A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man   31   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his  32  . But the wise man told him he had no   33   to explain the secret of happiness then. He   34   the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please   35   the palace and return in two hours, but   36   this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (灑出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes   37     the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful   38   hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the   39   it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s   40   turned red. He said his only   41   was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and   42   my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot   43   a man if you don’t know his house”.

Relieved (放松下來),the boy picked up the   44   and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the   45   in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in   46   everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking   47   at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was    48  .

“Well, this is the only   49   I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and   50   to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.

A. argued                   B. talked               C. fought               D. played

A. duty                   B. place                 C. turn                  D. distance

A. time                   B. room                C. ability               D. idea

A. bought                  B. made                C. lent                   D. handed

A. get through            B. look around              C. tear down          D. build up

A. carry                     B. hide                  C. weigh               D. test

A. covered with          B. reminding of     C. escaping from    D. fixed on

A. designs of dishes                                B. works of art

C. vegetables of seasons                      D. carpets of colors

A. garden                   B. palace               C. city                   D. hall

A. eyes                B. hands                C. face                  D. nose

A. business                 B. concern             C. interest              D. regret

A. find                   B. reach                C. protect                     D. observe

A. trust                   B. greet                 C. cheat                 D. hate

A. chance                   B. spoon                C. oil                    D. way

A. stones                    B. marks               C. mystery             D. beauty

A. trouble                  B. order                C. detail                D. return

A. down                    B. up                    C. over                  D. out

A .hot                        B. cold                  C. frozen               D. gone

A. gift                       B. news                 C. advice               D. reward

A. also                    B. even                 C. never                D. always

第二節(jié)完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
A fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach and enjoying the warm sunshine with one end of his fishing pole (魚竿) placed in the sand.
Then a 21 came walking down the beach to have a 22 from his work. He saw the fisherman and decided to 23 why this fisherman was not working  24 .
“If you want to catch lots of fish, you should be 25 rather than lying on the beach!”
The fisherman asked, looking 26 at the businessman and smiling, “And what will my reward be?”
“Well, you can get big 27 to catch more fish!” the man answered.
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, 28 smiling.
The businessman replied, “Then you will 29 money and you can buy more nets and also a big boat 30 you can get a lot more fish!”
“And then what will my reward be?” the fisherman asked the 31 question with a smiling face again.
The businessman was beginning to get 32  .
“You can buy a bigger boat, and hire (雇) some people to fish for you! Then you will be a rich man,” he said in a higher 33  .
Once again the fisherman smiled at him and asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The businessman was 34  of his question and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand? You can become so 35  that you will never have to work for your living again! You can 36  on this beach and enjoy the  37  .”
The fisherman didn’t  38  the question this time.  39  , he asked “What do you think I’m doing right now?”
Not knowing  40  to say, the businessman left.
21．A. teacher                     B. doctor        C. farmer              D. businessman
22．A. look                        B. rest                   C. walk                 D. meeting
23．A. look up                    B. hunt for            C. find out             D. watch out
24．A. little                        B. much                C. hard                  D. early
25．A. learning                   B. working            C. sleeping            D. resting
26．A. down                B. up                    C. away                 D. out
27．A. fields                B. space                C. nets                  D. houses
28．A. still                      B. even            C. not                   D. only                
29．A. accept               B. receive              C. make                D. create
30．A. as if                         B. even though       C. so that        D. although
31．A. same                 B. difficult            C. special              D. different
32．A. frightened               B. interested          C. hungry              D. angry
33．A. voice                     B. sound         C. grade                D. place
34．A. fond                        B. tired                 C. proud         D. worried
35．A. famous                    B. rich                  C. happy        D. lucky
36．A. sit                           B. stand                 C. lie                    D. run
37．A. sunshine                   B. moonlight  C. cool wind          D. sunrise
38．A. reply                B. repeat        C. consider            D. report
39．A. However                  B. Instead              C. So                   D. Besides     
40．A. when                B. where        C. what                 D. which

Shyness or social anxiety can make socializing very difficult. Not 36 a pleasurable social life means the person is missing a lot in life.” It's not just about going to 37 , but going to social and educational events to learn and develop. Shyness is not allowing people to develop as they 38 , that is why overcoming shyness is so 39 .

　 You should not prevent yourself from having the great pleasures in life 40 you are shy. You must 41 get rid of the social anxiety. Experts will tell you that shyness is part of the growing up process in humans, but 42 for some people it never ends. It may be acceptable if you are shy as a 43 , but to be shy as an adult is going to 44 your social life very painful, if you have any social life at all.

　 The 45 of people suffering from social anxiety is that when social events come up, they respond with a feeling of fear. On the other hand, 46 people would be excited about it. If the shy person is not in control, fear of social events comes automatically.

　 Overcoming shyness is 47 ! In fact, 48 self hypnosis audios (自我催眠音) 49 great and fast for getting rid of the social anxiety.

　 Hypnosis audios will help you 50 and train your unconscious mind to be in control and slowly remove the feeling of fear and you can respond with 51 and pleasure when social events come up. 52 listening just a couple of times, you notice a visible 53 in your behavior. Anxiety levels will go 54 and you will be more relaxed socially and 55 socializing again.

36. A. lacking　 　　　　 B. having　 　　　　　　　 C. enriching 　　　　 D. missing

37. A. parties　 　　　　 B. school　 　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. college

38. A. can　　　 　　　 B. may　　　 　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　 D. will

39. A. difficult　 　　　 B. likely　　 　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　 　　　　　　 D. important

40. A. because　　　 　　　 B. so that　 　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 　　 D. after

41. A. therefore　　 B. instead　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　 　 D. still

42. A. unimportantly 　 B. unbelievably　 　　　 C. unfortunately　 　　 D. undoubtedly

43. A. student　　　 B. baby　　　 　　　　　 C. worker　　　　　 D. teenager

44. A. make　　　　　 B. change　　 　　　　　 C. become　　　　　 D. go

45. A. question　　 　 B. problem　 　　　　　　 C. topic　　　　　　 D. solution

46. A. healthy　　　 　 B. usual　　 　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　 D. normal

47. A. necessary　　 　 B. possible　 　　　　　　 C. advisory　 　　　 D. troublesome

48. A. coming to　　 　 B. referring to　 　　　 C. listening to　 　　　　 D. applying to

49. A. works　　　　 B. runs　　　　 　　　　　　 C. leaves　　　　 　　 D. adapts

50. A. progress　　 　 B. relax　　　　 　　　　 C. live　　　　　　 　 D. switch

51. A. disappointment B. astonishment　 　　　　　　 C. excitement　 　　　　 D. amazement

52. A. Before　　　 B. After　　　　 　　　 C. Without　　　　 　 D. On

53. A. grades　　　 B. income　　　　 　　 C. difference　　 　　 D. happiness

54. A. down　　　　 B. up　　　　　　 　　 C. out　 　　　　　　 D. off

55. A. dislike　　　 　　 B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. prefer　　　　 　　 D. avoid

完形填空 （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  36  .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and    37  .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no    38    of stopping. I walked down the row and found   39   was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my    40    , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on,    41     I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.

After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna   42     hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.

Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(鏟子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to    43   . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the    44    of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and     45     your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy(悼詞).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   46   by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in    47   . Amen!”

She turned the students    48     and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the    49     of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna    50     pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

A. job             B. project         C. observation           D. course

A. checked         B. noticed         C. watched             D. waited

A. scenes          B. senses          C. marks               D. signs

A. nobody         B. somebody       C. everyone             D. anyone

A. curiosity        B. suspect         C. sympathy             D. worry

A. and            B. or             C. but                  D. so

A. added          B. wrote           C. made               D. folded

A. cry            B. pray            C. dig                 D. play

A. back           B. bottom         C. top                  D. edge

A. drop           B. raise           C. fall                  D. lift

A. remembered    B. punished        C. removed              D. replaced

A. silence         B. heart           C. peace                D. memory

A. down          B. up             C. off                  D. around

A. birth          B. passing          C. loss                 D. starting

A. simply         B. hardly          C. seriously             D. angrily

第二節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-50各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man  36   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait long before his  37 . But the wise man told him he had no time to explain the secret of happiness then. He handed the boy a teaspoon that held  38  drops of oil and said, “Please  39  the palace and return in two hours, but carry this spoon  40  allowing the oil to spill(灑出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes  41  on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well,” said the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful works of art hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden which it  42  the gardener ten years to create?” The boy’s face turned red. He said his only  43  was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and  44  my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot trust a man if you don’t know his house.”

Relieved, the boy  45  up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the  46  in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in  47  everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking  48  at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was  49 .

“Well, this is the only  50  I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

36. A. argued     B. talked     C. fought     D. played

37. A. duty       B. place      C. turn       D. distance

38. A. some       B. any       C. other        D. little

39. A. get out      B. look around         C. drop out         D. build up

40. A. with       B. for         C. without          D. instead

41. A. covered    B. stared        C. absorbed       D. fixed

42. A. took      B. spent          C. used        D. made

43. A. business      B. interest         C. concern       D. regret

44. A. find       B. reach      C. observe    D. protect

45. A. put        B. stood        C. brought          D. picked

46. A. stones    B. signs       C. mystery        D. beauty

47. A. trouble      B. detail     C. order     D. return

48. A. down     B. up     C. over    D. out

49. A. gone    B. removed    C. cold    D. frozen

50. A. gift     B. news    C. advice     D. reward