高中英语完形填空第十五套

完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

（A）Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father__1__me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___3 than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, ___4 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___5 .This is not the worst boy at all, ___6 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”That statement began a(n) ___7 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___8 as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She ___9 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county srat, where my father’s career could be more ___10 and my brother and I could be better___11 .When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___12 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her ernthusiasm,I___13 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ___14 and began to write for local newspapers .I was doing the same kind of___15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the __16 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the _17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.What power __18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty ofone’s purpose and i s ___19 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___20 .You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.( ) 1.A. rushed B. sent C. carried D. introduced ( ) 2.A. distinguished B. favored C. mistaken D. rewarded ( ) 3. A. sooner B. later C. longer D. earlier ( ) 4. A. dragged B. shook C. raised D. bent ( ) 5. A. perfect B. right C. wrong D. impolite ( ) 6. A. but B. so C. and D. or( ) 7. A. agreement B. friendship C. gap D .relationship ( ) 8. A. opinion B. image C. espectation D. mind ( ) 9. A. begged B. persuaded C. ordered D. invited ( ) 10. A. successful B. meaningful C. helpful D. useful ( ) 11. A. treated B. entertained C. educated D. respected ( ) 12. A. camera B. radio C. bicycle D. typewriter( ) 13. A. considered B. suspected C. ignored D. appreciated ( ) 14. A. belief B. request C. criticism D. description ( ) 15. A. teaching B. writing C. studying D. reading ( ) 16. A. next B. same C. only D. real ( ) 17. A. cleverest B. wealthiest C. strongest D. healthiest ( ) 18. A. ebthusiasm B. sympathy C. fortune D. confidence ( ) 19. A. deliberately B. happily C. traditionally D. constantly ( ) 20. A. win B. match C. reach D. doubt本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。

1. 选D爸爸把我介绍给了她2. 选A因为是最坏的孩子而著名3. 选B no later than 表示不迟于4. 选C 表示微微地抬了一下我的头5. 选C 你错了6.选A 前面有not 后面用but,不是最坏的而是最聪明的7.选B 这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密8.选D在我心目中我一直是一个坏男孩9.选B继母把我父亲说服了去上一个牙科学校10.选A在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功11.选C而在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育12.选D给我买了二手的打字机，让我开始写作13.选D 我非常感激她的热心14.选A我接受了她的信念15.选B我从事的写作，因此用writing16.选C 我不是唯一的受益者17.选B我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人18.选A热情有着多强大的力量呀19.选D 不断得到增强20.选B这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的（B）Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are1 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to2 it. Creativity isn’t always3 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job youhave to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.NO limits!Imagine that normal limitations don’t9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 10 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!( ) 1. A. wrong B. unbelievable C. reasonable D. realistic【答案】A【解析】由下文“Everyone has imagination…”可知大部分人认为他们没有多少想象力的观点四错误的。