完形填空

I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite  1  since I arrived at

Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular (课外的) activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.

This  2 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (主

任),    3  that a few female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 4 Discipline Committee Representative.  5  boarding school students break serious rules, like using  6  , getting drunk or cheating in the studies. The punishments given to such students are   7 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 8 so were five other students. We had to hold   9  and Ms Griffith asked us to write  10  to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.

I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t  want to make any   11 because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining  12   I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out disciplines,” I wrote  13  .

I made three   14  that said “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit (出口处) of my dorm so that people would  15 my name when they went to vote.

Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election, I was  16  . But my positive nature didn’t allow me to   17  for very long. I actually  18 when my friends tried to comfort（安慰） me. “Teresa, I’m sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.

“ No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election.” I said.

It is true: the   19  is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden  20 .

1.  A. hard         B. terrible       C. happy         D. simple

2.  A. condition     B. situation      C. time          D. life

3.  A. explaining    B. writing       C. saying         D. talking

4.  A. stands for     B. asks for      C. calls for        D. looks for

5.  A. Usually      B. Sometimes    C. often          D. Sometimes

6.  A. computers    B. drugs         C. cars          D. mobiles

7.  A. carried out    B. given         C. determined    D. made

8.  A. or           B. although      C. but           D. therefore

9.  A. a discussion   B. a meeting     C. an election     D. a selection

10. A. articles       B. speeches       C. compositions  D. introductions

11. A. mistakes      B. movements    C. promises      D. requests

12. A. how         B. whether        C. when        D. why

13. A. seriously     B. easily          C. fluently      D. honestly

14. A. posters      B. advertisements   C. speeches      D. promises

15. A. recognize    B. remember       C. forget        D. know

16. A. satisfied     B. surprised        C. disappointed    D. helpless

17. A. put out      B. look down       C. feel down      D. lie down

18. A. smiled      B. cried            C. laughed        D. sorrowed

19. A. reason      B. attitude          C. process        D. aim

20. A. strength     B. courage          C. ability          D. skill

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项．

A．Join learning communities and help each other.

B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you’ll make it.

C．Anytime is learning time.

D．Get interested and arouse（唤起） your desire for knowledge.

E．Cover the same ground from different angles(角度).

F．Try to be a good and effective learner.

As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily.

1.Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can' t learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning process. If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you. You must always remember learning is just like eating. You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite（食欲）.Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to learn well.

2.Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well-prepared for it. Never be disappointed no matter what happens. Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to get new information. It is like a jig-saw puzzle or a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time.

3.Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed-lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to learn．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．

4.Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time". Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．

5.The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning styles. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, __36__, he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something __37__ in the company should ever do.

I wish I __38__ give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — __39__ it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m __40__, experienced and I know better.

__41__ I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to __42__ by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar __43__ they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ __44__ ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who __45__ the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely __46__ about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would __47__ to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the __48__ when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, __49__ with empathetic(体恤别人感受的) consideration. She listened to my   __ 50__. Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)   __51__.

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to __52__ that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s __53__. It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her __54__ to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those __55__ words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

1.                A．to the way      B．in the way       C．by the way D．on the way

2.                A．no one         B．anyone         C．someone D．the one

3.                A．might          B．could          C．should   D．will

4.                A．rely           B．blame          C．put  D．fix

5.                A．old            B．energetic       C．cheerful  D．outgoing

6.                A．Hopefully       B．Naturally        C．Generally D．Thankfully

7.                A．sit             B．work           C．stop D．watch

8.                A．mistakes        B．troubles        C．attempts  D．decisions

9.                A．annoying       B．embarrassing    C．puzzling  D．confusing

10.               A．repairs         B．occupies        C．wants D．works

11.               A．hopeful        B．curious         C．serious    D．mad

12.               A．turn           B．agree          C．react D．object

13.               A．issue          B．outcome        C．criterion   D．message

14.               A．for            B．therefore       C．otherwise  D．but

15.               A．conclusion      B．explanation     C．challenge  D．imagination

16.               A．end           B．key            C．order D．process

17.               A．forget          B．change         C．prevent   D．ruin

18.               A．broken         B．done          C．lost   D．kept

19.               A．patience        B．skill            C．attention  D．interest

20.               A．sweet          B．pleasant        C．meaningful D．colorful

第三部分：  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes   36   30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him   37   what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would  38  . I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975,   39  what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he   40  me, as much by example as  41  , that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve   42   .

Neither of us could know how our  43  would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English. I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair. After several years, I was  44  department chair, and our relationship changed   45  . I thought that it might be  46  chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt   47  me throughout. He knew when to give me   48   about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have.   49   , he encouraged me to seize the new     50  .

Five years ago, I became the   51   of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could   52  on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (n)   53   wealth of lessons to teach.   54  his students don’t know it yet, I know how   55   they are; I’m still one of them.

36．A．mostly            B．exactly     C．only              D．simply

37．A．explain       B．predict     C．speak           D．teach

38．A．keep               B．achieve    C．choose      D．take

39．A．preparing    B．discovering  C．wondering   D．realizing

40．A．assisted     B．reminded         C．advised     D．convinced

41．A．words      B．action         C．explanation  D．models

42．A．the others          B．everyone         C．others            D．anyone

43．A．relationship  B．position       C．situation    D．condition

44．A．pointed        B．named         C．given             D．taken

45．A．already        B．yet   C．still             D．again

46．A．foolish       B．surprising          C．uncertain            D．challenging

47．A．promoted          B．accepted C．supported D．welcomed

48．A．advice          B．information         C．notice             D．thought

49．A．Otherwise         B．Therefore          C．Furthermore  D．Instead

50．A．choice      B．opportunity       C．occupation   D．possibility

51．A．teacher     B．principal    C．officer      D．clerk

52．A．live         B．look      C．depend    D．take

53．A．rich       B．little                C．valuable            D．endless

54．A．Once              B．Even if        C．Unless     D．Until

55．A．fortunate           B．curious          C．innocent    D．satisfied

下文中共有十处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改十处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Wang Ping，

I’m very glad to have received a letter you sent me two weeks before．I’ve been thinking about the question you ask me．In my opinion，you should come back after you finish your studies at abroad．For one reason，what you are studying is bad needed nowadays in China．It will be quite easy of you to find a good job．In fact，I know that a few big company in our city are hoping to hire people like you．For other reason，I think it will be much more convenient for you to look after your parents as we are getting old．Therefore，I think it’s a good idea for you to return．So what are you waiting?

Best wishes．

Yours，

Li Hua