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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 21___ was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  22__  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  23__ .

The race began,  24__ , no one in the crowd really  25__  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  26__  such as, “They will never  27__  it to the top.” or “There is no  28__  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began  29__ , one by one, except for those who were climbing  30__ in different paces.

The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  31_  will make it!”

32__  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  33__  one continued higher and higher.

34___ , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  35__ , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  36__  wanted to know how this one frog  37__ to do it?

A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  38__  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  39__ !

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  40__  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!

1. A. wish            B. goal            C. plan              D. idea

2. A. looked          B. walked          C. turned            D. gathered

3. A. competitors     B. holders         C. actors            D. performers

4. A. Generally       B. Probably        C. Actually          D. Basically

5. A. wondered        B. believed        C. guessed           D. hoped

6. A. statements      B. conclusions    C. arguments         D. explanations

7. A. achieve         B. spot            C. encourage         D. make

8. A. problem         B. chance          C. doubt             D. favor

9. A. giving up       B. cheering up     C. escaping          D. settling down

10. A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  

C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger

11. A. No one         B. Everyone        C. Anyone            D. Someone

12. A. Fewer          B. Less            C. More              D. Larger

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

14. A. At the same time   B. At each time                     C. At no time      D. In the end

15. A. step           B. attempt         C. effort            D. jump 16. A. naturally  B. weightlessly                             C. sadly           D. strangely

17.A. managed         B. planed          C. intended          D. started 18. A. energy       B. force                             C. strength        D. power

19. A. deaf           B. violent         C. foolish           D. religious

20. A. send           B. pass            C. keep              D. take  

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking   16 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow beautiful but  17 .
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. The mountain climbers had  18  the top,using the southern route（路线）. But no one had ever  19  to try a winter climbing up the northern route. But now one man was daring（敢） to try the  20  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had 21 him anxiously(担心地). Now they were waiting to see his  22  . If he planned to  23  the next day，he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he gave up.
A tiny green light  24  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up！The people  25  .
The next day he  26  his way upward(向上). He was so lonely and so  27 ！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the  28  light.
In the morning, Bonatti  29  up. He could not see the top，but he knew he was 30 there. Though the climb was painful，he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months  31  for the climb. Was the training enough?  Did he have the strength and  32  to climb to the top? 
He was 33  at the top！News about his victory（胜利） was radioed to the world.
The trip  34 the northern route was hard. However,  He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the  “ 35 ,” and would be well remembered as a climber forever.

Giving up my job to go back to full?time education was a big ________，but now I know it was the best decision I ever made.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? (2011·湖北，22)

A．project? B．commitment

C．competition? D．ambition

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad    39    to something better.But others have been though the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over sad over again,and it will help you   40   though the rough situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full            B．rich            C．few             D．enough

2.A．And           B．Yet           C．Still             D．Thus

3.A．thinner         B．stronger       C．worse           D．healthier

4.A．attitude        B．assumption     C．instruction       D．account

5.A．assisted        B．tended         C．managed        D．intended

6.A．make          B．absorb         C．select           D．replace

7.A．attacked        B．caught        C．froze            D．cheated

8.A．operation        B．taste                 C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly           B．completely   C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal            B．defend       C．survive           D．observe

11.A． similarly        B．differently    C．gradually         D．commonly

12.A．pull           B．take          C．break             D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for    D．as a result of

14.A．handle         B．carry         C．follow           D．inspect

15.A．rolling         B．using           C．building          D．making

16.A．defeated       B．recommended   C．introduced        D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly    16    to your physical and    17    health.

“People who always forgive others   18    less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., the    19    of Forgive for Good. “So it can help    20    on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune（免疫的） system and    21    people to feel more vital.”

So how do you start the forgiveness? Try    22    these steps:

Calm yourself. To defuse your    23   , try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of    24    that gives you pleasure: a   25    scene in nature, someone you love,” Luskin says.

Don’t    26    an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no    27    of apologizing,” Luskin says. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same    28   . So if you wait for people to apologize you could be waiting a(n)   29    long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean    30    to the person who upsets you.

Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying（重播） your    31    gives power to the person who caused you pain. “   32    focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness   33    you,” Luskin says.

Try to see things from the other person’s view. If you empathize（把感情移入） with that person, you may    34    that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love.

Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who always forgive others will get more energy, better    35    and better sleep.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself.“For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge,” Luskin says. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.”

16. A. beneficial                 B. harmful                  C. helpless                 D. suitable

17. A. chemical                  B. wealthy                 C. technical               D. mental

18. A. own                           B. show                     C. direct                     D. prove 

19. A. author                      B. owner                    C. professor             D. publisher

20. A. protect                     B. save                      C. wait                        D. depend

21. A. have                          B. wish                        C. make                      D. allow

22. A. coping                      B. turning                   C. following              D. accepting

23. A. sadness                   B. anger                             C. hunger                   D. energy

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

25. A. thoughtful               B. dull                          C. beautiful              D. still

26. A. call for                      B. hunt for                 C. long for                  D. wait for

27. A. invention                 B. invitation               C. intention              D. attention

28. A. way                          B. means                    C. method                     D. approach

29. A. helpfully                   B. carefully                 C. patiently                D. awfully 

30. A. giving in                  B. giving away C. giving up                D. giving out

31. A. wound                      B. hurt                       C. cut                          D. damage

32. A. Because of              B. Despite of             C. Instead of             D. In search of

33. A. around                     B. above                     C. beneath               D. below

34. A. tell                   B. realize                  C. see                            D. recognize

35. A. housing           B. appearance          C. figure                     D. appetite