I remember as a small child when we would have these gatherings where someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”?

  Well, it    41    being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer ... As I grew older my dreams of the future   42   . When, at last, I was in college, I made up my   43     to become a preacher(牧师) as my father.    44     I studied and prepared for that life. I reached    45   in the end and I was preaching nearly fulltime for much of my adult life.

 However, for many, there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our   46    . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the    47    thief is, so many times, just    48   .?

   We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and this “small”    49     inside says, “You will never make   50    .” “You can’t possibly do this.” And on and on the “small” voice 51        some kind of failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are    52    . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable   53    . And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready    54    success.

   The message I always gave my children was that you   55    do anything your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is    56   to a willing heart.” There are   57    “overnight” successes, but with determination, it will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of   58    . Then in your heart, believe it   59   happen for you. Then work, work, work. You get the picture.

   So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone   60    it from you—especially yourself.

1.A. insisted on           B. felt like             C. kept on           D. started out

2.A. changed             B. meant               C. planned          D. left

3.A. goal                  B. mind       C. interest         D. experience

4.A. But                        B. So                   C. Or                D. Yes

5.A. agreement           B. conclusion         C. success           D. position

6.A. money               B. children            C. friends           D. dreams

7.A. greatest              B. tallest               C. poorest         D. oldest

8.A. themselves                   B. yourselves         C. ourselves         D. itself

9.A. sound                B. voice                C. noise           D. speech

10.A. it                    B. him                C. her             D. me

11.A. expects                 B. predicts       C. answers               D. suffers

12.A. met               B. defended          C. understood              D. realized

13.A. stages             B. suggestions    C. lessons             D. choices

14.A. to                   B. for                 C. at                        D. with

15.A. are able to               B. used to        C. have to               D. ought to

16.A. interesting               B. important      C. necessary            D. impossible

17.A.many                          B. a few              C. some                     D. no

18.A. spending                 B. living         C. planning                D. changing

19.A. will                       B. might         C. could                 D. does

20.A. buy                            B. fool           C. steal                 D. borrow

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．

"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"

My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1.                A．turned into      B．broke into       C．came across   D．met with

2.                A．a female clerk    B．a boy clerk      C．a girl clerk D．an old man

3.                A．buy            B．find            C．see  D．have

4.                A．His face        B．The room       C．His eyes D．The fire

5.                A．the worst       B．the right place    C．the wrong D．the best place

6.                A．curious about    B．aware of        C．sensitive to    D．attached to

7.                A．push           B．force           C．look D．drag

8.                A．Hold up         B．Just you wait     C．Hold on   D．Hang up

9.                A．on his face      B．to my surprise    C．for some reason    D．to some degree

10.               A．when          B．as if           C．even if    D．while

11.               A．beliefs         B．stories         C．values D．mysteries

12.               A．hardly          B．only           C．no more than   D．not merely

13.               A．day after day    B．day by day      C．the other day   D．to this day

14.               A．passion         B．salesmanship    C．enthusiasm D．job

15.               A．serve on        B．care for        C．wait upon  D．deal with

16.               A．accidentally     B．occasionally     C．finally D．disrespectfully

17.               A．Yet            B．So             C．Then D．For

18.               A．enthusiastic     B．unconcerned    C．different  D．responsible

19.               A．wore of        B．wore on        C．wore over D．wore off

20.               A．response       B．realization      C．conclusion D．circumstance

Sometimes people come into your life ．You know that they will help you　 out who you

are or who you want to become·You never know 　 these people may be，possibly your roommate，neighbor，or even a complete stranger．But when you　 eyes with them，you know at that very moment they will　 　your life in some way．

??? And sometimes things happen to you that may seem　 at first，but in reflection you find that without them you would have never　 your potential ability．

??? Everything happens for a　 　．Nothing happens by chance or　 good luck．Illness，injury，love all occur to test the　 of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like? a　 road to nowhere ．The people affecting your life，and the　 and failure you experience，help to create who you are and who you become．? 　 the bad experiences can be learned from，for they are　 the most important ones·If someone loves you，love them back unconditionally，because they are　 you to love．If someone hurts you，　 them，for they have helped you learn about　 and the

importance of being cautious．

??? Make every day 　 ．Appreciate every moment，for you may never be able to 53 it again·Tell yourself you are a great individual and　 yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no　 ． Most importantly，if you LOVE someone，tell him or her，for you never know what tomorrow

may have in store．

1.A. figure 　???? B. take 　??? C. give 　??? D. speak

2.A. where　????? B．how 　?? C．who 　?? D. what

3.A．fill 　?????? B．lock　　? C．cover 　? D. close

4.A．value 　??? B．affect 　?? C．love 　?? D．waste

5.A. exciting 　?? B. inspiring 　 C. inviting 　? D. challenging

6.A. realized 　??? B.lacked 　?? C．controlled D. tested

7.A. profit 　???? B. fact 　????? C. reason 　? D. result

8.A. in need of 　 B. on behalf of 　C. on account of D. by means of

9.A. degrees 　?? B. limits 　???? C. influence 　D. condition

10.A. smooth 　?? B. snowy 　??? C. busy 　?? D. heavy

11.A. sense 　??? B. incident 　?? C. success 　 D. feeling

12.A. So　??????? B. Yet　?????? C. Thus 　?? D．Even

13.A. probably　?? B. exactly 　? C. certainly 　D. rarely

14.A. persuading 　B. allowing??? C. teaching 　D. forcing

15.A. warn ????? B. forgive 　?? C. scold　 ?? D. charge

16.A. agreement? B. society 　??? C. right 　?? D. trust

17.A. count 　? B. mean 　???? C. go ??????? D. change

18.A. save 　??? B. experience 　C. share 　D. miss

19.A. hold on 　 B. care for 　?? C. think of 　D. believe in

20.A. efforts 　? B. beliefs 　??? C. regrets 　D. directions

— I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight.

— ______. I’m not using it anyhow. 

A. Sure, go ahead   B. I don’t know    C. Yes, indeed              D. I don’t care

The early lack of exposure to science ，technology，engineering and mathematics (STEM) can be harmful to achieving gender (性别）balance in these fields. It begins when we are young and continues throughout our time in high school.

While at home，girls generally don’t get to experience the level of exposure or encouragement in STEM fields that their male counterparts do. It is often subtle ，but it’s the first hurdle that faces and confuses so many women. Boys ，on the other hand, get on their path ，and are encouraged to do so， generally earlier than girls. For example ，boys are more often given science sets as toys ，which spark an interest in these subjects.

In school ₃ boys are often pushed to take the more challenging math and science classes. So if we want to attract the best and brightest minds into the fields that will advance us as a people _? a country，and a planet，we can no longer look to only half of the population. Young girls cannot possibly consider opportunities they do not know exist. If girls are not exposed to certain subject and career paths，they are highly unlikely to choose to follow them in college.

Our bias(偏见)toward girls₉ either from families or from schools ，is so rooted in our culture that we often don’t even recognize it. Although the situation Has changed greatly in the past 20 or 30 years，there is still a sense that girls aren't as good at math ₉ for instance ₉ even though there is almost no evidence to support such a belief.

It is important that as a society we deal with gender stereotypes long before young people are faced with a decision to declare or choose a major in college. Without making efforts to break them， we are limiting the potentials of our youth，both male and female. Providing the necessary resources， exposure _, and encouragement would help young women understand that their gender shouldn^’t determine the career path they choose, and that pursuing a STEM career does not make them less feminine.

1.According to the passage _? not many girls grow to enter STEM fields because______.

A．girls are not as good at STEM as boys

B．girls do not like to take science classes

C．girls get fewer chances to know about STEM

D．girls seldom survive the high pressure positions

2.The underlined word “it” in Para. 4 refers to______

A．our bias           B．our culture        C．the situation       D．a sense

3.The main purpose of the passage is to______.

A．show women’s potentials in STEM fields

B．praise women’s contributions to STEM fields

C．describe the present gender bias in STEM fields

D．call for more involvement of women in STEM fields

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?