天津市北辰区高考英语 完形填空暑假选练(4)

天津市北辰区2016高考英语完形填空暑假选练（4）完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __1 he gotit to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to 2 so many times. He said,"I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just 3 to be a 2000-step process."Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 4 was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, 5 her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 6 on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 7 . For the next few years she 8 one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to 9 , but she kepton running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. 10 this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an11 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young 12 named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 13 some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long yearsof rejections! - He 14 got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to 15 the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.Character cannot be 16 in ease and quiet. Only 17 experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 18 . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 19 you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A 20 is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!1. A. after B. before C. since D.until2. A. win B. gain C. fail D. lose3. A. seemed B. pretended C. appeared D. happened4. A. survival B. challenge C. rescue D.illness5. A. making B. leaving C. reaching D. causing6. A. depended B. supported C. trusted D. believed7. A. success B. achievement C. victory D. miracle8. A. joined B. attended C. entered D. escaped9. A. quit B. hold C. take D. refuse10. A. Fortunately B. Immediately C. Unbelievably D. Eventually11. A. adorable B. awkward C. amazing D. acceptable12. A. inventor B. discoverer C. director D. doctor13. A. supposing B. considering C. regarding D. including14. A. finally B. willingly C. primarily D. casually15. A. pay B. win C. sell D. purchase16. A. born B. produced C. developed D. gained17. A. for B. through C. due to D. across18. A. achieved B. made C. caused D. left19. A. when B. where C. which D. what20. A. challenger B. loser C. winner D. volunteer【参考答案】完形填空：1—20、BCDAB ADCAD CADAD CBABC完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures inhis life. But he said, “One success is 37 for me!”When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings. He learnt cooking since then.When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of loving.When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries thathe could no longer continue his 45 .When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute (争端) because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniquesto various restaurants in different places.When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz. He often said, “People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not badat all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have agood weather every day. ”36. A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook37. A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough38. A. words B. money C. property D. families39. A. while B. but C. when D. so40. A. in B. out C. down D. up41. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore42. A. started B. took C. lost D. changed43. A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate44. A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested45. A. life B. major C. job D. education46. A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy47. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against48. A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leadingto49. A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced50. A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly51. A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching52. A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless53. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in54. A. difficulties B. misfortune C.life D. weather55. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic【参考答案】36-55 BDCAB CDBAC ABCDA BACDD完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。