Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her   36   and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38   the cars could be on site   39   the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away!   40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41   it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were   42   to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also   44   them that if we failed, they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   46   .Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our   47   challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48   enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49   ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51  held one of those hoses to   52   down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53   one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

36.A.kindness            B. patience                C. imagination                     D. experience

37.A.construction       B. repair                 C. control                      D. development

38.A.after                     B. as                               C. for                           D. so

39.A.while                   B. since                        C. where                      D. when

40.A.Some                   B. Any                         C. No                           D. Every

41.A.stating                  B. reporting                  C. telling                      D. warning

42.A.able                            B. nervous                    C. afraid                       D. willing

43.A.supported             B. promised               C. continued                 D. improved

44.A.asked                   B. surprised                  C. reminded                  D. demanded

45.A.though                 B. but                          C. as                                D. unless

46.A.discussion             B. action                      C. practice                    D. production

47.A.next                            B. first                         C. past                         D. previous

48.A.cold                            B. wet                          C. loose                        D. clean

49.A.Naturally                  B. Obviously                C. Meanwhile               D. Instead

50.A.excuse                  B. order                       C. permit                      D. reason

51.A.exactly                 B. personally                C. angrily                            D. hardly

52.A.pull                   B. knock                      C. hit                           D. water

53.A.required               B. mixed                      C. followed                  D. formed

54.A.best                      B. last                          C. second                            D. only

55.A.courage                B. interest                     C. hope                        D. Chance

Goldie's Secret

She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.

I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.

1.How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?

2.In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie ______.

3.Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ______.

4. The passage is organized in order of ______.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题l 5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how  21  it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．

From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball  22  for my high school team was nothing  23  of an embarrassment．And  24  0—20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the  25  year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n)  26  team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected，  27  ，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to  28  for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out，  29  to work still harder．

Then there came a time when even our  30  had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was  31  worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to  32 ，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we  33  it to each other to go all out every game．”

It was that moment that  34  me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t  35  the role．As a leader you can never quit  36  the team who looks up to you．It is one  37  to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full  38  all the time．

I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I  39  the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player，but it already has made me a better leader，and  40 ．

1.A．exciting         B．pleasant        C．tough           D．significant

2.A．game             B．event           C．league          D．season

3.A．short            B．full            C．lacking         D．sufficient

4.A．as               B．while           C．since           D．now that

5.A．most interesting B．dullest         C．most difficult     D．easiest

6.A．unique           B．adventurous     C．young           D．untraining

7.A．meanwhile        B．though          C．instead         D．somehow

8.A．quit             B．stay            C．resign          D．rest

9.A．hoping           B．swearing        C．claiming        D．wishing

10.A．fans           B．classmates      C．teachers        D．coach

11.A．only too        B．more than       C．not a little        D．no longer

12.A．fade           B．gain            C．destroy         D．grow

13.A．owe             B．think           C．demand          D．recommend

14.A．reminded        B．told            C．taught          D．guided

15.A．act             B．deserve         C．make            D．take

16.A．with           B．alongside       C．on              D．for

17.A．matter          B．aspect          C．issue           D．thing

18.A．potential       B．goal            C．enthusiasm     D．confidence

19.A．hate           B．treasure        C．admit           D．recognize

20.A．character       B．captain         C．person          D．coach

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36  and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37  in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38  the cars could be on site   39  the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   40  other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42  to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44  them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into   46  .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48  enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49  ,I got a special   50  to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51 held one of those hoses to   52  down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53  one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54 company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the    55  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness               B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience
37.A.construction          B.repair                        C.control                      D.development
38.A.after                     B.as                             C.for                            D.so
39.A.while                   B.since                         C.where                       D.when
40.A.Some                   B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every
41.A.stating                  B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning
42.A.able                            B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing
43.A.supported             B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved
44.A.asked                   B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded
45.A.though                 B.but                           C.as                             D.unless
46.A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production
47.A.next                            B.first                         C.past                          D.previous
48.A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean
49.A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead
50.A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason
51.A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly
52.A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water
53.A.required               B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed
54.A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only
55.A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance