For the last 82 years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, that means __36__ who will be raised from the great and the near great to the living for ever. __37__ today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism(批评) both from the without and from within. __38__ argue that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true __39__ ability than with the strange inside politics of the Academy and of Sweden itself. __40__ Ingmar Bjorksten, the cultural __41__ for one of the country's two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent " __42__ people call a very Swedish exercise: __43__ Swedish tastes."

The Academy has __44__ itself against such charges of provincialism(地方主义) in its selection by asserting(坚持) that __45__ physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to __46__ the Academy from outside influences. This may be 47 , but criticsrespond that this very __48__ may also be responsible for the Academy's inability to notice true trends(倾向) in the __49__ world.

Regardless of concerns over the selection process, __50__ , it seems that the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator(指针) of the literature that we most __51__ praise, and as a __52__ that writers seek. If for no other reason, the prize will continue to be __53__ for the financial rewards that __54__ ; not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but it also dramatically increases __55__ of an author's books.

36. A. asking　 B. determining　 C. checking　 D. discovering

37. A. But　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　C. Besides　　 D. Therefore

38. A. Anger　 B. Happiness　　　 C. Praises　　　 D. Critics

39. A. reading B. listening　　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. speaking

40. A. Owing to B. As to　　　　　　 C. According to D. Referring to

41. A. editor　　　 B. reader　　　　　 C. writer　　　　　　 D. listener

42. A. how　　　　　B. where　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. what

43. A. suggesting B. expressing　　 C. smelling　　　　　 D. exchanging

44. A. kept　　　　 B. defended　　　 C. stopped　　　　　 D. loved

45. A. his　　　　　　 B. one's　　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　　　 D. her

46. A. persuade　 B. encourage　　　 C. fight　　　　　　　 D. protect

47. A. wrong　　　　B. similar　　　　　 C. false　　　　　　　　 D . true

48. A. distance　　　B. length　　　　　　 C. width　　　　　　　 D. number

49. A. literary　　　 B. space　　　　　　　C. art　　　　　　　　 D. movie

50. A. as well as　 B. however　　　　　C. in order that　 D. so that

51. A. hardly　　　　 B. highly　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　 D. nearly

52. A. direction　　　 B. distance　　　 C. goal　　　　　　　　 D. suggestion

53. A. reasonable　 B. curious　　　　　 C. desirable　　　　 D. anxious

54. A. collect with　 B. give away　　　 C. set up　　　　　　 D. go with

55. A. sales　　　　　　 B. prizes　　　　　　　C. gifts　　　　　　　 D. praises

Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes. He often tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old 　16 girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in everyone.

Cindy wasn’t a great 　17 , but when she was in the gym, everyone complained less, worked harder, and, not 　18 , achieved more. Cindy was such a powerful motivator 　19 she could see nothing. When it was her turn to do the vault（跳马）, mother would also 　20 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the vault. When her mom said, “Vault!”, Cindy would reach out and jump, 　21 her mother and herself.

Cindy loved the sport and kept 　22 because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her 　23 . Mark called her the most 　24 member of the team, not because of her 　25 ability, but because of her heart and because she 　26 a standard of perseverance(坚持) and courage that inspired others to get more out of themselves. Everyone who 　27 her work hard to be the best 28 how much more they could get out of themselves.

This is leadership---leadership by 　29 . And we see this sort of leadership not only in 　30 but also in families and in the workplace. Often the most important members of the team are not the 　31 , most skilled, or most powerful. Instead, their 　32 is in their attitude and their ability to inspire and 　33 others with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination.

People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others.

There’s no doubt that Cindy’s 　34 has a great effect on her teammates. A person’s personality matters most because it comes from within and does not depend on 　35 alone.

16．A．pretty　　　　　　　　　　 B．kind　　　　　　　　　　　 C．blind　　　　　　　　 D．clever

17．A．instructor　　　　　　　 B．worker　　　　　　　　　 C．leader　　　　　　　 D．gymnast

18．A．accidentally　　　　　　 B．naturally　　　　　　　　 C. gradually　　 D．surprisingly

19．A．because　　　　　　　　 B．after　　　　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　 D．when

20．A．jump　　　　　　　　　　 B．about　　　　　　　　　　 C．appear　　　　　　 D．run

21．A．supporting　　　　　　 B．trusting　　　　　　　　　 C．satisfying　　　　 D．attracting

22．A．failing　　　　　　　　　　 B．praying　　　　　　　　　 C．dreaming　　　　 D．improving

23．A．mistake　　　　　　　　　 B．coach　　　　　　　　　　 C．disability　　　　　 D．laziness

24．A．important　　　　　　　 B．skilled 　　　　　　　　　 C．popular　　　　　　 D．powerful

25．A．organizational　　　　 B．communicative　　　 C．athletic　　　　　　 D．musical

26．A．showed　　　　　　　　 B．understood　　　　　　 C．settled　　　　　　 D．reached

27．A．made　　　　　　　　　　 B．watched　　　　　　　　 C．helped　　　　　　 D．heard

28．A．forgot　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagined　　　　　　　　 C．confirmed　　　　 D．realized

29．A．knowledge　　　　　　 B．example　　　　　　　　 C. reputation　 D．experience

30．A．exercises　　　　　　　 B．gymnasiums　　　　　 C．sports　　　　　　　 D．teams

31．A．smartest　　　　　　　　 B．richest　　　　　　　　　 C．tallest　　　　　　　 D．oldest

32．A．use　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．advantage　　　　　　　 C．power　　　　　　 D．technique

33．A．persuade　　　　　　　　 B．encourage　　　　　　　 C．educate　　　　　　 D．consider

34．A．character　　　　　　　 B．decision　　　　　　　　 C. existence　　 D．achievement

35．A．opportunity　　　　　　 B．appearance　　　　　　 C. success　　 D．environment

My husband and I married in a large country town. The morning after the wedding, we were going back to my parents’ home. As my husband was packing, I noticed he’d placed my 31 in the luggage crate(大木箱) on top of the car. I said that maybe he should 32 it. He turned and said, “It’ll be 33 . Trust me! It won’t come off.”

Halfway home we had a car come racing up beside us and the driver 34 us down. She said she’d seen a red suitcase on the side of the road several kilometers back and was 35 if it was ours. We looked 　36 and, to our 37 , discovered that the case had flown off.

　　　 We raced back, but the case was 38 . We visited the local police station, but as the road was a common link between several towns, we weren’t very 39 . We put it all down to our bad 40 .

　　　 Seven years later, my father got a(n) 41 from a lady asking if I’d lost a red suitcase. Her husband had 42 the case abandoned on the side of the road. He assumed he’d be able to find an address or name somewhere inside and 43 it later. On opening the case, they’d found the wedding cards, no address, and no way of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them.

　　　 They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it——my birth certificate. 48

that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us.

　　　 This couple’s 50 and persistence(坚持) in finding us is truly admirable.

31. A. jewellery　　　　　　　　 B. money　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. handbag　　　　　　　　 D. suitcase

32. A. close 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fasten　　　 　　　　 C. pack　 　　　　　　　　 D. lift

33. A. strong 　　　　　　　　 B. flexible 　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavy

34. A. took　 　　　　　　　　 B. calmed 　　　　　　　　 C. led　 　　　　　　　　　 D. waved

35. A. wondering　 　　　　 B. suggesting　 　　　　　　 C. recognizing　　　　　　　　　 D. hesitating

36. A. around　 　　　　　　　 B. out　 　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　 D. up

37. A. relief　 　　　　　　　　 B. regret　　　 　　　　 C. disappointment　　　　　　 D. confusion

38. A. gone 　　　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stolen　 　　　　　　　 D. hidden

39. A. anxious 　　　　　　　 B. hopeful 　　　　　　　 C. surprised　 　　　　　 D. frightened

40. A. idea　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　　　　 C. luck　 　　　　　　　　　 D. plan

41. A. call 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. message　 　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　　　　 D. email　

42. A. fixed up　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up　 　　　　 C. pulled out　 　　　　 D. given out

43. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. examine　　 　　　　 C. return　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. collect

44. A. mentioning　　 　　　　　 B. believing　 　　　　 C. sharing　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. telling

45. A. travel　 　　　　　　　　 B. move　 　　　　　　　　 C. ask 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

46. A. search　 　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. try　 　　　　　　　　　 D. check

47. A. felt　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. read　 　　　　　　　　　 C. got　 　　　　　　　　　 D. noticed　

48. A. Expecting　 　　　　　 B. Considering　 　　 C. Realizing　　 　　　 D. Judging

49. A. finally　 　　　　　　　 B. gradually　　 　　　 C. surely　　 　　　　　　 D. immediately

50. A. courage　 　　　　　　　　　 B. generosity　　　　　　　　　　 C. honesty　　 　　　　 D. selflessness　

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 37 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 38 them. Just take them 39 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than 40 it.

One of my patients told me that when she 41 to tell her story, people often 42 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her. Subtly, her pain became a story about themselves. 　43 she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 44 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 45 of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.

I have ever learned to 46 to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 47 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 48 , to take them out of their 49 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 50 them.

This 51 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53 to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned(善意的) 55 .

36. A．introduction　　　　　 B．instruction　　　　　 C．attention　　　　　　 D．relaxation

37. A．head　　　　　　　　　　 B．memory　　　　　　 C．mind　　　　　　　　　 D．heart

38. A．talk to　　　　　　　　　 B．listen to　　　　　　　 C．object to(反对)　 D．stick to(坚持)

39. A．in 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　 C．off　　　　　　　　　　 D．away

40. A．denying(否认)　　　 B．remembering　　　 C．questioning　　　　 D．understanding

41. A．managed　　　　　　　 B．tried　　　　　　　　　 C．hoped　　　　　　　　 D．expected

42. A．encouraged　　　　　 B．interrupted　　　　　 C．discouraged　　　　 D．urged

43. A．Eventually　　　　　　 B．Immediately　　　　 C．Completely　　　　 D．Especially

44. A．impolite　　　　　　　　 B．meaningless　　　　 C．lonely　　　　　　　　 D．selfish

45. A．middle　　　　　　　　 B．focus　　　　　　　　 C．center　　　　　　　　 D．choice

46. A．respond　　　　　　　 B．compare　　　　　　 C．link　　　　　　　　　　 D．regret

47. A．unless　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　　 D．when

48. A．down　　　　　　　　　 B．away　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　 D．off

49. A．experiment　　　　　 B．mixture　　　　　　　 C．judgment　　　　　　 D．experience

50. A．with　　　　　　　　　　 B．against　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　　　　　　 D．among

51. A．complex(费解的)　 B．simple　　　　　　　　 C．single D．complicated(复杂的)

52. A．mentioned　　　　　　 B．published　　　　　　 C．taught　　　　　　　　 D．proved

53. A．shy　　　　　　　　　　　 B．greedy　　　　　　　　 C．active　　　　　　　　 D．proud

54. A．strength　　　　　　　 B．energy　　　　　　　　 C．power　　　　　　　　 D．force

55. A．gestures　　　　　　　 B．praise　　　　　　　　 C．criticism　　　　　　 D．words

　　 “I would almost rather see you dead,”Robert S. Cassatt. a leading hanker（银行家）Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old oldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among（跻身于）the best of philadelphia's social（社交界）families, such an idea could not even be considered.

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble（发抖）before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed（抗拒）him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position（社会地位）and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance（坚持）,she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

(1) What in fact was Mr Cassatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish?

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A．Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.

B．He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.

C．He believed an artist's life would be too hard for his daughter.

D．Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.

(2) What do we know about Mary Cassatt's marriage（婚姻）?

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A．Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.

B．She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.

C．After marriage she didn't give up her husband rather than her career（事业）.

D．She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.

(3) What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character from the text?

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A．He was a cruel man.

B．He was a stubborn（固执的）man.

C．He knew nothing about art.

D．He knew little about his daughter．

(4) What do we know Mary Cassatt's character?

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A．She was brave in going against old ideas．

B．She got tired of always obeying her father．

C．She hated playing at drawing and painting.

D．She did not mind being poor at all.

(5) As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S. in Mary Cassatt's times?

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