Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special.

       Unfortunately, many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, or the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (《绿野仙踪》), we believe we’re not good enough just as we are. In the movie, the Scarecrow wishes that he had a brain. The Tin Man wishes he had a heart, and the Lion wants courage. In the end, each of them realizes that he already has what he needs.

       Most parents want us to be the best we can be. They sometimes try to encourage us to do better by comparing us to others. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed. There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. There are plenty of people around who may not be as smart as we are but who are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is impossible for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

       Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, we all want what we believe will make us better people. What we don’t realize is that often we already have inside us the very things that we seek. Parents sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough just as we are. Maybe no one told them that when they were growing up, or maybe they just forgot. Either way, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are ... is enough.

This passage is most likely written by a ______.

A. teenager     B. parent C. teacher       D. coach

According to the author, it seems improper for parents to ______.

A. compare their children with others now and then

B. give no pressure to their children 

C. remind their children frequently they are special

D. praise their children too much

By discussing the characters in The Wizard of Oz, the author mainly wants to show ______.

A. we are not good enough just as we are

B. we already have inside us what we want

C. it is impossible for us to be better than others

D. there is always someone who is better than us

What does the author of this passage believe?

A. Not everyone can be special.                 

B. Smart people are more special than others.

C. The richer you are, the better you are.           

D. We are all good enough just the way we are.

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,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing.   36   she was very frightened, she went with her  37   to a cliff. She took hold of the rope and started   38   the face of that rock. She got to a place where she could take a breath.   39   she was hanging on there, the safety rope suddenly struck Brenda’s eye and   40    her contact lens(隐形镜片).

Well, here she was, on a rock face, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet   41    her. She began to get   42   , and she had to pray to the Lord to help her to    43  it.

When she got to the top, a friend  44   her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens to be found. She    45    across the mountains, thinking of that verse(诗句) that says, “The     46 of the Lord run backward and forward throughout the whole earth.” She thought, “Lord, you can see all these    47   . You know every stone and leaf, and you know   48    where my contact lens is. Please help me.”

Finally, they   49    down the path to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. Suddenly, one of them shouted out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody   50   a contact lens?”

Well, that would be   51    enough, but you know    52    the climber saw it? An ant was moving  53    across the face of the rock, carrying it on it’s back.

Brenda told her father about the story of the   54  , the prayer, and the contact lens. He then drew a picture of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words, “Lord, I don’t know why you want me to do this. I can’t eat it, and it’s awfully   55    .But if this is what you want me to do, I’ll carry it for you.”

36.   A.    Although B.    As   C.    Because   D.    Except

37.   A.    friend      B. group  C.    guide      D.    leader

38.   A.    down      B.    off   C.    On       D.    up

39.   A.    Because   B.    As   C.    Before     D.    Until

40.   A.    wore out  B.    gave out  C.    carried out      D.    knocked out

41.   A.    over B.    across      C.    beyond    D.    above

42.   A.    hopeful   B.    upset       C.    Eager          D.    proud

43.   A.    search     B.    dream     C.    find D.    imagine

44.   A.    watched   B.    tested      C.    saw  D.    examined

45.   A.    looked up       B.    looked on       C.    looked out      D.    looked for

46.   A.    eyes B.    arms       C.    hands      D.    legs

47.   A.    persons    B.    mountains       C.    trees D.    animals

48.   A.    exactly    B.    simply     C.    generally D.    nearly

49.   A.    walked    B.    climbed   C.    ran   D.    flew

50.   A.    missed     B.    owned     C.    got   D.    lost

51.   A.    annoying B.    surprising       C.    disappointing  D.    worrying

52.   A.    which      B.    why C.    when       D.    whether

53.   A.    Quickly B.      happily    C.    slowly     D.    sadly

54.   A.    rock B.    rope C.    ant   D.    Lord

55.   A.    heavy      B.    light     C.valuable   D.    dirty

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