I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

A. about	B. before	C. back	D. round
A. taught	B. met	C. caught	D. defeated
A. easy	B. difficult	C. proper	D. bad
A. look at	B. shout at	C. knock at	D. laugh at
A. unbelievable	B.embarrassing	C. reasonable	D. challenging
A. disappointing	B. sadness	C. loss	D. failure
A. day	B. time	C. team	D. game
A. hit	B. limit	C. test	D. cost
A. otherwise	B. therefore	C. besides	D. finally
adult	B. child	C. player	D. parent
course	B. rule	C. lesson	D. opinion
As	B. Although	C. Once	D. Whether
A. argue	B. get	C. tell	D. disagree
A. unacceptable	B. unfortunate	C. unnecessary	D. unimportant
A. carry out	B. care about	C. take up	D. deal with
A. affect	B. disturb	C. order	D. remark
A. begin	B. lose	C. end	D. stop
A. hard	B. certain	C. impossible	D. funny
A. cold	B. friendly	C. immediate	D. slow
Refuse	B. Try	C. Fear	D. Prepare

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36  had such a big influence   37  a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39 to express my own  40   on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41  experiences. There are still many things   42  me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43  yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44  . There are so many things around us that    45   our will. We can’t force life    46   our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47  it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48  the world. I think we should learn to accept   49  life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to  50  every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51  that they slip by and leave you feeling   52  . I realize that I’m not just living   53  myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54  .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55  that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

1.	A．man B．time C．thing D．parent

 

2.	A．about B．with C．on D．in

 

3.	A．before B．after C．as D．when

 

4.	A．anxious B．worried C．tired D．glad

 

5.	A．beliefs B．opinions C．confidences D．expressions

 

6.	A．a few B．little C．few D．a little

 

7.	A．waiting for B．sticking with C．dealing with D．doing with

 

8.	A．ask B．change C．exchange D．force

 

9.	A．myself B．itself C．oneself D．themselves

 

10.	A．go with B．go along C．go ahead D．go against

 

11.	A．being followed B．to be followed C．following D．to follow

 

12.	A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．approve

 

13.	A．fit in B．suit C．beat D．match

 

14.	A．what B．whatever C．which D．why

 

15.	A．miss B．catch C．escape D．lose

 

16.	A．probably B．likely C．possibly D．unlikely

 

17.	A．regretful B．awful C．successful D．terrible

 

18.	A．for B．by C．on D．with

 

19.	A．wrong B．false C．negative D．true

 

20.	A．point B．rule C．thing D．word

 

Ⅲ. 完形填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why _31_ had such a big influence _32_ a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult. But now, _33_ I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel _34_ to express my own opinion on this saying. I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences. There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

 I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better _35_ yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about _36_ itself. There are so many things around us that _37_ our will. We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we _38_ it or not . What we can do is just to make  _39_ suit the world. I think we should learn to accept _40_ life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

     The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite. I’m deeply moved by this beautiful song. I always try to _41_ every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more likely that they slip by（流逝）and leave you _42_ regretful. I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should _43_ such as my parents, friends, and so on. They all pay attention to my growing up, _44_ it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own _45_ towards life, positive or negative. It doesn’t  matter, I think. There is one rule that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.

31. A. man	B. time	C. thing	D. parent
32. A. about	B. with	C. on	D. in
33. A. before	B. after	C. as	D. when
34. A. glad	B. angry	C. tired	D. anxious
35. A. praise	B. change	C. exchange	D. force
36. A. life	B. money	C. heart	D. world
37. A. go with	B. go along	C. go for	D. go against
38.A. receive	B. check	C. refuse	D. accept
39.A. himself	B. themselves	C. ourselves	D. yourself
40. A. what	B. that	C. which	D. why
41. A. touch	B. escape	C. catch	D. lose
42. A. feeling	B. looking	C. remaining	D. proving
43. A. make of	B. speak of	C. hear of	D. think of
44. A. in case	B. in that	C. even if	D. as if
45. A. idea	B. way	C. view	D. attitude

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock（闹钟）. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

1.Harry had __________.

A．a lucky day

B．an unlucky day

C．a busy day

D．a good day

2.Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

b. Harry ironed his shirt.

c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

d. There was a knock at the door.

e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

A．a, b, c, d, e

B．b, a, d, c, e

C．b, a, c, d, e

D．c, b, d, a, e

3.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A．The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

B．The only other needed ironing.

C．He had only one shirt.

D．He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

4.Harry was taken to the police station because __________.

A．his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

B．there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

C．a man killed a woman with a knife

D．the murderer（杀人犯）was seen to run a away in a taxi

5. His boss told him to go away and find another job because __________.

A．he had been kept by the police	B．there was blood on his shirt
C．he was late for work	D．he had killed a woman

 

There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.
The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大体上）a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.
The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept—we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.
But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt(轻视) for the rings of our own phones.
A cellphone call deserves no greater priority(优先考虑的事) than a random(随机的) word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg—who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.
【小题1】What is the point of the anecdote about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?

A．To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.

B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet

C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone

D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.

【小题2】What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?

A．It is a way of signaling that you don’t like the caller.

B．It is natural to tell lies about small things

C．It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy.

D．We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth.

【小题3】According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?

A．People get so obsessed(着迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.

B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.

C．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time.

D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.

【小题4】What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention

B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.

C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.

D．Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.