完形填空精练（22）
Passage 1
How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 41 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） 42 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 43 in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 44 and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were 45 with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He 46 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 47 ．Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance 48 her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more 49 ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston 50 him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man 51 to become an artist．Many creative people 52 there to talk about art, literature and history．From their 53 ,Jacob learned that history books often 54 the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He 55 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 56 French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed 57 admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 58 him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 59 to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a 60 artist． 41．A．steps 42．A．artist 43．A．swinging 44．A．blank 45．A．lined 46．A．stored 47．A．museum 48．A．whether 49．A．precious 50．A. recommended 51．A．hesitating 52．A．settled
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B．blocks B．tutor B．existing B．loose B．decorated B．received B．studio B．which B．practical B．reminded B．struggling B．wandered
C．buildings C．scholar C．hanging C．tough C．associated C．created C．church C．that C．standard C．provided C．marching C．gathered
D．avenues D．official D．twisting D．tight D．filled D．remembered D．street D．when D．flexible D．showed D．participating D．rushed
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53．A．experiences 55．A．chose 56．A．against 57．A．more than 58．A．broke 59．A．award 60．A．permanent
B．performances C. accents
C．ignored C．counted C．for C．other than C．permitted C．salary C．positive
B．accepted B．from B．rather than B．gave B．title B．popular
D．conversations D．witnessed D．employed D．with D．less than D．took D．prize D professional
54．A．acknowledged B．accused
Passage 1：41-45 BACDD 46-50AACBD 51-55BCDCA 56-60BADCD
Passage 2
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.However, her 41 ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she 42 was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never 43 again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was 44 out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her 45 to page 117. The name of the 46 was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost. 47 , after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench 48 the Athens Stadium, memories 49 : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held 50 for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on 51 , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, 52 she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received 53 from the Olympic Committee.
Her 54 was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been 55 to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each 56 firm and steady. Everything was 57 , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart 58 violently against her chest.
Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old 59 on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears 60 her vision. 41. A. dream B. intension
C. life
D. career
42. A. forgot B. remembered C. experienced D. suffered 43. A. see B. dance C. walk D. sing
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44. A. rushed B. rocked C. thrown D. wheeled 45. A. open
B. relate C. point D. adapt
B. page C. chapter D. story B. Surprisingly
C. Fortunately D. Certainly
B. beneath C. inside D. outside
D. admiration
46. A. bookmark 47. A. Suddenly 48. A. opposite
49. A. flooded in B. faded away C. mixed up D. squeezed out 50. A. fright B. regret C. sympathy 51. A. doubtfully B. thankfully
C. nervously D. cheerfully
52. A. until B. as C. while D. once 53. A. access B. praise C. support D. approval 54. A. plan
B. attempt C. thought D. sight
B. wake
C. step
D. look
55. A. content B. eager C. upset D. proud 56. A. breath 58. A. fighting 59. A. hoop 60. A. clouding
57. A. unexpected B. awful C. perfect D. finished
B. striking C. kicking D. hammering B. filling
C. rolling D. rushing
B. book C. letter D. dress
Passage 2：41—45 ABCDA 46—50 CBDAD 51—55 ABDCB 56—60 CCDBA
Passage 3
A few years ago, on a flight I fortunately met with a psychologist, Dan Gilbert. He was very humorous, and we talked a lot. I was completely 41 . He was interested in the questions that we 42 but never have the opportunity to 43 .Now Gilbert has written a book Stumbling on Happiness. Reading it 44 me of that plane ride long ago. It is a 45 to read his book. Gilbert is charming and 46 . He has a rare 47 for making very complicated ideas come 48 .
Stumbling on Happiness is a book about a very simple 49 powerful idea. What distinguishes us from other animals is our ability to predict the future, 50 , our interest in predicting the future. We spend much time 51 what it would be like. Why? It is what allows us to 52 our life. It is by trying to apply some control over our futures 53 we attempt to be 54 . But by any objective measure, we are really 55 at that predictive function. We’ re terrible at knowing how we will feel tomorrow, and even worse at 56 what will bring us happiness. Gilbert 57 to explain why we are so terrible. In making his case, Gilbert walks us 58 a series of attracting facts about the way our minds work. I suppose I really should go on at this point. But I think that might ruin the 59 of reading Stumbling on Happiness. This is a story about the mysteries of our lives. If you have even the slightest 60 about the human condition,
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you ought to read it. Trust me.
41. A. attracted B. shocked C. excited 43. A. find 45. A. step
D. interested
42. A. talked about B. thought about C. cared about D. worried about
B. explore C. understand D. answer B. way C. hobby D. pleasure
C. funny D. active C. ability D. power
B. gift
44. A. reminds B. informs C. suggests D. thinks 46. A. intelligent B. firm 47. A. interest
48. A. magic B. serious C. alive D. good 49. A. and B. besides C. or D. but
50. A. or rather B. in all C. in addition D. or else 51. A. telling B. developing C. imagining D. guessing 52. A. make
B. protect C. thank
C. happy
D. shape
53. A. when B. that 55. A. bad B. angry
C. where D. what
D. perfect D. disappointed
D. sets up
C. slow
54. A. relaxed B. peaceful
56. A. predicting B. knowing C. realizing D. feeling 57. A. sets about B. sets off
C. sets out
58. A. over B. to C. on D. through 59. A. love B. experience C. scene D. idea 60. A. curiosity B. hope Passage 3：
41-45 ACBAD 46-50 CBCDA 51-55 CDBCA
Passage 4
Try It a Different Wa
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan’s West Side. By tradition he 41 have been a construction worker or a policeman, just like his father and most of his childhood pals. 42 , he wanted out. Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to 43 . “I wasn’t a 44 actor, but I had a driving need to do something 45 with my life,” he said.He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his 46 . But he didn’t make it. For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter, volunteering at an actors’ workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his 47 career.In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco was forced to give up working and moved back to his 48 neighbourhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play
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C. patience D. knowledge
56-60 BCDBA
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that was 49 to his life. Called Half-Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother’s 50 and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer 51 to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.His 52 grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was 53 out of work and out of cash 54 he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script and tried some famous studios, but their request was 55 . Moresco believed so 56 in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.
The 57 , Crash, slipped into the theatres in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and an overnight success. It 58 him two Academy Awards — Best Film Editing and Best Writing.At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an 59 success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about the 60 to get it done.” 41. A. must 42. A. Then 43. A. study
B. should C. can
B. Therefore
B. drive
C. However
C. teach C. firm
D. need D. Besides
D. D. offered
D. act D. good D.
44. A. simple necessary
B. strict
45. A. different B. impressive 46. A. occasion possibility 47. A. afforded 48. A. early
49. A. turned 50. A. arresting 51. A. advised 52. A. influence 53. A. again 54. A. before 55. A. let out down
56. A. strongly 57. A. actor director 58. A. gave optimistic
B. failed
B. hardly
B. movie
B. chosen
B. worn
B. treasure
C. effective
C. fortune
C. respected
C. old
C. belonged C. killing C. intended C. success C. finally C. since
C. taken off C. deeply
D. passed D. related
D. shooting D. planned D. reputation
D. still D. while D. turned
B. pointed B. injuring B. happened B. ambition B. even B. when
B. looked down
D. bravely
D.
C. studio
C. won
D. allowed
D.
59. A. effortless B. enjoyable C. overnight
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60. A. ways Passage 4：
B. lines C. manners D. actions
41. B.“should have done”表示“本应该做而没做”，按常理作者应该成为建筑工人或警察，
而他却成为了演员。 42. C. 表示转折。
43. D. 他想要表演，44空后有提示。
44. D. 意为“虽然我不是一个好的演员……”。 45. A. 意为“我希望做一些使生活变得不同的东西”。
46. C. 固定短语，find (meet) one’s fortune 意为“碰运气”。 47. B. 意为“他仍然执着于自己选择的事业”。 48. C. 意为“回到老地方”。
49. D. 意为“他写了一部与自己生活有关的戏剧”。“be related to” 意为“与……有
关”。
50. C. 第三段第一句有提示。
51. B. 好莱坞的一个制片人碰巧看到了这部戏。“happen to do” 意为“碰巧”。 52. D. 他渐渐有了名气。
53. A. 2003年他又一次失业，上文第三段提到过1983年他失业过一次。 54. B. “when” 表示正当这时。
55. D. 固定短语, “turn down” 意为“拒绝”。 56. A. 他坚信自己的作品。
57. B. Crash 是一部电影的名字，后文theatre、film均有提示。 58. C. 他赢得两个奖项。
59. C. 意为“一举成名”，58空前有提示。 60. A. 考虑能使工作做好的方法 。
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