完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A，B，C，D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the
36 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he
37 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.The boy dug around the rock,
38 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much
39 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by
40 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the
41 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and
42 the little wall.
43 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some
44 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only
45 was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he
46 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window
47 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large
48 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but
49 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy
50 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father
51 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be
52 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have
53 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the
54 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for
55 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．method | B．step | C．practice | D．process |
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| 小题2: | | A．created | B．set | C．discovered | D．brought |
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| 小题3: | | A．trying | B．managing | C．deciding | D．competing |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．struggle | C．movement | D．worry |
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| 小题5: | | A．touching | B．shaking | C．using | D．controlling |
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| 小题6: | | A．bottom | B．center | C．edge | D．front |
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| 小题7: | | A．over | B．down | C．through | D．into |
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| 小题8: | | A．Doubted | B．Surprised | C．Pleased | D．Determined |
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| 小题9: | | A．attempt | B．progress | C．effort | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．hope | B．reward | C．point | D．purpose |
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| 小题11: | | A．made out | B．broke out | C．burst into | D．rushed into |
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| 小题13: | | A．rock | B．picture | C．figure | D．shade |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprisingly | B．doubtfully | C．kindly | D．firmly |
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| 小题15: | | A．shouted | B．smiled | C．called | D．asked |
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| 小题16: | | A．reached | B．looked | C．fell | D．put |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushed | B．dropped | C．carried | D．removed |
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| 小题18: | | A．who | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题19: | | A．minds | B．spirits | C．force | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．help | B．tips | C．advice | D．ideas |
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