第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意：此题36-40的答案要涂到卡上71-75)

36 . There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth, the other is writing caducity(衰老). One is describing success, the other is presenting failure. In others words, one is drawing happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.

Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross, no crown. No pain, no joy. 37 . One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy a day. Just one word difference, it has reflected the complete reverse(相反的) state of psychology. Life is like the course which is investing(投资) all the time. 38 .

When you have it, you should use it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the active attitude creates wonderful life, or the negative attitude waste lifetime.

39 . When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room. A little girl said," Would you like some braised(炖熟的) pork today?" Another girl said, "No. I would like some toasted chicken." Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room. 40 . To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatoes and a jar of water on the table. The lady asked them what was the matter . They said that they imagined that, so poor food was turned into many kinds of delicious food.

When the lady left the family, she had newly understanding of happiness.

A. She saw them sitting at a table.

B. Everybody wishes to live a happy life.

C. There are two different minds.

D. Life is like a book.

E. One day , a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family.

F. Happy life exists everywhere.

G. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital(资本).

第三部分：英语知识运用(满分45分)

第一节：完形填空

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome’s 41  filled the room and brought the theater to life.I was so  4 2   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   43   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She  44   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I 45 , I was scared out of my mind.I   46   I was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there 47  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  48   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The   49   was almost unbearable.I struggled for days   50   draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long.My manuscript   51  .How stupid of me! I thought.How could I   52   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   53   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.Five years later, I was moving to California.While cleaning  my apartment, I 54 the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   55

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some   56   materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to   57   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   58  .Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazine.More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing.Today, I have become a full – time writer. 59 my experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   60  to doubt yourself.

41.A.joy   B.speech C.voice             D.smile

42.A.moved B.active C.satisfied              D.proud

43.A.visited        B.emailed C.interviewed   D.phoned

44.A.refused     B.agreed C.hesitated          D.paused

45.A.hung up B.showed up C.turned up D.put up

46.A.replied           B.discovered          C.knew            D.explained

47.A.nervously     B.patiently             C.seriously         D.quietly

48.A.blaming        B.inviting            C.fooling          D.urging

49.A.hardship         B.pressure            C.comment             D.failure

50.A.by           B.with                  C.on                      D.in

51.A.returned   B.disappeared  C.spread                 D.improved

52.A.compare        B.struggle              C.compete             D.survive

53.A.face     B.deliver          C.ignore               D.receive

54.A.took out   B.picked up    C.found out D.came across

55.A.horror  B.anxiety          C.disbelief         D.trouble

56.A.subjective        B.private    C.relevant           D.reliable

57.A.broadcast       B.create                  C.assess             D.publish

58.A.recover      B.prepare C.escape               D.concentrate

59.A.Looking up to    B.Looking down upon

C.Looking back on        D.Looking into

60.A.afford B. attempt                C.expect              D.pretend