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）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。
When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.  
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to   36   on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely   37  . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
George Washington’s mother was a complaining,   38   woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t   39   at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always complaining that her   40   overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to   41   the army for the American Revolution. She   42   believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the   43   Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his   44   and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became   45  , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to   46   you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from   47  . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep   48  , a “failure” is just another learning   49  . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “  50   their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen   51   to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their   52   at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You   53   yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is   54  .  
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music   55   with you.
36．A．set sail                          B．take charge                 C．set free                         D．take off
37．A．excited                          B．pleased                         C．disappointed               D．affected
38．A．self-centered              B．self-confident              C．kind-hearted               D．cold-blooded
39．A．show off                       B．show up                        C．pick out                         D．pick up
40．A．parents                         B．neighbors                     C．students                       D．children
41．A．fight                               B．beat                               C．command                     D．attend
42．A．foolishly                        B．secretly                        C．bravely                          D．honestly
43．A．late                                B．latter                             C．former                          D．later
44．A．strength                       B．music                            C．wealth                          D．faith
45．A．proud                            B．steady                           C．independent                D．famous
46．A．  advise                         B．suggest                        C．stop                               D．keep
47．A．success                         B．failure                           C．poison                           D．laziness
48．A．stopping                       B．starting                        C．going                             D．coming
49．A．method                         B．experiment                  C．schedule                       D．experience
50．A．with                               B．beyond                          C．without                         D．during
51．A．politely                          B．rudely                            C．thoroughly                   D．roughly
52．A．homes                           B．minds                            C．businesses                            D．efforts
53．A．trust                              B．believe                          C．know                             D．doubt
54．A．finished                         B．completed                   C．written                         D．sung
55．A．live                                 B．die                                  C．sound                            D．play

When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland（虚幻世界）of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we’re paying $ 6,000 a year．” $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a writer? Full time．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly, "I’m going to stick it out and write．"
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．I’m not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
【小题1】Why did Alex give up his job?

Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just__50__ and deny the presence of any conflict in a relationship. __51__ ,denying the existence of conflict results in couples _52___ to solve their problems at early__53__ ,which can then lead to even greater problems later on .Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior _54___ increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.
　　So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person’s point of view__55__ put yourself in his of her place. People who are _56___ to what their partner thinks and feels _57___ greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships  58____ marriages, those who can adopt their partner’s perspective show more positive emotions, more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses _59___ conflict.
　　Second, because conflict and disagreements are an __60__ part of close relationships，people need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and __61__ forgiveness from their partners for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line with this view, spouses（配偶） who are more forgiving show higher mental quality over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have _62___ health benefits. For example, when people reflect on hurtful __63__ and grudges(怨恨)，they show negative physiological(生理的) effects, including __64__  heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving.

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分)
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to ___21______ a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could ___22___ the owner's name. There was nothing inside it ____23______ some change and an old photo ―― a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years, who looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photo back and ____24______ the purse to the police station, where I ___25_______ it to the desk sergeant. ____26______ I left, the sergeant took down my name and address ___27_______ the owner might want to write and thank me.
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They ___28______ a young woman so that there would be four people at the table. Her face was familiar. I was ____29______ sure that we had not met before, but I could remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation, however, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon. ___30______ I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now much older.
21. A. watch                 B. notice             C. discover                   D. find out
22. A. find                    B. learn                        C. discover                   D. work out
23. A. besides        B. except               C. except for                 D. in addition to
24. A. took                   B. brought                    C. fetched                     D. sent
25. A. offered        B. passed               C. handed                     D. returned
26. A. Before         B. When                C. While               D. As
27. A. although             B. in case                     C. for fear                    D. so that
28. A. have also invited                              B. also had invited
C. also invited                                     D. had also invited
29. A. well                   B. much                       C. quite                        D. very
30. A. All at once B. At once                    C. Immediately             D. All suddenly

完形填空(共20小题；满分30分) 注意：15分钟内完成
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she 36 sick, some boys 37 to visit her. But none of them wanted to 38 any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can 39 some flowers from a 40. Gloria will not know 41 they come from, and the dead man will not 42 them. "
Everybody was afraid 43 Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 44 , and the boys acted 45 the flowers were from all of them, but 46 did not mind. After their visit, Willie 47 the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria 48 not have liked the 49 if she had known they had 50 from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book 51 his mother came into his room. "There's a man 52 asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't 53 the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all 54 with mud. "（泥巴）
Willie, all of a sudden, turned  55 .
36. A. got   B. fall            C. made         D. took
37. A. thought   B. asked         C. planned       D. suggested
38. A. keep B. cost           C. take            D. spend
39. A. steal B. rob            C. buy           D. beg
40. A. shop        B. store     C. street       D. grave
41. A. how        B. where     C. when         D. why
42. A. miss        B. lose     C. hate           D. love
43. A. beside      B. besides   C. including      D. except
44.A. room        B. house     C. school        D. library
45. A. as if        B .if          C. that          D. as
46. A. Gloria      B. some       C. Willie         D. nobody
47. A. told      B. asked           C. said to        D. explained
48. A. must       B. can         C. could         D. would
49. A. boys       B. flowers      C. secret        D. news
50. A. stolen      B. robbed      C. taken         D. come
51. A. as         B. when        C. while         D. suddenly
52. A. inside      B. outside       C. still               D. also
53. A. ask for     B. pay          C. pay off               D. pay for
54. A, painted          B. dressed      C. wrapped         D. covered
55. A. sad        B. red          C. pale       D. glad