高二完形阅读专练一完形填空Oneafternoon,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.Igottherealittleearly,soI41mycarbyasmallpark,and42forher.AsIlookedoutsidethecarwindow,Isawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,running43onthegrassashismother44fromashortdistance.Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeen45freefromsomesortofprison.Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,46up,withoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecould,again,stillwithasmileonhisface,47nothinghadhappened.Atthatmoment,Ithoughttomyself,“Whyaren’tmostadultsthisway?”Mostadults,whentheyfalldown,makeabigdealoutofitanddon’tevenmakeasecond48.Theywouldbeso49thattheywouldnottryagain50someonesawthemfall.Orbecausetheyfall,theywouldfindagood51forthemselvesthatthey’renotfitforit.Theywouldenduptooafraidtoattemptagain52failure.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon’tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure.Instead,theytreatitasa53experience.Theytryagainandagainuntilthey54.The55mustbethattheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.Asa56,theydon’tloseanyconfidence.57,theyprobablythinktothemselvesthatit’squiteokaytofalldownandthatit’snot58todoso.Inotherwords,theyallowthemselvestomake59,sotheyremainenergetic.Iwasdeeply60bytheboy’spersistence(坚持不懈)andthemannerinwhichhedid.41.A.leftB.stoppedC.repairedD.drove42.A.waitedB.caredC.preparedD.looked43.A.carefullyB.anxiouslyC.freelyD.easily44.A.surveyedB.noticedC.watchedD.supported45.A.cutB.setC.keptD.found46.A.getB.holdC.endD.pick47.A.becauseB.whenC.thoughD.asthough48.A.noiseB.attemptC.practiceD.choice49.A.confusedB.delightedC.surprisedD.embarrassed50.A.evenifB.ifC.asifD.though51.A.causeB.signC.excuseD.chance52.A.becauseofB.asaresultofC.forfearofD.incase53.A.runningB.learningC.teachingD.falling54.A.progressB.improveC.achieveD.succeed55.A.storyB.answerC.reasonD.key56.A.decisionB.resultC.causeD.matter57.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.StillD.Besides58.A.goodB.rightC.wrongD.true59.A.choicesB.mistakesC.plansD.wishes60.A.movedB.concernedC.discouragedD.impressed阅读理解ASomepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstances（环境）don’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical（可行的）.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearable（难以忍受的）painandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction（入迷）,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguarantee（保证）youthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A.themeaningofsuccessB.thereasonsforsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess2.InParagraph2,theunderlinedword“that”refersto______.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.succeedinginlifeC.settingapracticalgoalD.puttinginmoretime3.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause______.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.ittakesalotoftimetosucceedC.onetendstoenjoyhisworkD.onegivesuphisworkeasily4.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.D.Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.BWhenwecanseewell,wedon’tthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofclosework,suchaswriting,readingandsewing,becomenearsighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.Peoplewhoarefarsightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Whennightfalls,colorsbecomefainter(模糊的)totheeyesandfinallydisappear.Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedark,youcanseebetterifyouusethesidesofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimes,afterdark,youcanseeasmallthingtoonesideofyou,whichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourheadinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourhead,youarelookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinktheyseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightatit,theycan’tseeitanymore,andtheybelievetheyweremistaken.However,thismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeye,whichisverysensitive( 敏感的)indaylight,isnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.5.Wedon’tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil.A.wethinkaboutoureyesB.wecannotseeclearlyC.wewearglassesD.wehavetodomuchreading6.Accordingtothepassage,a_________ismorelikelytobenearsightedthantheaverageperson.A.tailorB.doctorC.guardD.driver7.Thosewhosufferfromcataracts_________.A.willbecomeblindB.can’tbecuredC.maybecuredD.mustmovetootherplaces8.Peoplewhoarefarsighted_________.A.cannotdoalotofcloseworkwithoutglassesB.canonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyesC.havedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm’slengthD.havethesameproblemasthenearsightedpeople9.Toseeasmallthingatnight,itisbettertolook_________.A.withwideopeneyesB.withhalf-shutornarroweyesC.straightatitD.inaslightlydifferentdirectionCRecentlyIspoketosomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoaftertheygraduated,andwhatkindofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhad．GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainedtobedoctors,Iwassurprisedtofindthatmostthoughtthattheywouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithout“outsidehelp”．“Whatkindofhelpisthat?”Iasked,expectingthemtotellmethattheywouldneedarelativeorfamilyfriendtohelpthemout．“Surgery（外科手术）”,onereplied．Iwasprettyalarmedbythatresponse．Itseemsthatthegraduatesoftodayareincreasinglywillingtogoundertheknifetogetaheadofotherswhenitcomestogettingajob．Onegirltoldmethatshewasconsideringsurgerytoincreaseherheight．“Theybreakyourlegs,putinspecialextendingscrews,andslowlyexpandthegapbetweenthetwoendsoftheboneasitregrows．Youcangetatleast5cmtaller!”Atthatpoint,Iwasshocked．Iamshort．Ican’tdenythat,butIdon’tthinkIwouldputmyselfthroughmonthsofpainjusttobeafewcentimeterstaller．Idon’tevenbothertowearshoeswiththicksoles,asI’mnottryingtohidethefactthatIamjustnottall!Itseemstomethatthereisatrendtowardwanting“perfection”,andthatisanidealthatjustdoesnotexistinreality．Nooneisbornperfect,yetmagazines,TVshowsandmoviespresentimagesofthin,tall,beautifulpeopleasbeingthenorm（标准）．Advertisementsforslimmingaids,beautytreatmentsandcosmeticsurgeryclinicsfillthepagesofnewspapers,furthercreatinganideathat“perfection”isarequirement,andthatitmustbepurchased,nomatterwhatthecost．Inmyopinion,skills,ratherthanappearance,shoulddeterminehowsuccessfulapersonisinhischosencareer．10．Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheauthorworksas________．A．aprofessorB．amodelC．ateacherD．areporter11．Manygraduatestodayturntocosmeticsurgeryto________．A．marryabetterman/womanB．becomeamodelC．getanadvantageoverothersinjob-huntingD．attractmoreadmirers12．Whatwastheauthor’sreactiontowardsthegirl’sdecision?A．Excited．B．Surprised．C．Happy．D．Angry．13．Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat________．A．everyoneshouldpursueperfection,whateverthecostB．it’srightforgraduatestoaskforotherstohelpthemoutinhuntingforjobsC．mediaaretoblameformisleadingyoungpeopleintheirseekingforsurgeryD．itisone’sappearanceinsteadofskillsthatreallymattersinone’scareer14．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisheight?A．Hehatestobecalledashortman．B．Hetriestoincreasehisheightthroughsurgery．C．Healwayswearsshoeswiththicksolestohidethefact．D．Hejustacceptsitasitis．
