I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had　 16 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was 　17 and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could　 18　 afford a dream．

　　　 My dream was to be a　 19 ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also　 20 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who　 21 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular　 22 with him changed my life forever．

　　　 It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 23 ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 　24 of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 　25 at it．

　　　 Then I realized I would have to 26 　summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was　 27　 about this．

　　　 When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 28 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your　 29 days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”

　　　 I stood before him with my head 　30 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 31　 his disappointment in me．

　　　 “How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．

　　　 “$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．

　　　 “Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a　 32 ?” he asked．

　　　 That　 33 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to　 34 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1．7 million, and bought my mother the　 35 of my dreams．

16．A．some B．little　 C．no　　 D．much

17．A．happy　　　 B．lovely　　　 C．angry　　　 D．noisy

18．A．only B．ever　 C．still　 D．almost

19．A．teacher　　 B．coach　　　 C．doctor　　 D．sportsman

20．A．lucky B．satisfied　 C．hopeful　　 D．surprised

21．A．taught　　　 B．asked C．told　 D．trained

22．A．match　　　 B．story C．moment　 D．incident

23．A．job　 B．camp C．holiday　　 D．course

24．A．cause　　　 B．start C．need D．amount

25．A．stand B．call　 C．look D．jump

26．A．take out　 B．cut off　　 C．put on　　 D．give up

27．A．excited　　 B．curious　　 C．anxious　　 D．disappointed

28．A．mad B．puzzled　　 C．regretful　 D．discouraged

29．A．working　 B．playing　　 C．learning　 D．shining

30．A．shaking　　 B．hanging　　 C．holding　　 D．nodding

31．A．feeling　　 B．suffering　 C．facing　　　 D．expressing

32．A．dream　　　 B．game C．chance　　 D．life

33．A．offer B．price C．question　 D．order

34．A．study B．sports　　　 C．homework　　　 D．business

35．A．clothes　　 B．bike　 C．house　　　 D．goods

第二节　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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn't the first time I had been _16_．Like most English children I learned French 17_school and I had often been to France，so I  18_  speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand _19  ．But  __20_ I went to America，I was really looking forward to _2l_ a nice easy holiday without any _22_ problems．

_23  wrong I was! The misunderstanding began _24_ the airport。I was looking for a _25_ telephone to give my friend Danny a _26_ and tell her that I had arrived．A  _27  old man saw me looking lost and asked _28_ he could help me.

“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting _29 ？ But aren't you a bit young?”“_30_ is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me  31  there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said，“there's a phone downstairs．”

When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many  _32  at first．There are lots of words which the Americans  _33_ differently in meaning from us British．You'll soon get used to  34  funny things they say．Most of the  _35_ , British and American people understand each other!”

16. A．out                   B．away              C．outside                 D．abroad

17. A．from              B．during            C．at                      D．after

18. A．get used to         B．was used to      C．used to                D．used

19. A．English        B．French          C．Russian               D．Latin

20. A．when             B．while               C．if                      D．for

21. A．buying             B．having         C．giving                  D．receiving

22. A．time              B．human         C．1anguage            D. money

23. A. Too                B. What a          C．What                  D．How

24. A．with              B. to                        C．over                         D．at

25. A．cheap             B．popular        C．public                  D．good

26. A. letter               B. ring                  C. news                     D. information

27．A. friendly            B. strange             C. stupid                      D. tough

28．A．how              B. if                     C. where                    D. what

29．A. to marry           B. to be married     C. marrying                 D. married

30．A．You              B．She             C．Who                   D．He

31．A．where          B．in which      C．over there            D．that

32. A．trouble           B．difficulties     C．things                  D．fun

33. A．write             B．speak           C．use                      D．read

34. A．every             B．these           C．some                    D．all the

35. A．chance                 B．situation          C．condition                      D．time

二、完形填空（30分）
Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin，a world-famous funny actor.People　21have laughed at Charlie Chaplin’s films　22　tears run down their faces.From his very first　23　they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache，wide-open eyes，round black hat and　___24　too large for his feet.He’ll?25　?through snow，and fall from windows.He’ll fight men who are twice his　26　,fall in love with women，who　27　notice him and try to hug（拥抱)them.
The poor man that Charlie Chaplin　28　in dozens of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes.He is always in　29　,but he never　30　.He dreams of becoming a great man.Even people who　31　understand English can　32　Chaplin’s films，because they are mostly?　33___.It isn’t what he　34　that makes people laugh.His comedy（喜剧)doesn’t depend on words.It depends on little?　35　?which mean the　36　thing to people all over the world.
Chaplin raises his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes.He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his　37　.He dresses well and pretends to be a　38　and important man. It is all so hopeless and　39　that he makes us laugh.This is the　40　of Chaplin’s huge success.
21.A.here                       B.everywhere?     C.abroad                         D.who?
22.A.if                     B.once?          C.because                         D.until?
23.A.disappearance        B.appearance?     C.words                           D.emotions?
24.A.trousers                B.stocks?         C.shoes                            D.hands?
25.A.sleep                    B.sit?            C.play                             D.struggle?
26.A.length                  B.size?           C.greatness                      D.width ?
27.A.hardly                  B.deeply?         C.widely                         D.luckily
28.A.played                  B.recognized?     C.loved                               D.fooled?
29.A.joy                       B.excitement?     C.sorrow                          D.trouble?
30.A.comes down          B.gets away?      C.goes back                        D.gives up?
31.A.don’t                    B.can?           C.do                                D.may?
32.A.understand            B.watch?         C.enjoy                                   D.see?
33.A.frightening           B.silent?          C.pleasant                       D.moving?
34.A.plays                    B.acts      ?    C.expects                         D.says?
35.A.actions                 B.expressions ?  C.stories                          D.words?
36.A.some                    B.different?    C.same                                D.bitter?
37.A.enimies                B.own?        C.characters                         D.films?
38.A.poor                     B.sad             C.rich                                 D.beautiful?
39.A.possible                B.impossible ?   C.instructive                        D.tired?
40.A.way                            B.beginning?   C.theory                              D.secret?

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.
One evening, Mary was 　34　a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.
“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.
Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’
I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.
Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.
Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”
One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.
31.A. poverty                    B. loneliness              C. misery                   D. suffering
32.A. home               B. place             C. school             D. life
33.A. glory                B. favor              C. habit              D. tradition
34.A. organizing      B. planning                C. hosting             D. attending
35. A. new                 B. grateful                 C. kind               D. active
36. A. broken              B. faded                         C. treasured           D. dried
37.A. tasteless             B. powerless                C. priceless             D. worthless
38.A. directed             B. introduced             C. brought            D. accepted
39.A. loved            B. protected          C. cared             D. cheered
40.A. silently              B. continuously             C. unintentionally      D. unconditionally
41.A. necessities         B. possibilities                     C. beauties            D. riches
42.A. eager            B. willing                  C. proud             D. lucky
43.A. started out        B. came up                 C. turned out          D. grew up
44.A. understand         B. guess                     C. tell               D. know  
45.A. replaces           B. symbolizes               C. equals            D. creates
46.A. chance           B. mystery                    C. challenge           D. beginning
47.A. reminds              B. helps                        C. accompanies        D. drives
48.A. fix              B. close                C. tie                  D. gather
49.A. cause              B. push                        C. put                           D. leave
50.A. Yet               B. Besides                    C. Otherwise          D. Therefore

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

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 　31　 into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new 　32　 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 　33　 for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was 　34　 a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 　35　 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 　36　, red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 　37　. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary 　38　 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 　39　. They not only loved me 　40　. They opened a world of 　41　 that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm 　42　 to be giving that chance to a child who 　43　 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 　44　 where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 　45　 a new spring, a beautiful new 　46　 for my own little girl. It 　47　 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 　48　 our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or 　49　 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning.　50　 it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

A. poverty                B. loneliness               C. misery                    D. suffering

A. home           B. place               C. school              D. life

A. glory            B. favor               C. habit               D. tradition

A. organizing        B. planning                 C. hosting              D. attending

A. new              B. grateful                  C. kind                D. active

A. broken          B. faded                    C. treasured            D. dried

A. tasteless         B. powerless                 C. priceless              D. worthless

A. directed         B. introduced               C. brought             D. accepted

A. loved           B. protected            C. cared              D. cheered

A. silently        B. continuously          C. unintentionally   D. unconditionally

A. necessities      B. possibilities                C. beauties             D. riches

A. eager          B. willing                     C. proud              D. lucky

A. started out      B. came up                   C. turned out           D. grew up

A. understand      B. guess                      C. tell               D. know  

A. replaces        B. symbolizes                C. equals            D. creates

A. chance         B. mystery               C. challenge            D. beginning

A. reminds            B. helps                        C. accompanies         D. drives

A. fix             B. close                 C. tie                   D. gather

A. cause            B. push                        C. put                            D. leave

A. Yet            B. Besides                    C. Otherwise           D. Therefore