【導(dǎo)讀】考試時間120分鐘。從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。試題分析：句意：在醫(yī)院接受了長達6個月的治療后，那起車禍中的受傷者現(xiàn)在終于康復(fù)了。sfeet痊愈，（困境后）恢復(fù)。喬治很可能找不到通往他十年前住處的那條。maywell很可能（表推測）。reserve“保留，預(yù)定”。grasp抓??；appoint約定，任命；schedule計劃。語從句，解釋、說明前面的中心名詞Evidence。takeover“占領(lǐng)，接管”。反過來；getover克服，恢復(fù)；lookover檢查，orrather更確切地說；atbest充其量，至多；farfrom遠非。respondto回應(yīng)，響應(yīng)；contributeto有助于；可能成真的信念。

　　

【正文】 ed to join, simply because they could do it without feeling strange. But standing alone, I felt I was doing something wrong. It?s sad, but I?m no longer that crazy kid in high school, running through the hallways. Now I?m more like the others, worried more about standing out than enjoying the world. I call this the challenge of indifference. As we grow up we?re taught selfcontrol, how to focus ourselves, and how to tune out things that are “wrong” or “juvenile” or “wastes of time.” We bee indifferent to the whims(突發(fā)奇想 ) of the child mind, trading it in for suits and resumes—the tools of success in the adult world. The challenge as an adult, once you?ve found your way and settled down, is to undo indifference. We all have that voice in our heads that whispers, “This is cool” or “This is different” or even “Wait—what is this? Let?s see,” but it?s pounded into submission(被馴服 ) by the rational adult voice we?ve used to get the external things we want so dearly. I know many people who are fundamentally frustrated with their lives and have been for some time. And they?re surprised they feel this way—after all, they?re successful at work. They expected that fact to be enough to make them happy forever, as that?s the mythical bargain. But we?re never told that success often demands indifference to the wonders of the real, or the magic of the ridiculous. My life was changed by films like Fight Club and American Beauty, because they show how empty a successful life can be. They expose how we create our own emptiness(空虛 ) which can only be filled from the inside out, not with expensive material things. It starts by rediscovering what we overlook, including people living their passions, like street musicians, chefs, or craftsmen, people who are not indifferent. They are fully present, and give us a chance to join them in the moment, but only if we stop to listen. 55. Why were the author and his friends not teased in high school? A. Other students were busy studying then. B. Other students didn?t think it was worth remarking. C. Other students were too embarrassed to respond. D. Other students were amazed by the creative behavior. 56. What does the author find distressing as an adult? A. People hide their feelings on interesting things. B. People are only interested in their own business. C. People are not moved by things they choose to experience. D. People don?t find fun in interesting things as they used to. 57. What made the author feel strange when he was listening to the street music in Post Alley? A. His addiction to music. B. The bad performance. C. Being the only listener there. D. Passersby?s ignorance. 58. According to the passage, as we enter the adult world, ____________. A. our focus in life changes B. there?re fewer ways to enjoy ourselves C. we have to learn to behave ourselves D. we meet more challenges in our life 59. What does the underlined sentence in the last but one paragraph suggest? A. Many people blamed their life?s frustration on failure at work. B. Many people wrongly believed a successful career promises a happy life. C. Many people were not content with the imbalance between life and work. D. Many people were surprised to find they could not achieve happiness from work. 60. The author wrote the passage to _________. A. remember her late husband B. express her deep love for basketball C. bring back happy memories in high school D. remember an ordinary but respectable old friend 57. C 細節(jié)理解 題。 根據(jù)第五段可知，作者盡管喜歡聽那些街頭音樂家演奏音樂，但是沒有其他過路人駐足傾聽，這使得作者覺得自己有些另類。故 C 項正確。 58. A 推理判斷 題。 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三、四段可知，隨著年齡的增長，我們所關(guān)注的東西發(fā)生了變化，將更多的精力用來追逐能給我們帶來成功的東西。故 A項正確。 59. B 句意理解 題。 根據(jù)畫線句所在段落可知，很多人事業(yè)成功，卻還是感受不到生活中的幸福，他們甚至驚訝于自己竟會有如此感受，因為一直以來，他們都認為事業(yè)的成功是人生幸福的保障。故選 B 項。 60. C 主旨大意題 。 縱觀全文可知，作者通過本文意在傳遞這樣一個理念：我們要關(guān)注生活中的美好事物，不能因為追逐成功而冷漠了我們的生活 。故 C 項正確。 考點：生活哲理類文章閱讀 第二節(jié) ： 下面文章中有 5 個段落需要添加首句 (第 61~65 題 )。請從以下選項 (A、 B、 C、 D、E 和 F)中選出符合各段落的首句。選項中有一項是多余選項。 A. Be a realistic optimist. B. Be clear about your goals and actions. C. Know exactly how far you have left to go. D. Catch the moment to act on your goals. E. Focus on what you will do, not what you won’t do. F. Focus on getting better, rather than being good. Decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. Here are several things successful people do unlike we ordinary people. 61 When you set yourself a goal, try to be as clear as possible. “Lose 5 pounds” is a better goal than “l(fā)ose some weight”, because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you positive until you get there. Also, think about the actions that need to be taken to reach your goal. 62 Given how busy most of us are, it?s not surprising that we miss opportunities to act on a goal just because we fail to notice them. To catch the moment, decide when and where to take your each action at first. Studies show that this kind of planning will help you grasp the opportunity when it appears, increasing your chances of success by about 300%. 63 Achieving any goal also requires honesty and regular watch of your progress — if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don?t know how well you are doing, you can?t change your behavior or your plans if necessary. Check your progress frequently — weekly, or even daily, depending on the goal. 64 When you are setting a goal, you should have lots of positive thinking about how likely you are to achieve it. Believing that you are able to succeed also helps you keep you positive all the time. But whatever you do, don?t underestimate(低估 ) how difficult it will be to reach your goal. Most goals worth ach