完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake（假货）. When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.
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【要点综述】 文章叙述了一个百万富翁在年轻时通过一件事深刻 地认识到 了诚信的重要性，坚守诚信这一原则，他最终获得了成功。
小题1:A 考查动词短语。set up 意为“建立；成立”；take up 意为“拿起；开 始从事”；go up 意为“上升；被兴建”；pick up 意为“恢复，拾起”。由下文starting a company 可知是Glen 归国成立了一家公司。
小题1:D 考查动词。owe?to?意为“把??归功于??”。Glen 把自己的 成功归功于那次交了“昂贵学费”的经历。
小题1:A 考查语境。根据后面的Before leaving 可知是他决定回国。decide to do sth.决定做某事， refuse 及object 都表示“拒绝”。
小题1:C 考查名词。买表要用钱，这里指放学后打工挣的积蓄和奖学金得来 的钱，不一定是英镑(pound)。所以要用savings，意为“储蓄，存款”。
小题1:B 考查形容词。根据上文Glen 要回国，当然要经过机场例行的海关检 查。所以选routine，意为：例行的；日常的，常规的。ordinary 意为“普通的”；regular 意为“有规律的”；common 意为“常见的”。
小题1:B 考查名词。根据上文的check 可知是要把手表摘下来检查的，因此用inspection，意为“检查”。
小题1:B 考查代词。这里指代的是上文提到的the tax，所以用it。而one 泛指 可数名词单数；them 及these 都是复数形式。
小题1:C 考查形容词。既然是假货(fake)，应该是不值钱的，故选worthless 意 为“不值钱的”。而干扰项priceless 则表示“无价的， 极贵重的”。 useful 意 为“有用的”； valuable 意为“贵重的”。
小题1:B 考查形容词。根据下文的his “smarts”可知Glen 对自己的聪明感到自 豪，因为他以为这样就可以逃避税了，所以选proud，意为“自豪的”。 afraid 意 为“害怕的”；ashamed 意为“惭愧的”；hard 意为“努力的”。
小题1:D 考查语境。指的是指物的先行词the watch，引导一个非限制性定语从句，所以用which。
小题1:A 考查介词。“on ＋ 名词/动名词” 为固定用法，意为“一??就”。on hearing his words“一听到他的话”。
小题1:C 考查形容词。根据“海关人员当着他的面把劳力士表砸碎”以及后 面“还没明白怎么回事，就被带到了一间办公室”可知 Glen 很吃惊，因为这是 他所没有预料到的。
小题1:A 考查副词。下文告诉我们，“The officers looked over everything carefully in the box”，并且Glen 因为这件事而上了黑名单(blacklist)可知，海关对 他的检查应该是严格的。小题1:B 考查名词。这是他把这次海关检查和以往的出入境的海关检查进行 对比，再结合第二段的第一句话所说的 Glen 在国外读书并获得学位，可知他应 该有过很多次的出入境经历，所以选experience，意为“经历”。
小题1:C 考查语境。根据该官员仔细检查及后面的according to law 可知，该 官员语气应该是严厉的，故选 warn 意为“警告”。stop 意为“阻止”； hope意为“希望”； urge 意为“力劝”。
小题1:B 考查动词短语。检查后发现的结果，就是find out，所以这里表达的 意思是：如果他再次被发现使用并携带假冒伪劣商品，将根据法律受到起诉。find out 符合warn 和according to law 的语境。
小题1:D 考查动词。既然携带假冒伪劣商品是违法的事情，那么according to law(根据法律)，那一定是被起诉(charged)了。
小题1:D 考查名词。make an impression on sb.给某人留下了印象，是一个固 定短语。expression 意为“表达，表示”； idea 意为“想法”； thought 意为“想 法，思想”。 句意为：他说那次经历给他留下了深刻的印象。
小题1:A 考查名词。由语境可知，由于撒谎，他付出了高昂的代价：名表被 砸坏，还受到了严格的检查和严厉的警告，由此 Glen 体会了诚信的价值，以此 为鉴，促使他取得成功。
小题1:A 考查名词。前文告诉我们，正是由于诚实使他获得了成功，由此可 知，这就是他将永远记住的成功的秘密。lesson 意为“教训”；choice 意为“选 择”；test 意为“测试”。