-+懒惰是很奇怪的东西，它使你以为那是安逸，是休息，是福气；但实际上它所给你的是无聊，是倦怠，是消沉;它剥夺你对前途的希望，割断你和别人之间的友情，使你心胸日渐狭窄，对人生也越来越怀疑。罗兰2008年特岗教师英语考试试题及参考答案英语一部分（50分） Part I: Vocabulary and structure (10%)1. One day I a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.A. came across B. came about C. came after D. came at2. She was complaining that the doctor was _ too much for the treatment he was giving her.A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging3. The manager spoke highly of such as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics4. Since the matter was extremely , we dealt with it immediately.A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant5. You dont have to be in such a hurry. I would rather you on business first.A. would go B. will go C. went D. have gone6. When I try to understand that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.A. why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is7. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town 50 households or more.A. having B. to have C. to have had D. having had8. The newcomers found it impossible to themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.A. suit B. adapt C. regulate D. coordinate9. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,_ obtaining water is not the least.A. for which B. to which C. of which D. in which10. Im sure he is up to the job he would give his mind to it.A. if only B. in case C. until D. unlessPart II: Cloze (10%)In the waiting room, the patients, men and women, old and young, were sitting 11_ on the chairs, 12_ for their turns. Billy, a school boy, was sitting there, too. They all looked very sad 13_ Billy. He 14_ an interesting story, and there was a smile on his face. Just then, the doctor came in to say he was ready for the next patient. Billy jumped up and ran into the 15_ room. “Good morning, Doctor!” “Good morning! Whats your 16_, young man?” asked the doctor. Before Billy could say a word, the doctor made him 17_down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Billy tried to speak, but the doctor told him 18 anything. “ Ill take your temperature.” Billy tried to sit up, but the doctor stoppedhim. “Now open your mouth. Mm, good.” After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you havent got a bad cold. Its nothing. Mm, in fact, there is 19_ with you.” “I know there 20_ ,”said the boy. “ I just came to get some medicine for my father.” 11.A. quickly B. quietly C. luckily D. noisily12.A. waiting B. waited C. to wait D. wait13.A. with B. and C. except D. without14.A. saw B. was seeing C. read D. was reading15.A. patients B. waiting C. sitting D. doctors16.A. story B. trouble C. matter D. wrong17.A. to lie B. lay C. lying D. lie18.A. say B. not to say C. not say D. to say19.A. wrong nothing B. something wrong C. nothing wrong D. wrong something20.A. arent B. are C. isnt D. isPart III: Reading Comprehension (10%)Passage OneIn one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. - Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?Second , is the goal (目标) youre trying to reach the right one ? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ?”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing anyway.The third t