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考试时间：2015年12月12日下午
第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Few things feel better than receiving sincere praise and ________ from someone else, for it can give you a strong sense of achievement and build up your confidence.  
A. appreciation          B. criticism           C. permission          D. response
22. As new media platforms gain more users, digital marketing, in which electronic platforms are adopted to convey information to promote sales, has become a(an) ________ for many global organizations.
  A. motivation         B. inspiration  C. priority           D. responsibility
23. Although Kodak ________ the unavoidable rise of digital photography, its culture was so rooted in the previous success that it failed to fully hug the future, eventually leading to its closing.  
  A. foresaw         B. achieved        C. postponed         D. demanded
24. Sometimes being confused can make us ________, but it can also motivate us to adjust our learning strategy,    largely depending on our attitude towards it.
  A. refresh        B. withdraw         C. accustom         D. accelerate
25. From my viewpoint, the secret to happiness ________ your achievements in your work and your contributions  to others’ happiness. 
      A. brings about         B. results in       C. consists in          D. lights up
26. ________ loads of disbelief and doubt, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, achieved great success with his unique business ideas and distinct view on the market.  
  A. Putting aside         B. Putting up       C. Putting forward       D. Putting away
27. In every classroom stands a bookshelf on which are various magazines and reference books, making reading materials more ________ to the students.
  A. relative            B. accessible             C.  acceptable       D. practical
28. Yoga has gained increasing popularity in that it is believed to be able to prevent muscle tension and stiffness  thus keeping the body ________.   
  A. sensitive           B. flexible        C.  energetic            D. allergic
29. While reports about the control of Ebola outbreak appear to be encouraging, some are ________ optimistic, because we cannot afford to put people under risk.
  A. casually           B. cautiously          C. slightly          D. desperately
30. ________ the quickening pace of life, competition goes increasingly fierce in all respects of life, bringing great pressure as well as plentiful chances to everyone.
  A. In spite of         B. By means of           C. On account of     D. In terms of
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
       The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
                                                               - Eric Hoffer
According to legend, a young man while travelling through the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water being so   31  , he filled his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal(部落的) elder who had been his   32   . 
After a four-day journey he   33   the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   34   warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a    35    heart. 
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was   36   . It apparently had gone bad because of the old leather container. The student  37  his teacher: "Master, the water was disgusting. Why did you  38  to like it?" The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the  39   . The water was simply the  40  for an act of loving-kindness and  41  could be sweeter."
I think we understand this  42   best when we receive innocent gifts of  43  from young children. Whether it's a hand-made card or a macaroni bracelet, the natural and proper  44  is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the  45  within the gift.
Gratitude(感激)doesn't always come  46 . Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given  47  the feeling within it. We should  48  ourselves and teach our children about the  49 and purity（纯洁）of feelings and expressions of gratitude.  50 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
31. A. shallow        B. valuable          C. magical       D. sweet
32. A. brother        B. master            C. teacher            D. student  
33. A. donated      B. presented        C. delivered         D. provided
34. A. greeted       B. smiled            C. gestured          D. advocated
35. A. happy           B. soft         C. heavy           D. light
36. A. salty           B. pure       C. delicious           D. awful
37. A. scolded         B. challenged      C. criticized           D. persuaded
38. A. promise        B. decide              C. pretend            D. swear
39. A. flavor          B. sample         C. drink          D. gift
40. A. container        B. mixture       C. exhibition         D. necessity
41. A. something       B. nothing          C. everything        D. anything
42. A. dialogue     B. article         C. lesson        D. problem
43. A. love          B. thanks             C. honor               D. sympathy
44. A. judgment       B. explanation      C. response         D. impression
45. A. idea            B. content            C. encouragement      D. nature
46. A. necessarily      B. suddenly          C. accidentally       D. naturally
47. A. other than       B. rather than       C. apart from       D. or rather
48. A. accuse          B. inform            C. devote          D. remind
49. A. strength         B. appeal             C. beauty             D. trick
50. A. After all         B. First of all        C. Above all          D. In all
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