It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work.I was tired and had a slight   21 
I worked in a   22  doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   23  than usual.It seemed I was going to be late   24  home and my husband, being the   25  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe  26  I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to   27  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for   28  to the local hospital.It was the same hospital that I had just   29  a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be   30  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   31 .One of them was   32  trying to give them a whole different route back.It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the  33  ?"
A look of  34  crossed the woman's face.
"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a( an)   35  since I had just made up my mind to do  36  that.
I got in my car and began the journey back.I was trying to watch to be sure they were right  37  me.I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   38 .I felt better than I had all day and my headache was   39  gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more."
"Sometimes it's  40   to be late," I said, happy inside my heart.

【小题1】
A.coldB.feverC.stomachacheD.headache
【小题2】
A.foreignB.regularC.busyD.noisy
【小题3】
A.earlierB.laterC.easierD.simpler
【小题4】
A.gettingB.cookingC.callingD.working
【小题5】
A.lazyB.punctual C.generousD.careful
【小题6】
A.asB.sinceC.whileD.it
【小题7】
A.payB.changeC.waitD.search
【小题8】
A.opinionsB.troubleC.directionsD.money
【小题9】
A.reachedB.visitedC.calledD.left
【小题10】
A.skilledB.helpfulC.experiencedD.active
【小题11】
A.commentsB.promisesC.surveysD.offers
【小题12】
A.onlyB.stillC.evenD.ever
【小题13】
A.stationB.officeC.hospitalD.hotel
【小题14】
A.panicB.reliefC.sadnessD.peace
【小题15】
A.dutyB.factC.reasonD.lie
【小题16】
A.partlyB.properlyC.exactlyD.perfectly
【小题17】
A.acrossB.beforeC.besideD.behind
【小题18】
A.go upB.die downC.speed upD.turn down
【小题19】
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.possiblyD.luckily
【小题20】
A.possibleB.specialC.goodD.safe

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new ___36____. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labour through your work, you __37___ say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is ___38____. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered __39___ this is so , but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语)__40___ “Get up , John ! You’ll be late for work again!” The ___41___ explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature—and —energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ___42___ when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your ___43___, but you can make your life ___44___ it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late ___45___. Counteract (打乱)your cycle to some extent by ___46___ staying up later than you want to . If your energy is ___47___ in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, ___48___ before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam(打起精神) and work better ___49___.
Get off to a slow start ___50___ saves your energy. Get up with a yawn (呵欠)and ___51___ . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before ___52____ on the floor. Avoid the ___53___ search for clean clothes by laying them out ___54___. Whenever possible , do routine (常规的)work in the afternoon and save tasks ___55____ more energy for your sharper hours .

【小题1】
A.impression B.explanationC.explorationD.translation
【小题2】
A.mustB.shouldC.canD.may
【小题3】
A.at its bottomB.at its beginning C.at its endD.at its peak
【小题4】
A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.whatever
【小题5】
A.asB.such asC.whichD.like
【小题6】
A.steadyB.occasionalC.surprisedD.possible
【小题7】
A.startsB.comes backC.endsD.turns around
【小题8】
A.life attitudeB.energy cycleC.time tableD.alarm o’clock
【小题9】
A.to doB.changeC.fitD.to renew
【小题10】
A.anywhereB.no wayC.anywayD.somewhere
【小题11】
A.sensitively B.especiallyC.carefullyD.habitually
【小题12】
A.lowB.highC.oldD.new
【小题13】
A.go upB.riseC.liftD.raise
【小题14】
A.in your high spiritB.at the right time
C.at your low pointD.in the same way
【小题15】
A.whichB.whicheverC.whatD.whatever
【小题16】
A.expressB.attendC.openD.stretch
【小题17】
A.putting your feetB.setting your foot
C.laying down your footD.lying your feet
【小题18】
A.tiredB.troublesomeC.immediateD.dangerous
【小题19】
A.yesterdayB.last nightC.the night agoD.the night before
【小题20】
A.suggestingB.demandingC.requiringD.persuading

A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so   26   that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it  27  in the yard, in the hope that it    28    recover soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the    29   of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to    30    from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle    31    his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing    32   and asked, “  33   is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had   34  , and the friend felt quite   35  .
“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the    36   , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and   37   it into the air. The eagle was  38  , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could   39   sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another   40  . This time he carried the eagle to the   41   of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you   42   ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he   43   the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright   44   of the rising sun. Then he    45    tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

【小题1】
A.politeB.braveC.kindD.proud
【小题2】
A.forwardB.outsideC.insideD.backward
【小题3】
A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.need
【小题4】
A.foodB.soundsC.waterD.habits
【小题5】
A.walkB.sleepC.talkD.drink
【小题6】
A.wastedB.forgotC.lostD.enjoyed
【小题7】
A.chickenB.eagleC.farmerD.plane
【小题8】
A.WhenB.HowC.WhyD.What
【小题9】
A.sufferedB.experiencedC.happenedD.found
【小题10】
A.pleasedB.surprisedC.worriedD.satisfied
【小题11】
A.skyB.seaC.landD.lake
【小题12】
A.pulledB.movedC.tookD.threw
【小题13】
A.afraidB.interestedC.excitedD.angry
【小题14】
A.hardlyB.exactlyC.actuallyD.finally
【小题15】
A.drinkB.meetingC.restD.try
【小题16】
A.topB.footC.centerD.side
【小题17】
A.believeB.cryC.understandD.work
【小题18】
A.heldB.putC.filledD.tied
【小题19】
A.sightB.lightC.spaceD.shape
【小题20】
A.easilyB.softlyC.quicklyD.powerfully

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分。)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给出的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
After listening to everyone’s concerns and problems, Professor Smith looked over at the hostess (主持人) and asked her if she could get a paper and pen for everyone in the room. She    36   a minute later, and brought some paper and pens.
“Do me a    37  ,” Professor Smith asked. “We’re going to try something and I    38   your cooperation. On the small piece of paper please    39   the 3 biggest problems you are facing in your personal life right now. Don’t write your name on it. We’ll keep it    40  .”
The group found the experiment    41  , not knowing what was to follow.
After everyone wrote down their problems, Professor Smith asked everyone to    42   their paper and put it in a small basket that was in the front of the room. There were    43   expressions throughout the room,    44   again, everyone cooperated, wanting to know what would    45   next.
Professor Smith shook the basket and then he    46   around the room and asked each person to    47   a paper from the basket. After he had done that, he sat back down and looked around the room.
“Friends,   48   the paper and read to yourself the problems that you    49  ,” Professor Smith said.
Then, Professor Smith    50   at the woman sitting on his left and asked, “Lisa, would you like to    51   your problems that you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”
“No,” Lisa said.
Next, Professor Smith asked the man sitting next to Lisa the    52   question. “Would you like to exchange the problems you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”
   53   the reply was “No.”
Professor Smith went around the whole room. Everyone had a    54   to answer.
Surprisingly, the answers were all the same — no, no, no, no…. Some people said that “I can settle my own problems, but I can’t    55   what I chose out of the basket”. Some people said “Wow — these make my problems look like nothing.”

【小题1】
A.leftB.returnedC.answeredD.finished
【小题2】
A.favorB.helpC.prizeD.reward
【小题3】
A.likeB.wishC.askD.need
【小题4】
A.put outB.wash awayC.write downD.speak out
【小题5】
A.secretB.silenceC.messageD.future
【小题6】
A.encouragingB.interestingC.surprisingD.boring
【小题7】
A.tearB.cutC.desertD.fold
【小题8】
A.frightenedB.pleasantC.curiousD.terrible
【小题9】
A.butB.soC.forD.and
【小题10】
A.sayB.happenC.moveD.adventure
【小题11】
A.jumpedB.ranC.walkedD.rushed
【小题12】
A.throwB.touchC.holdD.pick
【小题13】
A.unfoldB.seeC.searchD.study
【小题14】
A.heardB.choseC.noticedD.feared
【小题15】
A.shoutedB.wonderedC.lookedD.knocked
【小题16】
A.giveB.acceptC.understandD.exchange
【小题17】
A.sameB.differentC.easyD.strange
【小题18】
A.ImmediatelyB.AgainC.SurelyD.Then
【小题19】
A.braveryB.faultC.chanceD.power
【小题20】
A.struggle withB.show offC.throw awayD.deal with


You may be spending far too many of your present moments in efforts to win the approval of others, or in being concerned with some disapproval that you have encountered.We all enjoy applause, compliments(恭维)and praise, and approval in itself is not unhealthy. Approval-seeking is a misleading zone only when it becomes a need rather than a want.
If you want the approval, you are simply happy to have the recognition of the other people. But if you need it, you are going to break down if you don’t get it. That’s when the self-destructive forces move in. Similarly, when approval-seeking becomes a need, you give up a large part of yourself to the “outside person” whose advocacy(拥护)you must have. If they disapprove, then you are immobilized(使丧失机动性)(even in a small way). In such a case, you have chosen to wear yourself——worth on your sleeve for someone to rub or not to rub as they see fit. You feel good inside only if they decide to praise you.
The need for approval of another person is bad enough, but the real trouble comes with the need for the approval of everyone for every act. If you carry around such a need, then you are bound for a great deal of misery and frustration in your life. Moreover, you will be incorporating a wish——washy (软弱无力的)non-person self-image that will result in the kind of self-rejection.
The need for approval must go! No question makes there. It must be completely got rid of from your life if you are to gain personal fulfillment. Such need is a psychological dead end, with absolutely no benefits to you.
1.Approval-seeking is healthy when________
A.you need the approval
B.you only want the approval
C.you need the approval of everyone for every act
D.you don’t care about the approval
2.The self-destructive forces move in when________
A.you need the approval and you get it
B.you want the approval and you get it    
C.you need the approval but you don’t get it
D.you want the approval but you don’t get it
3.What does the sentence” You hven chosen to wear your self-worth on your sleeve for someone to rub or not to rub as they see fit.” mean?
A.You have decided to give up yourself worth in order to get the approval.
B.You have decided to change yourself worth in order to get the approval.
C.You have decided to show yourself worth to others and allow them to make a judgment.
D.You have decided to put yourself worth in other’s hand and allow them to keep it or hurt it as they like.
4.The need for the approval of everyone for every act will enentually result in________
A.self-rejection        B.real troubles    C.misery     D.frustration
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A.People can benefit from the need of the approval.
B.Both the want and need for approval are unhealthy.
C.The need for the approval is a destructive feeling and people must get rid of it.
D.Since everyone enjoys praise and compliment, approval-seeking is a natural human need.

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