第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  36  meet, my parents stressed to me .  37  fortunate we were to live in a great country with  38  opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the  39  of family, faith and love for our country.
The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  40  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  41  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which  42  getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower  43  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter  44  .
I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  45  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a  46  attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of  47  life's competing interests---in my  48  , school, homework and a job. All  49  helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while  50  precollege courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51  in law and business from Harvard,  52  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has  53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  54  themselves and their families that is something we should  55  .
36. A. ends        B. demands     C. challenges  D. friends
37. A. so         B. what      C. why       D. how
38. A. priceless      B. resistless     C. limitless     D. sightless
39. A. efforts     B. decisions    C. concepts     D. activities
40. A. retired     B. resigned  C. replaced     D. retrained
41. A. sales        B. rent      C. machine    D. shop
42. A. meant      B. kept       C. needed    D. started
43. A. since       B. although     C. when     D. while
44. A. with joy    B. on purpose C. by hand   D. in time
45. A. proved     B. impressed   C. marked    D. lasted
46. A. practical      B. pleasant      C. positive      D. tolerant
47. A. developing   B. balancing   C. comparing  D. facing
48. A. case       B. example     C. dream     D. attempt
49. A. generally   B. lately      C. really          D. typically
50. A. applying      B. doing     C. following   D. taking
51. A. titles        B. instructions C. chances      D. degrees
52. A. after that      B. ever since  C. after which       D. after then
53. A. equipped      B. prepared   C. taught          D. guided
54. A. serve for      B. feed on    C. provide for       D. count on
55. A. believe    B. honor    C. remember  D. support

科目 英语   题型 完型填空   难度 较易

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