圣的).”This saying mirrors an deal people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite –find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Commonsense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine．Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company,”the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people. get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good”even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth? 1. According to tile passage, which of following seems the most human? A. To search for truth． B. To achieve one’s ideal
C. To make fun of others’mistakes． D. To criticize others for one’s own error. 2．According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity? A．Doing things his own way.
B．Bearing responsibility for his mistakes. C．Making as few mistakes as possible． D．Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.
3．Which of the following is N0T based on common sense? A．A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company. B．A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather. C．A company’s next move follows a good plan． D．A lawyer acts on fine judgments．
4. What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse? A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy. B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas. C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty. D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse. 5. What would be the best title for his passage?
A. A Mirror of Human Nature B. To Blame or to Forgive
C. A Mark of Maturity D. Truth or Excuse 【答案】 【小题1】D 【小题2】B 【小题3】A 【小题4】D 【小题5】A 【解析】略 二、单项选择 1.
He telephoned the travel agency to_______three air tickets to London. A．order B．arrange C．take D．book 【答案】D
【解析】动词辨析。A.命令，订货 B. 安排，整理 C. 拿，获得 D. 预定，登记。句意：他打电话给旅行社预定三张去伦敦的机票。故选D。 2.
—Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? —Sure. _______?
A．What help B．What is this C．What is it D．What do you want 【答案】C
【解析】情景交际。A. 什么帮助 B. 这是什么 C. 这是什么 D. 你想怎样。句意：打扰了，能否帮我个忙？——当然了，什么事？it指代上文提到的事情，this无此用法，故选C。 3.
James took the magazines off the little table to make_______for the television. A．room B．area C．field D．position 【答案】A
【解析】“James把桌子上的杂志拿走给电视腾空。”make room for “给...腾空”，答案A。 4.
We_______on this project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.
A．are working B．have been working C．worked D．had worked
【答案】B
【解析】考察时态，根据 Let’s have a rest.可知一直都在工作。“我们一直做这个项目4个小时了，歇歇吧。”答案B。 5.
. People have always been_______about exactly how life on earth began. A．curious B．excited C．anxious D．careful 【答案】A
【解析】“人们一直对地球上的生命是怎样起源的很好奇。”A. curious 好奇 B. excited 兴奋 C. anxious 焦急 D. Careful细心，答案A。 6.
_______in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum. A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something 【答案】B
【解析】“在我的一生中没有什么比我第一次参观颐和园给我留下很深的印象的了。”根据句意答案B。 7.
------ Professor Johnson, I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week. ------_______How about next week?
A．Good for you B．It won’t bother me C．Not at all D．That’s OK 【答案】D
【解析】“约翰逊教授，我恐怕这周完不成报告了。”“没事，下周怎么样？” That’s OK 用于安慰，A. Good for you 对你有好处 B. It won’t bother me 不麻烦 C. Not at all 一点也不，答案D。 8.
-------Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut? ------You should try the barber’s _______I go. It’s only 15. A．as B．which C．where D．that 【答案】C
【解析】考察定语从句，“你相信我理发花了30美元吗？”“你可以试试我去的那个理发馆。才15.”答案C。 9.
Mark_______have hurried. After driving at top speed .he arrived half an hour early.
A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t 【答案】A
【解析】本题考查情态动词。句中考查needn’t have done本没有必要做，表示实际已经做了。句意：马克本么有必要匆忙。他最高速度之后，早到了半小时。 10.
Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting_______at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
A．are exhibiting B．is exhibiting C．are being exhibited D．is being exhibited 【答案】C
【解析】本题考查主谓一致。句中逻辑主语为Traditional folk arts，故谓语动词用复数，根据句意用被动形式。句意：天津传统民间艺术，像剪纸在1010年上海世博会文化展展出。 11.
Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion , and_______as a manager. A．ended up B．dropped out C．came back D．started off 【答案】A 【解析】略 12.
. It rained heavily in the south. _______serious flooding in several provinces. A．caused B．having caused C．causing D．to cause 【答案】C 【解析】略 13.
My father warned me_______going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists. A．by B．on C．for D．against 【答案】D 【解析】略 14.
. As a new graduate, he doesn’t know_______it takes to start a business here. A．how B．what C．When D．which 【答案】B 【解析】略
15.
---------John went to the hospital alone.
---------If he_______ me about it, I would have gone with him. A．should tell B．tells C．told D．had told 【答案】D 【解析】略 三、完形填空 1.
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with 16 an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often 17 trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 18 .
Those fun trips had a(n) 19 impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day, 20 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 21 .He sensed trouble between them. 22 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.”I 23 you. You took me 24 when I was in fifth grade. That was one of the 25 days of my life .”
Deeply touched by the boy’s word, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）
that 26 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw 27 there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging 28 on the kids,” says Moody. By turning kids on to fishing, he 29 to present an alternative way of life, “When you’re sitting there waiting for a 30 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other, and such 31 can be pretty deep.”
“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,” says Michelle, 17 who 32 the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother 33 drugs.” Moody faces 34 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.”I’m living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 35 to give back,” Moody says.”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”
16. A. drinking B．drug C．security D．smoking 17. A. ran into B．got over C．left behind D．looked into 18. A．ahead B．away C．off D．out
19. A．immediate B．damaging C．limited D．lasting 20. A．once B．while C．since D．until
21. A．quarreling B．complaining C．talking D．cheering