题目内容
A. managed B. succeeded C. arranged D. convinced
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Although he hasn't any formal qualifications, Betas _____ to do well for himself.
—Don’t you know your computer has been inflected with viruses?
— Really?No wonder it hasn’t_______ as properly as before.
A. managed B. controlled C. operated D. appeared
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。John Henry was a young man, and he was one of the best steel-drivers in the country,He cjould work for hours without missing a beat, People said he worked so fast that his 36 moved Like lightening One day,a salesman came to the work area with a new 37 machine by powered steam, He said it could drill holes 38 than twelve men working together, The railroad company 39 to buy the machine if it worked as well as the salesman said.The supervisor(监工头) said,”I have the best steel-driver in the 40 , He can beat more than twenty men working together,”The salesman 41 the statements. He said the company could have the machine without cost 42 he was faster, The supervisor told John about it and said “How about a 43 ?” John Henry looked at the machine and saw 44 of the future, He saw machines taking 45 of America’s best laborers, He saw himself and friends 46 and standing by a road ,asking for food, He saw men losing their families and their 47 as human beings , John Henry told the supervisor he would never let the machine take his job, His friends all cheered.The competition began, John Henry 48 his hammer and started working. At first, the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did, 49 he started working with a hammer in each hand. He worked faster and faster. In the mountain , the dust was so 50 that most men would have had trouble 51 . After a while , the machine was pulled from the tunnel , It had broken down, . But John Henry 52 working faster and faster. At last he became weak ,and his heart 53 . John Henry fell to the ground .”I beat them,” Then he took his 54 breath.Soon, the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers ,.Many 55 left their families, looking for work, They took the only jobs they could find, As they worked, some sang about John Henry,36.A broom, B hammer C hand D sleeve37.A washing B drilling C sewing D flying38. A quickly B slower C faster D fast39. A managed B allowed C refused D planned40 A family B class C film D country41. A doubted B hated C disagreed D decided42. A when B if C unless D despite43. A lesson B race C unless D despite44.A images B faces C plans D signs45. A the place B the room C the space D the air46. A excited B unemployed C moved D encouraged47. A food B rights C wages D houses48.A touched B kicked C kissed D stamped49. A Otherwise B But C Then D However50. A thin B big C high D thick51. A laughing B talking C breathing D singing 52.A stopped B kept C enjoyed D suggested53. A burst B worked C ran D lived54.A own B deep C best D last55. A laborers B women C villagers D salesmen
Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ___36____ from just the two of us in a ___37____ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just ___38___ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you ___39___? Well, as Apple grew we ___40___ someone who I thought was very talented to ___41___ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and ___42___ we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors ___43___with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. ___44___ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating(毁灭性的).
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to ___45___ for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to ___46___ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ___47___, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it ___48___ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ___49___ of being a ___50____ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to ___51___ one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure _ _52___ of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was ___53___ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose ___54___. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t ___55___. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
-By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer
1.A. grown B. begun C. removed D. kept
2. A. bedroom B. farm C. garage D. kitchen
3.A. announced B. declared C. released D. coped
4.A. managed B. started C. installed D. entitled
5.A. provided B. sorted C. promoted D. hired
6.A. run B. involve C. open D. engage
7.A. instantly B. constantly C. eventually D. frequently
8. A. risked B. supported C. pleased D. sided
9.A. Which B. What C. Whichever D. Whatever
10. A. apologize B. reveal C. head D. stand
11.A. imply B. put C. impress D. dawn
12.A. resisted B. rejected C. solved D. interrupted
13.A. made out B. come out C. turned out D. tried out
14.A. darkness B. lightness C. carelessness D. business
15.A. waiter B. pioneer C. beginner D. visitor
16.A. enter B. relieve C. preview D. expect
17.A. something B. none C. everything D. anything
18. A. careful B. acceptable C. hopeful D. awful
19.A. courage B. patience C. imagination D. faith
20.A. settle B. recall C. claim D. deny