Suppose someone gave you a pen---a sealed(密封的),solid‑coloured pen. You couldn’t see how much 21 it had. It might run dry  22  the first few tentative (试探的) words or last just long and make a difference in the scheme of things. You don’t know when the ink will  24 .

Under the rules of the game, you really never know. You have to  25 a chance! Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything.  26  picking up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, 27 .But if you do decide to use it, what would you  28  it? How would you  29  the game?

Would you plan and plan before you ever  30  a word? Would your plans be so extensive that you never didn’t even start  31 ? Or would you take the pen  32 ,plunge right in and Just do it, struggling to keep up  33  the twists and turns of the torrent (急流)of words that take you where they take you?

Would you write cautiously and  34 ,as if the pen might run dry the next moment, or would you pretend to believe that the pen would write forever and go on accordingly?

And what would you write about:Love? Hate? Fun? Misery? Life? Death? Nothing? 35 ?

Would you write to  36 just yourself? Or others? Or yourself by writing about others?

Would you even write? Once you have the pen ,no  37 says you have to write. Would you sketch? Scribble(潦草地写)？Doodle(涂鸦)or draw? Would you stay in or on the  38 ,or see no lines at all, even if they  39 there? There’s a lot to think about here, isn’t there?

Now,  40  someone gave you a life…

1.A、ink          B、water      C、liquid     D、solid

2.A、before       B、after       C、when      D、as

3.A、much        B、very       C、real       D、enough

4.A、cross out     B、leave off    C、run out    D、use up

5.A、bring        B、take       C、use        D、carry

6.A、Instead of    B、In spite of   C、Other than   D、Rather than

7.A、used         B、useful       C、unused     D、using

8.A、deal with     B、do          C、do with     D、deal in

9.A、do          B、watch       C、like         D、play

10.A、draw        B、write        C、think of     D、use

11.A、picture      B、writing       C、painting     D、photo

12.A、in hand      B、at hand       C、on hand     D、by hand

13.A、on          B、for           C、with       D、at

14.A、carefully     B、deliberately    C、especially   D、extremely

15.A、Something    B、Everything    C、Anything   D、None

16.A、like          B、forgive       C、please      D、surprise

17.A、one          B、rule          C、friend      D、relative

18.A、line          B、lines         C、pens       D、paper

19.A、are          B、were          C、have      D、had been

20.A、suppose      B、wish          C、hope      D、expect

选编（十八）
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had  1  finding the keyhole. When I  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was  4  installed... but no switch! 
Not discouraged easily, I remembered  5  a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage  6  in the day. I found the bed in the  7  and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing  8 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the  9  to find another lamp. So I  10  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around  11  I found a desk lamp which actually  12 !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world  13  be and how   necessary light is! But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people --the light of  15  and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in  17   of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is  19  a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to  20  the light of one small candle.
1. A. confidence     B. respect            C. adimiration     D. difficulty
2. A. managed            B. failed             C. wished            D. meant
3. A. touched              B. felt                 C. sensed            D. looked
4. A. already                 B. never              C. still                D. once
5. A. equiping            B. producing       C. spotting          D. removing
6. A. later                  B. earlier            C. lower             D. upper
7. A. light             B. dark              C. room              D. corner
8. A. happened          B. operated         C. fired                D. developed
9. A. machine             B. street              C. room             D. car
10. A. wound             B. forced            C. made              D. lost
11. A. after                  B. until                  C. while                      D. since
12. A. helped              B. affected                C. worked           D. inspired
13. A. can                  B. shall                  C. will               D. must
14. A. mental             B. psychological     C. electrical        D. physical
15. A. existence          B. love                      C. truth                D. wisdom
16. A. lonely                B. colourful          C. friendly            D. complex
17. A. short                B. favour           C. face                D. need
18. A. make                      B. offer                 C. take                D. contribute
19. A. not more than   B. other than       C. no more than   D. rather than
20. A. put out             B. give out          C. get over                D. set up

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1—20题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。

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had  1  finding the keyhole. When I  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was  4  installed... but no switch! 

Not discouraged easily, I remembered  5  a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage  6  in the day. I found the bed in the  7  and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing  8 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the  9  to find another lamp. So I  10  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around  11  I found a desk lamp which actually  12 !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world  13  be and how   necessary light is! But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people --the light of  15  and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in  17   of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is  19  a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to  20  the light of one small candle.

1. A. confidence  B. respect            C. adimiration       D. difficulty 

2. A. managed             B. failed               C. wished            D. meant

3. A. touched               B. felt                  C. sensed             D. looked  

4. A. already                B. never               C. still                  D. once 

5. A. equiping              B. producing        C. spotting           D. removing

6. A. later                   B. earlier              C. lower              D. upper

7. A. light            B. dark                C. room               D. corner 

8. A. happened             B. operated          C. fired                 D. developed

9. A. machine              B. street               C. room              D. car

10. A. wound              B. forced             C. made               D. lost

11. A. after                   B. until          C. while                D. since

12. A. helped               B. affected                 C. worked            D. inspired 

13. A. can                   B. shall                C. will                D. must

14. A. mental               B. psychological     C. electrical         D. physical  

15. A. existence           B. love                 C. truth                D. wisdom

16. A. lonely                 B. colourful           C. friendly            D. complex

17. A. short                 B. favour             C. face                       D. need   

18. A. make                 B. offer                C. take                 D. contribute

19. A. not more than    B. other than        C. no more than    D. rather than 

20. A. put out              B. give out           C. get over                 D. set up

选编（十八）

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had  1  finding the keyhole. When I  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was  4  installed... but no switch! 

Not discouraged easily, I remembered  5  a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage  6  in the day. I found the bed in the  7  and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing  8 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the  9  to find another lamp. So I  10  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around  11  I found a desk lamp which actually  12 !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world  13  be and how   necessary light is! But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people --the light of  15  and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in  17   of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is  19  a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to  20  the light of one small candle.

1. A. confidence      B. respect             C. adimiration      D. difficulty

2. A. managed             B. failed              C. wished             D. meant

3. A. touched               B. felt                  C. sensed             D. looked

4. A. already                   B. never               C. still                D. once

5. A. equiping             B. producing        C. spotting           D. removing

6. A. later                   B. earlier             C. lower              D. upper

7. A. light              B. dark               C. room               D. corner

8. A. happened            B. operated          C. fired               D. developed

9. A. machine              B. street               C. room              D. car

10. A. wound              B. forced             C. made               D. lost

11. A. after                  B. until                    C. while                      D. since

12. A. helped               B. affected                 C. worked            D. inspired

13. A. can                   B. shall                    C. will                D. must

14. A. mental              B. psychological     C. electrical         D. physical

15. A. existence           B. love                       C. truth               D. wisdom

16. A. lonely               B. colourful          C. friendly            D. complex

17. A. short                B. favour            C. face                D. need

18. A. make                       B. offer                   C. take                D. contribute

19. A. not more than    B. other than        C. no more than    D. rather than

20. A. put out              B. give out           C. get over                 D. set up

       Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both questions is yes．To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand，a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth，but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view, now held by most experts，can be supportedin a number of ways．

        It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people，the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random (随意地) from the population，it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical twins，they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters，parents and children，usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that integigence depends on birth．

       Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one，for example，to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates (表明) that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who lives in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all，are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．

1.Which of the following best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph One?

       A．To some extent, intelligence is given at birth．

       B．Intelligence is developed by the environment．

       C．Some people are born clever and others born stupid．

       D．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment．

2.In the first paragraph，“no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence”suggests that     

A．no environment can change the least able into the most able

        B．the difference in men’s intelligence depends on the amount of their education

        C．if a person is born clever, he is certain to be a genius

        D．if a person is born stupid, nothing can change him into an educated person

3.The last paragraph mainly shows      

       A．the importance of education

       B．the relationship between environment and birth

       C．the writer’s final conclusion

       D．the relationship between intelligence and environment

4.The best title for this passage would be      

       A．Dependence on Education

       B．Intelligence

       C．Surroundings

       D．Effect of Education

5.Which statement about the passage is true?

       A．All twins have similar degrees of intelligence．

       B．A man who is educated in university must make greater achievements than a man who

works in a boring factory．

       C．Proper education can change one’s intelligence at some degree．

       D．Education can’t make a child born with low intelligence cleverer