高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练(十二)完形填空2

高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练（十二）完形填空2

限时规范训练(十二) 完形填空2

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My father always told me: “All work is noble.” He wasn't __1__， but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his __2__， I was able to go to an art college. I, however, wanted to do something __3__， something more interesting—I was special!

After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I only brought enough money to __4__ myself for about a month. I wasn't __5__—I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately.

Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been __6__ by every design office in town. My hostel __7__ was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days. “How had I reached this point？”I wondered as I __8__ in my thin jacket.

I was just about to __9__ when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in

a __10__ until something else came along. At first, pride made me __11__. But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling __12__ and defeated.

I ent ered an expensive­looking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were __13__. She said they were __14__， and offered me a job right away.

__15__， I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big __16__ right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design __17__ and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a part­time job at an advertising company.

Previously, I had never considered being a __18__， but there I was. I __19__ got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make __20__ about work.

[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。作者大学毕业后，执着于追求自己梦想的设计工作，但总是处处碰壁。就在他想放弃的时候，父亲建议他先去餐馆找一份工作，直到机会出现。作者听从了父亲的建议，最终得到了在一家广告公司做兼职工作的机会。

1．A.concerned B．wealthy C．generous D．caring

解析：根据空后的“but he earned a reasonable living”可推知，作者的父亲不是很富有，但是过着还算不错的生活。concerned“担心的”；generous“大方的”；caring“关心他人的”。

答案：B

2．cation B．time

C．power D．effort

解析：根据空后的“I was able to go to an art college”可知，幸亏父亲的努力，作者能够去一所艺术学校上学。

答案：D

3．A.different B．simple

C．strange D．safe

解析：根据空后的“something more interesting—I was special”可知，作者想要做一些与众不同的事情。

答案：A

4．A.entertain B．protect

C．support D．identify

解析：根据该句中的“I only...myself for about a month”可知，作者仅仅带了足够养活自己大概一个月的钱。entertain“娱乐”；support“养活”；identify“确认”。

答案：C

5．A.disappointed B．worried

C．helpless D．alone

解析：根据破折号后的“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately”可知，作者并不担心，因为他确信自己能马上找到一份极好的工作。

答案：B

6．A.rejected B．annoyed

C．restricted D．invited

解析：根据下文中的“one of the... turned me away”可知，镇上的每家设计公司都不雇用作者。reject“不雇用，拒绝接受”。

答案：A

7．A.host B．room

C．contract D．rent

解析：根据空后的“was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days”可知，作者租旅舍的租金几乎用完了。

答案：D

8．A.waited B．trembled

C．regretted D．sweated

解析：根据上文可知，当时是冬天，且作者的租金几乎用完了，陷入了窘迫的境地；由此可推知，作者在他的薄夹克里颤抖。