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

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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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of 31 and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was 32 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the 33 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would 34 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately 35 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and 36 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, 37 at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming 38 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running, 39that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been 40 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not 41 daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he 42 on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours 43 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the44he earned.

The hard-working man was 45 how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are 46a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the 47 , running after the sun that kept moving away from your 48 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to 49 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can 50 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

31. A. hobbies B. ideas C. patience D. money

32. A. lazy B. patient C. kind-hearted D. hard-working

33. A. last B. first C. second D. only

34. A. accept B. keep C. win D. defeat

35. A. set in B. set aside C. set up D. set out

36. A. worked B. drank C. slept D. played

37. A. laughed B. glared C. stared D. looked

38. A. across B. through C. over D. past

39. A. representing B. believing C. emphasizing D. complaining

40. A. swimming B. jumping C. resting D. running

41. A. admired B. invented C. found D. realized

42. A. commented B. carried C. figured D. depended

43. A. before B. later C. next D. further

44. A. money B. medal C. prize D. gold

45. A. believing B. recognizing C. discussing D. wondering

46. A. true B. indeed C. certain D. hardly

47. A. west B. east C. north D. south

48. A. ears B. hands C. sight D. mind

49. A. hide from B. learn from C. keep from D. come from

50. A. make B. let C. blind D. protect

最佳答案：

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答案解析：

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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。