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第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）.

1.Everyeveningafterdinner,ifnotfromwork,Iwillspendsometime

walkingmydog.

A.beingtiredB.tiringC.tiredD.tobetired

2.Whenhehedoor,hefoundhiskeyswerenowhere.

A.wouldopenB.openedC.hadopenedD.wastoopen

3.Attheageof29,Davewasaworker,inasmallapartmentnearBostonand

whattodoabouthisfuture.

A.living;wonderingB.lived;wonderingC.lived;wonderedD.living;wondered

4.Wouldyoupleasethepaperformeandseeifthereareanyobviousmistakes?

A.bokTOundB.bokhtoC.bokupD.bokhrough

5.Sheisverydeartous.Wehavebeenpreparedtodoittakestosaveherlife.

A.whicheverB.howeverC.whateverD.whoever

6.Eitheryouoroneofyourstudentstoattendthemeetingthatisduetomorrow.

A.areB.isC.haveD.be

7.thepolicethoughthewasthemostlikelyone,sincetheyhadnoexactproofaboutit,

theycouldnotarresthim.

A.AlthoughB.AslongasC.IfonlyD.Assoonas

8.Tomakemembersofateamperformbetter,thetrainerfirstofallhastoknowtheir

andweaknesses.

A.lengthsB.benefitsC.tchniquesD.values

9.Charleswasaloneathome,withlookingafterhim.

A.jomeoneB.aiyoneC.notoneD.nooie

10.Allthedishesinthismenu,otherwisestated,willservetwotothreepeople.

A.济B.fC.houghD.unless

11.Tmsurethatyourletterwillgetattention.Theyknowyou'rewaitingforthereply.

A.continuedB.mmediateC.（arefulD.gmeral

12.Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?It'sabithotinhere.

----------------,asamatteroffact

A.GoiheadB.Yes,mypbasureC.Yes,IdoD.Comeon

13.MostAmericanswouldprefertokeeptheirproblemsthemselves,andsolvetheir

problemsthemselves.

A.to;byB.by;toC.for;toD.in;on

14.Myfriendshowedmeroundthetown,wasverykindofhim.

A.vhichB.hatC.vhereD.i

15.YouandIcouldhardlyworktogether,?

A.couldyouB.couldn'tIC.couldn'tweD.couldwe

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）

Oneofmyfather'sfavoritesayingsasIwasgrowingupwas“Tryit!”Icouldn'tsayIdidn't

like16,whateveritmightbe,17Itriedit.OvertheyearsI'vecometo18howmuchofmy

successIowetomy19ofthosewordsasoneofmyvalues.My20jobwasjustoneI

decidedtotryforacoupleofyearsuntilI21whatIwanttodoasacareer（职业）.22Ibelieved

Iwouldworkforafewyears,getmarried,stayhomeandraiseafamily,soIdidn'tthinkthejobI

took23thatmuch.Icouldn'thavebeenmore24.Imasteredtheskillsofthatbeginninglevel

positionandIwasgiventheopportunity（机会）to25throughthecompanyintodifferent26.

Iacceptedeachnewopportunitywiththe27「Well,riltryit;ifIdon'tlikeitIcanalwaysgo

backtomy28position."ButIwaswiththesamecompanyforthepast28years,andI've29

everycareerchangeI'vemade.FvediscoveredI30alargenumberofdifferenttalents（才能）

andskillsthatIneverwouldhavethoughtwerewithinmehaditnotbeenformybeing31

tryingnewopportunities.I'vealsodiscoveredthatifI32whatI'mdoingandworkhardat

achievingmy33.Iwillsucceed.That'swhyI'mso34tobeapartofCareerFables.com.I

think35hascomeandIamdeterminedtomakeitasuccess.

16.A.everythingB.somethingC.everybodyD.somebody

17.A.untilafterB.eversinceC.sothatD.longbefore

18.A.considerB.argueC.includeD.realize

19.A.suggestionB.explanationC.acceptanceD.discussion

20.A.hardB.bestC.extraD.first

21.A.determinedB.examinedC.experiencedD.introduced

22.A.ActuallyB.GraduallyC.FinallyD.Usually

23.A.helpedB.requiredC.expressedD.mattered

24.A.carefulB.mistakenC.interestedD.prepared

25.A.lookupB.takeupC.moveupD.putup

26.A.situationsB.choicesC.directionsD.positions

27.A.thoughtB.replyC.actionD.advice

28.A.easierB.newerC.earlierD.higher

29.A.permittedB.countedC.organizedD.enjoyed

30.A.showB.possessC.needD.gather

31.A.luckyforB.slowatC.opentoD.afraidof

32.A.thinkofB.giveawayC.believeinD.turninto

33.A.businessB.goalC.fortuneD.growth

34.A.excitedB.curiousC.surprisedD.helpful

35.A.dreamB.timeC.powerD.honor

第三节阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分,•满分20分）

A

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:herparents

werecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehunieddownthesubwaystairs,

shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakand

tired—maybeithadn'tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.Sherested

herselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethe

frontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingof

buying.

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,“Oh,myGod,shefellin!”

Frankdidn'thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylying

ontherails.4tNo!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshaking

andseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettothe

platformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.Thatwas

whereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsaw

someoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe'dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstop

thebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn't,andthatwaswhenshe

realizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidher

boyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown-justashehadbeensecondsafterthe

rescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“Isawthetraincomingand1was

thinkinghewasgoingtodie,“sheexplained.

36.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa'sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefelthotinthesubway.

C.Shehaddonealotofwork.D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

37.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.B.Becausehedidn,tseethetraincoming.

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

38.HowdidFranksaveLisa?

A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.

C.Bypullingheralongtheground.D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.

39.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.

C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

40.Thepassageisintendedto

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.tellUSaboutasubwayrescueD.reportatrafficaccident

B

AfewyearsagoIhadan"aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.

Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.

ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.I

finallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,

maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife-asignthattheinformal.

Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpento

instantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,

andwerecognizedoneanother'shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather'soffice,1waspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesks

ofhisstaff,thesamehandwriting1wouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthe

fridge-exceptthatthosenotesweresigned4Adad^^insteadof"RFW".

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,a

bookbyFlorey.Sireshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthe

failureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalage

can'tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon'lbuyit.

Idon'twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstill

promotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingto

knowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthe

handwritingof16小-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearn

todrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

51.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague'shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.

B.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSObeautiful.

C.Hiscolleague'shandwritingwasSOterrible.

D.HestillhadalotofWorktodo.

52.Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto.

A.talkmoreabouthandwritingB.tikeiwrenoesonworkdays

C.knowbetteroneanother'shandwritingD.communicatebetter