完型填空专项练习AFor a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I__1__certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and__2__would win the race.At other times I would__3__like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous __4__hoping to reach that banner a little faster.__5__，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any__6__.I finally decided to__7__and take a break.It was then that I sawmy__8__sitting beside me.It had been with me as I__9__hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their__10__and even when I was __11__with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the__12__to see it.There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.__13__is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the__14__life we think we should have and __15__the life we havenow.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found__16__your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you__17__that others love you just as you do.Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stickof__18__with you everywhere you go.__19__yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are__20__there.1.A.forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished2．A.safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet3．A.act B．run C．jump D．walk4．A.place B．height C．speed D．time5．A.Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly6．A.clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller7．A.settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down8．A.happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship9．A.studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked10．ughter Bplaints C．stories D．breathing11.A.lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry12．A.courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength13．A.Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain14．A.real B．perfect C.mon D．ordinary15．A.enjoy B．change C．improve D．create16．A.from B．on C．over D．in17．A.realize B．believe C．hope D．admit18．A.sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy19．A.Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take20.A.never B．still C．already D．everBA Leap(跳跃) to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.To perfect her skills, Lola1for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.That’s especially impressive, 2she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can’t3how far away things are.When she was little, her mom4that even though she couldn’t see 5, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 6right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more7for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 8stop her from doing anything that she wants to.She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest9is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 10your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most11for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 12the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.Lola doesn’t want to be 13differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 14. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 15attitude.Lola never thinks about16. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 17is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 18she grew up.Lola is19of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 20for others is “just believe yourself”.()1. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances()2. A. since B. unless C. after D. though()3. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict()4. A. suspected B. remembered C. imagined D. noticed()5. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely()6. A. task B. sport C. event D. show()7. A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. satisfactory()8. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition()9. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. progress()10. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust()11. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient()12. A. to B. on C. off D. against()13. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid()14. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems()15. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. cautious()16. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining()17. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal()18. A. until B. as C. when D. before()19. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident()20. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibilityCI grew up one of ten children on a farm in Wyoming. After my dad’s servic e in World War II, he was 36 again to fight during the Korean War, and when he returned home, he couldn’t drink to numb (麻痹) his terriblememories. He struggled to 38 for his growing family.On our occasional trips to town, I 39 out boxfuls of books from the library. When I opened a book, I could 40 myself in unknown places —where children weren’t hungry and were in 41 of little.When I wasn’t daydreaming, my 42 was the life I shared with my brothers and sisters. At night I hid under the covers 43 to silence the sounds of life in an alcoholic home. Classmates asked 44 we didn’t have electricity or a telephone. I suppose my explanations were 45 more than lies, but the stories I told improved 46 every book I read.Starting at a very young age, my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I sometimes got jobs to earn money — to put more food on the family table. We 47 newspapers, babysat, and cleaned other people’s houses.Mom grew vegetables, raised chickens, and baked bread, so we seldom went hungry, even when supper was only a pot of beans. 48my real hunger wasn’t for food — it was a hunger for a better life. It was a hunger for knowledge about the world 49 our simple existence. It was a hunger to prove Dad 50 when he told us we would never amount to anything.Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much 51 than our parents expected 52 us. We devoured (如饥似渴地吸取) the offerings of the public schools because we realized that 53 would be our steppingstone into a brighter future.Now I’m 54 of the accomplishments of my siblings: an art professor; a well-known doctor; plus business owners. And me, I’m the keeper of the family stores. I’ll never know if we would have so many accumulated successes if we had not known 55 as children. But this I do know: I believe it can be a good thing.1. A. drafted B. dismissed C. invited D. involved2. A. well B. plenty C. enough D. heavily3. A. search B. provide C. hope D. leave4. A. brought B. checked C. gave D. carried5. A. remind B. help C. devote D. find6. A. memory B. favor C. possession D. need7. A. reality B. fantasy C. satisfaction D. affection8. A. refusing B. pretending C. attempting D. preparing9. A. whether B. how C. when D. why10. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything11. A. as B. with C. for D. at12. A. sent B. delivered C. published D. released13. A. But B. And C. Then D. Otherwise14. A. above B. around C. within D. beyond15. A. right B. mean C. wrong D. nice16. A. more B. further C. greater D. better17. A. in B. for C. of D. on18. A. ambition B. dream C. enthusiasm D. education19. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. confident20. A. hunger B. suffering C. desperation D. povertyDWoz 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 t o 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 Computer1. A. grown B. begun C. removed D. kept2. A. bedroom B. farm C. garage D. kitchen3. A. announced B. declared C. released D. coped4. A. managed B. started C. installed D. entitled5. A. provided B. sorted C. promoted D. hired6. A. run B. involve C. open D. engage7. A. instantly B. constantly C. eventually D. frequently8. A. risked B. supported C. pleased D. sided9. A. Which B. What C. Whichever D. Whatever10.A. apologize B. reveal C. head D. stand11. A. imply B. put C. impress D. dawn12. A. resisted B. rejected C. solved D. interrupted13. A. made out B. come out C. turned out D. tried out14. A. darkness B. lightness C. carelessness D. business15. A. waiter B. pioneer C. beginner D. visitor16. A. enter B. relieve C. preview D. expect17. A. something B. none C. everything D. anything18. A. careful B. acceptable C. hopeful D. awful19. A. courage B. patience C. imagination D. faith20. A. settle B. recall C. claim D. denyI spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America．It is said，“T he best house is in the U．S．A．，the best wife is in Japan，and the bestfood is in China．”So I took 26 and pleasure to 27 “the best food” for my American family．Eachday，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in 28 way：changing thedis hes’ colour，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the 29 of eating Chinese food．Because of my“30” job，I was often rewarded（奖励）by their 31 of appreciation （感激）such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc． But the joke was here：yesterday，I cooked Sichuan －style 32 for dinner．I was 33 at my achievement（成就）．When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked 34 atthe fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their 35？” they asked，“It’s horrible！” Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know．But I 36 know that fish heads are delicious. The 37 is the best part of fish；in 38 only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special 39 of enjoying it． Another 40 thing is：the American friends often said to me“ 41 ”as they 42 fruits or otherthings．According to Chinese tradition（传统），I would simply smile in answer to theirkindness 43 actually helping myself to any of the food．44，I said “help yourself” to themwhenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they 45 hesitated（犹豫）to use their hands to “helpthemselves” until all was finished．26．A．worry B. attention C. delight D. pride(自豪)27．A．buy B. fetch C. cook D. leave28．A．their B. a new C. the same D. a simple29．A．way B. joy C. trouble D. importance30．A．hard B. daily C. good D. new31．A．expressions B. sentence C．doing D. smile32．A．meat B. fish C. soup D. egg33．A．praised B. pleased C. bad D. surprise34．A．pleasedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. worriedly35．A．bones B. flesh(肉) C. tails D. heads36．A．do B. will C. want to D. should37．A．tail B. head C. soup D. flesh38．A．fact B. China C. USA D. the West39．A．honour B. seat C. table D. plate40．A．real B. exciting C. interesting D. easy41．A．please help us B. excuse me C． help yourself D. eat them please42．A．brought home B. wanted C．were buying D. were eating43．A．not B. but not C. without D. nor44．A．At last B. Above all C. After all D. In return45．A．usual B. often C. never D. hadSome people have sailed the world in quite small boats．It is not an easy thing 26．Sometimes the weather 27 bad．That can be the 28 of everyone in it．Accidents can happen 29．One family once had an accident 30 some big fish．The fish swam 31 their boat and 32 holes in it．Sea water 33，of course，and the boat soon 34 ．However，these people had 35 small boat：a life －boat and they all got into that．They lived and 36 many days．They ate and slept，and they always hoped…At last a ship 37 them．38 can people live in a very small lifeboat？Perhaps for weeks or months？They must be strong 39 every way．They must have hope—they must want to live．But you cannot eat and drink 40．You cannot drink sea water．If you drink a lot of 41，you will quickly die．Sailors can drink rain water．They must 42 rain water in their boat．They must also catch fish and birds 43．Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker，sothe sailors cannot cook their food．Raw fish and bird meat is not very nice，but there is 44 choice in a lifeboat！The sailors must eat raw food，or they will die．45 people think about in a lifeboat？They think about land，a warm bed，dry clothes，fresh water and food，food，food．26．A．for doing B. that do C．to do D. to be done27．A．become B. gets C. does D. are28．A．end B. begin C. beginning D. finish29．A．easy and quick B. easily and quick C．easy and quickly D. easily and quickly30．A．and B. or C. by D. with31．A．over B. on C. under D. in32．A．bite B. bit C. biten D. bited33．A．came in B. came C. came into D. came down34．A．rose B. lifted C. went down D. went up35．A．other B. the other C. else D. another36．A．hoped B. hoped on C. hoped for D. hoped in37．A．found B. looked for C. searched D. searched for38．A．What B. How long C. Where D. When39．A．on B. with C. for D. in40．A．fresh water B. milk C. hope D. rain water41．A．sea water B. fresh water C. rain water D. river water42．A．take B. bring C. catch D. put43．A．to food B. like food C. for food D. at dinner44．A．no another B. no other C. no else D. no45．A．How do B. How are C. What are D. What do语篇解读作者通过自身的经历诠释了这样一个道理：幸福就在每个人的身边。