题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
河南省创新发展联盟2017-2018学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷
Many years ago, I read online of a woman who sold a lifetime of possessions and moved from the west coast of America to Hawaii with one suitcase. Apparently she had never regretted that 1 to simplify her life, and she had never been 2 I remember wondering a lot about that story. I just couldn't 3 how she could be happy without her things. What was it like waking every morning to a near 4 room, I wondered.
Years after 5 that article, I found myself at a crossroad in life. I had to sell all my possessions, 6 what I could fit into two suitcases. I was very worried about losing things that I had previously decided were as 7 to my existence as the air I breathe. 8 I knew this was the right thing to do at that time, I still felt a bit 9 about who I would be without all my stuff. Then I remembered that woman who had found happiness in Hawaii after radically (彻底地) downsizing her 10 At that moment I decided to 11 her lead. I told myself that parting with all my stuff was a time of 12 and self-discovery.
Life went on as usual. Better than usual, 13 ! I very quickly began to notice I felt 14 and freer than I had in a long time. And 15 I felt at peace and 16 In the absence of anything else in my room, I began to notice the 17 of light and shadow, and the subtle (微妙的) variations in each hour of the day.
Over time I've come to see the benefit of 18 living. I've discovered the less stuff I have, the more 19 is my relationship with the things I have. I hope that woman who went to live in Hawaii sees how her words 20 one woman to take the journey of a lifetime and to learn that she is so much more than her stuff!
Following My Dream
I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.
My dream was athletics. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me "The dream is priceless." However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular thing happened, which almost ruined (毁坏)my long-held dream.
It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect (前景)of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, "If you make your bed, you have to lie in it." I decided to talk to my coach by myself. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. I gathered my courage and knocked at his door…
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I grew up in a poor family and we {#blank#}1{#/blank#} little money and few goods. | I felt {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and energetic. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that each person should build his dream even though he was poor. | |
By the time I was 16, I could {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a fast ball and hit anything moving on the football field. | I was so {#blank#}5{#/blank#}that my coach was Ollie Jarvis who often told me "The dream is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}." | |
In the summer holiday I was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. | I was so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} about the big sum, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, money for a new bike and so on. | |
If I wanted to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to work, I would have to give up summer baseball training. | I didn't dare to tell my coach, but my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to me. |
What should one do even if he was poor in the author's opinion? {#blank#}11{#/blank#}
Why did the author want to give up summer baseball training? {#blank#}12{#/blank#}
What is the coach's attitude towards the author's dream? How do you know that? {#blank#}13{#/blank#}
What would happen when the author knocked at his coach's door? {#blank#}14{#/blank#}
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