【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。IgrewupinatinyBaltimor】
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。
IgrewupinatinyBaltimorerowhouseinafarawaymountainarea.Myparents 36 thenecessitiesoflife 37 theycouldn’tgivemuchmore.IfIaskedmyfather 38 apairofjeans,hewouldsay,“Ifyouwantthem,makethemoneyandbuythem 39 .”Hewasn’tbeingmean;hejustcouldn’t 40 them.Fromage12on,Ididpart-timejobsafterschool.
WhenI 41 fromhighschool,Ijoinedthenavy.SoonIwasinabootcamp(新兵训练营)atParrisIsland,S.C.,whereIlearnedthatlifeinthenavycenteredaroundcompletingdaily 42 .Thesecouldbeanythingfromcleaningthecamptoconductingmock(模拟的)battles.Completingthesetaskssuccessfully 43 discipline,team-workandresponsibility.Itdidn’t 44 whetheryouwereblack,whiteorAsian;everyoneworkedtogetherforthe 45 ofthecompany.
Iwent 46 tograduatefromtheU.S.NavalAcademyandlaterbecameanofficerinthenavy.ThepartofmyjobI 47 mostwastheconsueling(咨询)meetingsI 48 withthefamilymembersofthemenandwomeninmy 49 ,tryingtohelpthemdealwiththelongperiodsof 50 .Theseprovedpopularandwordofthemspread. 51 Iwasbeingaskedtogiveencouraging 52 tobusinessgroups,educatorsandkidsacrossthecountry.
ButIconsiderthebootcampmyfirstreal 53 ,andmylifeisstillguidedbythe 54 lessonsIlearnedthere.Ittaughtmediscipline,friendshipandthepriderelatedtosettingataskeverydayandworkinghardto 55 it.
36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought
37.A.while B.but C.so D.or
38.A.about B.with C.for D.of
39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself
40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford
41.A.came B.returned C.es