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第二节：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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 16 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 17 a dream.
My dream was 18 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 19 anything that moved on the football field.
I was also 20 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 21 to believe in myself. He 22 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 23 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 24 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 25 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 26 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 27 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 28 , trying to think of the right 29 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 30 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made 31 for me the difference between 32 something at once and having a 33 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34 year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 35 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
16. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
17. A. live B. have C. make D. need
18. A. athletics B. music C. business D. money
19. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
20. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. honest
21. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
22. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
23. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
24. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
25. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
26. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
27. A. living B. playing C. working D. dreaming
28. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
29. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
30. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
31. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
32. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
33. A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire
34. A. following B. same C. previous D. very
35. A. charged B. got C. offered D. presented
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In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1.What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
D. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
2.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She wanted to share her stories with readers.
B. She had won a prize in the previous contest.
C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
3.The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________.
A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer
B. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
D. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing
4.What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
C. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
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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, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 .
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever 24 .
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 26 ,
there’s nothing like it. It involves（涉及）body, 27 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 28 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m 30 .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless 31 . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; 33 are very aggressive（攻击性的）and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be 36 that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men 37 dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they 40 .
21. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
22. A. wonder B. understand C. reply on D. believe
23. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
24. A. experienced B. adventured C. worked out D. discovered
25. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
26. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life
27. A. mind B. figure C. health D. control
28. A. over B. above C. around D. among
29. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
30. A. weight B. overweight C. weight-loss D. weightless
31. A. success B. challenge C. ability D. trouble
32. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
33. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
34. A. exciting B. attractive C. enjoyable D. different
35. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
36. A. expected B. supposed C. achieved D. proved
37. A. hated to B. hoped to C. used to D. had to
38. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
39. A. of B. from C. on D. with
40. A. had B. will C. have D. do