第四节：完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将给选项涂黑高考资源网。

One of my father' s favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn’t say I didn’t like 26 , whatever it might be, 27 I tried it. Over the years I' ve come to 28 how much of my success I owe to my 29 of those words as one of my values. My 30 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 31 what I wanted to do as a career (职业) . 32 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 33 that much. I couldn’t have been more 34 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会)to 35 through the company into different 36 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 37 , "Well, I' 11 try it; if I don' t like it I can always go back to my 38 position. " But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I' ve 39 every career change I' ve made. I' ve discovered I 40 a large number of different talents (才能) and Skills that I never would have thought were within me had it .not been for my being 41 trying new opportunities. I' ve also discovered that if I 42 what I' m doing and work hard at achieving my 43 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so 44 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 45 has come and I am determined to make it a successwww.ks5u.com.

26. A. everything B. something C. everybody D. somebody

27. A. until after B. ever since C. so that D. long before

28. A. consider B. argue C. include D. realize

29. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion

30. A. hard B. best C. extra D. first

31. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced

32. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually

33. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered

34. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared

35. A. look up B. take up C. move up D. put up

36. A. situations B. choices C. directions D. positions

37. A. thought B. reply C. action D. advice

38, A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher

39. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed

40. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather

41. A. lucky for B. slow at C. open to D. afraid of

42. A. think of B. give away C. believe in D. turn into

43. A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth

44. A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful

45. A. dream B. time . C. power D. honor

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and ks5uthen they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she' s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined(相形见绌). I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I ' m not "pretty? Is that why they don' t say nice things about me as much?"

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now., whenever I visit a friend' s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

46. The underlined expression make a big "to do" over (Paragraph 4) means .

A. show much concern about

B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for

D. do good things for

47. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her .

A. beautiful hair B. pretty clothes

C. lovely smile D. young age

48. Kristen felt sad and cried because .

A. the guest gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

49. We can conclude from the passage that .

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally