完形填空（共20小题；每小题。1.5分，满分30分）

There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people 36 to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you   37   is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you   38   others. Because while there will be times   39 outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely   40.. The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are   41  . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision   42   anyway.

You were   43   with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and   44   the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own  45  .

Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of   46   a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the   47   necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to   48   on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being   49   to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior   50  knew more than I did, and so I   51   too much significance to their opinions.

You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in   52  . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by   53   and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to   54   this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to   55   and to life. 

1. A. easy    B. ready    C. unwilling   D. hard

2. A. lead    B. lend    C. take    D. earn

3. A. look at    B. pick up   C. turn to    D. learn from

4. A. that    B. since    C. when    D. while

5. A. useless     B. useful    C. priceless   D. clever

6. A. getting     B. making    C. suffering   D. facing

7.A. on one hand   B. on your own  C. on the whole  D. on all sides

8. A. born    B. tired    C. satisfied   D. covered

9. A. enjoy    B. step    C. plan    D. take

10. A. assumption   B. judgment   C. condition   D. fortune

11. A. basing    B. depending   C. relying    D. focusing

12.A. research    B. search    C. resources   D. activity

13. A. poverty    B. laziness   C. fear    D. diligence

14.A. used    B. accustomed   C. new    D. old

15.A. students    B. brothers   C. colleagues   D. classmates

16. A. attached    B. paid    C. gave    D. held

17. A. disaster    B. progress   C. failure    D. success

18.A. either    B. another   C. each    D. others

19.A. think    B. remember   C. realize    D. recall

20. A. payment   B. dreams   C. happiness   D. business

A: Any good news?

B: Not really.   1.   So I was left behind after school yesterday.

A:   2.   

B: Sometimes I do. The day before yesterday, I was quiet in my history class but I still had to stay after school.

A:   3.   

B: Because I fell asleep. But it wasn’t my fault.  4.   

A: I advise you to take school more seriously. If you don’t pass your exam, you will have to drop out and work as a result;

B:   5.   If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day. But now I am in school, I must listen to dull teachers every day.

A: Something must be wrong with you. Go to the psychologist first.

A．You are lazy.

B．I don’t understand.

C．You made your teacher angry.

D．Better keep quiet in class.

E．The lesson is dull.

F．I don’t think it makes much difference.

G．I was talking without being asked in class.

在句子的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）。

1. ________（平均）earnings in the state are about $ 1,5000 a month. 

2. Mike , a foreign ______ (商人),came to the factory last week.    

3.For            (各种各样)reasons, he had to leave his homeland.

4.The notice reads: “Don’t come in without          （允许）”.

5.Officers can’t work properly without certain important pieces of ___________(设备) .

6.It is well known that quality is more important than ______ (数量).

7.The doctor _____________ (表扬) the daughter for her courage this morning.

8.With the prices of goods going up ,The cost of living is increasing ___________(逐渐).

9.He stood up and went out, disappearing in the ____________（远处）.

10.They lived in London until quite ____________(最近).

11.This article deals with American literature and American cultural            (背景).

12.He stayed there watching out of ________ (好奇).

13.There was a            (广场)with trees and grass in it in the center of the city.

14.Plants             (倾向于) to die if you don’t water them regularly. 

15.It wasn’t until the 1960s that the Australian government came to realized the importance of passing laws to             (加强) the rights of the “ first Australians”.

People say that a mother’s love knows no boundaries (边界). This is true when it comes to my mother. She has given up many things so that my sisters and I could live a better life.

My mother comes from a large family and her parents died when she was quite young. She dropped out of school when she was fifteen because no one could afford to pay her studies. At the age of 19, she married my father and when they had my sisters and I, they moved to the United States so that we could have a better life. My parents did not know English but somehow they communicated with other people. My mother stayed at home and raised us while my father was working. There were so many dangerous incidents that happened where we lived that my mother finally decided that we all moved to Texas when I was seven.

My mother has worked so hard to give us everything. She always tells us that all she wants is for us to be happy.

As the saying goes, “You don’t appreciate (意识到) something until it’s gone.” Well, I finally had a chance to experience it. My mother went to Mexico this winter because she needed to have an operation. It was the first time in my life that my mother was not there to hold and comfort me. Those two weeks when she was away made me realize how much I love her. All she has done for me is incredible (难以置信的). When I suffer she suffers with me. I have to show her how much I care about her. She means the world to me.

1.Which is the RIGHT order of the following events?

a. My mother married my father.

b. My mother went to Mexico to have an operation.

c. We all moved to Texas.

d. My mother dropped out of school.

e. They moved to the United States.

f. My mother’s parents died when she was young.

A. a, b, f, c, d, e             B. d, e, a, c, f, b       C. f, d, a, b, e, c                   D. f, d, a, e, c, b

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the fourth paragraph?

A. My mother’s experience.               B. My mother’s care for me.

C. The meaning of the saying.             D. My mother’s love.

3.The writer didn’t realize that he loves his mother very much until ______.

A. they moved to Texas    B. his mother told them all she wanted was for them to be happy

C. his mother left home for an operation        D. his mother died

4.According to the passage, we can infer that the writer writes the passage in a(n) ______ mood.

A. affectionate (挚爱的)           B. humorous        C. serious              D. bitter

第二节: 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为76-80的相应位置上.注意：E=AB; F=CD

Molly 信箱是一个报刊栏目,主持人Molly 回答读者提出的各种问题. 第1至第5题是五位读者的来信.请从A、B、C、D、E、F中为每封来信选出合适的答复.

76. Dear Molly,

I have a problem. My parents are always talking to me about studying. They want me to study harder so I can go to a good school. I know studying is very important, but my parents put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?

          ------ Overworked

77. Dear Molly,

         My best friend Tony is a nice young man, but he has a bad habit. He is always late. No matter where he is going or what he is doing, he is never on time. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?

                   ------ Worried

78. Dear Molly,

         I have a new roommate named Louis. He is a good friend of mine, but he is driving me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere, and he never makes his bed. I am extremely neat. What can I do?

                                    ---- Unhappy

79. Dear Molly,

         My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about various games. I don’t have any interest at all, but I find it difficult to stop him without hurting his feelings. Would you kindly give me some advice?

                                     ----- Shy

80. Dear Molly,

         I’m feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me, saying “Don’t worry. You can do better next time.” But I’m still feeling bad. I need your help.  

               ----Disappointed

A: Dear xx,

     As I see it, you have three choices. You can find a new flat for yourself, make him find a new one, or have a talk with him and see if you could both be a little less extreme in your attitudes towards housekeeping. I would suggest you start with the third.

                                Molly

B: Dear xx,

     You could try talking to him about the importance of being on time. If it doesn’t work, one trick you can try is to ask him to set his clock 15 minutes ahead. You could also tell him that something starts 15 minutes or more before it really starts.

Molly

C: Dear xx,

      This is a common problem for people of your age. Tell your parents how you feel. Let them know you respect them. Maybe you can make a deal with them. For example, ask them for one day off each week to do what you want to do.

                              Molly

D: Dear xx,

   Next time when he begins talking, you might interrupt him with a smile, saying

“That’s interesting, but I hope you understand this is my time to relax. I need to do some reading now.” He may sense your unwillingness and stop talking.

                            Molly

E: Dear xx,

“Be yourself ” is the best solution. If I were you, I’d tell him to leave me alone. At least tell him, “That was hurtful. Please don’t say things like that to me. I’m a football fan and like watching football games. I can make my own decision.”

                               Molly

F: Dear xx,

    Scores are important for students, but you don’t have to care too much about the result of one test. You are learning. Maybe it is more important to find out why you failed to achieve your goal. Try to do better next time.

                             Molly