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完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"

When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.

When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.

When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .

When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.

When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.

When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook

A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough

A. words B. money C. property D. families

A. while B. but C. when D. so

A. in B. out C. down D. up

A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore

A. started B. took C. lost D. changed

A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate

A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested

A. life B. major C. job D. education

A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy

. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against

A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to

A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced

A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly

A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching

A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless

. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in

. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather

. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic

You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNES—the old person suit．
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old．“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab．“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car．That’s what AGNES provides．”
Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise．Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility．Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones．A helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step．
AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker．By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person．Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer．
“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said．“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well．A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health．”
【小题1】AGNES has been developed to ．

A．make the users more comfortable

B．1et us understand old people better

C．help old people move more quickly

D．produce new tools for the old-age business

【小题2】“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to ．

A．someone who travels a lot

B．a physically limited old person

C．some equipment that helps old people walk

D．a company whose service involves old people

【小题3】Which may be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?

A．Young people respect old people．

B．Old-age business improves their service

C．Old people eat and exercise well．

D．Young people eat and exercise well．

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

1.A. shouting B. screaming C. laughing D. applauding

2.A. up B. over C. more D. out

3.A. another B. other C. some D. any

4.A. immediately B. secretly C. personally D. finally

5.A. took out B. turned out C. gave off D. gave out

6.A. never B. once C. ever D. again

7.A. game B. team C. story D. score

8.A. won B. met C. beat D. fought

9.A. accessible B. comfortableC. sensitive D. acceptable

10.A. happen B. succeed C. spread D. develop

11.A. liberation B. closing C. graduation D. school

12.A. honor B. hope C. success D. surprise

13.A. take B. manage C. solve D. explain

14.A. courage B. devotion C. teamwork D. contribution

15.A. united B. appeared C. prepared D. lost

16.A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind

17.A. time B. record C. date D. ability

18.A. pleased B. grateful C. hopeful D. loyal

19.A. fight B. join C. desire D. enjoy

20.A. take on B. put on C. rely on D. keep on

You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNES—the old person suit．

AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old．“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab．“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car．That’s what AGNES provides．”

Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise．Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility．Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones．A helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step．

AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker．By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person．Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer．

“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said．“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well．A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health．”

1.AGNES has been developed to ．