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

题目内容：

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。

David grew up poor. He started 26 in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.

Lack of money meant lack of 27 opportunities, but he had a 28 for knowledge. In his 29 time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders, 30 that he thought would help him succeed 31 down the road.

He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family, 32 the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him 33 , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind, 34 him like a slow poison.

In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the 35 and worked 36 40 or more hours a week teaching 37 computer skills. He worked harder than he 38 had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many 39 .

David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never 40 . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so 41 . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.

I’m 42 to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his 43 skills.

This is a true story about 44 . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your 45 .

26. A. studying

B. working

C. entering

D. playing

27. A. educational

B. personal

C. political

D. occasional

28. A. way

B. hope

C. hunger

D. goal

29. A. spare

B. part

C. own

D. school

30. A. something

B. everything

C. anything

D. nothing

31. A. somewhere

B. everywhere

C. anywhere

D. nowhere

32. A. and

B. so

C. yet

D. but

33. A. terribly

B. personally

C. heartedly

D. physically

34. A. fighting

B. killing

C. murdering

D. butchering

35. A. factory

B. farm

C. school

D. family

36. A. other

B. the other

C. others

D. another

37. A. him

B. himself

C. themselves

D. others

38. A. even

B. ever

C. still

D. yet

39. A. positions

B. conditions

C. occasions

D. situations

40. A. gave up

B. gave in

C. gave away

D. gave out

41. A. helpful

B. hopeful

C. helpless

D. hopeless

42. A. sure

B. certain

C. sorry

D. happy

43. A. self-taught

B. self-assured

C. self-controlled

D. self-styled

44. A. failure

B. confidence

C. foundation

D. determination

45. A. ideas

B. ways

C. dreams

D. styles

最佳答案：

26-30 BACAC 31---35 ADDBA 36---40 DBBCA 41-45DDADC

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。