第四节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__26__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___27 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___28 than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___29 my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___30 .This is not the worst boy at all, ___31 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___42 between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___33 as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She ___34 my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county seat,where my father’s career could be more ___35 and my brother and I could be better___36 .
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___37 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___38 it, and I saw how it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___39 and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___40 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___41 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___42 man in town.My brothers and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power __43 has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___44 strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___45 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
26.A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced
27.A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded
28. A.sooner B.later C.longer D.earlier
29. A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent
30. A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite
31. A.but B.so C.and D.or
32. A.ageement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship
33. A.opinion B.image C.espectation D.mind
34. A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited
35. A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful
36. A.treared B.entertained C.educated D.respected
37. A.cemera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter
sidered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated
39. A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description
40. A.teaching B.writing C.studying D.reading
B.same C.only D.real
42. A.cleverest B.wealthiest C.strongest D.healthiest
43. A.ebthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune fidence
44. A.deliberately B.happily C.traditionally stantly
45. A.win B.match C.reach D.doubt
25.To our ______,Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A.anxiety B.relief C.view D.judgement
24.Tom,you looked sleepy this morning.You must have stayed up late last night,_____?
A.didn’t you B.aren’t you C.mustn’t you D.haven’t you
23.The population in our country _____ very _____.80% of the population ____ farmers.
A.is;many;are B.is;large;are C.are;large;are D.is;much;are
22.The music _____ she is dancing sounds beautiful.
A.by which B.to which C.with which D.at which
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