I heard a story about two workers who were interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, “What are you doing?” His  1  was to   2  that he was almost a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days   3  his time, placing bricks on the   4  of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the   5  question. His response,  6  , was quite different. “I’m the   7  person in the world,” he said. “I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of   8  ; I help   9  simple pieces of brick into fine and delicate masterpieces.”

They were both   10  The truth is, we see in life what we want to see. If you search for   11  , you’ll find   12  of it. If you want to find   13  with other people, your career, or the world in general, you’ll certainly be able to do so and find life is unfair to you always.

But the   14  is also true. If you look for the extraordinary in the   15 , you can train yourself to see it. The second bricklayer sees a magnificent church   16  pieces of brick. The question is, can you? Can you see extraordinary things that exist in our world, the extraordinary beauty of nature and the incredible miracle of human life? To me, it’s all a(n)  17  of intention. There is so much to be   18  for, so much to respect. Life is precious and extraordinary.  19  your attention on this fact and little, ordinary things will  20  on a whole new meaning.

1．A．reaction                B．thought               C．response             D．opinion

2．A．blame                   B．complain             C．praise                  D．doubt

3．A．taking                   B．enjoying              C．wondering           D．wasting

4．A．point                     B．top                      C．cover                  D．height

5．A．similar                  B．familiar                C．same                   D．popular

6．A．therefore               B．however              C．otherwise            D．moreover

7．A．funniest                B．luckiest               C．best                    D．wisest

8．A．art                        B．education             C．architecture         D．society

9．A．tear                      B．break                  C．make                  D．turn

10．A．wrong                 B．right                    C．exact                  D．actual

11．A．  beauty               B．ugliness               C．kindness              D．evil

12．A．lot                      B．few                     C．plenty                 D．bit

13．A．fault                    B．favor                   C．hatred                 D．difference

14．A．objection             B．opposite              C．contrary              D．contrast

15．A．ordinary              B．common              C．usual                   D．regular

16．A．under                  B．on                       C．over                    D．within

17．A．affair                  B．matter                 C．event                  D．incident

18．A．respectful            B．careful                C．regretful              D．grateful

20．A．look                    B．hold                    C．take                    D．keep

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the "death of conversation"．It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more  36  than ever, they’re also driving us  37  from people around us．
Users get final connectivity  38  the price of  39  face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are  40  to a different way of being “alone together”．
Actually ,  41  text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to  42  thoughts.
 43  bits and pieces of online cannot  44  a “real conversation．” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University , said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a (n)  45 . “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that  46  ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and  47  people．
Turkle mentioned the popular  48  of “I share, therefore I am ”among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s a mindset adopted by most young people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格)that they forget how to live a (n)  49  life. For example, They may  50  more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being  51 .
 52 , experts remind us that it’s unfair to blame mobile technology . Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth &Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets , such as cell phones and tablets , who’re avoiding personal  53 . We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves  54  others. Texting messages or calling may be a (n)  55  to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said．

What parents say and do in daily life usually have a(n) _________ influence on their child.

1. A.
   practical
2. B.
   avoidable
3. C.
   beneficial
4. D.
   permanent

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother．My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television．She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a __42__．My mother was illiterate．
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to __44__ the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills．With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor．
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job __55__ than parenting．This I believe．
36．A．belief       B．work C．education  D．promise
37．A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of      D．got tired of 
38．A．lazy B．easy-going      C．successful        D．reliable
39．A．spent       B．paid C．took       D．did
40．A．could only      B．could not        C．must not D．should often
41．A．read to   B．present to        C．teach      D．explain to
42．A．joke        B．means      C．tool D．trick
43．A．A-student        B．B-student        C．C-student        D．D-student
44．A．get rid of      B．hang out with C．break away from     D．keep in touch with
45．A．making    B．stopping   C．working        D．getting
46．A．your brother    B．yourself   C．your sister       D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off   C．used up    D．carried out
48．A．angry     B．pleased    C．disappointed    D．bored
49．A．anything       B．everything       C．something       D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into                   B．gave an impression on  
C．keep a roof over                    D．have eyes in the back of       
51．A．let alone        B．let out      C．let in       D．leave alone
52．A．guys      B．mother   C．studies     D．play 
53．A．made       B．fulfilled   C．changed        D．tried
54．A．little        B．much       C．few        D．high
55．A．more interesting      B．less important   C．more important       D．less interesting

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。
This is a real life story of the engineers building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1869, a creative engineer named John Roebling was   16  by an idea to build a spectacular bridge   17  New York with the Long Island.   18 , bridge-building experts throughout the world thought that this was impossible and told Roebling to forget the idea.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he   19  to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge   20 could be built. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway, a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which   21  him not being able to talk or walk.
  22  his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning   23  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as   24  as ever. He didn’t want to   25 . Suddenly an idea   26  him. All he could do was move one   27  and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he   28  developed a code of communication with his wife.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his   29  with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands for his determination not to be   30 by circumstances. It stands too as a monument to the love and   31  of his wife who for 13 years long   32  decoded（解码）the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves a(n)   33  goal. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles(障碍) seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that   34  that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence(坚持), no matter what the   35 are.