the things they want to change.
Through the three stages, we could gain recognition of ourselves. And by this point, whatever our lives were like, we would be able to stand tall, confident of ourselves.
A. It’s nothing to a man of perseverance
B. Only by acceptance of the past can we change it
C. This is especially common among college students
D. Many people tend to go along with social expectations
E. Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance
F. It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose
G. Exploring our potential isn’t going to be done in a short time
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years after graduation, I tried to maintain the little bit of French I learned in school, but eventually I was 41 that new languages are best learned when young and our ability to learn 42 with age.
However, before my 50th birthday, I signed up for French classes and was 43 in the
class for basic level. Contrary to my 44 that learning a new language was tough, I
was 45 by the number of students learning French as a third, or even fourth language when I first 46 my class.
Still, I found it was really 47 that certain linguistic（语言学的）abilities decline with
age. 48 I’d always regarded myself as a quick learner, that was no longer the 49 .
I absorbed new vocabulary very 50 . What I learned one week before seemed
to 51 away as soon as I learned the next skill. I 52 the same words and
language structures in the dictionary again and again.
Despite the 53 , I make it and can listen to the news in French and catch 90 percent of it on the first 54 . I can catch up a conversation that doesn’t go too fast.
Who knows what I might still 55 ? I’ve learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I meet people from around the world and all walks of life（各行各业的）who have the 56 to make fools of themselves to learn something new. I’ve been taught by inspirational teachers from many corners of the world. Listening to the news as it is 57 to the people of France, I have a newer understanding of how something can look 58 different from another perspective. I’ve learned a language is not just a set of 59 , but a way of
thinking. But above all, I’ve learned it is never too 60 to learn something.
41. A. afraid B. aware C. annoyed D. amazed
42. A. declines B. improves C. disappears D. expands
43. A. invited B. praised C. placed D. appointed
44. A. doubt B. thought C. demand D. experience
45. A. inspired B. attracted C. frightened D. surprised
46. A. enjoyed B. left C. missed D. attended
47. A. true B. easy C. impossible D. reasonable
48. A. If B. As C. While D. When
49. A. reason B. choice C. challenge D. case
50. A. deliberately B. slowly C. quickly D. unwillingly
51. A. slip B. took C. put D. melt
52. A. turned to B. referred to C. took up D. looked up
53. A. failure B. effort C. difficulty D. progress
54. A. try B. point C. term D. glance
55. A. need B. wonder C. lose D. accomplish
56. A. patience B. choice C. courage D. right
57. A. found B. chosen C. presented D. understood
58. A. slightly B. completely C. hardly D. merely
59. A. words B. sentences C. principles D. concepts
60. A. weak B. late C. busy D. awkward
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently researchers have found that singing in groups could have a positive impact on
reducing anxiety and 61 (depress). The research is from the University of East Anglia in
the UK, in cooperation with a community singing group 62 (call) Sing Your Heart Out. A
research team conducted the study 63 (examine) how singing with other people affects
mental health. Researchers followed a group of people 64 attended free 65 (week)
singing workshops for six months. They discovered that singing in groups was 66 essential
part in helping people recover from mental illness. In addition, it helped people feel 67 (little)
stressed, enhanced their mood and increased their confidence, social skills and feeling of
well-being.
Lead researcher, professor Tom Shakespeare, said: “We found that singing as part of a group
contributes 68 people's recovery from mental health problems.” He added that: “All of the
participants we spoke to reported positive 69 (effect) as a direct result of taking part in the