My mom is a teacher．She finds a lesson in everything．I was watching Sesame Street by my second birthday so I’d   16   my ABCs and 123s．Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was three．And my mom had me spotting （认出） the historical markers with childlike   17   on family vacations by the time I was six．For her, life was all about learning．But the biggest lesson she   18   me was never to let my   19   define who I am, and never forget what is   20   in life．

       I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, an extremely   21   genetic bone and muscular disorder．There are only about 100 reported   22  ．At birth, my knees were bent more than 90 degrees, and I had my first surgery to   23   them when I was just six weeks old．This surgery was the first of many in my   24  ．I’d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15．

       Strange as it   25  , I have good memories of my medical days．One of my   26   is about my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria（自助餐厅）．We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert．It was   27   fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was   28  ．

       My parents pushed me to be as   29   as possible — even when I didn’t want to be．My mom taught me that I could do anything and that I should   30   let my disability stop me．In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was editor-in-chief of my school newspaper．I wouldn’t have had the   31   to push myself if my parents hadn’t been there,   32   me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself．

       Every night before I go to bed, I   33   my mom for everything, for all the great help she’s given me．And   34   I get older, I know that “Thanks, Mom” is about so much more than the physical assistance．And that’s   35   matters the most．

A．speak         B．learn          C．say                 D．copy

A．stupidity      B．anxiety        C．enthusiasm           D．curiosity

A．gave         B．taught          C．had                D．took

A．knowledge    B．view         C．disappointment      D．disability

A．interesting     B．amusing        C．important            D．worthwhile

A．rare          B．common       C．regular             D．dangerous

A．cases          B．examples      C．affairs              D．articles

A．strengthen     B．build           C．enlarge             D．correct

A．adulthood      B．career          C．childhood           D．school

A．makes         B．sounds         C．looks               D．is

A．favorites           B．charms       C．regrets             D．worries

A．something     B．nothing         C．anything             D．everything

A．favored      B．encouraged   C．instructed         D．loved

A．normal       B．independent     C．comfortable         D．brilliant

A．never          B．ever           C．seldom              D．hardly

A．skill          B．requirement     C．confidence           D．energy

A．cheering       B．curing          C．keeping             D．turning

A．thank          B．blame          C．pray              D．ask

A．whenever      B．since           C．before              D．as

A．how          B．when         C．what                D．where

When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”
This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:
Dear Bobby,
I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny

Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people  21  that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are   22  , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow  _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been  _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever   25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their  26  ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us   27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be   28  and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest  29  of the human heart. And those who learn to  30  are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the   31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and   32   .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice   33   others the joy of being right ---give them the glory.   34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking   35  and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to  36  . The people in your life will become less defensive and more   37  . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have   38  . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s   39  , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be  “ 40 ” , most of the time.

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became    16  that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)   17  to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to    18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t    19  his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when    20  of us had a car, so we had to ride a    21  whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22  in bad weather. If someone    23  (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his    24  father-voice. “That’s what your legs are    25  !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from    26 . Tests and long hours in labs had    27  me exhausted. As other students were    28  at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a    29  at my destination, and I    30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into    31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray    32  along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I    33  then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,    34  he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,   35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

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。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.

【小题1】

A．take B．follow C．observe D．learn