阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her  36  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew  37 , there was no  38 to feel shy.  39she had made up her mind to  40  people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41  — she had left so many other  42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this  43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her  44. She had put on her  45  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  46 for one evening, but now they had  47  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting  49  about it, for it was the first rule her  50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  51 showed through the sleeve of her  52  dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her  54  with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She  55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

【小题1】
A.face B.showC.roomD.dress
【小题2】
A.nothingB.nobodyC.everythingD.everybody
【小题3】
A.chanceB.time C.reasonD.use
【小题4】
A.SoB.But C.ForD.There
【小题5】
A.payB.giveC.enjoy D.offer
【小题6】
A.guestsB.peopleC.places D.things
【小题7】
A.housesB.friendsC.hotelsD.parties
【小题8】
A.morningB.afternoonC.evening D.night
【小题9】
A.lifeB.workC.schoolD.home
【小题10】
A.largeB.bestC.mostD.worst
【小题11】
A.serviceB.exhibition C.GroupD.attention
【小题12】
A.orderedB.chosenC.wished D.helped
【小题13】
A.longB.greatC.goodbye D.welcome
【小题14】
A.excitedB.anxiousC.puzzled D.pleased
【小题15】
A.teacherB.friendC.husband D.doctor
【小题16】
A.theyB.heC.itD.she
【小题17】
A.blackB.whiteC.redD.green
【小题18】
A.gettingB.putting C.breathing D.speaking
【小题19】
A.actionB.speechC.workD.performance
【小题20】
A.madeB.enjoyedC.understood D.thought

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题的四个选项( A、  B、  C,D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to    38   people feel like that.” My father asked me 39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational (激励人的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied.A 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46  to start my own company and leave my secure position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52  .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job.And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

【小题1】
A.raiseB.blowC.putD.rise
【小题2】A  slipped         B.came                C.arrived       D.left
【小题3】
A.getB.make C.hopeD.cheer
【小题4】
A.thatB.whichC.whatD.if
【小题5】
A.speakeB.ideaC.girlD.dream
【小题6】A.Because       B.Before                C  After             D.While
【小题7】
A.regardingB.workingC.actingD.beginning
【小题8】
A.lifeB.loveC.incomeD.career
【小题9】
A.surprisedB.movedC.disappointedD.delighted
【小题10】
A.whenB.ifC.whyD.how
【小题11】
A.planB.decisionC.promiseD.mind
【小题12】
A.enteringB.joiningC.attendingD.holding
【小题13】
A.speech B.bookC.reportD.newspaper
【小题14】
A.dayB.secondC.weekD.moment
【小题15】
A.helpB.godC.jobD.company
【小题16】
A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything
【小题17】
A.aliveB.bornC.missingD.dead
【小题18】
A.testedB.searchedC.checkedD.examined
【小题19】
A.helpB.harmC.incomeD.money
【小题20】
A.sellingB.speakingC.writingD.listening

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21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Happiness is what everyone looks for.  41  someone says that he is happy. However,  42 makes him happy may not work for others. And even  43 , someone may spend all his life looking for happiness, but in vain.
In the past, I tried my best to make myself happy. I thought if I could  44  get and do what I wanted to, I would be happy. Certainly, it was  45 , but I was disappointed. Though I could be happy at  46 , I couldn’t keep my happiness for a long time. Why?
One day, when I told a friend of mine what I  47  about happiness, he smiled and said only a few words, “Happiness is not a  48  thing but a by-product ( 副产品). ”
I was surprised, but he was really   49  . 
Someone thinks money can  50  everything, but when he becomes a millionaire after his hard work, perhaps he will find that he has new  51 . And he has to go to church for  52 .  Sometimes love can bring happiness, but at other times it  53 misunderstanding, tiredness, and even quarrelling. 
Happiness is only a by-product of all  54  of things you love to do. You can not  55 it in a straight way. That is, it is not a thing  56  in the material form but in your senses.
You should tell yourself, “ I do not  57  whether I am happy or not. But I must love   58 . ” And one day you will  59  find happiness itself has quietly  60

【小题1】
A.Maybe
B.Once
C.Then
D.And
【小题2】
A.who
B.what
C.it
D.this
【小题3】
A.more
B.now
C.worse
D.so
【小题4】
A.often
B.really
C.hardly
D.frequently
【小题5】.
A.important
B.necessary
C.unnecessary
D.possible
【小题6】
A.present
B.all
C.times
D.last
【小题7】
A.did
B.thought
C.learned
D.discovered
【小题8】
A.single
B.simple
C.common
D.strange
【小题9】
A.lying
B.stupid
C.right
D.foolish
【小题10】
A.get
B.make
C.produce
D.bring
【小题11】
A.wishes
B.demands
C.worries
D.business
【小题12】
A.help
B.God
C.comfort
D.rest
【小题13】
A.suggests
B.happens
C.seems
D.causes
【小题14】
A.fields
B.types
C.kinds
D.forms
【小题15】
A.find
B.grasp
C.search
D.discover
【小题16】
A.floating
B.existing
C.coming
D.surrounding
【小题17】
A.mind
B.know
C.ask
D.wonder
【小题18】
A.life
B.family
C.happiness
D.health
【小题19】
A.hardly
B.suddenly
C.never
D.often
【小题20】
A.disappeared
B.missed
C.lost
D.arrived
 

In the Harry Potter films, Hermione Granger is better than her male friends and is considered the brightest pupil in her grade. Isn’t it often the same in schools of our real world?
“It’s surprising but true that most of the top students have been girls since primary school. Girls are class leaders, club presidents and the top ones in exams,” said Wang Feixuan, 15, who studies at a Chengdu school. By any measure, Wang herself is a high-achiever. She is a top student, a team leader in her school’s sports club and a winner in national English and IT competitions.
But why do so many girls outperform their male peers?
In Sun Yunxiao’s latest book Save Our Boys, he points out that the education system is “more suited to girls, who are good at memorizing and like to sit quietly and read.” Yet he also says that girls have to do so much more when they compete with males for honors, top universities and later good jobs. They can feel great pressure nearly every day.
This seems to be the same in most countries in the world. Young women in the United States are also reported to feel the same pressure to be perfect.
“Let’s look at what we ask of our teenage girls,” says Professor Stephen Hinshaw in an interview. He thinks that it’s no longer enough that a girl does well in school and is a caring friend. On the TV, on the Internet and everywhere, girls see images of impossible perfection.
Today’s young women must be good learners, good athletes, and fill their after-school lives with other activities. But they are also asked to have the styles and looks of popular stars. “Be pretty, sweet and nice. Be athletic, competitive and get straight. Be impossibly perfect.” Stephen Hinshaw sums up.
【小题1】The passage suggests that               .

A.our society asks far too much of teenage girls
B.teenage girls shouldn’t be so perfect at school
C.boys are always lazy ones rather than girls
D.American girls have less pressure than Chinese girls
【小题2】 According to the passage, it is true that               .
A.boys are less smart than girls throughout school life
B.boys usually don’t have so much pressure as girls do
C.girls are all fond of the Chinese education system
D.girls are better at school because boys don’t work hard
【小题3】The underlined word “outperform” means               .
A.hateB.misunderstandC.likeD.defeat
【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Impossibly Perfect Is Possible.B.Why Are Girls So Perfect?
C.Perfect? Pressure Every Day!D.Perfect: Boys or Girls?

This year the selfie earned its place as the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 Word Of The YearIt has taken over our culture-and our smartphonesThe rise of the selfie has become universal-between presidentscelebrities(名人)and citizens alike-and the trend is only continuing to grow.

A recent survey conducted by the Pew InternetAmerican Life Project found that 54 percent of Internet have posted original photos onlineAnd of those hundreds of millions of photosmany are of selfie photos

For examplecurrently there are nearly 62 million posted selfie

photos on Instagramthe social media tool that has? significantly contributed to the personal photo’s popularityThat figurewhich continues to rise every day, does not even begin to include the selfies shared? on Facebook and Twitter.

What makes the selfie so attractive-and why do we feel it a must to take one? According to DrPamela Rutledgepsychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Centerthe desire to takepost and get“likes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior of all humans

“ I think it influences our sense of social connection in the same way as it does when you go

to a party and people say‘Oh I love your dress’” Rutledge told The Huffington Post.“Biologicalsocial recognition is a real need and there is even an area of the brain that contributes to social activity

There is a way to adapt to the growing selfie cultureWhether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced posterthere are always things to be mindful of when you’re postingRutledge advises.

She offered two main principles to follow when it comes to posting on social media:

1The Grandmother Rule

“Don't post anything onlinewhether text or visualthat you don't want grandmother or future

employer to see” Rutledge said“Selfies especially

2The Elevator Rule

“You wouldn’t say something in an elevator that you or no one else wants to hear—the whole

world of social media is an elevator” Rutledge said“Be aware of the breadth of platformIt's easy to think you’re sharing a photo with a few peoplebut Instagram is public and people can come across things”???

1.What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

AThe selfie is taking the lead.???

BMany people are fond of smartphones

CThe selfie will take over everything

DThe selfie is an important new word

2.According to the passagepeople like“selfie”so muchbecause they___________.

Aneed to be acknowledged in social life

Bwant to show off their new dresses

Cdesire to share good things

Dmean to amuse the public

3.The underlined word“novice”in Paragraph 6 probably means“___________”.

Apublisher??? Bgreenhand??? Cnovelist???? Dcelebrity

4.When it comes to posting on social mediaRutledge advises people to___________.

Ashare photos only on Instagram

Btalk about their photos in an elevator

Cbe cautious in posting things online

Dfollow rules set by their grandmothers

 

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