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16．When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance （self-employed） writer，no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building，set up a（n） （41）D typewriter and settled down to work．After a year or so，however，Alex began to （42）A himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by （43）B what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test-（44）C it meant living with uncertainty and fear of（45）A．This is the shadowland of hope，and （46）C with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call，"We need a（n） （47）D，and we're paying 6，000a year．"6，000was（48）B money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment，a used car and more．（49）B，he could write on the side．（50）C the dollars were dancing in Alex's head，something （51）A his senses．He had dreamed of being a （52）A-full time．"Thanks，but no，"Alex said（53）C．"I'm going to stick it out and write．"
After Alex got off the phone，he （54）B everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a （55）B bag，saying to himself，"There's everything you've made of yourself so far．"
Finally his work was （56）A in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that （57）B writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．
Then one day，Alex （58）D a box filled with things he had owned years before．（59）C was a paper bag with two cans and 18cents．Suddenly he（60）D himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex，and anyone with a dream，of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
| 41．A．expensive | B．priceless | C．excellent | D．used |
| 42．A．doubt | B．trust | C．regret | D．hate |
| 43．A．buying | B．selling | C．reading | D．appreciating |
| 44．A．What if | B．Now that | C．Even though | D．As if |
| 45．A．failure | B．success | C．loss | D．pain |
| 46．A．someone | B．nobody | C．anyone | D．none |
| 47．A．writer | B．boss | C．manager | D．assistant |
| 48．A．little | B．real | C．false | D．high |
| 49．A．Still | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
| 50．A．If | B．Because | C．As | D．But |
| 51．A．cleared | B．destroyed | C．hurt | D．struck |
| 52．A．writer | B．dancer | C．driver | D．assistant |
| 53．A．hurriedly | B．slowly | C．firmly | D．hesitantly |
| 54．A．pulled apart | B．pulled out | C．pulled down | D．pulled back |
| 55．A．plastic | B．paper | C．cloth | D．metal |
| 56．A．published | B．completed | C．written | D．punished |
| 57．A．poor | B．few | C．famous | D．great |
| 58．A．picked | B．searched | C．sought | D．found |
| 59．A．Outside | B．Below | C．Inside | D．Above |
| 60．A．reminded | B．called | C．described | D．pictured． |
分析 文章主要讲述了Alex为了实现自己做作家的梦而进行的努力，最后取得成功的故事．
解答 41-45 DABCA 46-50 CDBBC 51-55 AACBB 56-60 ABDCD
41题答案：D考查形容词，根据句意"安装了一台二手打印机"可知本题答案为D选项"二手的；用过的"．
42题答案：A考查动词，根据句意"经过一年左右的时间，然而，亚历克斯开始怀疑自己"可知本题答案为A选项"怀疑"．
43题答案：B考查动词，根据句意"他发现靠卖自己写的东西很难谋生"可知本题答案为B选项"卖；出售"．
44题答案：C 考查短语，根据句意"但亚历克斯决心把他的梦想来测试，尽管这意味着生活的不确定性"可知本题答案为C选项"尽管；即使"．
45题答案：A考查名词，根据句意"尽管这意味着生活的不确定性以及对于失败的恐惧"可知本题答案为A选项"失败"．
46题答案：C考查代词，根据句意"这是希望的虚幻，任何一个有梦想的人都要学会在那里生活"可知本题答案为C选项"任何人"．
47题答案：D考查名词，根据句意"我们需要一个助手"可知本题答案为D选项"助手"．
48题答案：B考查形容词，根据句意"在1960年6000元是很实在的一笔钱"可知本题答案为B选项"真实的；实在的"．
49题答案：B考查连词，根据句意"而且，他还能够把写作当作副业"可知本题答案为B选项"而且"．
50题答案：C考查连词，根据句意"因为脑子里都是钱，因此使他的理智丧失了"可知本题答案为C选项"由于；因为"．
51题答案：A考查动词，根据句意"因为脑子里都是钱，因此使他的感觉清晰起来"可知本题答案为A选项"使…清晰/清楚"．
52题答案：A考查名词，根据句意"他想成为一位全职作家"可知本题答案为A选项"作家"．
53题答案：C考查副词，根据句意"谢天谢地，但是没有，亚历克斯坚定地说道"可知本题答案为C选项"坚定地"．
54题答案：B考查短语，根据句意"亚历克斯打完电话后，他拿出他所拥有的一切"可知本题答案为B选项"拿出；拔出"．
55题答案：B考查名词，根据句意"Alex把罐子和钱放到一个纸包里"可知本题答案为B选项"纸"（与59题呼应）．
56题答案：A考查动词，根据句意"最后，他的作品是在1970年出版的"可知本题答案为A选项"出版"．
57题答案：B考查形容词，根据句意"他立即有了这样的名声和成功，很少作家曾经经历过的阴影变成了聚光灯"可知本题答案为B选项"很少的"．
58题答案：D考查动词，根据句意"然后有一天，亚历克斯发现一个装有他多年前拥有的装满东西的盒子"可知本题答案为D选项"发现"．
59题答案：C考查副词，根据句意"里面是装有两个罐和18分钱的纸袋"可知本题答案为C选项"在里面"．
60题答案：D考查动词，根据句意"突然他想象自己在冷藏室工作，这提醒了Alex以及任何一个有梦想的人需要在虚幻世界中待下去的勇气和坚持"可知本题答案为D选项"想象；构想"．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类完形填空，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
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| 47．A．get | B．give | C．store | D．exchange |
| 48．A．fell behind | B．lay in | C．led to | D．depend on |
| 49．A．disabled | B．satisfied | C．sighted | D．determined |
| 50．A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
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| 52．A．ropes | B．bells | C．flags | D．marks |
| 53．A．easily | B．casually | C．eagerly | D．slowly |
| 54．A．compulsory | B．challenging | C．optional | D．comforting |
| 55．A．application | B．limitation | C．reaction | D．adaptation |
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| 42．A．Because | B．Although | C．Unless | D．If |
| 43．A．but | B．so | C．or | D．and |
| 44A．difficult | B．interesting | C．ambiguous | D．practical |
| 45．A．thus | B．even | C．still | D．again |
| 46．A．new | B．familiar | C．earlier | D．ordinary |
| 47．A．explained | B．expressed | C．described | D．created |
| 48．A．offered | B．agreed | C．decided | D．happened |
| 49．A．imagine | B．recommend | C．predict | D．understand |
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| 55．A．Rather | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Instead |
| 56．A．when | B．before | C．until | D．while |
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