第四节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入 对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Davidgrewuppoor.Hestarted 26 inthe7thgradeandbyhighschoolhewasonlygoingtoschoolhalfdays,leavingat11amtogotowork. Lackofmoneymeantlackof 27 opportunities,buthehada 28 forknowledge.Inhis 29 timehereadbooksonhumandevelopment,vocabularybuilders, 30 thathethoughtwouldhelphimsucceed 31 downtheroad. Hewasahardworkerandroseabovehislackofhighereducationtoproducedecentlyforhisfamily, 32 thefactorylifewastakingittoll(造成伤害)onhim 33 ,emotionally,andspiritually.Itwas,inhismind, 34 himlikeaslowpoison. In1995heboughthisfirstcomputerandafewmonthslaterdiscoveredtheInternet.Hewantedtobeapartofit,andworked48ormorehoursinthe 35 andworked 36 40ormorehoursaweekteaching 37 computerskills.Heworkedharderthanhe 38 hadinhislife,loggingover100hoursaweekonmany,many 39 . DavidbeganapplyingforjobsintheInternetandcomputerfields.Hewasshotdownmanytimes,buthenever 40 .hehadagoalandkeptafteritevenwhenhedidn’tfeellikeitbecauseanythingelseseemedso 41 .Thatkindofdriveandperseverance(坚持不懈)almostalwayspaysoff. I’m 42 tosayDavidleftthefactoryandtookajobinthecomputerfield.Hebeatoutcollege-educatedapplicantswith4-yeardegreeswithhis 43 skills. Thisisatruestoryabout 44 .It’sastoryaboutbelievingyourself.It’sastoryaboutfindingwhatyoulovetodoandfollowingyour 45 . |