阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to people feel like that.” My father asked me I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A（An） was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my . Many people were that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they wondered__ I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after ___ a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was .
Having made that decision, I was immediately _. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several engagements（业务）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.
1.A. rise B. do C. put D. raise
2.A. left B. came C. arrived D. reached
3.A. get B. hope C. make D. cheer
4.A. that B. what C. which D. if
5.A. dream B. idea C. girl D. speaker
6.A. After B. Before C. Because D. While
7.A. beginning B. working C. acting D. regarding
8.A. life B. love C. money D. career
9.A. disappointed B. moved C. surprised D. delighted
10.A. when B. why C. if D. how
11.A. plan B. promise C. decision D. mind
12.A. attending B. joining C. entering D. holding
13.A. newspaper B. book C. report D. speech
14.A. day B. instant C. week D. moment
15.A. love B. worker C. god D. company
16.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
17.A. alive B. dead C. missing D. born
18.A. examined B. searched C. found D. tested
19.A. help B. harm C. income D. money
20.A. selling B. speaking C. writing D. listening
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。
We are familiar with an old saying that “Clothes make the man”，which means goodlooking outfits may possibly make a person better respected and look more like a true gentleman.__ 1._ Naturally，he may be well respected and gracefully treated even though he doesn't seem so respectable as others imagined. Instead，if a man is poorly or commonly dressed，he can't avoid being looked down upon and unfairly treated，_2._ As far as these people are concerned，what one wears is taken as an essential signal of status and an expression of characteristics. Consequently，clothes do seem to help make a good impression on others，and gain more respect.
__3._ I think the good impression one leaves on others based on clothes doesn't last long. Only good internal quality and beauty will impress people forever and never fade.__ 4.__ On the contrary，when people who are fascinated by a person's clothes eventually find out that he is an undesirable person，they would think he is pretentious and may even treat him with contempt(蔑视)．On top of this，people who attach too much importance to clothes would waste their time and money on it. Besides，it adversely affects their effort on the things that really matter.
In summary，__5.__Nothing can count more than good internal quality in building up the man. Therefore only one's internal beauty and knowledge are more decisive of a person's value.
A．clothes do help in making an initial image，but do not make the man.
B．As a result，all the people spare no money to buy expensive fine clothes.
C．Clothes just make a man look better but will in no sense make a better person.
D．But I have a different view on this issue.
E．Thus，a man should be always dressed like a gentleman.
F．for many people judge others only by the way they dress.
G．If a man is well dressed，he will probably gain more confidence and dignity.
In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally （晚期的）in patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential（潜在的）outcome.
It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies （幻想）. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up - to - date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the coming of detach and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.
1.The elders of today's Americans________ .
A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying
B. are unfamiliar with birth and death
C. usually see the birth or death of a family member
D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life
2.Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.
A. visit a patient at hospital
B. visit their family members
C. learn how to face death
D. look after the patients
3.The need of a dying patient for people to accompany（陪伴）him shows________.
A. his wish for communication with other people
B. his fear of death
C. his unwillingness to die
D. he feels very upset about his condition
4.It may be concluded from the passage that________.
A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death
C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided
D. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need
They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰). Yet these are girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies. A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.
Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supermarket whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and people felt tired of things more quickly . ”
Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style than in previous years .
She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programs showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”
1. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.
A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%
B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%
C. people spend 30% less than they did on clothes
D. the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%
2. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion？
A. They are often ignored by fashion designers .
B. They are now more easily influenced by stars .
C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion .
D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age .
3.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because.
A. they get tired of things more quickly
B.TV shows teach them how to change look
C. they are in much better shape now
D. clothes are much cheaper than before
4.Which is the best possible title of the passage ?
A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans
B. The More Fashionable ,the Less Expensive
C. Unexpected Changes in Fashion
D. Boom of the British Fashion Industry
Pocket Tape-Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.
1）Pearlcorder S702 $64
This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight:240g.
2）Sony M9 $49.95
Small and very good looking, sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running.
Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.
3）Sony M400 $115
Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use . Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.
4）Imperial OEM. MC $29.95
Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette. No light to show it is on; no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g.
5）Philips 585 $80
Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light. Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.
1.The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the .
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Sony M9
C．Sony M400 D．Imperial OEM MC7
2.Which machine is unsuitable for general use?
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Imperial OEM MC7
C．Sony M400 D．Philips 585
3.What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC have?
A．No light shows when it is on
B．It requires a special cassette.
C．It picks up background noise.
D．The record button makes a noise.
Pocket Tape-Recorders”Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.
“ Can we go now, Momma?” little Susie asked, pulling on her mom’s arm. Her mother did not answer, only stared blankly at the scene below. Crowds of people marched about with what looked like picket(警戒队) signs. Other people gathered around them, shouting angry words that she couldn’t make out from this distance. This relatively small town in Missouri had never seen so much action. She and Susie were standing at the top of the only high rise building in town for Susie loved to try to find their house among the rows and rows of little boxes.
“Momma? ” Susie said in a frightened voice, two seconds before a gun shot went off, making her scream at the top of her lungs. Her mom grabbed her and held her over her shoulder as the tears started pouring. “What was that? I’m scared, Momma!!”
“Sh Sh Sh,” her momma whispered in a soothing tone, rubbing her daughter’s hair. “It’s just a bad dream, baby. She said both to herself and Susie.
Susie looked at her with confused eyes at the same time a fight broke out among some members of each group. The little girl gasped in surprise. “Why are those ants fighting , Momma?”
“Those aren’t ants, sweetie; they’re people, or, at least they’re supposed to be.”
“I don’t understand what’s going on! I’m scared!!” the four-year-old child clung to her momma. “It looks like they’re dancing, momma.”
“Yeah, it sort of does, doesn’t it?” her mother said with an air of disbelief. How could the expression of heated anger be so beautiful? It was so wondrously unexpected that it brought soft tears to her eyes.
“Why are you scared, Momma? It’s just bugs dancing,” Susie said with an innocent smile, wiping away her mother’s tears.
1. What could be happening below the tall building?
A. A large number of bugs have gathered dancing.
B. There was a fighting between different groups of people
C. A group of ants were fighting out there.
D. A crowd of people were giving performances.
2.Why did Susie and her mum come to the top of the high building?
A. Because they could see beautiful sights there.
B. Because there were plenty of boxes for Susie to choose.
C. Because Susie liked to pick out their own house among other house.
D. Because Susie loved to watch people gathering below the building.
3. We can infer from the passage that____.
A. Susie’s mum cried because of scare.
B. Susie’s mum always liked lying to Susie
C. Suisie really believed there were bugs down there
D. Susie had a poor sight so that she couldn’t that she couldn’t see things clearly
4. The purpose of the passage is to tell us ______________.
A. as humans, we should love peace and avoid fighting as much as we can.
B. a little girl is easy to make misjudgments on common things.
C. it’s hard for a mother to explain to a small child why people fight sometimes.
D. a fighting may have lasting harmful effect on a small child’s child.
