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—Don't look at me.

A. Dear me B. Hi, there C. Thank goodness D. Come on 第二节：完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分)

请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first 36 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at StateTeachers College in Warrensburg. To get an 37 he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the 38 at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done 39 his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities 40 he didn't have the time or the 41 .He had only one good suit. He tried 42 the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too 43 During this period Dale was slowly 44 an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could 45 him from achieving his real potential. She 46 that Dale join the debating team, believing that47 in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts 48 made it. This proved to be a 49 point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the 50 he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in 51 .Now other students were coming to him for

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coaching and they, 52 , were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to 53 his feelings of inferiority. Dale came to understand that the ability to 54 an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, 55 it. Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

( )36. A. admitted B. filled C. supplied D. recognized ( )37. A. assignment B. education C. advantage D. instruction ( )38. A. trainingB. board C. teaching D. equipment ( )39. A. between B. during C. over D. through ( )40. A. while B. when C. because D. though ( )41. A. permits B. interest C. talent D. clothes ( )42.A. on B. for C. in D. with

( )43. A. light B. flexible C. optimistic D. outgoing ( )44. A. gaining B. achieving C. developing D. obtaining ( )45. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free

( )51. A. horse-riding B. football C. speech D. farming ( )52. A. in return B. in brief C. in turn D. in fact ( )53.A. convey B. overcome C. understand D. build ( )54. A. express B. stress C. contribute D. repeat ( )55. A. besides B. beyond C. like D. with

( )46. A. suggested B. demanded C. required D. insisted ( )47. A. presence B. practice C. patience D. potential

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( )48. A. hopefully B. certainly C. finally D. naturally ( )49. A. key B. breaking C. basic D. turning

( )50. A. progress B. experience C. competence D. confidence 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Never before had a kitchen so much of a History It tells of Freedom, Success, and of the Architecture of big American cities. Because that is where it started: in the second half of the 19th century! Welcome to a new Era of Kitchen Interior Design Back then, a Generation of successful American Entrepreneurs dreamt of a new style of Architecture to express their personal wealth. This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White. They all had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. And they created a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, named after the famous 西安恒谦教育科技股份有限公司 第8页

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French Art Institute: Beaux Arts. SieMatic BcauxArts Breaks and Creates In fact it was not a new style at all, but a composition of styles from different periods and cultures. Many world-famous structures such as the Chicago Art Institute and the Statue of Liberty account for it. But what does that have to do with your kitchen? Just as much as you want it to. Because in the same way that the anti-conventional architects back then took the freedom to combine elements from different historical eras, today, you too can break the conventional rules of style and create something new: your own personal composition of your kitchen. For that, SieMatic BeauxArts offers unique opportunities: A broad range of seemingly conflicting features that you combine to a harmonious design of your own. You can choose from menu of various forms, appealing colors, and precious materials, to create an environment that is much more than just a kitchen: a reflection of your personality. ( )56. Why did the BeauxArts style attract American entrepreneurs? A. It helped display their money status. B. It was created by famous architects. C. It was named after a famous institute. D. It represented the 19th century urban culture. ( )57. What is unique of SieMatic BeauxArts? A. Its designs are anti-conventional.

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B. Its designs come from famous structures. C. Its customers can enjoy their own composition. D. Its customers can choose from various new styles.

B

However wealthy we may be, we can never find enough hours in the day to do everything we want. Economics deals with this problem through the concept of opportunity cost, which simply refers to whether someone's time or money could be better spent on something else.

Every hour of our time has a value. For every hour we work at one job we could quite easily be doing another, or be sleeping or watching a film. Each of these options has a different opportunity cost—namely, what they cost us in missed opportunities.

Say you intend to watch a football match but the tickets are expensive and it will take you a couple of hours to get to and from the stadium. Why not, you might reason, watch the game from home and use the leftover money and time to have dinner with friends? This—the alternative use of your cash and time—is the opportunity cost.

For economists, every decision is made by knowledge of what one must forgo—in terms of money and enjoyment—in order to take it up. By knowing precisely what you are receiving and what you are missing out on, you ought to be able to make better-informed, more reasonable decisions. Consider that most famous economic rule of all: there's no such thing as a free lunch. Even

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