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9．第一节：完形填空
There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out．
He sat on the park bench，head in hands，（41）A if anything could save his company from bankruptcy
（破产）．
Suddenly an old man appeared before him．"I can see that something is （42）Byou，"he said．
After listening to the businessman's troubles，the old man said，"I believe I can help you．"
He asked the man his name，wrote out a （43）D，and pushed it into his hand saying，"Take this money．Meet me here exactly one year from today，and you can pay me back at that time．"
Then he turned and disappeared as （44）C as he had come．
The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500，000，（45）A by John D．Rockefeller，then one of the richest men in the world!
"I can （46）B my money worries in an instant!"he realized．But （47）A，he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe．Just knowing it was there might give him the （48）D to work out a way to save his business，he thought．
With renewed （49）C，he negotiated better deals．Within a few months，he was out of debt and making money once again．
Exactly one year later，he returned to the （50）D with the uncashed check．At the （51）B time，the old man appeared．But just as the businessman was about to （52）A the check and share his success story，a（53）C came running up and grabbed the old man．
"I'm so delighted I （54）D him!"she cried．"I hope he hasn't been bothering you．He's（55）C escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D．Rockefeller．"
And she led the old man away （56）C the arm．
The businessman just stood there，（57）B．All year long he'd been buying and selling，（58）A he had half a million dollars behind him．
Suddenly，he realized that it wasn't the money，real or （59）B，that had turned his life around．It was his （60）D self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after．
41．A．wonderingB．suspectingC．estimatingD．hesitating
42．A．attackingB．disturbingC．interruptingD．amusing
43．A．numberB．noteC．letterD．check
44．A．calmlyB．quietlyC．quicklyD．proudly
45．A．signedB．handedC．drawnD．deposited
46．A．loseB．removeC．faceD．ignore
47．A．insteadB．thereforeC．ratherD．meanwhile
48．A．weaknessB．beliefC．urgeD．strength
49．A．creativityB．permissionC．optimismD．curiosity
50．A．hospitalB．companyC．streetD．park
51．A．advancedB．appointedC．announcedD．delayed
52．A．hand backB．give outC．put outD．turn over
53．A．policemanB．bankerC．nurseD．guard
54．A．beatB．cheatedC．pushedD．caught
55．A．neverB．seldomC．alwaysD．occasionally
56．A．onB．inC．byD．at
57．A．exhaustedB．astonishedC．disappointedD．excited
58．A．convincedB．informedC．remindedD．warned
59．A．createdB．imaginedC．discoveredD．donated
60．A．long-lostB．non-existentC．ever-lastingD．newly-found

分析 文章讲述了一个商人东山再起的故事．一个商人欠下许多债务，他无助地坐在公园里．有一个老人给了他一张50万的支票，让他一年后来还．商人把支票放起来，作为一种精神支持的力量．后来他再次获得了成功，来找那个老人却发现那位老人并非John D．Rockefeller，支票也是假的．原来，并非金钱，而是信心使商人获得了成功．

解答 41-45 ABDCA   46-50 BADCD  51-55 BACDC 56-60 CBABD
41 A．考查动词．一个商人欠了很多债务，他坐在公园长凳上，手托着头，在想是否有什么可以拯救他的公司．故选A．
42 B．考查动词．我知道你遇到麻烦了．故选B．
43 D．考查名词．老人问了他的名字，开了一张支票．故选D．
44 C．考查副词．然后他转身快速地消失了，正如他来时一样．故选C．
45 A．考查动词．商人看到手里有一张50万的支票，签名是John D．Rockefeller．故选A．
46 B．考查动词．我可以马上除去我的资金困扰．故选B．
47 A．考查副词．但是相反，他决定把支票放起来，让支票给他勇气．故选A．
48 D．考查名词．只要知道支票就在那里也许会给他力量来找到方法拯救公司．故选D．
49 C．考查名词．重试乐观后，他达成了更好的交易．故选C．
50 D．考查名词．一年后，那个商人来到那个公园．故选D．
51 B．考查形容词．在指定的时间．故选B．
52 A．考查词组．正当商人要还支票时．故选A．
53 C．考查名词．一名护士跑来抓住了老人．故选C．
54 D．考查动词．太好了，我抓住他了．故选D．
55 C．考查副词．他总是从疗养院逃跑，告诉人们他是John D．Rockefeller．故选C．
56 C．考查介词．她用胳膊架着老人把他带走了．故选C．
57 B．考查形容词．商人站在那里，震惊了．故选B．
58 A．考查动词．坚信他身后有50万美元．故选A．
59 B．考查形容词．突然他意识到，不是金钱，无论是真实的还是想象的，使他的生活好转．故选B．
60 D．考查形容词组．是他新发现的自信给了他力量来取得成功．故选D．

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