2014高考英语抓分训练：夹叙夹议型完形填空.doc

内蒙乌兰察布2014高考英语抓分训练：夹叙夹议型完形填空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 speed hoping to reach that banner a little faster. _4_， I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any _5_.I finally decided one day to sit down and take a break. It was then that I saw my _6_ sitting beside me.It had been with me as I _7_ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their _8_ and even when I was sick with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didnt have the _9_ to see it. There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. _10_ is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the _11_ life we think we should have and _12_ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found in your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you _13_ that others love you just as you do. Dont be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of _14_ with you everywhere you go. _15_ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are already there.1. Aforgot BmissedCovercame Daccomplished2. Asafe BsteadyCcalm Dquiet3. Aact BrunCjump Dwalk4. AGenerally BGraduallyCUnfortunately DFirstly5. Aclearer BlowerCcloser Dsmaller6. Ahappiness BgoalCsuccess Dfriendship7. Astudied BfoughtCexercised Dworked8. Alaughter BcomplaintsCstories Dbreathing9. Acourage BchanceCwisdom Dstrength10A.Stress BRelaxationCFailure DPain11. Areal BperfectCcommon Dcolourful12. Aenjoy BchangeCimprove Dcreate13. Arealize BbelieveChope Dadmit14. Asorrow BresponsibilityCfortune Djoy15. ACarry BMakeCPush DTakeBI hadnt even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item (商品). The item she had _1_ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady _2_ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place. I went to the _3_ with the woman so she could use my ID.The sales associate immediately started accusing her of asking the first _4_ person she saw to help her. Although that was _5_， I didnt understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to _6_ an ID in this country. Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no _7_ to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not _8_ she purchased the item. “ If I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be _9_ the privilegeas I have proof from the past，” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he _10_ to exchange the item.There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I _11_ when the woman asked for my help, but _12_ in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid _13_ do I actually have？” I had none, so I helped her. The second lesson is not to judge a book by its _14_. The woman looked poor, but she _15_ the same treatment as anyone else did.1A.purchased BshownClost Dmended 2. Amanaged BwantedCrefused Dpromised 3. Acounter BdepartmentCmarket Dwindow 4. Afair BfamiliarCimpossible Drandom 5. Awrong BtrueCreasonable Dmeaningful 6. Aleave BpayCfind Dobtain 7. Arequest BplaceCway Dneed 8. Aanswer BproveCsupport Dadmit 9. Aordered BaskedCdenied Dgiven 10. Aagreed BpreparedCfailed Dremembered 11. Astruggled BwonderedChesitated Dnodded 12. Atotally BgraduallyChardly Dquickly 13. Afeelings BgoalsCreasons Dideas 14. Adesign BcoverCcontent Dprice 15. Adeserved BrequiredCreceived Dappreciated CI used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards, and success.I wanted it and worked towards it like everyone else, all of us _1_ chasing the same thing.One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell _2_I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56. I _3_ the countryside for some place I could rent for the _4_ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was _5_， full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner, rented it，and cleared a corner to camp in.The locals knew nothing about me，but slowly, they started teaching me the _6_ of being a neighbour.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began _7_ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a _8_ American Dreamnot the one of individual achievement but of neighbourliness.What I had believed in, all those things I thought were _9_ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my _10_ with my neighbours.Four years later, I moved back into _11_I saw many people were having a really hard time, _12_ their jobs and houses.I managed to rent a big enough house to _13_ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house，but over time Ive had nine people come in and move on to other places.Wed all be in _14_ if we hadnt banded together.The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It