1、名师预测 (一)In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was _1_ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small _2_ made me change my mind.One day my twoyearold son, _3_ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered
2、excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, _4_ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay _5_. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said _6_， “Mummy cant help you.” To my surprise, he wouldnt listen and continued t
3、rying. I was dumbfounded by his persistence.My sons behaviour reminded me of George who was always _7_ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, _8_， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised _9_ about him and _10_ us to look up to him as a role model.One day I met
4、 George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”“Probably cant leave till midnight，” he said.“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”“_11_.”“Dont you have time to be with your family at all？”He shook his head slowly and _12_ a sigh. “Its not what I wanted. But I have worked on it
5、for so long. Its much too _13_ to even think about letting go.”A year later I resigned. The _14_ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then Ive never seen him. But occasionally his aged _15_ would come to my mind.Until that day, _16_ knowing why the ballpens couldnt stand up,
6、 the twoyearold had _17_ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. _18_， he already learned to let go of his previous _19_ attempts.In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to _20_ them and then decis
7、ively let go of them immediately.文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己儿子以及以前一位同事的例子说明了，当意识到目标无法实现时，应该学会接受失败，懂得放手的道理。1A.confident Bconsistent Cconscious Dconvinced2A.event Bincident Caccident Daffair3A.pointing Bshouting Cscreaming Dlaughing4A.insisting Brequiring Cintending Durging5A.flat Bsilent Cstill Dquiet6A.d
8、eliberately Bcasually Cunintentionally Denthusiastically7A.interested Bbusy Cdevoted Dburied8A.therefore Bhowever Cotherwise Dthough9A.high Bhighly Cwell Dmuch答案：B考查固定搭配。句意为：我们老板对他高度赞扬praise highly about sb.意为“高度赞扬某人”，是固定搭配。故答案选B。10A.promised Bdemanded Cinspired Dappealed11A.At random BAt times CAt
9、most DAt least12A.let off Blet out Csent off Dsent out13A.encouraging Bcomfortable Cpainful Dashamed答案：C考查形容词辨析。A项意为“令人鼓舞的”；B项意为“舒适的”；C项意为“痛苦的”；D项意为“羞愧的”。根据句意和上下文语境可知，答案选C。14A.latter Blater Clast Dlately15A.picture Bfigure Creflection Dimage16A.for Bwith Cwithout Dbesides17A.received Baccepted Crefu
10、sed Drejected18A.Generally BEventually CAdditionally DObviously19A.useless Bendless Chopeful Dmeaningful答案：A考查形容词辨析。A项意为“无效的，无用的”；B项意为“无止境的”；C项意为“充满希望的”；D项意为“有意义的”。根据句意和上文内容可知，答案选A。20A.clarify BdistinguishCidentify Dacknowledge (二)Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as
11、 the ability to become team leaders. Although having _1_ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the _2_ mentality (心态) people need in sports._3_ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplin
12、ed, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. _4_， I was at my younger brothers baseball game the other night and his team was _5_ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their _6_ for bravery and will to fig
13、ht, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, _7_ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so _8_ about the loss and he said it was because some kids mom brought really good snacks.Some parents have a _9_ with coaches shouting at th
14、eir child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coachs _10_ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to _11_ the team, problems _12_. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal _13_ on how to coach the team. In o
15、rder to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and _14_ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to _15_ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually dont _16_ it.With youth sport pro
16、grams becoming less competitive, club teams are on the _17_. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams _18_ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in _19_. While having fun is important, skills and a _20_ ment
17、ality is worth more in the world of sports.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。体育运动对青少年来讲不仅是好玩，更重要的是它培养了青少年竞争、必胜的心态，这也是体育的价值所在。1A.fun Bdignity Ccourage Dpatience2A.social Bcompetitive Chealthy Dresponsible3A.Coaches BParents CExperts DHeadmasters4A.As a result BIn addition CFor example DOn the contrary5A.up Bbelow Cabove
18、 Ddown6A.scores Bgoals Cspirits Ddreams答案：C考查名词辨析。句意为：尽管大多数队伍在这种情况下会竭力振作起来(regain ones spirits)，进行反击由for bravery可知，此处应是一种“精神(spirit)”，故答案C符合文义。score得分；goal目标，进球；dream梦想，均不符合文义，故排除。7A.chew Bspit Ccount Dswallow8A.worried Bhappy Cserious Dcasual9A.joke Bproblem Ccontact Dcompromise10A.duty Bexperience
19、 Cawareness Dturn11A.dismiss Bunite Chandle Dassess12A.stand out Bbreak out Cwork out Dcome out答案：D考查动词短语辨析。句意为：当父母开始干涉教练如何管理运动员时，长此以往，问题也就随之而来(come out)了。stand out出色，突出；break out爆发(一般指战争或者口角)；work out锻炼身体，进展，均不符合文义，故排除。13A.say Bguidance Cresponse Dreward14A.protect Bdefend Cexcuse Ddiscourage15A.as
20、sist Bmotivate Cplease Dblame16A.want Bdeserve Cvalue Dappreciate17A.way Bdecline Cgo Drise18A.offer Brequire Cseek Dpreserve答案：A考查动词辨析。句意为：俱乐部提供给(offer)初高中教练们更多他们一直追寻的东西require要求；seek追求，寻找；preserve保护，均不符合文义，故排除。19A.academics Bsports Cexams Dcompetitions答案：B考查名词辨析。由文章主题：youth sports和第一段中“the only pu
21、rpose of sports is to compete.”可知，此处指竞争性在体育运动中还是非常有必要的。故答案B符合文义。20A.risking BcontrollingCwinning Dcooperating (三)It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to _1_ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 pm. only to get back on his computer to p
22、lay computer games _2_ dinner.It was the middle of the _3_ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldnt _4_ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that _5_ the next day, and a company that
23、 _6_ teenagers to guard their pools.From that day I woke him up at 8 am. every day for him to _7_ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was _8_ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually _9_ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could _10_ someone
24、 from drowning, and got some ideas on how to _11_ work for a living.Two weeks later, he had a _12_ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very _13_ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his _14_ dont have jobs. And I say that is because
25、 their mothers didnt try _15_ enough! Even if your kid is super _16_ with finals and afterschool activities and doesnt have time, you can _17_ job information for him.Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie _18_， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring _19_ for the summer. After your kid
26、gets a job, pay attention to the _20_ to make sure he is never late.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。孩子的暑假怎么过呢？让他们自己尽情玩电脑游戏？作者从自己的实践出发，认为家长应该给孩子一定的指导和帮助，让他们过一个愉快而有意义的假期。1A.school Bstudy Cbed Dwork2A.around Buntil Cafter Dduring3A.night Bnoon Cmorning Dafternoon4A.watch Bappreciate Cnotice Dstand 5A.lasted Brested Csta
27、rted Ddeveloped6A.hired Bforced Cpersuaded Dforce7A.give Battend Cobserve Dhelp答案：B考查动词辨析。由第三段第四句中“He learned something about first aid.”可知，每天早上八点我叫醒儿子去参加(attend)这个班的学习。give给；attend参加；observe观察；help帮助。故B项正确。8A.designed Bruining Cenjoying Djoining 9A.looking into Blooking out of Clooking down upon Dl
28、ooking forward to10A.recognize Bconduct Csave Dbuy11A.roughly Bluckily Cactually Dsuddenly12A.job Bproblem Cgoal Dreward13A.slowly Bseriously Ccalmly Dquickly答案：B考查副词辨析。根据下文“never went to work late”可知，他工作认真，从不迟到。slowly缓慢地；seriously认真地；calmly平静地；quickly迅速地。take sth. seriously为固定搭配，意为“认真对待某事”。故B项正确。14
29、A.teachers Bcolleagues Cstudents Dfriends 15A.hard Bfast Cearly Ddirectly答案：A考查副词辨析。那是因为他们的妈妈们没有努力地(hard)尝试。hard努力地；fast快地；early早地；directly直接地。故A项正确。16A.clear Bexcited Cbusy Ddisappointed 17A.write down Bthink about Cwait for Dsearch for18A.theatre Bsquare Cpark Dfactory答案：A考查名词在语境中的运用。根据语境可知，此处指冰激凌
30、店、电影院(movie theatre)或夏令营。故A项正确。19A.experts Bforeigners Cteenagers Dvillagers20A.habit BscheduleCtradition Ddetermination答案：B考查名词辨析。此处指留意时间表确保他永远不迟到。habit习惯；schedule时间表；tradition传统；determination决心。根据“to make sure he is never late”可知，B项正确。(四)My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the
31、way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become _1_ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _2_ to it.As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came _3_ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and
32、especially speaking. I didnt talk the way _4_ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor _5_ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to _6_. My writing was not at the _7_ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left
33、from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were _8_.My mother _9_ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to _10_ the situation early in my development. She didnt want me to _11_. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had _12_ me. She spent hours
34、every day _13_ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. _14_ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.In addition, she gave _15_ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high _16_ she knows that I can do it. For that
35、, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _17_ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a _18_ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my _19_ and attend college.She used her gifts as a _20_ to help a childher
36、 childand now I have the opportunity to become something.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作为一名教师和哲学博士，妈妈对残疾的儿子尽心尽力，帮助“我”克服生活中的种种困难，树立积极的生活态度，最终使“我”有所作为。1A.everything BnothingCanything Dsomething2A.mind BbrainCfeelings Dwork答案：A考查名词在语境中的运用。句意为：妈妈让我知道了只要我专心于某件事，就一定能成功。put ones mind to意为“全神贯注于”符合语境。故A项正确。3A.smoothly Bstr
37、onglyCfrequently Deasily4A.average BordinaryCnormal Dcommon5A.just BeverCeven Donly6A.hear BwriteCread Dunderstand7A.level BlengthCspeed Ddegree答案：A考查名词辨析。level水平；length长度；speed速度；degree程度，等级。句意为：我的写作没有达到本该有的水平。故A项正确。8A.problems BexcusesCworries Dduties9A.suffered BobservedCremoved Dtolerated10A.stu
38、dy BfindCchange Dkeep答案：C考查动词辨析。句意为：作为一名哲学博士，妈妈决定要尽早改变我的这种情况。根据下文内容可知，妈妈一直没有放弃“我”，而是一直在帮助“我”改变这种情况。故C项正确。11A.fight BstruggleCstrike Dchallenge12A.interrupted BdisturbedCterrified Dtroubled13A.teaching BgivingCsupporting Dreminding答案：A考查动词辨析。句意为：妈妈决定帮助我学习，她每天花几个小时教我听需要知道的所有事情。故A项正确。14A.Without BExcep
39、tCBesides DBeyond15A.information BadviceCpromise Dexpectation16A.before BthoughCbecause Dunless17A.set up Bgave upCpushed up Dlooked up答案：B考查动词短语辨析。set up建立；give up放弃；push up提高；look up仰望。句意为：不允许自己的儿子无能。她从来都没有放弃过我，直到今天她还告诉我：教育是必需的。故B项正确。18A.rich BfamousCsuccessful Dpowerful19A.training BgradesCexperi
40、ments Dabilities答案：B考查名词辨析。training培训；grade成绩；experiment实验；ability能力。句意为：她鼓励我要努力学习，提高成绩，考上大学。故B项正确。20A.woman BdoctorCsister Dteacher (五)Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all _1_ certain qualiti
41、es which have proved _2_ for their success.It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that _3_ is taken, not given. They _4_ immediately what has to be done and then do it with _5_， thus strength
42、ening their reputation.Successful people are _6_ about the things they do, especially when they _7_ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own _8_ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard _9_ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.They do not _1
43、0_ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are _11_. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and _12_ and learn from each failure. They _13_ with those they can learn from and enjoy the compan
44、y of those who _14_ their achievement.Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but its _15_ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they _16_ respect for themselves
45、.Another important _17_ of successful persons is that they never complain. Its better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.To put it _18_， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, _19_ get up
46、 and start again. When you do so, success will be just _20_ the corner.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了成功的要素，即行动起来，充满热情，不要害怕失败，失败了站起来从头再来。1A.improve Braise Ctest Dpossess2A.vital Bindividual Cpersonal Dmental答案：A考查形容词辨析。句意为：那些品质对于他们的成功来讲是至关重要的。vital至关重要的；individual个体的；personal个人的；mental精神的。由语境可知，A项正确。3A.devoti
47、on Bresponsibility Cauthority Dadministration4A.sigh Bshow Cweigh Dhope5A.pleasure Bhonor Cadventure Dbehavior答案：A考查名词辨析。句意为：而且很乐意地去做。由第三段第二句中的“the joy they get from doing their work”可知，pleasure乐意，快乐，符合语境。故A项正确。honor荣誉；adventure探险；behavior行为，均不符合语境，故排除。6A.enthusiastic Bcharacteristic Cenergetic Daut
48、hentic7A.bring in Bbelieve in Ccall in Djoin in8A.effort Bsatisfaction Ccondition Dvalue9A.just Bright Conly Deven10A.represent Bexpect Cfear Dwant11A.apparent Buncomfortable Cunavoidable Durgent答案：C考查形容词辨析。句意为：失败和失望在生活中是不可避免的。apparent明显的；uncomfortable不舒服的；unavoidable不可避免的；urgent紧迫的。由语境可知，C项正确。12A.c
49、ommitment Barrangement Cmovement Dachievement13A.progress Bwork Cassociate Dcelebrate14A.congratulate Bappreciate Cattempt Dchoose答案：B考查动词辨析。句意为：而且喜欢和那些欣赏他们成就的人们在一起。congratulate庆贺；appreciate欣赏；attempt尝试；choose选择。由语境可知，B项正确。15A.especially Btotally Cnaturally Dreally16A.pay Breceive Crequire Dpromise答
50、案：B考查动词辨析。句意为：通过尊重他人，他们获得别人的尊重。此空与“give”相呼应，故receive符合语境。17A.quality Bidentity Cability Dreality18A.honestly Bfirmly Cshortly Ddeeply19A.so Band Cor Dbut20A.in Bat Cwithin Daround (六)It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forwa
51、rd to having five days _1_ from duty after working overtime for some time. _2_， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already _3_. I thought Id thumb a lift.I waited by the side of the _4_ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and _5_ hims
52、elf as Gordon. He said that _6_ he couldnt give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. Hed been watching me and thought I must be _7_ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was _8_， and he also offered to help me find a _9_ home afterwards.When
53、 we arrived at Gordons _10_， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.Then I got married, but my husband didnt believe in giving _11_ a ride. This made me feel _12_ when wed pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could _13_ offer them the lift they hoped
54、for.Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I _14_ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to _15_ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the _16_ Id been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the _17_ up. I made them
55、comfortable on the back seat and _18_ some water and sweets.After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You havent changed a bit, _19_ your red hair is still the same.” I couldnt _20_ where Id met him. He then told me he was Gordon.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一位叫Gordon的陌生人对作者进行了帮助，带作者去家里吃饭，并帮助作者搭便车。后来，
56、作者一直想帮助别人，特别是等待搭便车的人，但是由于作者的丈夫对陌生人不信任，一直未能实现。后来，作者在一次单独驾车出行时，帮助了一位老人和孩子搭便车，而那位老人竟然就是曾经帮助作者的Gordon。1A.off Baway Cout Bup2A.Surprisingly BHopefully CUnfortunately DStrangely3A.started Bleft Cdelayed Darrived4A.town Bstation Crailway Dhighway5A.considered Bdescribed Cintroduced Dnamed答案：C考查动词辨析。一位路过的男士
57、介绍自己是Gordon。introduce oneself as可作为短语使用，是“自称”之意。由此可知，C项符合语境。故答案选C。6A.when Bonce Calthough Dunless答案：C考查连词辨析。根据下文“I could come to his house”可知，前后句为让步关系。因此，although“虽然，尽管”与此相符。故答案选C。7A.tired Bthirsty Cangry Dhungry答案：D考查形容词辨析。根据下文“after standing for hours”和上文“for lunch”，并结合选项可知，空格处表达的意思是“饥饿的”，因此，hungr
58、y符合文义。故答案选D。8A.careful Bsafe Cyoung Dsuspicious9A.lift Bway Ctrain Dbicycle10A.kitchen Bshop Chouse Dgarage11A.villagers Bstrangers Crelatives Dneighbours12A.bad Bnervous Cexcited Danxious答案：A考查形容词辨析。作者一心想帮助别人搭便车，但是，她的丈夫不愿意那样做。因此，从那些在路边上等待搭便车的人旁边经过时，作者心里感到难过。由此可知，bad符合文义。故答案选A。13A.ever Bstill Cnever
59、 Dsometimes14A.recognized Bnoticed Cknew Dobserved15A.offer Benjoy Cdemand Dget16A.support Bdebt Ceffort Dfavour17A.pair Bcouple Cgroup Dteam答案：A考查名词辨析。根据上文“an elderly man with a small boy”可知，此处指的是老人和孩子两个人。在四个选项中，pair符合文义。故答案选A。18A.exchanged Bshared Cdrank Dbrought19A.even Bonly Cthus Djust答案：A考查副词辨
60、析。根据上下文可知，空格处表示的是程度，前后两句为递进关系，even意为“甚至”，与此相符。故答案选A。20A.remind Brepeat Crecommend Drecall答案：D考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，作者一时想不起在哪里见过他。remind意为“提醒”；repeat意为“重复”；recommend意为“推荐，建议，劝告”；recall意为“回想起，记起”。根据语境可知，答案选D。(七)Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and we
61、nt to bed later, just to meet everyday _1_， but lacked _2_ for the things that mattered most.She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to _3_ their lives. “We had to decide what was really _4_，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to _5_ with their threeyearold son, to exerci
62、se and eat right, and to develop friendship.So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive _6_ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.Then Shirley _7_ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that _8_ “At your servi
63、ce, buy _9_ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and _10_ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a _11_，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the _12_ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are _
64、13_.”Shirley and her husband are _14_ alone in wanting to _15_ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples _16_ that they lack time together. _17_ does the time go?For most people, _18_ and com
65、muting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming _19_ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain _20_ over life and have time for the pleasures.文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了Shirley夫妇为了追求更简单的生活方式，辞掉工作做起了兼职，为私人购物、付款、组织聚会等。他们在自己享受生活的
66、同时也给他人提供了便利。生活简单化就意味着我们要知道所花钱、时间和精力的方式，然后找到使事情变简单的方式。1A.activities Bservices Cdemands Dexercises2A.time Bstrength Cmoney Dability答案：A考查名词辨析。根据第二段“They knew they wanted more time to.”可知，辞掉工作前她没有太多时间去做最重要的事情。故A项正确。3A.lead Bsimplify Cadapt Dconsider4A.comfortable Binteresting Cimportant Dhard5A.study B
67、help Cmeet Dplay答案：D考查动词辨析。由语境可知，他们希望有更多的时间和三岁的儿子一起玩。play with sb.意为“和某人玩”，符合语境。故D项正确。6A.pleasures Bplaces Ctasks Dgoods7A.found Breceived Ctook Dquit答案：D考查动词辨析。find发现；receive接受；take拿；quit辞职。根据下文“. began working part time”可知，此处指她辞职了。故D项正确。8A.read Bwrote Cshowed Dtold9A.us Byourself Cchildren Dhersel
68、f10A.attending Borganizing Chaving Dgoing11A.life Bresult Cbalance Ddifference12A.office Bhospital Cpark Dschool13A.gone Bbetter Cstrong Dobvious14A.a bit Bfar from Cmuch too Dmore than答案：B考查短语辨析。a bit一点儿；far from远非；much too太，非常；more than多于。联系下文调查中“54 percent”和“47 percent”可知，并非只有Shirley夫妇想放慢生活的节奏，过一
69、种更舒服的生活。故B项正确。15A.keep pace Bsettle down Ctake off Dslow down16A.expect Bdoubt Ccomplain Dimagine17A.How BWhen CWhere DWhy18A.traveling Breading Cshopping Dworking19A.aware Bafraid Cproud Dsure20A.value Bcontrol Csuccess Dexperience (八)If youre going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.
70、Mostly he said that after my halfhearted (不尽力的) _1_ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still _2_ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the _3_ again the next day with a spade dig deep and _4_ the roots of our garden. As
71、 I tried to focus my attention to _5_， Dads words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was _6_. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and _7_， and we worried about them. And _8_
72、， at such times you always wonder: am I next?But as we watched them during the week they were given to _9_， many of us noticed that they werent handling this in quite the way we expected them to. _10_ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or _11_ in their departure. I didnt he
73、ar a negative word. I didnt see any _12_ or unhappy facesat least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.“Its _13_，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they _14_ comforting me.”Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the
74、 moments to their _15_. I dont know if my departing friends _16_ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and _17_ us.Lee, a man who has seen and _18_ lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with
75、the company, _19_ nicely for all of us.“Now, thats doing it right，” he said.Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his _20_.文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过小时候清除菜园杂草的经历以及公司里几个被解雇的同事的表现，向我们诠释了“Do it right”的内涵。1A.attempts Bjudgements Cexpectations Drequests答案：A父亲大多是在“我”没有尽力尝试清除菜园的杂草时说这句话。attempt“努力，尝试”，符合语境。2A.pl
76、anted Bburied Cgrown Dstuck答案：B根据上下文可知，此处表示“父亲知道仍然有一些白色的根深埋在土里”，故buried符合语境。3A.house Bschool Cgarden Dcompany4A.look forward to Bcome up withCfit in with Dget down to5A.watching Bthinking Cdigging Dworking6A.turned down Blaid off Ccut down Dgiven up7A.competitors BcolleaguesCdirectors Dconsultants答案
77、：B由上下文可知，此处表示“他们是我们的好朋友和好同事”。8A.frankly Bnaturally Cequally Dgenerally9A.hurry up Bturn up Cpack up Dcome up10A.Since BWhen CUnless DWhile答案：D根据上下文可知，空处所在句和后一句之间是让步关系，因此选while，表示“尽管”。尽管没有一个人找到其他的工作，但是他们也没有痛苦或难过。11A.sadness Bpuzzle Canger Ddelight答案：A根据语境可知，此处应该选一个与bitterness意思相近的词语，因此选sadness。12A.te
78、ars Bsmiles Cdangers Dfears答案：A“我”没有从他们脸上看见眼泪和难过的神色。13A.upsetting Bexciting Cdisappointing Damazing14A.objected to Binsisted on Cended up Dkept on15A.birth Bdeath Carrival Dparty16A.view Brecognize Cchoose Ddescribe17A.discouraged BwarnedCinspired Damused18A.celebrated BwitnessedCresisted Dsurvived19A.made up Bsummed upCpicked up Dspeeded up答案：BLee为我们做了很好的总结。sum up意为“总结”，符合上下文语境。20A.disagreement BindifferenceCadmiration Dapproval
