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,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of 31 and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was 32 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the 33 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would 34 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started. The hard-working man immediately 35 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and 36 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, 37 at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming 38 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running, 39 that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping. The hard-working man had been 40 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not 41 daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he 42 on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours 43 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the 44 he earned. The hard-working man was 45 how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are 46 a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the 47 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your 48 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to 49 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right. Sometimes, perseverance can 50 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong. 31. A. hobbies B. ideas C. patience D. money 32. A. lazy B. patient C. kind-hearted D. hard-working 33. A. last B. first C. second D. only 34. A. accept B. keep C. win D. defeat 35. A. set in B. set aside C. set up D. set out 36. A. worked B. drank C. slept D. played 37. A. laughed B. glared C. stared D. looked 38. A. across B. through C. over D. past 39. A. representing B. believing C. emphasizing D. complaining 40. A. swimming B. jumping C. resting D. running 41. A. admired B. invented C. found D. realized 42. A. commented B. carried C. figured D. depended 43. A. before B. later C. next D. further 44. A. money B. medal C. prize D. gold 45. A. believing B. recognizing C. discussing D. wondering 46. A. true B. indeed C. certain D. hardly 47. A. west B. east C. north D. south 48. A. ears B. hands C. sight D. mind 49. A. hide from B. learn from C. keep from D. come from 50. A. make B. let C. blind D. protect |