When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a   1   driver. However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect one’s   2   as a driver. So I   3   to drive as fast as I could.

Then in September of 2005, I received a letter   4  my presence to discuss my future   ___5   rights. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was   6   to see my record was five pages long. The man gave me two   7  . I could turn in my   8   and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice.

After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits        ___9   my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was   10   paid to the destination and not the process of getting there. The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my   __11   much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied because I   12_   the messages and lessons of the journey.

After the two   13  , I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route. I have also slowed my   14   down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning   15   is really a big lesson for me.

1. A. lucky         B. skilled           C. careless           D. poor

2. A. interest          B. belief             C. ability               D. character

3. A. stopped       B. wanted            C. began              D. continued

4. A. requesting        B. hoping            C. suggesting         D. planning

    5. A. driving           B. swimming           C. diving                D. living

    6. A. disappointed  B. depressed          C. surprised         D. terrified

    7. A. tickets           B. choices            C. letters           D. pages

    8. A. license           B. money              C. evidence          D. file

    9. A. affected      B. matched            C. suited            D. caused

    10. A. totally          B. partly             C. slowly            D. slightly

    11. A. destination  B. process            C. place             D. journey

    12. A. understood   B. lacked             C. gained            D. ignored

    13. A. surveys      B. events             C. debates           D. arguments

    14. A. working      B. driving            C. walking           D. eating

    15. A. honesty      B. understanding      C. patience          D. carelessness

The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.

   A. stopped    B. failed    C. missed    D. ceased

第二节：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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town, saying that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole world. A large crowd   36   and they all admired his heart, for it was   37 .There was not a mark or a flaw (瑕疵) in it. They all agreed it was  38   the most beautiful heart they had   39   seen. The young man was very   40   and boasted (自夸) more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man   41   at the front of the   42   and said, “Your heart is not as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating  43 , but it was full of   44  . It had places where pieces had been   45   and other pieces put in, but they didn’t  46   quite right and there were several rough and pointed edges.

The people stared. “How can he say his heart is more beautiful?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s heart and laughed. “You must be   47  ,” he said. “Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

“Yes, yours   48   perfect, but I would never trade with you,” said the old man. “Every scar   49   a person to whom I have given my love. I  50   a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the   51   place in my heart, but because the pieces aren’t   52   in shape, I have some rough edges, which I  53 .They remind me of the love we shared. So now do you see what true   54   is?”

The young man was moved. He stood there silently with   55   running down his cheeks.

36. A. stopped      B. came       C. agreed       D. gathered

37. A. clean        B. exciting    C. happy        D. perfect

38. A. probably       B. truly      C. likely       D. luckily

39. A. never         B. seldom      C. ever         D. sometimes

40. A. proud        B. regretful   C. happy        D. angry

41. A. appeared      B. cried      C. showed        D. listened

42. A. man          B. crowd        C. street       D. town

43. A. quickly      B. strongly    C. slowly         D. heavily

44. A. tears        B. water      C. scars        D. love

45. A. burnt        B. changed     C. removed      D. cut

46. A. place        B. fit        C. jump         D. see

47. A. joking       B. tricking     C. dreaming       D. playing

48. A. looks        B. smells      C. sounds        D. feels

49. A. explains     B. helps      C. presents      D. represents

50. A. tear down     B. turn down    C. tear out       D. throw out

51. A. clean        B. scary      C. empty        D. painful

52. A. normal         B. big        C. fine           D. exact

53. A. want         B. dislike    C. fear          D. value 

54. A. kindness     B. happiness    C. beauty         D. love

55. A. water        B. sweat      C. tears        D. Blood

Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and part of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a learning 19. I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.

22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed(缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27.Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.

The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30, and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.

The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived.

“Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.

1. A. During      B. Through        C. Until            D. Under   

2.A. struggled      B. started      C. forgot       D. turned

3.A. how            B. that         C. why          D. what

4.A. experience     B. advantage        C. disability       D. habit

5.A. work           B. college      C. hospital     D. home

6. A. believe       B. prove            C. feel             D. imagine

7.A. Because        B. After            C. When     D. Before

8. A. want          B. manage       C. decide       D. refuse

9.A. plans          B. decisions        C. choices      D. purposes

10. A. honorable    B. imaginable   C. comfortable  D. suitable

11. A. expected     B. left         C. visited      D. dreamed

12.A. work          B. fit          C. match       D. satisfy

13. A. asked             B. invited          C. accepted       D. attracted

14.A. telling           B. warning     C. advising       D. reminding

15. A. worried      B. surprised   C. frightened  D. excited

16. A. stopped      B. lasted      C. saw         D. held

17.A. old           B. famous       C. familiar        D. new

18.A. cared for     B. looked for  C. headed for D. asked for

19.A. day and night      B. over and over C. more or less   D. less than

20.A. warm          B. cold         C. sad         D. sorry

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long branches of an old willow tree.   31   at life, I have a good reason to frown, for the world was intent on   32   me down.

And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath   33  me, all tired from play. He stood   34   in front of me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a   35  . What a pitiful sight, its petals were all worn - not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower away and go off to play, I   36   a small smile and then looked away.

But instead of   37   , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and   38   loudly with certainty, "It sure smells pretty and it must be beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you." The weed before me was dying or dead, not vibrant of   39  , orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I  40  for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need." Again,  41   placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then  42  I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not see: he was  43 .

I heard my voice trembling. Tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not realizing the  44  he'd had on my day. I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a  45   woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he 46  my self-indulged plight(困境)? Perhaps he'd been  47  with true sight from his heart by God.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. For all of those times I myself had been blind. I decided to see beauty, and  48  every second that belongs to mine.  49  I held that dead flower up to my nose and breathed in the  50  of a beautiful rose , I smiled as that young boy. Another flower in his hand was about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.