【正文】 rther. Johnson amp。 this allows us to think one way and act another. However, Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind, and (47) while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone, in reality we are continually faced with a question: “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that? ” Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire, Allen concluded : “ We do not attract what we want, but what we are.” Achievement happens because you as a person embody the external achievement。rzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeththereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles ___18___ more exuberantly to funny cartons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ , the physical act of laughter could improve mood. 1． [A]among [B]except [C]despite [D]like 2． [A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce 3． [A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining 4． [A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe 5． [A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable 6． [A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief 7． [A]opposite [B]impossible [C]average [D]expected 8． [A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes 9． [A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance 10． [A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal 11． [A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for 12． [A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at 13． [A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because 14． [A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses 15． [A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond 16． [A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold 17． [A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent 18． [A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted 19． [A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing 20． [A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classicalmusic world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2022. For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. “Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sobersided classicalmusic critic. One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is paratively little known. Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise. For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting positions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my puter and download still more recorded music from iTunes. Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time, attention, and money of the artloving public, classical instrumentalists must pete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater panies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today’s live performances。 you don’t “ get” success but bee it. There is no gap between mind and matter. \Part of the fame of Allen’s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person, they reveal him.”(48) This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom. This ,however, would be a kneejerk reaction to a subtle argument. Each set of circumstances, however bad, offers a unique opportunity for growth. If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people, then humanity would never have progressed. In fat, (49)circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation .Nevertheless, as any biographer knows, a person’s early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual. Section II: Cloze Test Directions: For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points) If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain __41__ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family __42__ he produces a surplus. He must use this