公共基础英语-完型练习

AForalongtimeIsawhappinessasahugebanner(旗帜)acrossthefinishlineofalongrace.IfeltthatonlywhenI1certainthingscouldIfinallybehappyinmylife.MostofthetimeIfeltlikeatortoisebelievingthatbeingslowand2wouldwintherace.AtothertimesIwould3likearabbittryingdifferentsideroadsata 4hotoreachthatbanneralittlefaster.5，Ibegantoseethatnomatter howlongIracedtowardsit，thebannerwasneverany 6.Ifinallydecidedto7andtakeabreak.ItwasthenthatIsaw sittingbesideIthadbeenwithmeasI9hardtosupportmyfamily，asIplayedwithmychildrenandheardtheir10andevenwhenIwas 11withmywifeatmysidelookingafterme.IthadbeenwithmeasIracedtowardsthatstupidbanner.Ijustdidn’thavethe12toseeit.ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatsays，“Tensioniswhoyouthinkyoushouldbe.13iswhoyouare.”Perhapsweallshouldstopourracetowardsthe14lifewethinkweshouldhaveand 15thelifewehavenow.Happinesswillneverbefoundundersomebannerfaraway.Itwillbefound16yourownheart，soulandmind.Itwillbefoundwhenyou17thatothersloveyoujustasyoudo.Don’tbeatortoiseorarabbitwhenitcomestoyourhappiness.Beaplayfulpuppyandcarryyourof18withyoueverywhereyougo.19yourselfoutoftheraceandrealizethatwhenitcomestoloveandhappiness，youare20there. 7．A.settlein B．startoff C．stopby D．sitdown C．success D．ordinary C．over BALeap(跳跃toLeaonanarrowbalancebeam(平衡木)isnoteasy.ButLolaWalter,a13-year-oldgymnast,isanexpertatit.Toperfectherskills, forfourhoursaday,fivedaysaweek.AtthestatechampionshipsinMarch,finishedseventhoutof16That’sespeciallyimpressive, sheislegallyblind,bornwitharareconditionthatcauseshereyestoshift(移动)constantly.Sheoftenseesdoubleandcan’t howfarawaythingsare.Whenshewaslittle,hermom thateventhoughshecouldn’tsee ,shewasfearless.Sohermomsignedherupfymnasticswhenshewasthree.Shelovedthe rightawayandgymnasticsbecameherfavorite.Thoughlearninggymnasticshasbeenmore forherthanforsomeofherteammates,shehasneverquit.Shedoesn’tlether stopherfrom nganythingthatshewantsto.Shelikesthedeterminationittakestodothesport.Herbiggest isthebalancebeam.Becauseshehasdoublevision,sheoftenseestwobeams.Shemustusehersenseoftouchtohelpherduringherroutine.Sometimessheevencloseshereyes.“Youhaveto yourmindthatit’lltakeyouwhereyouwanttogo,”saysLola.Tobeatop-levelgymnast,onemustbebrave.Thebeamisprobablythemost foranyonebecauseit’sfourincheswide.Atthestatecompetition,Loladidn’tfall thebeam.Infact,shegotan8.1outof10—herhighestscoreyet.Loladoesn’twanttobe13differentlyfromtheothergirlsonherteam.Atthecompetitions,thejudgesdon’tknowabouthervision14.Shedoesn’tlthem,becauseshedoesn’tthinktheyneedtoknow.Hermomisamazedbyher15attitude.Lolaneverthinksabout .Sheispresentlyatlevel7whilethehighestislevel10ingymnastics.Her istoreachlevel9.Shesaysshewantstobeagymnasticscoachtopassdownwhatshe’slearnedtootherkids shegrewup.Lolais ofallherhardworkandsuccess.Shesaysit’shelpedher eproblemsinherlifeoutsidegymnastics,too.Her forothersis“justbelieveyourself”. )1.A.runs B.teaches C.trainsD.dances )2.A.since B.unlessC.after D.though )3.A. 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D.CIgrewuponeoftenchildrenonafarminWyoming.Aftermydad’sserviceinWorldWarII,hewas36againtofightduringtheKoreanWar,andwhenhereturnedhome,hecouldn’tdrink37tonumb(麻痹)histerriblememories.Hestruggledto38forhisgrowingfamily.Onouroccasionaltripstotown,I39outboxfulsofbooksfromthelibrary.WhenIopenedabook,I40myselfinunknownplaces—wherechildrenweren’thungryandwerein41ofWhenIwasn’tdaydreaming,my42wasthelifeIsharedwithmybrothersandsisters.AtnightIhidunderthecovers43tosilencethesoundsoflifein coholichome.Classmatesasked44wedidn’thaveelectricityoraephone.Isupposemyexplanationswere45morethanlies,butthestoriesItoldimproved46everybookIStartingataveryyoungage,mysiblings(兄弟姐妹)andIsometimesgotjobstoearnmoney—toputmorefoodonthefamilytable.We47newsprs,babysat,andcleanedotherpeople’shouses.Momgrewvegetables,raisedchickens,andbakedbread,soweseldomwenthungry,evenwhensupperwasonlyapotofbeans.48myrealhungerwasn’tforfood—itwasahungerforabetterlife.Itwasahungerforknowledgeaboutthe49oursimpleexistence.ItwasahungertoproveDad50whenhetolduswewouldneveramounttoHungermotivatedmybrothersandsisterstoachievemuch51thanourparentsexpected52us.Wedevoured(如饥似渴地吸取)theofferingsofthepublicschoolsbecausewerealizedthat53wouldbeourstepstoneintoabrighterfuture.NowI’m54ofthe plishmentsofmysiblings:anartprofessor;awell-knowndoctor;plusbusinessowners.Andme,I’mthekeeperofthefamilystores.I’llneverknowifwewouldhavesomanyaccumulatedsuccessesifwehadnotknown55aschildren.ButthisIdoknow:Ibelieveitcanbeagoodthing.1.A.B.C.D.2.A.B.C.D.3.A.B.C.D.4.A.B.C.D.5.A.B.C.D.6.A.B.C.D.7.A.B.C.D.8.A.B.C.D.9.A.B.C.D.10.A.B.C.D.11.A.B.C.D.12.A.B.C.D.13.A.C.D.14.A.B.C.D.15.A.B.C.D.16.A.B.C.D.17.A.B.C.D.18.A.B.C.D.19.A.B.C.D.20.A.B.C.D.DWozandIstartedAppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApple fromjustthetwoofusina37intoa$2billioncompanywithover4000employees.Wehadjust38ourfinestcreation-theMacintosh-ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyou39?Well,asApplegrewwe40someonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedto41thecompanywithme,andfortheyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodiverge(and42wehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectors 43withhimSoat30IwasoutAndverypubliclyout.44hadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating（性的）.Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedto45forscrewingupsobadly.Iwasaverypublicfailure,andIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybeganto46onme-IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeen47,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn’tseeitthen,butit48thatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythe49ofbeinga50again,lesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmeto51oneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysure__52ofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple.Itwas53tastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.Don’tlose54.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’t55.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you’llknowwhenyoufindit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.－BySteveJobs,CEOofApple1.A.B.C.D.2.A.B.C.D.3.A.B.C.D.4.A.B.C.D.5.A.B.C.D.6.A.B.C.D.7.A.B.C.D.8.A.B.C.D.9.A.B.C.D.10.A.B.C.D.11.A.B.C.D.12.A.B.C.D.13.A.madeB.comeC.turnedD.tried14.A.B.C.D.15.A.B.C.D.16.A.B.C.D.17.A.B.C.D.18.A.B.C.D.19.A.B.C.D.20.A.B.C.D.IspenttwomonthswithanAmericanfamilylastyearwhenIstudiedinAmerica．Itissaid，“ThebesthouseisintheU．S．AthebestwifeisinJapanandthebestfoodisinChina”SoItook26andpleasureto27thebestfood”formyAmericanfamily．Eachday，regardlessofmypoorskillofcooking，Iperformed（表演）myplayin28way：changingthedishescolour，themeat’stypeortheofmy“30”job，Iwasoftenrewarded（）bytheir31ofappreciation（感激）suchas“verytasty”，“excellent”,etcButthejokewashereyesterdayIcookedachievemettable，theylooked34atthefish，thenlookedatme．“Whydoallthefishhavetheir35？”theyasked“It’shorrible”Horribleorbeautiful？Idon’tknow．ButI36knowthatfishheadsaredelicious.The37isthebestpartoffish；in38onlytherespectable（受敬重的）g anhavethespecial39ofenjoyingit．Another40thingis：theAmericanfriendsoftensaidtome“41”asthey42fruitsorotherthings．AccordingtoChinesetradition（传统），Iwouldsimplysinanswertotheirkindness43actuallyhelmyselftoanyofthefood．44，Isaid“helpyourself”tothemwheneverIbroughthomefruits．Dearme，nomatterhowmuchorhowoftenIbroughthomefood，aslongasitA B CdelightDpride(自豪A． B. 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D.Somepeoplehavesailedtheworldinquitesmallboats．Itisnotaneasything26．Sometimestheweather27bad．Thatcanbethe28ofeveryoneinit．Accidentscanhappen29．Onefamilyoncehadanaccident30somebigfish．Thefishswam31theirboatand32holesit．Seawater33，ofcourse，andtheboatsoon34．However，thesepeoplehad35smallboat：a－boatandtheyallgotintothat．Theylivedand36manydays．Theyateandslept，andtheyalwayshoped…Atlastaship37them．38canpeoplelive ysmalllifeboat？PerhapsforweeksorTheymustbestrong39everyway．Theymusthavehope—theymustwanttolive．Butyoucannoteatanddrink40．Youcannotdrinkseawater．Ifyoudrinkalotof41，youwillquicklydie．Sailorscandrinkrainwater．Theymust42rainwaterintheirboat．Theymustalsocatchfishandbirds43．Lifeboatsdonotoftencarryacooker，sothesailorscannotcooktheirfood．Rawfishandbirdmeatisnotverynice，butthereis44choiceinalifeboat！Thesailorsmusteatrawfood，ortheywilldie．45peoplethinkaboutinalifeboat？Theythinkaboutland，awarmbed，dryclothes，freshwaterandfood，food，food．A．for B.thatdoC．to D.tobe B. C. D.A． B. C. 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