【正文】 great place it was to 37 in the world when the time came for its virtues to be 38 . One day the clay was carried far away in a cart 39 a stony road. But it was not 40 , for it said to itself: “This is necessary. The path to glory is always 41 . Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.” But the hard journey was 42 , pared with the suffering after it. The clay was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost 43 . But there was 44 in the thought that something very noble was 45 ing out of all this trouble. The clay felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was 46 for it. Then it was put upon a 47 turning wheel, and turned around until it seemed as if it must fly into a thousand pieces. A strange power pressed and molded it, and through all the dizziness and pain it felt that it was taking a new 48 . Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and 49 fires were burning about it. But the clay held itself together, in the confidence of a great future. At last the baking was finished. The clay was 50 upon a board， in the cool air. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand. Then the clay saw the reward of all its 51 and pain, – a mon flowerpot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not 52 for a king’s hous e, nor for a palace of art. Many days it passed in 53 . But presently it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was changing within it – a new hope. Still it was 54 , not knowing what the new hope meant. But one day the clay was carried into a great church. All the people looked towards it because it carried a royal lily as white as snow, which was 55 in its heart. Now it knew what the hope is! Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure. 36. A. deep B. high C. blind D. free 37. A. need B. name C. know D. fill 38. A. discovered B. developed C. praised D. obtained 39. A. in B. over C. across D. through 40. A. satisfied B. thrilled C. discouraged D. confused 41. A. correct B. narrow C. rough D. straight 42. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 43. A. unbearable B. unconvincing C. unavoidable D. unaccustomed 44. A. anxiety B. fort C. sympathy D. despair 45. A. possibly B. certainly C. immediately D. easily 46. A. in use B. in time C. in store D. in need 47. A. swiftly B. steadily C. gently D. slowly 48. A. place B. direction C. function D. form 49. A. dangerous B. evil C. fierce D. destructive 50. A. set down B. set out C. set about D. set off 51. A. value B. patience C. trust D. plaint 52. A. intended B. qualified C. allowed D. presented 53. A. peace B. passion C. depression D. harmony 54. A. conscious B. optimistic C. innocent D. ignorant 55. A. mixed B. fixed C. rooted D. buried 第三部分 : 閱讀理解 (共 15小題 。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽力錄音部分結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上?？偡譃?120分。 1. What are the speakers going to do? A. Pay for the taxi. B. Drink water. C. Sing songs. 2. What is the man looking for now? A. His own iPad. B. His wife’s mobil e phone. C. His mobile phone. 3. When does the first flight arrive in Beijing? A. 5:38 am. B. 7:58 am. C. 8:00 am. 4. What is the woman probably? A. A teacher. B. A job adviser. C. An officer. 5. What is Mike doing now? A. He is meeting friends. B. He is ing here. C. Not clear. 第二節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 1分，滿分 15 分） 聽下面 5段對話或獨白。 14. Why does the man go to see the woman? A. To ask for her help. B. To ask for a talk. C. To ask for an ID number. 15. What is the man’s telephone number? A. 3387265. B. 6387765. C. 6387235. 16. Where does this conversation most probably happen? A. In the woman’s office. B. At the man’s dormitory. C. Outside Mr. Glass’ office. 聽 第十段獨白，回答第 17至第 20 四個小題。注意 : 每個空格只填 1 個單詞。 with pains, one can grow more steadily. The point is, how should we deal with those pains? My suggestion is, we should face the pains directly but avoid extreme behaviors. It’ s unwise to either shy away from the pain or exaggerate your suffering. Instead, a balanced attitude is a better solution. For example, my biggest struggle lies in the conflict between the impulse to play puter games and the obligation to study. To solve the problem, I talked with my pare。 The latest attack on the Inter and on puters in general is Nicholas Carr’s writing, “The Sha llows: What the Inter Is Doing to Our Brains.” Carr and other digital alarmists make a case that seems reasonable, at least on the surface. They argue that Inter munication tools trap us in a shallow culture of constant interruption as we crazily tweet, text and . This in turn leaves us little time for deep reading, reflection and serious conversation — activities traditionally thought to build knowledge and wisdom. The alarmists use the concept of “neural plasticity (神經(jīng)可塑性 )” and talk of technology “ reshaping” the brain to convince us that the new distractions make us not just less willing but less able, on a physiological level, to focus. Whenever you hear that something is changing your brain, you ought to be worried — or at least the person telling you wants you to be worried. But does a cultural change like this necessarily lead to a fundamental change to the brain? The appeals to neural plasticity, backed by studies showing that new changes can reanize the brain, are largely irrelevant. The basic plan of the brain’s “ shaping” is geically determined long before a child discovers Facebook a