In March 1987, I started a new magazine called Creating Excellence. It was a very proud moment for me. I’d worked hard for over a year to create it, and the premiere issue (首次发刊) was a real success.
Shortly after we mailed 25,000 copies, I received one in the mail. But this one wasn’t as beautiful as the ones we’d sent out. It was marked in red ink correcting the grammatical errors (语法错误) in it. A talented editor had read the issue carefully and found more errors than I could have imagined.
I felt abashed. A magazine called Creating Excellence should be perfect in its content (内容). The stories were good, but the errors this woman had found showed that we were far from being excellent.
At first, I was upset with my editor for not having caught more mistakes, and also upset with the woman who seemed to have taken pleasure in pointing them out. Later, I was upset with myself for not having employed a better editor.
Then I realized that I had to face up to my mistakes. I called the woman who had shown me that we were not so excellent. I thanked her for taking the time to read our magazine so carefully. As painful as it was, I accepted responsibility for it.
Then I offered her the job of editing our publication. The result was a great improvement in it; we could now be very proud of our magazine.
From this I learnt that an upsetting moment could be an opportunity to see the truth, and accepting responsibility could help to prevent one making the same mistakes for a second time, and to make "excellence" a reality.
【小题1】From the first paragraph we learn that _____.

In March 1987, I started a new magazine called Creating Excellence. It was a very proud moment for me. I’d worked hard for over a year to create it, and the premiere issue (首次发刊) was a real success.

Shortly after we mailed 25,000 copies, I received one in the mail. But this one wasn’t as beautiful as the ones we’d sent out. It was marked in red ink correcting the grammatical errors (语法错误) in it. A talented editor had read the issue carefully and found more errors than I could have imagined.

I felt abashed. A magazine called Creating Excellence should be perfect in its content (内容). The stories were good, but the errors this woman had found showed that we were far from being excellent.

At first, I was upset with my editor for not having caught more mistakes, and also upset with the woman who seemed to have taken pleasure in pointing them out. Later, I was upset with myself for not having employed a better editor.

Then I realized that I had to face up to my mistakes. I called the woman who had shown me that we were not so excellent. I thanked her for taking the time to read our magazine so carefully. As painful as it was, I accepted responsibility for it.

Then I offered her the job of editing our publication. The result was a great improvement in it; we could now be very proud of our magazine.

From this I learnt that an upsetting moment could be an opportunity to see the truth, and accepting responsibility could help to prevent one making the same mistakes for a second time, and to make "excellence" a reality.

1.From the first paragraph we learn that _____.

A．the author put little effort into his first magazine

B．the author’s job was selling magazines

C．the author was very satisfied with his work

D．the author experienced a total failure

2.What does the underlined word "abashed" mean?

A．excited.           B．embarrassed.       C．interested.        D．exhausted.

3.What do we learn about the woman who had found the errors in the magazine?

A．She was causing trouble on purpose.

B．She liked pointing out the errors of others.

C．She contributed a lot to the success of the premiere issue.

D．She ended up joining the magazine.

4.What do we learn from this passage?

A．Pride is the biggest enemy of success.

B．Success is behind many failures.

C．Picking holes in something can help you find a job.

D．Accepting responsibility for one’s errors can lead to real excellence.

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，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
There is one thing better than making a new friend, and that is keeping an old one.
——Elmer G Letterman
Two years ago my family moved. The day we left, my best friend and I cried together in my  36  bedroom for hours. I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house. Life was  37 ．
On the first day of school, I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone. Then on Halloween, I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me．
Finally, she wrote me a letter. It wasn’t  38  a letter—a piece of paper saying, “Best friends forever”．
When I finally got her e-mail address, I e-mailed her the  39  letter I have ever written. After the third e-mail with no  40 , my messages grew shorter and shorter.  41  each passing day, my  42  grew．I never received a reply from her．
Mom said that I  43  try calling my other friends, and that I didn’t need to always call her.  44  my best friend, the girl that I had known from my childhood?
My first  45  was automatic．“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages, I started to consider what my mom had  46 ．Every night for about a week, I stayed up in bed,  47 , “Should I keep trying or．．．?”
The way I looked at it was that: if I’m her best friend, she’d  48  a minute to push a few buttons on the phone, or type a short “hello” on the computer. To me, keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important. To her, it really didn’t seem to  49 ．
After two years of  50 , I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend. It was a big  51 ．She told me how sorry she was for not writing, and about how busy she had been. I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her．I  52  her．I guess keeping in touch just isn’t her  53 ．
I have realized true friends never really lose their special  54 ．Even after two years, it felt like we had just talked yesterday.
Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to,  55  she tries hard.
What more could a friend ask for?
36．A．cold                                B．empty                           C．small                             D．dirty
37．A．uneasy                          B．uncertain                     C．uninteresting              D．unbearable
38．A．just                                B．only                                C．even                              D．hardly
39．A．longest                         B．best                               C．simplest                       D．funniest
40．A．return                           B．information                 C．message                      D．response
41．A．On                                  B．For                                 C．With                              D．As
42．A．patience                       B．anger                                      C．worry                            D．curiosity
43．A．must                              B．had to                           C．would                            D．could
44．A．Put away                      B．Leave out                     C．Give up                         D．Cut off
45．A．reaction                        B．opinion                          C．thought                        D．impression
46．A．reminded                     B．offered                          C．stated                                    D．suggested
47．A．asking                           B．thinking                        C．whispering                   D．struggling
48．A．save                               B．spend                            C．take                               D．waste
49．A．matter                          B．care                               C．value                             D．mind
50．A．disappointment                   B．fear                                C．silence                          D．regret
51．A．step                               B．surprise                        C．advance                        D．change
52．A．ignored                         B．accepted                      C．criticized                      D．forgave
53．A．style                              B．hobby                            C．idea                               D．nature
54．A．way                                B．connection                   C．heart                             D．image
55．A．but                                 B．so                                   C．and                                D．though

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，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There is one thing better than making a new friend, and that is keeping an old one.

——Elmer G Letterman

Two years ago my family moved. The day we left, my best friend and I cried together in my  36  bedroom for hours. I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house. Life was  37 ．

On the first day of school, I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone. Then on Halloween, I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me．

Finally, she wrote me a letter. It wasn’t  38  a letter—a piece of paper saying, “Best friends forever”．

When I finally got her e-mail address, I e-mailed her the  39  letter I have ever written. After the third e-mail with no  40 , my messages grew shorter and shorter.  41  each passing day, my  42  grew．I never received a reply from her．

Mom said that I  43  try calling my other friends, and that I didn’t need to always call her.  44  my best friend, the girl that I had known from my childhood?

My first  45  was automatic．“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages, I started to consider what my mom had  46 ．Every night for about a week, I stayed up in bed,  47 , “Should I keep trying or．．．?”

The way I looked at it was that: if I’m her best friend, she’d  48  a minute to push a few buttons on the phone, or type a short “hello” on the computer. To me, keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important. To her, it really didn’t seem to  49 ．

After two years of  50 , I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend. It was a big  51 ．She told me how sorry she was for not writing, and about how busy she had been. I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her．I  52  her．I guess keeping in touch just isn’t her  53 ．

I have realized true friends never really lose their special  54 ．Even after two years, it felt like we had just talked yesterday.

Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to,  55  she tries hard.

What more could a friend ask for?

36．A．cold                                B．empty                           C．small                             D．dirty

37．A．uneasy                          B．uncertain                     C．uninteresting              D．unbearable

38．A．just                                B．only                                C．even                              D．hardly

39．A．longest                         B．best                               C．simplest                       D．funniest

40．A．return                           B．information                 C．message                      D．response

41．A．On                                  B．For                                 C．With                              D．As

42．A．patience                       B．anger                                      C．worry                            D．curiosity

43．A．must                              B．had to                           C．would                            D．could

44．A．Put away                      B．Leave out                     C．Give up                         D．Cut off

45．A．reaction                        B．opinion                          C．thought                        D．impression

46．A．reminded                     B．offered                          C．stated                                    D．suggested

47．A．asking                           B．thinking                        C．whispering                   D．struggling

48．A．save                               B．spend                            C．take                               D．waste

49．A．matter                          B．care                               C．value                             D．mind

50．A．disappointment                   B．fear                                C．silence                          D．regret

51．A．step                               B．surprise                        C．advance                        D．change

52．A．ignored                         B．accepted                      C．criticized                      D．forgave

53．A．style                              B．hobby                            C．idea                               D．nature

54．A．way                                B．connection                   C．heart                             D．image

55．A．but                                 B．so                                   C．and                                D．though

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly,   36   nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be   37  , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into   38  . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my   39  , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I  40 success. I’d sold the first thing I’d   41 written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿)  42   my published works. I never   43   my writing to my teachers, friends or my family   44   because they were dream killers.
I had four children at the time.  45   the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a   46   and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start   47 another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became  48  reading in native American schools in Canada.
The   49  year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I   50  , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars  51  six years ago. I do all the housework and  52   my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right   53   I’ve succeeded. Writing is   54  , it’s fun and anyone can do it.   55  , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

【小题15】

A．attended B．took C．admitted D．participated