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，掌握其大意，然

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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 36 typewriter and settled down to work.

After a year or so, however, Alex began to 37 himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by 38 what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test -- 39 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 40 . This is the shadowland of hope, and 41 with a dream must learn to live there.

One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n) 42 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was 43 money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. 44 , he could write on the side. 45 the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something 46 his senses. He had dreamed of being a 47 -- full time. “Thanks but no,” Alex said 48 , “I’m going to stick it out and write.”

After Alex got off the phone, he 49 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a 50 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”

Finally his work was 51 in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 52 writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight.

Then one day, Alex 53 a box filled with things he had owned years before. 54 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he 55 himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

36. A. expensive B. priceless C. excellent D. used

37. A. doubt B. trust C. regret D. hate

38. A. buying B. selling C. reading D. appreciating

39. A. what if B. now that C. even though D. as if

40. A. failure B. success C. loss D. perspiration

41. A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. none

42. A. writer B. boss C. manager D. assistant

43. A. little B. real C. false D. high

44. A. Still B. Besides C. However D. Therefore

45. A. If B. Because C. As D. But

46. A. cleared B. destroyed C. hurt D. struck

47. A. writer B. dancer C. driver D. assistant

48. A. hurriedly B. slowly C. firmly D. hesitantly

49. A. pulled apart B. pulled out C. pulled down D. pulled back

50. A. plastic B. paper C. cloth D. metal

51. A. published B. completed C. written D. punished

52. A. poor B. few C. famous D. great

53. A. picked B. searched C. sought D. found

54. A. Outside B. Below C. Inside D. Above

55. A. reminded B. called C. described D. pictured

最佳答案：

36-40 DABCA 41-45 CDBBC 46-50 AACBB 51-55 ABDCD

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。