【正文】 4 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) ―That sounds 48 , dad.‖ I said sadly, ―It doesn‘t work.‖ Upset and annoyed, I 49 myself in my room. However， my father‘s advice kept 50 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally ing to the 51 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer. ―What can I do for you, Nacie?‖ he asked pleasantly. ―Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 52 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 53 to me— it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 54 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn‘t 55 it.‖ The words had poured out 56 I could stop them or check their desperate tone. Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly. ―OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you‘re in.‖ It was so 57 and I asked, ―I‘m sorry?‖ ―We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 58 the best of this education. I‘m glad you came to talk 59 to me. I‘m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 20xx.‖ The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 60 . 41. A. attend B. study C. admit D. visit 43. A. trust B. pity C. anxiety D. curiosity 44. A. admission B. imagination C. restriction D. rejection 45. A. ever B. again C. also D. still 46. A. recognized B. received C. accepted D. permitted 47. A. writing B. trying C. replying D. waiting 48. A. lame B. reasonable C. painful D. practical 49. A. enjoyed B. forted C. stayed D. buried 50. A. saying B. ringing C. showing D. reminding 51. A. point B. conclusion C. agreement D. arrangement 52. A. chance B. motivation C. degree D. change 53. A. refer B. turn C. mean D. stick 54. A. contribution B. condition C. advantage D. result 55. A. suspect B. disappoint C. refuse D. regret 56. A. as B. when C. until D. before 57. A. unbelievable B. unfettable C. unbearable D. favorable 58. A. take B. get C. make D. receive 59. A. patiently B. openly C. carefully D. calmly 60. A. get through B. give up C. keep on D. try out 第二部分：閱讀理解（共 20 小題，每小題 2 分，滿(mǎn)分 40 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。 Beauty Throw a clothes swap party! Dying for that sweater your friend wore the other day? Well, maybe she39。s a website that helps you anize a swap 嘉興英語(yǔ)教學(xué)網(wǎng) 收集整理 歡迎使用 第 6 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) party (), or just plan your own! Go natural with anic makeup. Applying unnatural products directly on your skin wasn39。s water use (about three to six gallons per flush). By placing a brick in your toilet tank, you can help to conserve the amount of water used during each flush. Work Print smarter. Printing and copying can be one of the most costly operations in any office. To save on ink and paper costs, print doublesided and try to fit more than one page on a sheet. More printing tips can be found here: Turn off your puter. Do you leave your puter on overnight? If so, you39。s connected to. If you can39。ll keep in shape and save on gas! Every small step and effort makes a difference! Be sure to GREEN YOUR ROUTINE! 65． NBC Universal holds Green Week activities ___________. A. in a university B. in a park C. in an office D. on the inter 66． This year, Green Week weles ____________. A. advice on how to improve the website B. suggestions about how to make their activities more interesting C. tips on what to do to make our life greener D. opinions on whether we should have campaigns 67． If you want to carpool with somebody, you can find more advice and information at______. A. B. C. . D. . 68． Which is NOT remended by Green Week this year? A. Using things like cucumbers to beautify your skin. B. Reducing the room of your toilet tank to save water when flushing. C. Giving away your old clothes to those in need of them. D. Printing and using puters in an economical way. C Who‘s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it‘s other people—society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious munity. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, ―Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else‘s opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿 ), their passions a quotation.‖ 嘉興英語(yǔ)教學(xué)網(wǎng) 收集整理 歡迎使用 第 7 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (一劑毒品 ). We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval. But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they e with their own baggage and, in the end, they39。t change our own opinions D. it‘s important to accept ot