I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my calsses. (I have not used his real name for personal reasons. As he requested.) But here is his real story as he told it before one of our adult – education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-old daughter, a child he adored. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said:“Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”

This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip. He tried both, but neither helped. He said:“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤)——if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪)by sorrow, you know what he meant.

But thank God, I had one child left ——a four —year— old son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked; ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent little fellow! I had to give in.

 Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.

The following night, I went from room to room in the house, making a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired: bookcase, stair steps, storm windows, window-shades, locks, leaky taps. Amazing as it seems, in the course of two weeks I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention.

“During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”

No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said :“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”

The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to          .

A.having lost a loved one                                         B.having lost a valuable article

C.having lost a profit-making business                D.having lost a well-paid job

Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because             .

A.he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B.he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C.he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D.he felt tired of adult-education classes

Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because           .

A.he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them

B.he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them

C.the items had actually been broken and needed attention

D.repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind

At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to         .

A.prove that he followed Churchill’s example

B.support his student’s solution to his problem

C.show that he was successful in his career

D.clarify how his conclusion was reached

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he    36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37  his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38  to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40      customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42    for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  43 fake(假货). When he was   44  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,   45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  46 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47  . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit   49  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and  50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  51 reusing and carrying fake  goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep   53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.

【小题1】
A.set upB.took upC.went upD.picked up
【小题2】
A.honorsB.mentionsC.bringsD.owes
【小题3】
A.decidedB.refusedC.objectedD.asked
【小题4】
A.booksB.thingsC.savingsD.pounds
【小题5】
A.ordinaryB.routineC.regularD.common
【小题6】
A.lookB.checkC.testD.experiment
【小题7】
A.oneB.itC.themD.these
【小题8】
A.preciousB.usefulC.worthlessD.valuable
【小题9】
A.afraidB.proud C.ashamedD.hard
【小题10】
A.that B.what C.asD.which
【小题11】
A.on B.atC.whoD.in
【小题12】
A.disappointedB.delightedC.amazedD.satisfied
【小题13】
A.strictlyB.quietlyC.quicklyD.curiously
【小题14】
A.conditionsB.experiencesC.experimentsD.chances
【小题15】
A.stoppedB.hopedC.warnedD.urged
【小题16】
A.came outB.found outC.sent outD.set out
【小题17】
A.hitB.blamedC.praisedD.accuse
【小题18】
A.expressionB.ideaC.thoughtD.impression
【小题19】
A.honestyB.liesC.goodsD.bravery
【小题20】
A.secretB.lessonC.choiceD.assessment


D
I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤) — if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪) by sorrow, you know what the meant.
“But thank God, I had one child left — a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to gave in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
53. The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. having lost a loved one
B. having lost a valuable article
C. having lost a profit-making business
D. having lost a well-paid job
54. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because _____.
A. he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family
B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease
C. he couldn’t get out of mental pressure
D. he felt tired of adult-education classes
55. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because _____.
A. he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them
B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention
D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind
56. At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to _____.
A. prove that he followed Churchill’s example
B. support his student’s solution to his problem
C. show that he was successful in his career
D. make it clear how his conclusion was reached

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a  36  person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  37  you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real  38 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.

Lenny had always thought of himself as a  39  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny happened to see a woman in the ice-cold water. He did not feel afraid. He 40  very calm and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac,  41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not  43  .

When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical called adrenalin in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are   44  to fight or run away. However, when you are terrified greatly, the body can produce too much adrenalin.   45  this happens, the muscles become very hard. You are then paralyzed (麻木) with fear. This is why when we are extremely frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”. This word   46  a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”.  We are  47  frightened that we become stonelike.

1.

A.brave

B.real

C.hard

D.certain

 

2.

A.when

B.until

C.after

D.once

 

3.

A.life

B.question

C.mouse

D.danger

 

4.

A.useful

B.brave

C.nervous

D.terrible

 

5.

A.had

B.kept

C.let

D.made

 

6.

A.went

B.ran

C.spoke

D.swam

 

7.

A.in

B.under

C.above

D.from

 

8.

A.an accident

B.a mistake

C.seventy-eight

D.seventy-nine

 

9.

A.ready

B.unable

C.afraid

D.anxious

 

10.

A.Before

B.When

C.Unless

D.While

 

11.

A.comes from

B.comes back

C.comes on

D.comes across

 

12.

A.such

B.very

C.so

D.really

 

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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。

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know  36  you think you are a  37  person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  38  you are tested in real life. Some people  39  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  40 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like  41  .

Lenny had always thought of himself as a  42  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  43 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the  44  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very  45 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac,  46  to the woman, and kept her head  47  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not  48 .

When you are in a very  49  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin.  50  adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are  51  to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this  52 , the muscles become very hard and you find you  53  at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is  54 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are  55  frightened that we become stonelike.

36. A. how               B. neither         C. whether           D. either

37. A. brave            B. real                 C. hard                  D. certain

38. A. when            B. until                     C. after                   D. once

39. A. realize                  B. find                     C. think                    D. agree

40. A. life                  B. question         C. mouse         D. danger

41. A. soldiers                 B. mice                    C. heroes            D. cowards

42. A. useful                   B. brave            C. nervous             D. terrible

43. A. So                        B. Therefore            C. Then                 D. Actually

44. A. fresh                    B. poisonous            C. warm                 D. ice-cold

45. A. nervous                  B. calm                   C. frightened          D. excited

46. A. went                         B. helped           C. spoke                 D. swam

47. A. in                   B. under            C. above                 D. from

48. A. an accident     B. a mistake                C. seventy-eight      D. seventy-nine

49. A. dangerous               B. comfortable         C. different             D. favorable

50. A. With                    B. Without        C. For                   D. Like

51. A. afraid                    B. unable           C. ready                 D. anxious

52. A. gets                 B. disappears          C. happens                 D. goes

53. A. needn’t                 B. can’t                    C. mustn’t             D. shouldn’t

54. A. where                        B. how                    C. because            D. why

55. A. really                    B. very                    C. such                  D. so

 

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