A. conventional         B. optional                   C. artificial              D. potential

29. ________ yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t.

A. Surrounding            B. Surrounded                C. Surround             D. Having surrounded

30. No one in the world is perfect, and even famous people may have their _______.

A. feet of clay          B. cup of tea                  C. piece of cake       D. hearts of gold

31. ________, the students remain optimistic and try hard to achieve their goals.

A. As they are faced with fierce pressure             B. As fierce pressure that they are faced with

C. Fierce as they are faced with pressure         D. Faced with fierce pressure as they are

32. The success of a government should be measured ________ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A. in face of               B. in place of           C. in terms of      D. in honour of

33. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _______ about any new operations.

A. will be made              B. is made                   C. is being made      D. has been made

34. The project is based on an agreement, one of ________ purposes is to ensure that the project can be accomplished before the deadline.

A. whose                  B. which                      C. its                       D. what

35. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.

A. contribute to              B. correspond to            C. submit to             D. apply to

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.

I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to   36   the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the   37   turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very   uncertain   38  .

The weeks ahead weren’t   39  . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities,   40   I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a   41   dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same   42   as I was before.

You know that feeling when you wake up in   43  ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting   44  . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any   45  .

So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to   46  . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me   47  . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you   48  !

I put my   49   into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who   50   to give up his dream.

And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination — I was offered a   51   contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into   52  . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was   53   shortly after.

Don’t give up. Even if things look   54   now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the   55   to push beyond the river.

36. A. attend                     B. hold                     C. prepare                 D. enjoy

37. A. environment                B. economy                 C. opportunity            D. climate

38. A. choice                     B. danger                  C. desire                   D. future

39. A. quiet                       B. busy                   C. easy                      D. long

40. A. so                          B. but                    C. for                      D. or

41. A. day                        B. week                    C. month                    D. year

42. A. town                       B. direction                C. situation                  D. habit

43. A. surprise                  B. fear                     C. delight                  D. peace

44. A. glory                      B. complaint                C. love                        D. pain

45. A. appointment               B. progress                  C. commitment            D. decision

46. A. read                       B. think               C. write                      D. paint

47. A. hope                       B. wisdom              C. pleasure                  D. inspiration

48. A. lack                       B. find                C. bury                       D. need

49. A. disapproval               B. disagreement        C. dissatisfaction          D. disadvantage

50. A. refused                   B. managed             C. failed                    D. decided

51. A. writing                   B. translating         C. publishing             D. reviewing

52. A. ruin                       B. place              C. pieces                   D. despair

53. A. rewarded                  B. paid                C. fired                    D. hired

54. A. different                 B. unimportant         C. strange                 D. tough

55. A. courage                   B. chance              C. time                     D. dream

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A

Millions of British people have ditched the traditional ‘thank you’ and replaced it with the less formal ‘cheers’, according to a survey.

Although the average person will say ‘thank you’ nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to throw in a ‘cheers’ or ‘ta’ where it’s needed, rather than risk sounding old fashioned.

One in 20 now say ‘nice one’ instead, while younger generations are more likely to offer a ‘cool’ than a ‘thank you’.

‘Merci’, ‘fab’ and even ‘gracias’ were also listed as common phrases to use, as was ‘much appreciated’.