第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给

题目内容：

第二节完形填空（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 autumn morning 6 years ago, Johnson Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked 36 were taking their health 37 granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, 39__, he felt helpless—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .

Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel trick on him. It was at this time 42 he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Johnson. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Johnson, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Johnson realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be 48 in Johnson’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Johnson’s drawings, however, is 50 .Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Johnson’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.

In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Johnson prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Johnson, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .

36．

A．on

B．past

C．up

D．away

37．

A．up

B．as

C．with

D．for

38．

A．ought to

B．had to

C．needed to

D．used to

39．

A．however

B．therefore

C．so

D．but

40．

A．crying

B．painting C. imagination

D．consideration

41．

A．home

B．condition

C．situation

D．work

42．

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．when

43．

A．unable

B．impossible

C．unfit

D．difficult

44．

A．understand

B．face

C．refuse

D．recognize

45．

A．failures

B．efforts

C．choices

D．interests

46．

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whoever

47．

A．always

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．usually

48．

A．found

B．drawn

C．written

D．accepted

49．

A．after

B．about

C．with

D．before

50．

A．powerful

B．hopeful

C．useful

D．successful

51．

A．great

B．strong

C．brave

D．equal

52．

A．scientific

B．basic

C．right

D．simple

53．

A．product

B．fame

C．name

D．job

54．

A．rapidly

B．separately

C．slowly

D．quietly

55．

A．offer

B．gain

C．gather

D．earn

最佳答案：

36—55. BDDAB; DCAAC; BCADB; CCBDA

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。