完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四

题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.

When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 36 on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 37 . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.

George Washington’s mother was a complaining, 38 woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 39 at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always complaining that her 40 overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 41 the army for the American Revolution. She 42 believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.

In his youth, the 43 Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his 44 and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became 45 , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”

People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 46 you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 47 . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep 48 , a “failure” is just another learning 49 . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “ 50 their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.

So listen 51 to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their 52 at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You 53 yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is 54 .

Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music 55 with you.

36．

A．set sail

B．take charge

C．set free

D．take off

37．

A．excited

B．pleased

C．disappointed

D．affected

38．

A．self-centered

B．self-confident

C．kind-hearted

D．cold-blooded

39．

A．show off

B．show up

C．pick out

D．pick up

40．

A．parents

B．neighbors

C．students

D．children

41．

A．fight

B．beat

C．command

D．attend

42．

A．foolishly

B．secretly

C．bravely

D．honestly

43．

A．late

B．latter

C．former

D．later

44．

A．strength

B．music

C．wealth

D．faith

45．

A．proud

B．steady

C．independent

D．famous

46．

A． advise

B．suggest

C．stop

D．keep

47．

A．success

B．failure

C．poison

D．laziness

48．

A．stopping

B．starting

C．going

D．coming

49．

A．method

B．experiment

C．schedule

D．experience

50．

A．with

B．beyond

C．without

D．during

51．

A．politely

B．rudely

C．thoroughly

D．roughly

52．

A．homes

B．minds

C．businesses

D．efforts

53．

A．trust

B．believe

C．know

D．doubt

54．

A．finished

B．completed

C．written

D．sung

55．

A．live

B．die

C．sound

D．play

最佳答案：

36—40ACABD 41—45 CDABD 46—50 CBCDA 51—55 ABCDB

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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