1、高二完形阅读专练一完形填空One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I 41 my car by a small park, and 42 for her.As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running 43 on the grass as his mother 44 from a short distance. The boy had a bi
2、g smile on his face as if he had just been 45 free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, 46 up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, 47 nothing had happened .At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why arent most
3、adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and dont even make a second 48 . They would be so 49 that they would not try again 50 someone saw them fall. Or because they fall , they would find a good 51 for themselves that theyre not fit for it . They would end up to
4、o afraid to attempt again 52 failure.However, with kids, when they fall down, they dont consider their falling down as a failure. Instead, they treat it as a 53 experience. They try again and again until they 54 . The 55 must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As
5、 a 56 , they dont lose any confidence. 57 , they probably think to themselves that its quite okay to fall down and that its not 58 to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make 59 , so they remain energetic. I was deeply 60 by the boys persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.41.A
6、. leftB. stoppedC. repairedD. drove42.A. waitedB. cared C. preparedD. looked43.A. carefully B. anxiously C. freelyD. easily44.A. surveyedB. noticed C. watchedD. supported45.A. cutB. set C. kept D. found46.A. get B. holdC. end D. pick47.A. becauseB. whenC. thoughD. as though 48.A. noiseB. attemptC. p
7、ractice D. choice 49.A. confused B. delightedC. surprisedD. embarrassed50.A. even ifB. ifC. as ifD. though51.A. cause B. sign C. excuse D. chance52.A. because ofB. as a result ofC. for fear ofD. in case53.A. runningB. learning C. teaching D. falling54.A. progress B. improve C. achieve D. succeed55.A
8、. storyB. answerC. reasonD. key56.A. decision B. resultC. causeD. matter57.A. HoweverB. Therefore C. StillD. Besides58.A. good B. rightC. wrong D. true59.A. choicesB. mistakes C. plans D. wishes60.A. movedB. concernedC. discouragedD. impressed阅读理解A Some people think that success is only for those wi
9、th talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. Im not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances（环境）dont come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and tha
10、ts just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical（可行的）. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certa
11、in things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable（难以忍受的）pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good
12、at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, a
13、nd theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction（入迷）, and over a long period of time. If youre not willing to put in the time and work, dont expect to receive any rewards. Consist
14、ent, hard work wont guarantee（保证） you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.1. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _.A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for successC. the standards of successD. the impor
15、tance of success2. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “that” refers to _.A. being good at somethingB. succeeding in lifeC. setting a practical goal D. putting in more time3. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because _.A. work makes one feel pain B. it takes a lot of time to succeedC. o
16、ne tends to enjoy his work D. one gives up his work easily4. What is the main theme of the passage?A. Having a goal is vital to success.B. Being good is different from being great.C. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success. D. One cannot succeed without time and practice.BWhen we can see wel
17、l, we dont think about our eyes very often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become ne
18、arsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they m
19、ust get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts（白内障）. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the catarac
20、ts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter( 模糊的)to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you can see a small thing to one side of you, which see
21、ms to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cant see it any more, and they beli
22、eve they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive(敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.5. We dont know that our eyes are of great importance until . A. we think about our eyes B. we cannot see clearlyC. we
23、 wear glasses D. we have to do much reading6. According to the passage, a _ is more likely to be nearsighted than the average person.A. tailor B. doctor C. guard D. driver7. Those who suffer from cataracts _.A. will become blind B. cant be curedC. may be cured D. must move to other places8. People w
24、ho are farsighted _.A. cannot do a lot of close work without glassesB. can only see things that are very close to their eyesC. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arms lengthD. have the same problem as the nearsighted people9. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look _.A. wi
25、th wide open eyes B. with half-shut or narrow eyesC. straight at it D. in a slightly different directionCRecently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they hadGiven that I teach students who are trained to be do
26、ctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”“What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out“Surgery（外科手术）”, one repliedI was pretty ala
27、rmed by that responseIt seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a jobOne girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height“They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly exp
28、and the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrowsYou can get at least 5 cm taller!”At that point, I was shockedI am shortI cant deny that, but I dont think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters tallerI dont even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as Im n
29、ot trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in realityNo one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm（标准）
30、Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the costIn my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how succes
31、sful a person is in his chosen career10We can know from the passage that the author works as _Aa professor Ba model Ca teacher Da reporter 11Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to _Amarry a better man/womanBbecome a model Cget an advantage over others in job-huntingDattract more admirers12
32、What was the authors reaction towards the girls decision?AExcited BSurprised CHappy DAngry13According to the passage, the author believes that _Aeveryone should pursue perfection, whatever the cost Bits right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs Cmedia are to blame fo
33、r misleading young people in their seeking for surgeryDit is ones appearance instead of skills that really matters in ones career14What does the author think of his height?AHe hates to be called a short man BHe tries to increase his height through surgeryCHe always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the factDHe just accepts it as it is
