．
But inside，（50）Adanced all the way to my heart．It was the first time that my father had devoted so much（51）Bto me，for his world consisted only of work．
The holiday party arrived，and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes．Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal（解散） time（52）D．
On the way home，I held out my valentine box for the world to（53）C．The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside．
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that（54）Dthrough decades of other Valentine's Days．My father gave me other gifts through the years，but none（55）Acompared with the love I felt within the limits of the old，empty shoebox．
| 36．A．announced | B．appeared | C．served | D．sat |
| 37．A．and | B．but | C．or | D．so |
| 38．A．design | B．plan | C．idea | D．project |
| 39．A．sadly | B．anxiously | C．disappointedly | D．patiently |
| 40．A．found | B．realized | C．knew | D．imagined |
| 41．A．start | B．cause | C．mark | D．produce |
| 42．A．invited | B．took | C．saved | D．had |
| 43．A．boxes | B．gifts | C．paper | D．food |
| 44．A．new | B．big | C．attractive | D．empty |
| 45．A．Relaxation | B．Relief | C．Cheer | D．Calm |
| 46．A．by | B．at | C．in | D．on |
| 47．A．folded | B．packed | C．changed | D．pressed |
| 48．A．joined | B．attached | C．linked | D．connected |
| 49．A．slight | B．brief | C．broad | D．confident |
| 50．A．joy | B．fun | C．interest | D．amusement |
| 51．A．money | B．time | C．support | D．hope |
| 52．A．reached | B．set | C．spent | D．came |
| 53．A．accept | B．respect | C．admire | D．recognize |
| 54．A．carried | B．kept | C．spread | D．lasted |
| 55．A．ever | B．even | C．yet | D．still |