Growing roots  

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like any doctor I’d   31   known．When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t   32   lives, he was planting trees．  

The good doctor had some   33  theories on planting trees． He believed in “No pains, no gains”．He never  34   his new trees, which was  35  many people．Once I asked why．He __36  that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will   37   weaker and weaker．So you have to make things   38   for them．He talked about how watering trees  39  shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in  40  of water． I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be___41  ．I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them．Two years of __42__  has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot．Whenever a cold wind blows, they  43  and tremble their branches． Funny things about those trees of Dr．Gibbs’．The lack of water seemed to  44  them in ways comfort and ease never could．  

I used to  45  for my sons that their lives will be easy． But  46   I’ve been thinking that it’s time to   47  my prayer．I know my children are going to meet   _48  , and I’m praying they will be strong． The prayer for comfort is seldom met．What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, __49_ when the winds blow, we won’t be  50  away．  

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

1.A．strong                     B．bad                     C．light                   D．slow

2.A．officially                 B．personally           C．similarly             D．generally

3.A．benefit                    B．attitude               C．meaning              D．award

4.A．spring                     B．summer               C．autumn               D．winter

5.A．searching                 B．making               C．blaming              D．begging

6.A．called up                 B．broke up             C．pulled up             D．sped up

7.A．40                          B．50                      C．60                      D．70

8.A．directly                   B．usually                C．unwillingly          D．fluently

9.A．money                    B．water                  C．sand                    D．oil

10.A．posted                   B．handed                C．kicked                 D．threw

11.A．closed                    B．full                     C．open                   D．empty

12.A．stand                     B．delay                  C．forget                 D．help

13.A．bended                  B．cut                      C．repaired              D．pressed

14.A．relaxed                  B．large                   C．bare                    D．single

15.A．excitementB．astonishment                    C．sadness                D．pride

16.A．but                        B．or                       C．and                     D．before

17.A．successfulB．careful                              C．useful                 D．helpful

18.A．rather                    B．more                   C．other                   D．better

19.A．broken                  B．fell                     C．stepped               D．rolled

20.A．surprise                 B．disappointment    C．anxiety                D．kindness

第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.
This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  36  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  37  but whose actions gave a new  38  to the words — kind and generous.

       I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  39  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  40  for change on a street corner.

       A BMW car  41  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  42  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  43  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  44  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    45  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  46  mouth.

       As he drove off, I couldn’t   47  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  48  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   49   foot! I stood there and the looks of   50  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

       Two men of about the same age  51  very different lives had met and the one who was  52  in materials had offered  53  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   54  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   55  and real generosity.

A．strong    B．bad   C．light  D．slow

A．officially       B．personally C．similarly   D．generally

A．benefit   B．attitude     C．meaning   D．award

A．spring    B．summer    C．autumn     D．winter

A．searching      B．making     C．blaming    D．begging

A．called up       B．broke up   C．pulled up  D．sped up

A．40  B．50     C．60     D．70

A．directly  B．usually     C．unwillingly      D．fluently

A．money   B．water C．sand  D．oil

A．posted  B．handed     C．kicked      D．threw

A．closed  B．full   C．open  D．empty

A．stand    B．delay C．forget       D．help

A．bended B．cut    C．repaired    D．pressed

A．relaxed B．large C．bare  D．single

A．excitementB．astonishment       C．sadness     D．pride

A．but      B．or     C．and   D．before

A．successfulB．careful  C．useful       D．helpful

A．rather   B．more C．other D．better

A．broken B．fell    C．stepped     D．rolled

A．surprise       B．disappointment C．anxiety     D．kindness

This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a 26 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 27 but whose actions gave a new 28 to the words — kind and generous．

I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early 29 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes, was 30 for change on a street corner．

A BMW car 31 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about 32 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked33across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 34 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he 35 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an 36 mouth．

As he drove off, I couldn’t 37 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 38 the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a 39 foot! I stood there and the looks of 40 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s．

Two men of about the same age 41 very different lives had met and the one who was42 in materials had offered 43 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and 44 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, 45 and real generosity．

1.A．strong           B．bad            C．light          D．slow

2.A．officially       B．Personally                       C．similarly      D．generally

3.A．benefit          B．attitude       C．meaning        D．award

4.A．spring           B．summer         C．autumn         D．winter

5.A．searching        B．making         C．blaming        D．begging

6.A．called up        B．broke up       C．pulled up      D．sped up

7.A．40               B．50             C． 60            D．70

8.A．directly         B．usually        C．unwillingly    D．fluently

9.A．money            B．water          C．sand           D．oil

10.A．posted          B．handed         C．kicked         D．threw

11.A．closed          B．full           C．open           D．empty

12.A．stand           B．delay          C．forget         D．help

13.A．bended          B．cut            C．repaired       D．pressed

14.A．relaxed         B．large          C．bare           D．single

15.A．excitement      B．astonishment   C．sadness        D．pride

16.A．but             B．or             C．and            D．before

17.A．successful      B．careful        C．useful         D．helpful

18.A．rather          B．more           C．other          D．better

19.A．broken          B．fell           C．stepped        D．rolled

20.A．surprise     B．disappointment   C．anxiety      D．kindness