三、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing (46)______ a bad thing? Most of the students think stress can do harm to them in some ways.There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school.He even (47)______his study because of the stress from school and family.We also usually (48)_______that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy working stress.There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing.They (49)______ stress can produce momentum(动力)in the end.For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it (50)_______.When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard.She wished I could go to an ideal (51)______for further education.I experienced stress for the first time.Born in a poor family, I deeply knew (52)______was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. As the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her (53)______.At last, I did measure up(达到标准)to my mom’s expectation and go to college successfully.(54)______ my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.Overall, stress is not a bad thing in itself.The key is (55)______ we deal with it.

46. A.for            B. or           C. and           D.of

47. A.began with     B.showed off     C.gave up        D.cheered for

48. A.wonder        B. hear         C.promise        D. decide

49.A.doubt         B.believe       C.disagree        D.forget

50.A. terrible         B.difficult      C.strange       D. useful

51.A.company       B. factory       C. college       D.Farm

52.A.life           B.spirit         C.opinion       D.silence

53.A.up            B. down        C. happy       D.interested

54.A.Becaus of       B.Not only      C.But also       D. Thanks to

55.A.when        B. how         C. which        D.why

四、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

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The following is a mark table about English competitions. Find some useful information to the questions below.

Items Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4

1.answer correctly 66 72 75 77

2.answer quickly 74 79 78 63

3.answer humorously(幽默地) 68 69 80 78

4.speak clearly  87 85 82 87

5.speak loudly  90 92 90 91

6.speak freely 80 82 83 84

7.have a good manner 78 75 74 78

8.co-operate(合作) 81 64 87 84

Average(平均分) 78 77 81 80