Mysenioryearofhighschool，IwaslookingaheadtomyfutureandIreallywantedtobeasocialworker．ButIhadworktodo（36）Ihadn'tappliedmyselfinhighschool．Imadeanappointmenttoseeaguidancecounselor，Mr．Shaw．Hel

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My senior year of high school，I was looking ahead to my future and I really wanted to be a social worker．But I had work to do （36）___I hadn't applied myself in high school．
I made an appointment to see a guidance counselor，Mr．Shaw．He listened to my （37）___and looked at me in （38）___．‘‘You're not college material，"he said clearly．It felt like my heart （39）___in the moment of those icy words．
That evening I broke the news to my parents．Seeing how （40）___I was and how sincere I was in wanting to go to college，they offered to help．Later，they found a small college whose financial status would permit anyone to （41）___In other words，they would take anyone with a pulse．I felt like such a （42）___．nd I was beginning to believe what Mr．Shaw had said．So much so that I （43）___ even at this college．
I gave up．I （44）___Mr．Shaw was right．After I left college，I moved home and started working part-time jobs．Maybe （45）___weren't for me．In fact，deep down in my heart I knew that I truly wanted to be a social worker，but that （46）___require a college degree．
What should I do？I simply had to （47）___again．With all the （48）___I could gather，I enrolled in a community college and took one course in their night school．I was （49）___when I received my grade．I got an A!I couldn't believe it．
Things were （50）___around，and I needed guidance．Dr．Cohen，my professor in child psychology，told me to relax and enjoy my experience．She also said that I was fun，bright and could do anything I put my mind to．Here was an educational expert with （a） different （51）___．felt empowered．
Two years later I graduated from that community college with honors and went on to earn my B．A．and M．A．in psychology from New York University．I realized that （52）___who you believe in can change your life．When I believed Mr．Shaw，my life （53）___apart and there was no way I would ever realize my dream．But when I believed in myself，I encountered more people who inspired and supported me the （54）___Dr．Cohen had．As Henry Ford once said，"If you think you can，or if you think you can't …you're （55）___"

36．A．before	B．until	C．because	D．when
37．A．news	B．dream	C．pain	D．view
38．A．peace	B．advance	C．secret	D．disbelief
39．A．beat	B．died	C．stopped	D．touched
40．A．hurt	B．scared	C．interested	D．surprised
41．A．leave	B．attend	C．teach	D．train
42．A．loser	B．beginner	C．winner	D．learner
43．A．suffered	B．failed	C．paid	D．finished
44．A．questioned	B．noticed	C．accepted	D．hoped
45．A．daydreams	B．courses	C．jobs	D．colleges
46．A．would	B．could	C．should	D．might
47．A．meet	B．try	C．plan	D．run
48．A．courage	B．efforts	C．guidance	D．chances
49．A．depressed	B．satisfied	C．shocked	D．delighted
50．A．staying	B．getting	C．looking	D．turning
51．A．story	B．thing	C．message	D．information
52．A．thinking	B．finding	C．choosing	D．making
53．A．fell	B．lived	C．told	D．stood
54．A．concern	B．opinion	C．attitude	D．way
55．A．right	B．considerate	C．unique	D．fortunate

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36-45  CBDCA  BABCD    46-55ABACD  CCADA
36  C 本题考查语篇理解中的"下文照应"．设空所在的句意为：因为我高中没有努力学习．句中的apply oneself（to sth．/to doing sth．）意为"努力学习；勤奋工作"．
37 B 本题考查语篇理解中的"上文照应"．根据上文"I was looking ahead to my future and I really wanted to be a social worker．"可知．
38 D 本题考查语篇理解中的"下文照应"．根据下文他的断言"You're not college material．"可知他不信任我，认为我根本不是上大学的料．
39  C 本题考查语篇理解中的"常识推断"．设空所在的句意为：听了他冷冰冰的断言，我感觉心脏都停止跳动了．表明我的灰心失望，同时结合下一段我的自暴自弃亦可推出．
40  A 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．句意为：我把消息告诉了父母，看到我如此受伤，如此想上大学，父母决定帮助我．scared"害怕"；interested"感兴趣"； surprised"吃惊"，都不符合语境．
41  B 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．分析句子成分：whose financial status would permit anyone to________为定语从句．先行词college在定语从句中为所选词的宾语，所以应该选attend．attend college"上大学"．本句意为：后来他们为我找了一个任何人都能上的大学．
42 A 本题考查语篇理解中的"上文照应"．设空所在的句意为：（这是一所只要有脉搏的人就可以上的大学），所以我感觉自己很失败．表明了作者当时的灰心失望，从而表现出破罐子破摔的态度．
43  B 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：我是如此的相信Mr．Shaw的断言以至于即使在这样一所大学，我还是失败了．句中的even是关键词，同时与上文中的loser相呼应．
44 C 本题考查语篇理解中的"上文照应"．根据上文"I was beginning to believe what Mr．Shaw had said…"可以推出．本句意为：我放弃了，我接受了Mr．Shaw对我下的断言．
45 D  本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：或许大学是不适合我的．根据上文中我上大学的失败及我的放弃，并开始找兼职工作干，可以推出．另外应该注意daydreams不等同于dreams，不符合句意．
46  A 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：在内心深处，我还是想成为一个社会工作者，但是那将需要大学的文凭．此处would表示主语的属性．
47   B 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：我该怎么办？我必须再试试（再努力）．根据下文作者的努力可推出．
48   A 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：我鼓足勇气，注册了一所社区的大学．此空后面的定语从句中的动词gather是关键词，其他选项和gather都不搭配．
49  C 本题考查语篇理解中的"下文呼应"．根据下文"I got an A!I can't believe it"可以很容易的推出答案．
50  D 本题考查语篇理解中的"上文照应"．该句为过渡句，起到承上启下的作用．根据上文我竟然得了A，可以推出事情出现了转机．
51   C 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．根据上文她对我的评价和Mr．Shaw截然不同，可知"作为一个教育专家，她传递给我的是完全不同的信息"．其他措辞不合句意．
52  C 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．综合全文，以前我选择相信Mr．Shaw，所以自暴自弃，差点迷失了方向．现在我选择相信Dr．Cohen而成功，所以"选择相信谁可以改变你的人生"．这也是文章的主旨．
53  A 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：当我相信Mr．Shaw的话时，我的人生毁了，我不可能再实现自己的梦想．fall apart"崩溃，毁掉"，固定短语．
54   D 本题考查语篇理解中的"措辞界定"．设空所在的句意为：当我选择相信自己的时候，我遇到了更多像Dr．Cohen一样鼓励我和支持我的人．句中the way做方式状语，省略了介词in，其他选项都不能够省略介词做状语．
55  A 本题考查语篇理解中的"综合照应"．设空所在的句意为：正如Henry Ford 所说，你认为你行你就行，你认为你不行你就不行．