一、七选五
My father used to be an amateur wrestler and national champion. He was forced by his father to give up the sport in order to obtain gainful employment, which meant he wouldn’t be able to win a medal for our country. Therefore, he made a vow that his unborn son would ___16___
He was about to give up hope when one day, my younger sister Babita and I beat up two boys accidentally in response to critical comments. My dad found our potential to become wrestlers and began coaching us. ___17___ We were required to do physical training early in the morning and have a short haircuts to avoid lice.
___18___ We would complain about him all the time. Gradually, I realized that he wanted us to have a good future and not grow up to be ordinary housewives. Motivated, we willingly participated in his coaching.
With great efforts, he made us competitive wrestlers and I won the junior and senior championships, providing me with a chance to gain training in a National Sports Academy, where pride and agony fulfilled my mind. ___19___ As a result, I found myself losing every match at the international level. After that, I tearfully made peace with papa and turned to him for help. Then he coached me patiently.
Despite difficulty, I finally became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for
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the Olympics, inspiring dozens of Indian women to take to wrestling. Even now, papa’s words are still in my mind “ Geeta, think about all the girls who are thought to be inferior to boys, girls who are forced to do chores, girls who are married and have children. Not only will you compete with other countries, but also with those who look down upon women!”. I will never forget out father’s instruction. ___20___
A.But his methods were cruel.
B.I almost abandoned what papa had taught me.
C.Disappointingly, my mother gave birth to all girls.
D.My sister and I tried to escape.
E.I will always owe all success to him.
F.At first, my sister and I did not understand our father.
G.however，my mother didn’t agree with him.
二、完形填空
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 41 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I 42 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I
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turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 43 people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A (An) 44 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 45 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 46 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 47 . Many people were surprised that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 48 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 49 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a speech that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a (an) 50 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 51 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 52 I accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was born.
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 . One week after I handed in my notice (辞职信), my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of
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dreams.
41. A. rise B. blow C. put D. raise
42. A. left B. came C. arrived D. slipped
43. A. get 44. A. idea 45. A. After 46. A. beginning 47. A. life 48. A. plan 49. A. attending 50. A. day 51. A. help 52. A. everything B. hope B. dream B. Before B. working B. love B. promise B. joining B. minute B. job B. anything C. make D. cheer
C. girl D. speaker
C. Because D. While
C. acting D. regarding
C. income D. career
C. decision D. mind
C. entering D. holding
C. week D. hour
C. god D. company
C. nothing D. something
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53. A. examined B. searched C. checked D. tested
54. A. help B. harm C. income D. money
55. A. selling B. speaking C. writing D. listening
三、语法填空
It was on 20 September 1973 that Bobby Riggs71. (meet) Billie Jean King on the tennis court. Of all the tennis 72. (match) until then, this was probably the one that attracted 73. most attention. Riggs had once been a champion, but at 55 he was getting rather old for top—class tennis. But he considered 74. (he) a better player than any woman. In fact, he thought women should go home and find something useful 75. (do) in the kitchen. Billie Jean King, on the other hand, 76. (be) a 29-year-old star of women’s tennis. Riggs thought that it would be a good idea to play King. He was sure he could beat her. King agreed to play. She was a 77. (confidence) woman. There was a lot of interest in the match, and more or less everyone in the country was looking forward to it. On the night of the match, there were over 30, 000 people in the Houston Astrodrome. When Riggs and King came face 78. face with each other, they had 50 million people 79. (watch) them on TV.
The match didn’t work out for Riggs80. - Billie Jean King defeated him.
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答案
七选五 CAFBE
完形填空
41-45 DACBA 46-50 ADCAB 51-55 CADCB
语法填空
71. met 72． matches 73. the 74. himself 75. to do 77. confident 78. to 79. watching 80. because
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76. was
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