完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know 37 you don't know."
Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.
Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to 43 " she says.
She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.
Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户) 47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.
By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.
She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million 52 .
She's come a long way from the 53 23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55 yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"
1.A．make B. accomplish C. receive D．arrive
2.A．what B．which C．why D．who
3. A．so B．somehow C．still D．anyhow
4. A. grown B．become C．got D．gone
5.A．able housewife B．ordinary woman C．role model D．truck driver
6. A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised
7. A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged
8. A have an influence B．make a difference C．set an example D．make a decision
9. A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive
10.A．which B．that C．when D．where
11.A．well B．badly C．worse D．better
12.A．like B．besides C．for D．except
13.A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift
14.A．education B．family C．background D．city
15.A．Because B．For C．But D．So
16.A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing
17..A．in case B．in turn C．in return D．in need
18.A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled
19.A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse
20.A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．amusing
The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand has _____that 23 Chinese students in South Island city of Christchurch still went missing in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
A committed B conveyed C confirmed D concerned
The government is also undertaking important educational work based on the _______ of the members that the best form of conservation is the prevention of damage.
A. consequence B sense C. scene D. consensus
Gradually, you will realize that the things that matter are __________ that can’t be bought with money.
A. these B. those C. ones D. some
_____ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.
A. While B. When C. If D. Whether
The Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival or Shanguuan Festival, __________ the 15th day of the 1st lunar month in China
A falls for B falls out C falls on D falls off
