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完形训练1

（1）

MyTeacherintheSchoolofLife

IspenttheopeningdayofschoolthisyearatDeMathaCatholicHighSchoolinmuchthesamewayIspentthefirstdayofclasses130yearsago;IsatinDr.CharlesE.Offutt’sBritishliteratureclass,listeningtohim2whathisseniorswouldlearnandgetthemexcitedaboutthejourneytheywould3.I’mtheprincipal（校长）oftheschoolnow,butforafewminutesIwasbackin1975,4whatthefutureheld.

IhavebeenlearningfromDr.Offuttfor30ofthe51yearshehasbeenteachingatDeMatha.Henotonlytaughtmetothink,he5me,asmuchbyexampleas6,thatitwasmymoraldutytodosoandtoserve7.

Neitherofuscouldknowhowour8woulddevelopovertheyears.WhenIfirstcamebacktoDeMathatoteachEnglish,IworkedforDr.Offutt,thethendepartmentchair.Afterseveralyears,Iwas9departmentchair,andourrelationshipchanged10.Ithoughtthatitmightbe11chairingthedepartment,sinceallofmyformerEnglishteacherswerestillthere,butDr.Offutt12methroughout.Heknewwhentogiveme13aboutcurriculum,textsandpersonnel,andwhentoletmedesignmyowncourse.

In1997,IneededhisadviceaboutleavingDeMathatobecomeprincipalatanotherschool.IfhehadaskedmetostayatDeMatha,Imighthave.14,heencouragedmetoseizethenew15.

Fiveyearsago,Ibecamethe16ofDeMatha.Onceagain,Dr.Offuttwasthereforme,lettingmeknowthatIcould17onhimasItriedtofillsuchbigshoes.I’velearnedfromhimthatgreatteachershavea（n）18wealthoflessonstoteach.19hisstudentsdon’tknowityet,Iknowhow20theyare;I’mstilloneofthem.

1.A.mostlyB.exactlyC.onlyD.simply

2.A.explainB.predictC.speakD.teach

3.A.keepB.achieveC.chooseD.take

4.A.preparingB.discoveringC.wonderingD.realizing

5.A.assistedB.remindedC.advisedD.convinced

6.A.wordsB.actionC.explanationD.models

7.A.theothersB.everyoneC.othersD.anyone

8.A.relationshipB.positionC.situationD.condition

9.A.pointedB.namedC.givenD.taken

10.A.alreadyB.yetC.stillD.again

11.A.foolishB.surprisingC.uncertainD.challenging

12.A.promotedB.acceptedC.supportedD.welcomed

13.A.adviceB.informationC.noticeD.thought

14.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.FurthermoreD.Instead

15.A.choiceB.opportunityC.occupationD.possibility

16.A.teacherB.principalC.officerD.clerk

17.A.liveB.lookC.dependD.take

18.A.richB.littleC.valuableD.endless

19.A.OnceB.EvenifC.UnlessD.Until

20.A.fortunateB.curiousC.innocentD.satisfied

（2）

TryItaDifferentWay

BobbyMorescogrewupinNewYork’sHell’sKitchen,atoughworking-classneighborhoodonManhattan’sWestSide.Bytraditionhe1havebeen,likehisfatherorlikemostofhischildhoodpals,aconstructionworkerorapoliceman.Buthewanted2.AttractedbythebrightlightsfromthetimeBobbywasateen,hetriedtoact.“Iwasn’ta3actor,butIhadadrivingneedtodosomething4withmylife,”hesays.

HemovedtoHollywood,promisingtofindhis5.Buthedidn’tmake6.Foralmost10years,hedroveataxiandworkedasawaiter,7atanactors’workshopthatheopenedinHollywood.ButMorescokeptworkingathis8career.

In1983hisyoungerbrotherwasmurderedinamob-linkedkilling.Morescomovedbacktohis9neighborhood.In1988hefinallywroteaplaythatwas10tohislife.CalledHalf-DesertedStreets,itwasbasedonhisbrother’s11andstagedatasmalltheater.AHollywoodproducer12toseeitandaskedhimtoworkonascreenplay.

His13grew,andhegotenoughassignmentstomovebacktoHollywood.However,itwasnevereasy.By2003,hewas14outofworkandoutofcash15hegotacallfromPaulHaggis,adirectorwhohadbefriendedhim.Thetwoworkedonthescriptbuteverystudio16itdown.Morescobelievedso17inthescriptthatheborrowedmoney,andsoldhishouse.Atlastthewritersfoundanindependentfilmproducerwhowouldtakeachance.

Themovie,Crash,18intothetheatersinMay2005,andquietlybecamebothahitandacriticalsuccess.ItwonthreeAcademyAwards—BestPicture,BestFilmEditingandBestWriting.

Attheageof54,BobbyMorescobecamean19success.“Ifyouhavesomethingyouwanttodoinlife,don’tthinkabouttheproblems,”hesays,“thinkaboutthe20togetitdone.”

1.A.mustB.shouldC.canD.need

2,4,6

2.A.overB.farC.outD.up

3.A.simpleB.strictC.firmD.good

4.A.differentB.impressiveC.effectiveD.special

5.A.occasionB.treasureC.fortuneD.possibility

6.A.itB.oneC.thisD.that

7.A.communicatingB.entertainingC.practicingD.volunteering

8.A.affordedB.chosenC.respectedD.offered

9.A.earlyB.wornC.oldD.passed

10.A.turnedB.pointedC.belongedD.related

11.A.arrestingB.injuringC.killingD.shooting

12.A.advisedB.happenedC.intendedD.planned

13.A.influenceB.ambitionC.successD.reputation

14.A.againB.evenC.finallyD.still

15.A.beforeB.whenC.sinceD.while

16.A.letB.lookedC.tookD.turned

17.A.stronglyB.hardlyC.deeplyD.bravely

18.A.movedB.slippedC.fellD.put

19.A.effortlessB.enjoyableC.overnightD.optimistic

20.A.waysB.linesC.mannersD.actions

（3）

LearntoMeetChallenges

Myclassmatescalledme“thealien”,andtheyavoidedmeliketheplague（瘟疫）.Asayoungboy,I1fromaseriousskindisease,whichfilledmyarmswithscars.Thetrue2ofmycondition,however,wassocial:

Ilivedalifeofloneliness.

DoctorspredictedthatIwouldneverfullyrecover,butmyparentsencouragedmetohopeforthefuture,teachingmethatanydifficultycouldbeovercome.Ithereforetooka（n）3roleinfightingagainstmydisease,tryingmanymedicationsandherbs,andmyhealth4greatlybeforeIgraduated.Irealizedthatmypersonal5hadledtothisimprovement.Iregainedself-confidenceandmademanyfriendsatschool.

Yearslater,6mypersonalbattleagainstdisease,Ilearnedagreatdealabout7byovercomingdifficulties.

IjoinedtheCultureClubasaSpecialEventDirector.I8agroupofsixstudentsinorganizingvariousactivities.IwasthemostadvancedESLstudentamongthegroup,soIconsideredmyselfthemostcapable.ButIquicklylearnedmy9.Whilepreparingforourfirstpresentation,Iwas10withmyteammembersandoftenrejectedtheir11.Iperformedmostoftheirtasksmyself,allowingthemto12meonlywithsmalldetails.Asaresult,thepresentationwasnotverysuccessful.Thesetback13me,andIspokeofittotheclub’sdirector.Sherespondedthatshe14myabilitytosucceedinthefuture.Thiscommentfilledmewith15,forIrealizedthatIhadnevertrustedmyownteammembers.16theywereweakinEnglish,theyhadmanyvaluabletalents.Iimmediately17mypolicy,allowingmyteammemberstochoosethetaskstheydesiredandtocompletethemontheirown.Forourprogram,wehadmanymeetings,whichgave18tomanygoodideas.Mostimportantly,theatmosphereamongusimproveddramatically.Wewere19andeagertodevotetimetotheprogram,andIlearnedwhattrueleadershipis.

Myexperiences20improvedmyabilitytohandlechallengingsituations.

1.A.judgedB.sufferedC.preventedD.separated

2.A.painB.signC.valueD.meaning

3.A.importantB.differentC.leadingD.active

4.A.developedB.improvedC.increasedD.removed

5.A.joyB.goalC.willD.life

6.A.overB.likeC.forD.in

7.A.abilityB.qualityC.leadershipD.friendship

8.A.taughtB.foundC.managedD.followed

9.A.mistakeB.methodC.effortD.right

10.A.satisfiedB.familiarC.patientD.strict

11.A.desiresB.talentsC.ideasD.tasks

12.A.remindB.guideC.showD.help

13.A.discouragedB.disturbedC.encouragedD.educated

14.A.adoptedB.admiredC.trustedD.tested

15.A.surpriseB.delightC.prideD.hope

16.A.AsB.IfC.BecauseD.Although

17.A.deletedB.changedC.regrettedD.considered

18.A.birthB.handC.giftD.rise

19.A.crazyB.happyC.successfulD.independent

20.A.instantlyB.indirectlyC.unusuallyD.undoubtedly

（4）

AGoodFriend,ASecondSelf

Icouldn’tbelievemyearswhenIheardmynamecalledfortheleadingroleinourhighschoolplay.Mrs.Dermitt,mydramateacher,hadbeenlookingforsomeonetoplayanenergeticboyinacomedy.Luckilyforme,shethoughtthatIcouldhandlethe1.

ThatafternoonmyfriendKevinandItalked2abouttheplay.AlthoughKevinhadn’tbeen3forapartonstage,hisjobwiththesetcrewwasimportanttothesuccessoftheplay.ItoldhimIwasalittle4becauseIhadalotoflinestomemorize.

“Youcandoit.”Hesaid.IknewIcould5him:

wehadbeenfriendssincethethirdgrade,andwe6agoodteam.

Preparationsfortheplaymovedatarapidpace.Whileworkinghardwiththesetcrew,Kevin7spenthourshelpingmelearnmylines.Heoftensaidmylineswithmebysilentlymovinghislips.We8thathecouldprobablyplaymypartaswellasIcould.

Threedaysbeforethe9night,everythingwasreadyfortheperformance.ButwhenIwokeup10afev