Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.   65 "
When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.
    66  He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I'm not worth teaching."
The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do
me a favor.   67 "The master and the young painter went back home.
They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!   68  If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!

完形填空（共20 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分20 分）
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Here is the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo (柔道) __36__ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began __37__ with an old Japanese judo the sensei (师傅). The boy was __38__ well, but he couldn’t understand __39__, after three months of training the sensei had taught him only one move.
“but this is the only move you’ll ever __40__ to know,” the sensei told him.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy __41__ training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament (循环赛). __42__ himself, the boy easily won his __43__ two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__, but after some time, the boy __45__ used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the __46__.
This time, his competition was bigger, stronger, and more __47__. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was about to __48__ the match when the sensei intervened (阻止).
“No,” the sensei __49__, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match started again, his competitor made a __50__ mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his __51__ to attack him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
On the way home, the boy summoned(鼓起) the __52__ to ask the sensei how he could win the tournament with only one move.
“You won __53__ two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost learned one of the most difficult __54__ in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your competitor to grab your __55__ arm.”
36. A. against                B. without                 C. except                  D. despite
37. A. work                  B. lessons                  C. school                  D. activity
38. A. doing             B. going            C. getting           D. learning
39. A. what                   B. when                    C. why                     D. how
40. A. manage           B. try                 C. come            D. need
41. A. kept              B. stopped         C. risked            D. delayed
42. A. Entertaining     B. Enjoying        C. Satisfying       D. Surprising
43. A. other           B. first            C. another         D. every
44. A. simple                B. difficult                C. exciting                D. interesting
45. A. completely          B. skillfully               C. secretly                 D. reasonably
46. A. forces                 B. difficulties            C. finals                    D. rounds
47. A. experienced         B. learned                 C. cruel                    D. powerful
48. A. continue             B. control                 C. start                     D. stop
49. A. insisted               B. protected              C. promised              D. replied
50. A. curious         B. funny           C. serious          D. slight
51. A. strength              B. skill                     C. arm                      D. move
52. A. power                 B. courage                C. memory                D. chance
53. A. for                     B. with                     C. on                        D. about
54. A. kicks                  B. jumps                   C. throws                  D. movements
55. A. only           B. either           C. right             D. left

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  41  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  42   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  43  ．

    The doctor described the  44  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   45   the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  46  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       47  ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  48  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  49   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．

    After he  50  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  51  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very  52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  53  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

    I  54   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  55  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

    By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  56  , so he made the  57  to give up any plastic surgery．

    We all have “scars” that we believe  58  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 

     But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  59  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  60  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

A．brought        B．given          C．turned      D．showed

A．doctor         B．hospital        C．aircraft     D．ambulance

A．serious        B．terrible         C．painful     D．important

A．event          B．process         C．reason      D．accident

A．got         B．lit             C．burned      D．moved

A．took          B．held            C．caught      D．attracted

A．Fortunately   B．Surprisingly     C．Happily    D．Slowly

A．pushed        B．threw           C．dropped    D．rolled

A．shape          B．place           C．fact       D．time

A．benefited       B．recovered        C．suffered   D．relaxed

A．if             B．while         C．because     D．although

A．normal        B．violent          C．obvious    D．popular

A．mention       B．notice           C．laugh     D．hide

A．sent           B．kept          C．handed     D．passed

A．heart          B．life            C．practice    D．consideration

A．grow       B．matter          C．exist        D．appear

A．mistake        B．effort           C．decision    D．request

A．invite         B．cause           C．allow      D．remind

A．false          B．strict            C．moral           D．general

A．by            B．over            C．beyond   D．within

The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll      it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get     money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very    and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must    the merchant’s son back to him．”

1.A. car       B. cart      C. ship        D. plane

2.A. voyage   B. travel     C. business    D. visit

3.A. fallen    B. raised     C. widened    D. risen

4.A. keep     B. hide      C. hold       D. put

5.A. when    B. since      C. after       D. until

6.A. many    B. more      C. a bit       D. less

7.A. on      B. in         C. to         D. by

8.A. dishonest B. honest     C. real        D. former

9.A. sold     B. borrowed   C. eaten      D. drunk

10.A. talking   B. making    C. telling      D. saying

11.A. friendly  B. calm      C. quiet       D. angry

12.A. about    B. in         C. on         D. with

13.A. another  B. next       C. the other    D. other

14.A. while    B. after       C. during      D. before

15.A. boring   B. puzzled     C. angry      D. afraid

16.A. yet      B. neither      C. so        D. either

17.A. lawyer   B. manager     C. child      D. judge

18.A. return    B. give        C. offer      D. lend

19.A. kept     B. bought      C. sold       D. stole

20.A. bring    B. fetch        C. carry      D. catch

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38  on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,  39  will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.
43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .
36．A．cured            B．recovered          C．improved             D．returned
37．A．because         B．though    C．until           D．before
38．A．cut            B．wound   C．injure        D．scar
39．A．none      B．anyone   C．everyone             D．no one
40．A．as         B．like       C．than           D．when
41．A．yet     B．still     C．too     D．either
42．A．put        B．held        C．taken        D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion          C．In fact            D．Above all
44．A．will     B．would         C．can     D．may
45．A．house           B．telephone      C．job           D．car
46．A．clothes          B．hairstyle         C．figure         D．salary
47．A．means        B．standards      C．comments    D．rules
48．A．smart          B．optimistic      C．rude           D．ugly
49．A．manners          B．expressions   C．looks         D．actions
50．A．inquiring    B．asking         C．knowing     D．caring
51．A．Completely    B．Gradually       C．Obviously       D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted         B．understood     C．brought      D．saw
53．A．regard        B．look    C．consider     D．treat
54．A．what  B．that   C．which          D．how
55．A．kindness    B．concern      C．beauty        D．perfection