adjustments.
37 Most people see with their eyes but very few people know how to observe. The difference between seeing and observing is like the difference between reading and studying. One factor in helping you to listen better is to hear not only what people say but also what they don’t say. Reading body language and voice inflection (音调变化 ) can help you listen between the lines. All these play an effective role in helping you to think with your eyes and ears.
Learn to go with the flow.
The people who learn to make the best life adjustments can develop the habit of going with the flow. 38 . Notice people who can go with the flow and you will find a person with sharp instincts they depend on.
39 If you can keep an attitude of preparation for 3Cs, you’ll have the best chance of making effective life adjustments.
As the saying goes, if you stay ready, you do not have to get ready. 40 A. Listen to what people don’t say.
B. So, what’s one of the key factors for people who fail to make life adjustments? C. Learn to think with your eyes and ears. D. The best way to do that is to trust your instincts. E. Be prepared for changes, challenges and choices.
F. The key is in knowing where they are needed and how much.
G. That’s the best advice for anyone who wants to make the best life adjustments and win!
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第三部分 完形填空(共 20 小题;每题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper 41 . But that day, I read it very 42 . I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my 43 and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.
Eventually, worried 44 drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered
from aphasia(失语症), a condition that 45 it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.
I was back at home a week later, and my 46 was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. I started 47 a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help 48 my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became 49 —“Could you pass the salt?” “Shall we go for a walk?” — but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.
For 25 years, I was used to a(n) 50 day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts
home with me each night. I didn’t feel 51 to say goodbye to my old self.
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 52 . I would spend hours writing a description of something 53 like a pencil. I couldn’t 54 novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to 55 . My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, 56 much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and 57 myself to slow down.
Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my 58 is deeper than ever. We have 59 to
be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who 60 10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good. 41. A. once again 42. A. smoothly 43. A. radio
B. as usual C. in time D. at last C. worriedly D. typewriter
D. slowly
B. patiently B. computer
C. phone
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44. A. friends 45. A. means 46. A. discovery 47. A. seeing 48. A. receive 49. A. easy
B. coaches B. proves
C. colleagues
D. roommates
C. explains
D. admits
D. reason D. greeting
B. goal
C. ability
B. teaching
C. describing C. reunite
B. repeat D. rebuild
D. fast D. short D. right D. asking
B. delightful B. busy B. anxious
C. functional C. interesting C. ready C. focusing C. special C. manage C. write
50. A. exciting 51. A. afraid 52. A. trying 53. A. similar 54. A. produce 55. A. create 56. A. since 57. A. allowed 58. A. books 59. A. decided 60. A. sells
B. preparing B. strange
D. simple
D. arrange D. believe
B. recognize B. understand B. though
C. unless D. when C. advised
D. ordered
B. expected
B. illness B. chosen B. delivers
C. doctors
D. family D. learned
D. collects
C. continued
C. reads
第Ⅱ卷(60分)
第四部分:英语知识运用(共四节,满分60分)
第一节 单词填空。根据首字母提示或中文意思提示,以单词的恰当形式填空,
一空一词(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
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61.The evolutionary process is too (复杂的)for ordinary people to understand.
62. As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only (偶尔).
63.The boy has the ability to describe everything vividly in his writings, because he always
(观察)things carefully. 64. There is really no obvious (证据)that his illness is related to his eating habits.
65.Although it means a great (成就)for us Chinese, we are facing new challenges in
the future.
66.In reality, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to r how much they eat.
67. Mozart is considered to be one of the greatest c of all time.
68.The museum exhibits several of his Cubist m . 69.S in the southwest of China, Si Chuan Province is famous for its giant pandas.
70.She has had a number of different jobs, r from chef to swimming instructor.
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第二节 语法填空。(每空1.5分,共15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, 71 (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 72 their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were 73 (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr.Tan, said that the storm began early 74 the morning and lasted for over an hour.
\ 75 (eat) with my wife and children,\A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best 7 6 (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was 77 (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe 78 very frightened.\
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she 79 (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought 80 (they) food, clothes and shelter. 第三节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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