Question

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   1in the 7^th 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   2opportunities, but he had a   3for knowledge. In his   4time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   5that he thought would help him succeed   6down the road.

    He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   7the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him   8, emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   9him 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   10and worked   1140 or more hours a week teaching   12computer skills. He worked harder than he   13had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  14.

    David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   15. he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   16. That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.

    I’m   17to 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   18skills.

    This is a true story about   19. It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   20.     

1.A. studying       B. working      C. entering         D. playing

2.A. educational    B. personal         C. political            D. occasional

3.A. way            B. hope C. hunger   D. goal

4.A. spare          B. part C. own  D. school

5.A. something      B. everything   C. anything         D. nothing

6.A. somewhere  B. everywhere   C. anywhere     D. nowhere

7.A. and            B. so   C. yet  D. but

8.A. terribly       B. personally   C. heartedly        D. physically

9.A. fighting       B. killing  C. murdering    D. butchering

10.A. factory       B. farm C. school   D. family

11.A. other         B. the other    C. others   D. another

12.A. him   B. himself  C. themselves   D. others

13.A. even  B. ever C. still    D. yet

14.A. positions B. conditions   C. occasions    D. situations

15.A. gave up   B. gave in  C. gave away    D. gave out

16.A. helpful   B. hopeful  C. helpless D. hopeless

17.A. sure  B. certain  C. sorry    D. happy

18.A. self-taught       B. self-assured C. self-controlled  D. self-styled

19.A. failure   B. confidence   C. foundation   D. determination

20.A. ideas     B. ways C. dreams   D. styles

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C   

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.A   

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.D

20.C