12. Shall we________our discussion and have some tea?

A. break off B. break down

C. break into D. break out

解析：break off在此表示“停下”。break down分解，抛锚;break into突然闯入，突然开始;break out爆发。

答案：A

13.________is important for us to gain access to the Internet.

A.This B.That

C.What D.It

解析：“It's+adj.+for sb.to do sth.”为常见句型，it为形式主语，不定式短语为真正的主语。

答案：D

14.There is no possibility________all the students can pass the national college entrance examination.

A.what B.which

C.that D.whether

解析：that在此引导同位语从句，从句用于说明possibility的具体内容，that仅起连接作用，不在从句中作任何成分。

答案：C

15.A large number of people________say that The Flowers of war is woth watching.

A.to question B.to be questioned

C.questioned D.questing

解析：考查过去分词作后置定语。句意：很多被调查的人都说《金陵十三钗》值得一看。

答案：C

.完形填空

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。

A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子).One day，the mule fell into a nearby well，and he began to __16__ and made a lot of loud noise.After carefully assessing the __17__，the farmer felt sympathy for the mule，but __18__ that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving，then he called his __19__ together and told them what had happened and __20__ them to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule in the __21__ and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help，the old mule initially was __22__...But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back，a thought suddenly __23__ him.He was __24__ that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his __25__，he should shake it off and step up!So he did，blow after blow.

He repeated “Shake it off and step up!” to __26__ himself.No matter how painful the blows were，or how disappointing the situation seemed，the old mule just __27__ on shaking it off and stepping up!

As you might have guessed，it was not long __28__ the old mule finally stepped over the wall of the well，painful and tired.What would otherwise __29__ him，actually blessed him becaue of the manner in which he __30__ his adversity(逆境).

__31__ is life!As long as we face our problems and respond to them __32__，and refuse to give in to panic，bitterness，or self­pity，the adversities that come along to bury us __33__ have the potential to __34__ and bless us!Forgiveness，tolerance，hope and perseverance are __35__ in shaking it off and stepping up out of the well in which we find ourselves.

【语篇解读】　本文讲述了一匹老骡子在逆境中不放弃并努力使自己摆脱困境的故事。

16.A.sink B.struggle

C.leave D.sigh

解析：骡子挣扎，并弄出了很大的声音。sink沉下去;leave离开;struggle挣扎;sigh叹息。

答案：B

17.A.location B.ground

C.position D.situation

解析：仔细分析过形势之后，农民对他感到惋惜。situation“形势，情形”符合语境。下文or how disappointing the situation seemed也有提示。

答案：D

18.A.decided B.doubted

C.complained D.responded

解析：这位农民断定骡子和井都不值得救了。decide断定;doubt怀疑;complain抱怨;respond回答，回复。

答案：A

19.A.brothers B.relatives

C.neighbors D.children

解析：联系下文But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling可知选C。

答案：C

20.A.required B.requested

C.demanded D.recommended

解析：农民请求他们帮忙铲土把骡子埋了。request请求;require要求;demand要求;recommend推荐。

答案：B21.A.house B.water

C.hole D.well

解析：联系上文One day，the mule fell into a nearby well可知选D。

答案：D

22.A.excited B.amused

C.disappointed D.surprised

解析：听到许多人来帮忙，起初骡子很激动(excited)。

答案：A

23.A.came B.happened

C.struck D.occurred

解析：他忽然想起了一个主意。a thought/idea stricks sb.某人忽然想起一个主意，是固定搭配。

答案：C

24.A.awake B.aware

C.afraid D.ashamed

解析：他意识到每次土落到他背上时……awake清醒的;aware意识到的;afraid害怕的;ashamed羞愧的。

答案：B

25.A.chest B.stomach

C.tail D.back

解析：联系上文the dirt hit his back可知选D。

答案：D

26.A.enjoy B.express

C.encourage D.praise

解析：他不断地说“把土抖掉，向上迈”来鼓励自己。

答案：C

27.A.kept B.held

C.moved D.relied

解析：老骡子不断地抖土向上迈。keep on doing坚持做某事。

答案：A

28.A.when B.before

C.until D.since

解析：正如你猜测的那样，不久骡子就上到了井沿上。it was/is not long before不久。

答案：B

29.A.save B.protect

C.desert D.bury

解析：因为他处理逆境的方式，使一件本来会埋葬他的事，事实上却拯救了他。联系上文to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule可知选D。

答案：D