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，

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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The Price of a Dream

I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.

My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.

I was also 20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.

A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

That simple question made 31 for me the difference between 32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34 year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

16. A. happy B. polite　C. shy　 D. honest

17. A. live B. have　C. make　 D. need

18. A. athletics B. music　C. business D. money

19. A. kick B. playC. pass D. hit

20. A. right B. popularC. lucky　 D. honest

21. A. how B. why　C. when　 D. whether

22. A. gave B. taught　C. brought　 D. asked

23. A. accident B. matterC. problem D. experience

24. A. aim B. idea　C. start D. purpose

25. A. keep　 B. end　C. give D. pick

26. A. mad B. mournful　C. frightened　 D. shameful

27. A. living　 B. playingC. working D. dreaming

28. A. moving B. noddingC. shaking D. hanging

29. A. answers B. excusesC. words　 D. ways

30. A. sadness B. regret　C. hopelessness D. disappointment

31. A. direct B. clearC. straight　 D. bare

32. A. wanting　 B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying

33. A. wish　 B. goal　 C. score D. desire

34. A. following　 B. sameC. previous D. very

35. A. chargedB. got C. offeredD. presented

最佳答案：

16.A 17. B 18.A 19. D 20.C 21.A 22.B 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27. B 28.D 29.C 30.D　 31.B 32.A　 33.B 34. A 35.C

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。