【正文】 e prepare my tailed clerkship applications. We hadn’t spoken in nearly a decade. His first words to me were not “Hi Peter” or “How are you doing?” But rather, “So , aren’t you glad you didn’t get that clerkship?” Because if I hadn’t lost that last petition, we both knew that I never would have left the track laid down since middle school. Had I actually clerked on the Supreme Court, I probably would have spent my entire career taking depositions or drafting other people’s business deals instead of creating anything new. It’s hard to say how much would be different , but the opportunity costs were enormous. Looking back at my ambition to bee a lawyer, it looks less like a plan for the future and more like an excuse for the present It was a way to explain to anyone who would askto my parents, to my peers, and most of all to myselfthat there was no need to worry. I was perfectly on track. But it turned out that my biggest problem was taking the track without thinking really hard about where it was going. 32. Students pete at school because . A. they are assessed by grades B. they are under peer pressure C. they want to find a secure job D. the tuition increases quickly 33. We can learn from passage that the writer . A. didn’t have a clear plan for future at school B. did badly in study in the 8th grade C. wasn’t a capable student in college D. didn’t want to obtain the clerkship 34. According to paragraph 4, we can know that the writer now . A. is unsure whether his choice is correct B. regrets failing clerkship applications C. is happy to have lost the clerkship D. thinks he could have had a better career 35. The writer shares his life story mainly to argue that . A. people shouldn’t support petition B. grades cannot reflect students’ ability C. failure can be a good thing sometimes D. we shouldn’t follow other people blindly 第二節(jié) (共 5小題：每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。文中共有 10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。 內(nèi)容要求： ； 漫畫所 揭 示 的問題 ； 。 修改 ： 在錯(cuò)的詞下 劃一 橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 Where do you go when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor? These are all 41 places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want 42 somewhere else instead. I had the 43 of seeing this first hand on a 44 . Why daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so 45 a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some 46 experiences on Saturday as they played against teams 47 trained. Through the first two games, her 48 did not get on serious shot on goal. As a parent, I 49 seeing my daughter playing her best, 50 still defeated. It seemed that something clicked with the 51 between Saturday and Sunday. When they 52 for their Sunday game, they were 53 different. They had begun integrate (融合 ) the kinds of play and teamwork they had 54 the day before into their 55 . They played aggressively and 56 scored a goal. It 57 me that playing against the。 17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield? A. They fet about their dreams. B. They don’t want to tell the truth. C. They have no bad experiences. 18. Why did Davis stop having dreams? A. He got a serious heart attack. B. He was too sad about his brother’s death. C. He was frightened by a terrible dream. 19. What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming ? A. It is very useful. B. It makes things worse. C. It prevents the mind from working. 20. Why do some people turn off their dreams pletely? A. To sleep better. B. To recover from illnesses. C. To stay away from their problems. 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。每段對(duì)話后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 第一節(jié) (共 5小題；每小題 ，滿分 ） 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘，聽完后，各小題給出 5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 A BLOOD DRIVE amp。 other team was a great 58 moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. 59 is the best teacher. The lessons they may not be 60 what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own. 41. A. public B. traditional C. official D. special 42. A. passes B. works C. lies D. ends 43. A. dream B. idea C. habit D. chance 44. A. trip B. holiday C. weekend D. squar