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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 The Price of a Dream I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 16 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 17 a dream. My dream was 18 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 19 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 20 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 21 to believe in myself. He 22 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 23 with Coach John changed my life forever. A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 24 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 25 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing. When I told John, he was 26 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 27 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 28 , trying to think of the right 29 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 30 in me. “How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?” That simple question made 31 for me the difference between 32 something at once and having a 33 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34 year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 35 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream! 16. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest 17. A. live B. have C. make D. need 18. A. athletics B. music C. business D. money 19. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit 20. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. honest 21. A. how B. why C. when D. whether 22. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked 23. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience 24. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose 25. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick 26. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful 27. A. living B. playing C. working D. dreaming 28. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging 29. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways 30. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment 31. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare 32. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying 33. A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire 34. A. following B. same C. previous D. very 35. A. charged B. got C. offered D. presented |