完形填空(共20小题;
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed_______. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their _______for granted, just as he_______himself. Now, however, he felt_______—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his_______
Seeking more personally satisfying
_______, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel
_______on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was
_______to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to
_______the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only
________ Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books.
According to Jimmy, you are
________you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world
________seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be
________in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel
________making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is
________.
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be________. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are ________for us.
In spite of his new
________and wealth, Jimmy prefers working
________at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could
________21. A.unhappy | B.unusual | C.unfair | D.uneasy |
22. A.health | B.wealth | C.happiness | D.illnesses |
23. A.ought to | B.had to | C.needed to | D.used to |
24. A.ashamed | B.disappointed | C.helpless | D.endless |
25. A.crying | B.painting | C.imagination | D.consideration |
26. A.home | B.condition | C.situation | D.work |
27. A.game | B.trick | C.role | D.part |
28. A.unable | B.impossible | C.unfit | D.difficult |
29. A.understand | B.face | C.refuse | D.recognize |
30. A.failures | B.efforts | C.choices | D.interests |
31. A.that | B.what | C.which | D.whoever |
32. A.always | B.seldom | C.sometimes | D.usually |
33. A.found | B.drawn | C.written | D.accepted |
34. A.after | B.about | C.with | D.before |
35. A.powerful | B.hopeful | C.useful | D.successful |
36. A.great | B.strong | C.brave | D.equal |
37. A.scientific | B.basic | C.right | D.simple |
38. A.product | B.fame | C.name | D.job |
39. A.rapidly | B.separately | C.slowly | D.quietly |
40. A.offer | B.gain | C.gather | D.earn |