题目内容
阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 31 .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 32 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 33 because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 34 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 35 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 36 the name of John.
John had never been 37 in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 39 a match with our biggest opponent (对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 40 He rolled over, and his opponent 41 him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (压住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 43 John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44 presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big 45 in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 46 .”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not 47 and he knew it. But he waited for the 48 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real 49 is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 50 it.
1.. A. luck B. risk C. difficulty D. opportunity
2.. A. accuse B. blame C. doubt D. keep
3.. A. stress B. injury C. change D. weather
4.. A. reason B. sure C. safe D. sense
5.. . A. also B. even C. too D. once
6.. A. under B. for C. in D. by
7.. A. hurt B. met C. trained D. defeated
8.. A. although B. as C. yet D. until
9.. A. went for B. waited for C. fought for D. played for
10.. A. act B. step C. task D. move
11.. A. fixed B. threw C. caught D. carried
12.. A. accidentally B. fortunately C. unfairly D. immediately
13.. A. control B. comfort C. convince D. forgive
14.. A. success B. moment C. opportunity D. situation
15.. A. warning B. sign C. sentence D. note
16.. A. occasion B. challenge C. time D. preparation
17.. A. obvious B. strong C. little D. slight
18.. A. equal B. exact C. rest D. right
19.. A. message B. theme C. key D. suggestion
20.. . A. receive B. follow C. seize D. save
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office．When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking．Then I noticed his seriousness and realized he was telling the truth．My father has always been a hard worker. He has prided himself on his career. 1 I guess I had taken his work for granted.
2 For starters, he was home all the time．In meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school．I would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs． 3 He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic．He asked my brother and me to spend less．I gave up my spending money, which wasn’t much．I also found a part-time job．
4 He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business．Day by day, I watched him build it, On evening I asked if he needed help．“Only if it doesn’t affect school,” he said．I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months．
5 The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties．Now I know that through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B. I can ask for help and take risks．What I have learned from my dad’s understanding of business and his work ethic（信条） are two of the most important lessons I will ever learn. And they will be my principles for success．
A．Providing for our family has been his joy．
B．I made every effort to solve his problems．
C．I began to notice how losing his job had affected him．
D．My father’s unemployment created many changes in our lives．
E．After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction．
F．His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career．
G．I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot．
Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C.decided to help the writer D. saw the writer’s purpose
3.How much did the writer pay?
A. ￡ 5. B. ￡ 7. C. ￡ 20. D. ￡ 27.
4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________
A. honest B. careful C. funny D. smart
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now 26 about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was 27 a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people 28 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 29 life．“I had to clean the toilets and 30 the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 31 to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I 32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 33 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his 35 he soon had health problems．The doctors told him that he should 36 some weight．“I started dieting．I 37 to do it．But I did it too 38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 39 in a car crash．“I must go and 40 them,” he thought．Though it was only three days 41 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite 42 , they were not badly injured．
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 43 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so 44 that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 45 it.”
1.A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
2.A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
3.A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
4.A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
5.A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
6.A．get used B．respond C．devote D．lead
7.A．would B．can C．must D．may
8.A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
9.A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
10.A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame
11.A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
12.A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
13.A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
14.A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
15.A．visit B．care C．search D．serve
16.A．after B．since C．before D．until
17.A．happy B．worried C．surprised D．regretful
18.A．because B．but C．or D．and
19.A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
20.A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor--at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.
Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch(门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude of caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.
When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.
When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and grades go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.
56. What was the father’s“own brand of ‘house calls’”?
A. His treatment for Frank’s serious illness. B. Being kind to Frank.
C. His attitude towards the author. D. His wish that his son would be a doctor.
57. The author did something to realize his dream to be a doctor when ________.
A. Father helped Frank regularly
B. Father developed lung cancer
C. Father asked him / her to take care of Mother
D. Father died
58. What influence did his father’s death have on the author?
A. The author began to think seriously about his career.
B. The author was too sorrowful to go on studying.
C. The author used the situation as an excuse to quit school.
D. The author worked harder to achieve his goal of becoming a doctor.
59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Father taught the author how to be a doctor by making house calls on Frank.
B. In return for Father's help, Frank usually came up at his gas station.
C. The author had no sisters or brothers.
D. The author was deeply influenced by Father's doctor who treated his cancer.
60. What's the best title for the passage?
A. What Made Father Respectable B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor
C. How to Help Strangers D. How to Deal with Death
