One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I 1 the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked 2 the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, 3 freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 4 . The boy had a big smile on his face 5 he had just been set free from some sort of 6 . The boy would then fall to the grass, 7 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a 8 on his face.
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but 9 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they 10 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was 11 touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 12 and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only 13 was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a 14 — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for 15 or was not worrying about whether 16 was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him 17 and that it would be 18 if he did fall. No, all that 19 to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that 20 and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.
1. A．drove B．started C．parked D．broke
2. A．outside B．down C．toward D．over
3. A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running
4. A．way B．length C．time D．distance
5. A．even if B．as if C．so long as D．now that
6. A．park B．cave C．prison D．castle
7. A．get up B．take up C．break down D．lie down
8. A．tear B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise
9. A．however B．instead C．therefore D．anyhow
10. A．stop B．win C．achieve D．succeed
11. A．luckily B．apparently C．actually D．equally
12. A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud
13. A．worry B．dream C．aim D．hope
14. A．boy B．child C．player D．winner
15. A．chance B．fortune C．approval D．trouble
16. A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．one
17. A．fail B．run C．fall D．cry
18. A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．amusing
19. A．happened B．contributed C．related D．mattered
20. A．discovery B．observation C．story D．incident
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.B
10.D
11.D
12.A
13.C
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.D
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文主要讲了作者无意中观察到一个小男孩不怕摔倒，自由奔跑的情景，从中学到了很多，受益匪浅。
1.根据the car by the roadside and waited for her.故选C，parked停车。
2.根据the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, 故选A，outside在外面。
3.根据run as fast as he could again,所以选D，running跑步。
4.这里想说她的妈妈在不远处看着他，故选D，distance距离。
5.这里想说这个男孩的脸上挂着笑容，好像他刚刚被从监狱里释放出来一样，故选B，as if好像。
6.根据这里想说这个男孩的脸上挂着笑容，好像他刚刚被从监狱里释放出来一样，故选C，prison监狱。
7.根据and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again，故选A，get up站起来。
8.根据The boy had a big smile on his face，故选B。
9.根据they treat it as a learning experience，故选B，instead反而。
10.这里想说他们不断的尝试，直到成功，故选D，succeed成功。
11.根据touched by the manner in which he ran.故选D，equally相等地。
12.根据and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged，故选A，confident有信心的。
13.这里想说他唯一的目标就是自由地奔跑，故选C，aim目标。
14.这里想说他就是一个孩子，故选B，child孩子。
15.这里想说他没有在寻找赞成或是担心是否有人在观看，故选C，approval赞成。
16.根据He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall ，故选A。
17.根据The boy would then fall to the grass,故选C，fall摔倒。
18.根据if he did fall，故选A，embarrassing使人尴尬的。
19.这里想说全部重要的事就是完成任务，故选D，mattered重要，要紧。
20.这里想说从这次观察和经历中，我学到了很多，故选B，observation观察。
考点：日常生活类短文完形填空
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
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