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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One autumn morning 6 years ago, Johnson Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked 36 were taking their health 37 granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, 39__, he felt helpless—and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel trick on him. It was at this time 42 he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Johnson. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books.
According to Johnson, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Johnson realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Johnson’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Johnson’s drawings, however, is 50 .Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Johnson’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Johnson prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Johnson, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36.A.on B.past C.up D.away
37.A.up B.as C.with D.for
38.A.ought to B.had to C.needed to D.used to
39.A.however B.therefore C.so D.but
40.A.crying B.painting C. imagination D.consideration
41.A.home B.condition C.situation D.work
42.A.where B.which C.that D.when
43.A.unable B.impossible C.unfit D.difficult
44.A.understand B.face C.refuse D.recognize
45.A.failures B.efforts C.choices D.interests
46.A.that B.what C.which D.whoever
47.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.usually
48.A.found B.drawn C.written D.accepted
49.A.after B.about C.with D.before
50.A.powerful B.hopeful C.useful D.successful
51.A.great B.strong C.brave D.equal
52.A.scientific B.basic C.right D.simple
53.A.product B.fame C.name D.job
54.A.rapidly B.separately C.slowly D.quietly
55.A.offer B.gain C.gather D.earn
If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.
A. the happiest time B. a much happier time
C. much happiest time D. a more happier time
After finishing middle school, my sister did nothing ____ at home.
A. but read B. but to read C. besides reading D. except to read
After seeing the film, __________________.
A. the book was read by him B. he wanted to read the book
C. the book made him want to read it D. the reading of the book interested him
— But for the bird flu ( 禽流感 ) in Vietnam in the summer of 2004,I ______ you to go to Vietnam for sightseeing.
— Really? What a pity!
A. have taken B. had taken C. should have taken D. would have taken
. She objects to ____ loud music ____ while she reads newspapers.
A. have/play B. have/played C. having/playing D. have/playing