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。

Growing up for me was a challenge. I started out at primary school and was always asked by my teacher to sit at the  36  of the class because I was a fool.

   I kept  37  things: I forgot nursery songs and spellings. I was the  38  of class jokes and I was all alone and  39 . I hated school, but my dad would hear none of it. He kept telling me I was a  40 , if I believed it.

   A  41  around came one day when I remembered the  42  of the word “Cognoscenti”; a word all the other “  43 students ” had forgotten how to spell  44  they spent their free time making fun of me. I wasn’t asked to spell,  45  I raised up my hand. So I stood up and went to the front of class,  46  23 pairs of eyes staring at me. My teacher grabbed her stick, ready to hit me if I’d  47_ . I wrote the letters, spelt the word and became an instant champion. Afterwards, I  48  and won, for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.

   Secondary school had its own share of challenges. I was a tall kid and wasn’t good at any  49 , except looking. I loved basketball and tennis.  50  I held a bat(球拍), I was laughed at by my opponent. He  51  six straight sets(盘，局) without sweat and there I was, sweating like I’d run a marathon, whereas I hadn’t even  52  a single point. My dad’s  53  kept playing in my ears “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.”

Believe it I did, because I wasn’t only good at tennis and basketball, I was an all-round athlete and  54  won both athletic and  55  scholarships to university.

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。

Growing up for me was a challenge. I started out at primary school and was always asked by my teacher to sit at the  36  of the class because I was a fool.

I kept  37  things: I forgot nursery songs and spellings. I was the  38  of class jokes and I was all alone and  39 . I hated school, but my dad would hear none of it. He kept telling me I was a  40 , if I believed it.

A  41  around came one day when I remembered the  42  of the word “Cognoscenti”; a word all the other “  43 students ” had forgotten how to spell  44  they spent their free time making fun of me. I wasn’t asked to spell,  45  I raised up my hand. So I stood up and went to the front of class,  46  23 pairs of eyes staring at me. My teacher grabbed her stick, ready to hit me if I’d  47_ . I wrote the letters, spelt the word and became an instant champion. Afterwards, I  48  and won, for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.

Secondary school had its own share of challenges. I was a tall kid and wasn’t good at any  49 , except looking. I loved basketball and tennis.  50  I held a bat(球拍), I was laughed at by my opponent. He  51  six straight sets(盘，局) without sweat and there I was, sweating like I’d run a marathon, whereas I hadn’t even  52  a single point. My dad’s  53  kept playing in my ears “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.”

Believe it I did, because I wasn’t only good at tennis and basketball, I was an all-round athlete and  54  won both athletic and  55  scholarships to university.

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第二节 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。

Growing up for me was a challenge. I started out at primary school and was always asked by my teacher to sit at the  36  of the class because I was a fool.

   I kept  37  things: I forgot nursery songs and spellings. I was the  38  of class jokes and I was all alone and  39 . I hated school, but my dad would hear none of it. He kept telling me I was a  40 , if I believed it.

   A  41  around came one day when I remembered the  42  of the word “Cognoscenti”; a word all the other “  43 students ” had forgotten how to spell  44  they spent their free time making fun of me. I wasn’t asked to spell,  45  I raised up my hand. So I stood up and went to the front of class,  46  23 pairs of eyes staring at me. My teacher grabbed her stick, ready to hit me if I’d  47_ . I wrote the letters, spelt the word and became an instant champion. Afterwards, I  48  and won, for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.

   Secondary school had its own share of challenges. I was a tall kid and wasn’t good at any  49 , except looking. I loved basketball and tennis.  50  I held a bat(球拍), I was laughed at by my opponent. He  51  six straight sets(盘，局) without sweat and there I was, sweating like I’d run a marathon, whereas I hadn’t even  52  a single point. My dad’s  53  kept playing in my ears “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.”

Believe it I did, because I wasn’t only good at tennis and basketball, I was an all-round athlete and  54  won both athletic and  55  scholarships to university.

36. A. front    B. back   C. side    D. corner

37. A. forgetting    B. leaving       C. repeating    D. using

38. A. cause    B. inventor     C. object D. course

39. A. rootless B. homeless    C. careless      D. friendless

40. A. champion     B. fool    C. character    D. failure

41. A. moment       B. possibility  C. turn    D. change

42. A. meaning      B. spelling      C. way    D. form

43. A. polite   B. dishonest    C. bright D. absent-minded

44. A. once     B. while  C. when  D. because

45. A. even though B. as though   C. in case       D. only if

46. A. for       B. as       C. with    D. before

47. A. hesitated      B. succeeded   C. lied    D. failed

48. A. presented     B. represented C. requested    D. proposed

49. A. exercise       B. mathematics      C. sport   D. spelling

50. A. At first B. First of all  C. The first time     D. For the first time

51. A. won     B. owned C. missed       D. gained

52. A. reached B. seized C. caught D. scored

53. A. message      B. information       C. sentences    D. words

54. A. even     B. still     C. almost D. nearly

55. A. economic     B. historic      C. academic    D. financial

第三节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

People often fall ill because of me.   31__, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own  32  . A tired person may get caught,  33 _ when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 34   is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 35  , He still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately. I  36  this golden chance to attack him. He reacted, trying to   37  me, but I was already   38   deep in his throat. He kept sneezing (打喷嚏) and his nose was running.   39   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept   40  him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but   41   .

The next day he couldn't go to    42  . He had lost his appetite and was not as    43   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his   44   .

For two days he was   45   by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the   46   . I knew I had to    47   him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I  48__ every effort to fight back.    49   , it was my turn to feel painful now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became    50   and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

31.  A. Therefore               B. Besides                    C. However           D. Then

32.  A. business                  B. responsibility            C. excuse            D. fault

33.  A. especially             B. specially                   C. certainly         D. finally

34.  A. temperature             B. season                      C. place                 D. condition

35.  A. excited                   B. hurt                       C. late                   D. tired

36.  A. held                        B. felt                         C. seized           D. lost

37.  A. get on with                  B. get rid of                  C. put up with      D. take hold of

38.  A. multiplying                B. waiting                    C. hiding             D. disappearing

39.  A. Since                    B. Once                     C. Whether            D. Although

40.  A. reminding              B. upsetting                C. comforting      D. influencing

41.  A. escaped                 B. succeeded               C. regretted           D. Failed

42.  A. bed                        B. work                      C. school              D. hospital

43.  A. peaceful                 B. afraid                     C. active                D. careful

44.  A. recovery                B. development           C. study                D. growth

45.  A. protected                B. nursed                  C. scolded             D. affected

46.  A. loss                       B. operation                 C. pressure            D. movement

47.  A. leave                     B. catch                       C. forget            D. beat

48.  A. took                      B. made                   C. had             D. put

49.  A. Uncertainly            B. Unsuccessfully         C. Unusually       D. Unfortunately

50.  A. bigger                        B. weaker                  C. smaller              D. stronger

Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father  1  behind as she practiced. How patient and loving he was, and how cleverly he  2  Marianne how to play some particularly difficult piece! She was making  3  and that was excellent.

And there, almost lost in the  4  chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother,  5  never had to be told to keep  6  when Marianne was practicing.

One evening at sundown the father  7  Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well.  8  the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to  9  the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.

What a  10  that was! Picking up his baby son, the father  11  ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you  12  span the note（跨键）yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”

There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear  13  the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went  14  . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen!  15  is playing the piece better than ever!”  16  Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

He   17  following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He  18  open the door, and there was little Wolfgang  19  in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of  20  .

1. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hid

C. seated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. waited

2. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　        B. found

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. asked

3. A. progress　　　　　　　　　　      B. repairs

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　      D. practice

4. A. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. tiny

C. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. big

5. A. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. that

6. A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. away

C. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quite

7. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. caught

C. patted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. seized

8. A. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. At

C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. By

9. A. learn　　   　　　　　　　　　　     B. listen

C. play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. see

10. A. fun　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. joke

C. piece　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. job　　

11. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　      B. thought

C. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. felt

12. A. mustn’t　　　　　　       　　   B. can’t

C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. shouldn’t

13. A. down　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. up

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. away

14. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. out

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. off

15. A. Marianne　　　　　　　　        B. Wolfgang

C. Mr. Mozart　　　　　　   　　    D. Mrs. Mozart

16. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. Or

17. A. children　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. daughter

C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. wife

18. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　　       B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. struck

19. A. crying　　　　　　　　　　        B. standing

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. sitting

20. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. music

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. school