阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
People usually get into a hard life and are unable to escape from themselves.
There was once a poor and disappointed salesman complaining every day that there was no____for him to display his ability and the____was often pulling his legs.
At Christmas Eve, every family____their houses with lanterns and streamers and it was very____everywhere. But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and recalling the past. It was on the same day last year when he was also alone____his Christmas day away,____new clothes, new shoes, let alone a new car and a new house.
“Damn! I have to spend this Christmas day with these old shoes again. ” he____and began to take off the old shoes.____, he glanced at a young man in a wheel chair passing by him with his hands strugglingly pushing the wheel forward. It____him that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the____Afterwards, the sales man did anything with a calm____and cherished every opportunity to improve himself. He worked hard and tried his best to make progress every day. Several years later, he____changed his life totally and became a millionaire.
If you look all around, you will find there are so many people who were born____in the society but they are____in life and never complain about the unfair destiny. They are also not to beg others’ giving. Instead, they constantly____to make themselves stronger and more excellent to____the society. By contrast, we should feel____We are born healthy, but we are____with life; we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.
Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such____state of life, but worse is that you even do not____you have fallen into such a dangerous situation.
【小题1】

A．platform

B．chance

C．time

D．status

【小题2】

A．poverty

B．fate

C．ghost

D．goal

【小题3】

A．filed

B．made

C．decorated

D．assisted

【小题4】

A．temporary

B．optimistic

C．happy

D．festive

【小题5】

A．spending

B．drinking

C．celebrating

D．congratulating

【小题6】

A．besides

B．with

C．except

D．without

【小题7】

A．cried

B．sighed

C．shouted

D．promised

【小题8】

A．Luckily

B．Immediately

C．Suddenly

D．Surprisedly

【小题9】

A．dawned on

B．focused on

C．depended on

D．concentrated on

【小题10】

A．motivation

B．recognition

C．chance

D．challenge

【小题11】

A．attitude

B．feeling

C．character

D．mood

【小题12】

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．continuously

D．awkwardly

【小题13】

A．tough

B．disabled

C．stupid

D．lucky

【小题14】

A．energetic

B．stubborn

C．confident

D．serious

【小题15】

A．decide

B．struggle

C．remember

D．wish

【小题16】

A．understand

B．create

C．serve

D．shape

【小题17】

A．guilty

B．immoral

C．invaluable

D．ashamed

【小题18】

A．fed up

B．caught up

C．broken up

D．cut up

【小题19】

A．dangerous

B．unique

C．disappointing

D．awesome

【小题20】

A．show

B．realize

C．know

D．chase

短文改错
Dear Peter,

Today, our class watched a video which used to be in memory of Stephen Hawking. The video recorded what he had said. After watch it, we were asked to share one of our favorite word with others. What impressed me most is “Without imperfection, you or I will not exist.” In the reality, some people always are far from satisfaction with their daily life, such as looks, figures and income, but hope to have a perfect life. Therefore, it’s imperfection which makes us unique. So we should be aware for our disadvantages, accept them and take it easy, making our life more hopefully.

短文改错

In our daily life, if we want to do our work good, we must learn what to work together with others. Working together can save us time and energy. Beside, we can learn much from our partners by working with them.

Work with those we like can be joy. We can share pleasure and sad with them. But it challenged us to work with people we dislike. In such situation, just pay attention on the work itself. Perhaps by working together for a long time, we’ll find it that they are easy to get along with.

   Society tells us that we should count our blessings, focus on all that we have and feel grateful for what we’ve been given. But there is nothing wrong with “healthy discontent”. In fact, healthy discontent is what motivates us to improve ourselves and our circumstances. Without this feeling, life’s easier to stand still.

I always have a certain level of discomfort. That discomfort drives me to work hard at my job. I don’t just want to remain where I am. Professionally, I want to keep getting better. Likewise, I always have a certain amount of discontent with my home. That drives me to always try to improve it by making it look better.

My feelings of discontent with my job and my home don’t mean that I don’t appreciate them. It’s an incredible blessing to be able to work and be paid for one’s efforts. Similarly, if you live in a safe place, with running water, heating, and air conditioning, you are incredibly fortunate. These are not the things to be taken for granted. However, we should be striving (力争) to improve.

If you happen to be good at playing the piano, you should work to continually improve your skills. The same holds true for our personal development. If you have areas in your personality that need improvement, you should work on them, too.

For instance, I can be very impatient. As a result, I work hard to try to conquer that flaw (缺点) by keeping my impatience to myself. When we feel discontent with ourselves, we have to be honest with ourselves.

It’s easy to make excuses for our bad behavior, but we need to face our discontent and say to ourselves, “I need to work on this.” This week, consider whether you have healthy discontent in your life. Have you become so settled in your life that you don’t see regular improvement?

Do you have a character flaw that you wish you didn’t have? Don’t ignore these things. Instead, take steps to address your areas of discontent and keep improving your life every day. No matter how great we think things are going, there’s always room for improvement.

【小题1】What is stressed in Paragraph 1?

A．The gratitude for what we have.

B．The importance of healthy discontent.

C．The lessons from society.

D．The easiness of standing still in life.

【小题2】Why does the author have feelings of discontent with his job and home?

A．He doesn’t treasure them.

B．He is particular about them.

C．He desires to improve them.

D．He is difficult to satisfy.

【小题3】What does the author advise you to do if you have personal flaws?

A．Leave them as they are.

B．Make efforts to overcome them.

C．Make excuses for them.

D．Be patient with ourselves.

【小题4】How does the author support his view mostly?

A．By listing some questions.

B．By telling his own experiences.

C．By analyzing various causes of healthy discontent.

D．By showing consequences of healthy discontent.

Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.
Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, “As a composer(作曲家) he is hopeless.” What if this young boy believed it?
When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. He once said,‘‘I remember I used to never be able to get along at school. I was always at the foot of my class…My father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided that I was a stupid person.”What if young Thomas believed what may said about him?
When the sculptor(雕刻家) Auguste Rodin was young, he had difficulty learning to read and write. Today, we may say he had a learning disability. His father said of him, “I have an idiot(白痴) for a son.” His uncle agreed. “He’s uneducable,” he said. What if Rodin had doubted his ability?
Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no “good ideas”. Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher, “you can’t sing. You have no voice at all.” And an editor told Louisa May Alcott that she was unable to write anything that would have popular appeal.
What if these people had listened and become discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney? As Oscar Levant once said, “It’s not what you are but what you don’t become that hurts.”
You have great potential. When you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth.
【小题1】How many successful people are mentioned as examples in the passage?

A．six.

B．seven.

C．eight.

D．nine.

【小题2】Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．When he was young, Thomas Edison always got good grades at school.

B．Levant thought Louisa May Alcott couldn’t write any popular works.

C．Only Auguste Rodin’s uncle regarded him a boy of learning ability.

D．Both Enrico Caruso and Beethoven achieved their dreams in music.

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “He’s uneducable”?

A．He can’t be taught.	B．He is very clever.
C．He is different.	D．He is a late success.

【小题4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Working Hard for Success	B．Having Dreams
C．Believing in Yourself	D．Self-challenging