第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, I met with much difficulty with my life and work. I felt so  36 that I wanted to give up.
37  , a speech changed me. At the beginning of the speech, the well-known professor held up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 people, he asked, "Who would   38  this $20 bill?" 　　Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the   39   were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He   40   it onto the ground and started to grind(碾) it into the floor   41   his shoe. He   42   it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable  43  . No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it stayed the same in   44  . It was still worth $20.”
　　“Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we   45   and the circumstances that come on our way. We   46   as if we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will   47  lose your value,” he went on,　　“Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those   48   love you. The   49   of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” 　　“You are   50   — don’t ever forget it.”
36. A. optimistic     B. cheerful     C. pessimistic     D. worried
37. A. However     B. Therefore     C. Actually      D. Indeed
38. A. borrow         B. like         C. dream         D. have
39. A. hands        B. people      C. dollars        D. heads
40. A. brought       B. got         C. turned         D. dropped
41. A. through      B. with         C. under          D. in
42. A. broke        B. fed          C. picked         D. carried
43. A. advice       B. news         C. tip            D. lesson
44. A. value        B. note          C. quality        D. number
45. A. thought      B. impressed       C. took          D. made
46. A. find         B. feel           C. look         D. sound
47. A. never        B. ever          C. still          D. hardly
48. A. whom        B. which        C. who          D. whose
49. A. experience    B. pleasure       C. worth        D. difficulty
50. A. common      B. intelligent     C. reliable       D. special

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16     bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17    .

The bed    18   an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19   music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20       , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22     sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23   you'll be late!"

If you don't get up     24    the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical

"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25    minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the    26    of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27      the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28  .                

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29     a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

1.A. expensive       B. special     C. valuable         D. comfortable

2.A. works            B. runs               C. happens          D. moves

3.A. is separated from        B. is made up of 

C. is attached to            D. is made into

4.A. loud             B. classical          C. pop              D. soft

5.A. sound          B. voice           C. noise            D. way

6.A. sends          B. turns           C. plays             D. appears

7.A. pleasant       B. interesting      C. unpleasant       D. funny

8.A. and            B. but                  C. so            D. or

9.A. after          B. until            C. since            D. before

10.A. other          B. another         C. more             D. one

11.A. end                    B. middle          C. body             D. top

12.A. However       B. Finally      C. Therefore        D. Otherwise

13.A. angry          B. work            C. happy            D. awake

14.A. win             B. achieve       C. gain         D. defeat

15.A. praises       B. prizes           C. contents         D. medals

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read a book on tape.
But it   36   a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃) so badly that I was completely   37   to speak in public.
38 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and   39   was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a diamond necklace,   40   pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer   41   not being a part of our school.
When he   42   that I not only loved poetry but was   43   it, we became closer. There was, however, one   44   between us－Professor Crouch could not bear the   45   that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is   46   to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and turned away.
One day he   47   me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his   48   . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he   49   me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in   50   . “Why,” I started, anger   51   me. “of course I did!” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it    52   memory.”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there,   53    . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way   54   !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before public. I discovered I did have a(n)   55   and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
36. A. lasted     B. took           C. spent          D. wasted
37. A. uncertain    B. uncomfortable   C. unbelievable      D. unable
38. A. However    B. Besides         C. Then          D. Therefore
39. A. novel     B. architecture          C. art             D. poetry
40. A. drawing     B. writing          C. turning          D. finding
41. A. protect          B. help           C. keep          D. stand
42. A. learned      B. recognized     C. decided         D. proved
43. A. writing      B. reading         C. reciting         D. saving
44. A. difference  B. difficulty      C. promise       D. similarity
45. A. truth      B. idea           C. fact            D. belief
46. A. said       B. meant         C. taught         D. prepared
47. A. fooled     B. joked         C. tricked              D. scolded
48. A. idea       B. reward              C. congratulation    D. comment
49. A. told       B. noticed          C. attacked        D. challenged
50. A. disbelief     B. silence              C. sadness          D. excitement
51. A. flowing      B. flooding        C. filling         D. sweeping
52. A. with      B. by             C. from          D. in
53. A. terrified     B. hopeless        C. disappointed      D. breathless
54. A. down     B. along         C. through         D. around
55. A. voice    B. sound         C. appearance     D. interest

We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us—in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our __1__ have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us __2__ everything to their kindness and love.

When we __3__ them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or __4__ them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of __5__ our own love and gratitude to them.__6__， elders have also been through all the years you are __7__ and know a little more about the world than you do.

It is __8__ that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always __9__ with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human __10__. However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their __11__.

With changing times and __12__ influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should __13__ express their views and if there are arguments, they should not __14__ their voices.

If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately __15__ their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are __16__ to give up their places to older people. This is not a __17__ of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear __18__， or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a __19__ disadvantage.

When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become __20__ that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.

1. A. youngsters  B. elders  C. parents  D. juniors

2. A. devote    B. owe  C. pay  D. contribute

3. A. show    B. explain  C. exhibit  D. point

4. A. greeting  B. receiving  C. declaring  D. showing

5. A. expressing  B. describing  C. sending  D. suggesting

6. A. However   B. Therefore  C. Besides  D. Though

7. A. experiencing with     B. going through

C. suffering from        D. worrying out

8. A. maybe    B. likely  C. possible  D. probably

9. A. quarreled  B. dealt  C. lived  D. disagreed

10. A. community        B. organization

C. society           D. public

11. A. experience       B. reality

C. emotion          D. information

12. A. cultural            B. special

C. environmental       D. position

13. A. quietly  B. slightly  C. silently  D. coldly

14. A. rise       B. raise      C. support  D. force

15. A. give away  B. get rid of  C. give up  D. send out

16. A. expected  B. forced     C. needed  D. reminded

17. A. doubt      B. question  C. wonder  D. challenge

18. A. suffering  B. upset      C. trouble  D. discomfort

19. A. serious    B. light      C. heavy   D. slight

20. A. aware   B. alive       C. knowing  D. sensible

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and 21 advice.

Listening to her, the older woman 22 the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could 23 ease her pain, but she could teach.

Then, she said. “There are 24 things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best 25 pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then, 26 the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through, 27 to me. If you’ve done the first thing 28, I’ll tell you the second.”

The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore, 29 the pillows were very 30 to her and very expensive.

All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were 31. The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the 32 streets, 33 there was something she could do to put things 34 the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.

She was exhausted but 35 ,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.

“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 36 your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”

The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind 37 each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second 38, then things will never be the same.”

“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once 39, no amount of effort, 40 how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”

A. asked about        B. asked for              C. asked to         D. ask around

A. witnessed           B. touched                C. guessed         D. sensed

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

A. one                    B. two                       C. three              D. four

A. feather               B. leather                  C. woolen          D. cotton

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

A. come back          B. go back                 C. put back        D. draw back

A. promptly           B. absolutely             C. completely    D. unfortunately

A. so as to              B. even though          C. now that        D. in spite of

A. hard                   B. rare                      C. nice              D.

A. freezing              B. freezingly             C. froze             D. frozen

A. brightened         B. widened               C. darkened       D. broadened

A. amazing            B. lucky                          C. thankful        D. surprising

A. on                     B. up                        C. off                D. back

A. tired                  B. relieved                C. grateful         D. nervous

A. refill                 B. get                       C. purchase        D. seek

A. blew up             B. blew on                C. blew away      D. blew over

A. requirement       B. situation               C. consequence   D. circumstance

A. speak                 B. spoken                  C. speaking         D. being spoken

A. however             B. whatever                C. although        D. regardless