完形填空(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分) 
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—35各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed ___21___. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their ____22___ for granted, just as he used to himself. Now, however, he felt ____23____ —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his ___24___.
Seeking more personally satisfying ___25___, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命運）played a cruel ___26__ on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was __27___ to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to ___28____ the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only __29___. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（帶插圖的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world sometimes seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be __30___ in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is ___31___.
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be __32___. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are __33___ for us.
In spite of his new ___34___ and wealth, Jimmy prefers working __35__ at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.
小題1:
A．unhappyB．unusualC．unfairD．uneasy
小題2:
A．healthB．wealthC．happinessD．illnesses
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)shamedB．disappointedC．helplessD．endless
小題4:
A．cryingB．paintingC．imaginationD．consideration
小題5:
A．homeB．conditionC．situationD．work
小題6:
A．gameB．trickC．roleD．part
小題7:
A．unableB．impossibleC．uncomfortableD．difficult
小題8:
A．understandB．faceC．refuseD．recognize
小題9:
A．failuresB．effortsC．choicesD．interests
小題10:
A．foundB．drawnC．writtenD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題11:
A．powerfulB．hopefulC．usefulD．successful
小題12:
A．greatB．strongC．braveD．equal
小題13:
A．scientificB．basicC．rightD．simple
小題14:
A．productB．fameC．nameD．job
小題15:
A．rapidlyB．separatelyC．slowlyD．quietly
小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:D
小題1:根據(jù)上一句話可知，Jimmy Liao這位著名的畫家哭泣的原因是他得了癌癥，生命似乎對他不公平。
小題2:此處是拿平常人對待健康的態(tài)度與 Jimmy Liao現(xiàn)在的情況形成對比。take …for granted認(rèn)為……是理所當(dāng)然的。
小題3:根據(jù)后面的一句解釋可知答案
小題4:下文提到 Jimmy Liao 為一畫家，畫家只能通過的自己繪畫來表達自己的思想
小題5:work著作，作品
小題6:play a trick on somebody捉弄， 戲弄某人。
小題7:根據(jù)句意可知，Jimmy Liao 這時得了癌癥，不能繼續(xù)工作。
小題8:本句為一個同位語從句，結(jié)合前面一句可知，Jimmy得了癌癥，但他在賓館里哭泣的那一刻也明白了人生并沒有命運，而是看你如何做出選擇�？崭裆先绻頵ace或refuse，fact引導(dǎo)的同位語從句應(yīng)改為他得病這個事實。
小題9:下文提到雖然生命對你不公，但你的選擇可以改變你的生活。因此，人生沒有命運，只看你如何選擇。
小題10:根據(jù)Jimmy在書中所表達的觀點可知他的這種看法可以在他的書中找到。
小題11:Jimmy對待癌癥，選擇了繼續(xù)工作來充實自己。因此，他對生命充滿了希望，這一點在他的繪畫中也可表現(xiàn)出來。
小題12:盡管世界讓我們感到自己很渺小，但我們也應(yīng)該勇敢，堅強。Jimmy在面對疾病時所表現(xiàn)出的正是這個特征。great偉大的；strong 強壯的；equal平等的。
小題13:上文提到在面對疾病時，可以放棄也可以繼續(xù)工作，關(guān)鍵看你選擇什么。本句是回答這個問題：只要你做出正確的選擇，生命就會充滿希望。
小題14:Jimmy 原本是一名成功的畫家，得病之后又繼續(xù)工作，又贏得了新的名譽和財富。
小題15:根據(jù)Jimmy所患疾病可排除A項，slowly 只強調(diào)動作，不符語意；separately與下文with his wife and daughter矛盾。
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He then established an advertising company Branchr a year later and worked on the business after school and at weekends. Branchr made a surprising £500,000 in its first year. Branchr works as a platform for website owners to sell advertising.
Owens, from Northampton, currently employs eight staff---all adults---around the UK and America as sales and technical assistants. The young man lives with his parents. His mother who is a company secretary said he was inspired to go into business after observing the huge success achieved by Apple's chief executive officers(首席執(zhí)行官) Steve Jobs.
Owens said, "I think everyone has business sense in them, and they just need to gain experience and be determined to make it. There is no magical formula(法則) for business, It takes hard work, determination and the drive to do something great. My aim is to become a leading name in the world of Internet and mobile advertising and push myself right to the top of the game.
The teenager insists his professional success has not affected his personal life, and says his interests include photography and playing the guitar. "My friends and I don't really talk about my success. To them I'm just a normal teenager and it doesn't change anything between us."
小題1: What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A．Owens' company is worth £1 million now.
B．Owens learned to use computers at the age of 10.
C．Owens made £700,000 from Mac Box Bundle in 2008.
D．Owens is successful and enthusiastic about public welfare.
小題2:From Paragraph 2 we know that Branchr _____________.
A．takes up all Owens' spare time
B．offers a platform for advertising business
C．designs practical software for website owners
D．takes up advertising business for Nac Box Bundle
小題3:Why did Owens come up with the idea of doing business?
A．Because eight adults were ready to help.
B．Because it was easy to establish web companies.
C．Because his parents wanted him to have a try.
D．Because he drew inspiration from Steve jobs.
小題4:Owens tends to think that ____________.
A．every person has potential talent for business
B．getting experienced in business needs determination
C．it is hard work for people to decide to do something great.
D．he is sure to play a leading part in the world of the Internet.
小題5:What do Ownes' friends think about him?
A．He sets a good example.B．He does quite well in music.
C．He is a common school boy.D．He puts friendship above anything else.

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