36. A. which   B. where   C. that   D. when

37. A. very   B. no   C. not always  D. really

38. A. unless   B. since   C. because  D. if

39. A. getting along with            B. making apologies to

C. getting away from             D. fleeing from

40. A. chance    B. benefit   C. patience   D. ability

41. A. imaginations  B. thoughts  C. differences  D. consequence

42. A. so    B. and   C. but   D. although

43. A. moods   B. habits   C. relationships  D. feelings

44. A. must   B. may    C. should   D. can

45. A. differently   B. easily   C. fortunately  D. attentively

46. A. tells   B. gets   C. teaches   D. helps

47. A. keep in touch B. keep in mind C. keep up with D. keep to yourselves

48. A. to treat    B. being treated C. to be treated D. to be treating

49. A. attractive  B. fantastic   C. desperate    D. important

50. A. something    B. anything  C. everything  D. nothing

51. A. change   B. remind   C. promise  D. decide

52. A. convenient  B. respectful   C. negative  D. considerable

53. A. ignore   B. cancel   C. prevent  D. practice

54. A. remember  B. receive    C. thank   D. accept

55. A. diverse    B. same   C. individual  D. apparent

第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

People who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more style than the rest of us.

So what’s their self-confidence’s secret? There isn’t one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop. And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a head start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age.

Try these simple tips for practicing and increasing your confidence levels:

Dare to fail. Anybody who’s out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying. So don’t take failure too hard or too personally. Just learn to roll with it and use its lessons to keep improving.

When in doubt, pretend you know what your are doing. Because if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.

Dress for success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages so that you know you’re giving out your best image.

Listen to be yourself. You’re the only person who knows what’s right for you. Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice.

Build a confident vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses. Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you.

Pass on praise. Praise others for their virtues and strength. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.

56. The passage is written mainly __________.

A. to explain the definition of self-confidence

B. to explain the secret of self-confidence

C. to tell people how important self-confidence is

D. to tell people how to build self-confidence

57. The underlined word “one” in the second paragraph refers to __________.

A. the secret of self-confidence   B. the skill of self-confidence

C. the style of doing something         D. a rewarding career

58. The main idea of the sixth paragraph is __________.

A. to be confident means to have no disadvantages

B. taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident

C. your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful

D. to be confident means to be beautiful

59. All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT __________.

A. not to be afraid of failure

B. dress yourself properly

C. pretend to know everything

D. make your advantages more obvious

60. __________ will weaken your self-confidence.

A. Praising others for their strong points

B. Always following others’ advice to do things

C. Giving up blaming your weakness

D. Believe in yourself

B

After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom “Why doesn’t Dad love me!” Mom frowned. “Who said he doesn’t love you!” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”

I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap(片)metal business and after school I often hung around while he worked. I always hoped he’d ask me to help and then praise me for what I did. He never asked. His tasks were too dangerous for a young boy to attempt, and Mom was already worried enough that he’d hurt himself. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.

Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.

61. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. I just couldn’t understand my father    B. My father never loved me

C. Silent fatherly love                  D. My hard-working father

62. The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because __________.

A. that was the author’s favorite       B. he was sure the author would be thirsty

C. the author was always complaining   D. that was a gesture of love