勵志故事完形填空練習

完形填空:閱讀下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后從21~30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。

(1)

Everybody wants to lead a successful life. But a number of people__21__ to realize their ambitions or their personal goals though they had dreamed of it throughout their whole lives. In order to succeed， one is__22____to have such personal qualities as diligence， persistence， intelligence， patience and so on. Besides， I believe adversity is also one of the key factors and that it often__23__ prosperity.

The important role that adversity__24__in one’s success can also be demonstrated by an example of David Beckham. He was the captain of the English Soccer Team， who was famous for his__25__technique as well as his handsome appearance. He was__26__to be one of the five greatest football players in the world. However， ten years ago， he was only an__27__young player.Nevertheless， Beckham was not__28__by all the difficulties. He was sensible enough to make full use of adversity as an__29__ to push himself forward. As a result of his persistent and painstaking training， he brought himself an excellent__30___.

21. A. failedB. hoped

C. meantD. planned

22. A. foundB. afforded

C. requiredD. achieved

23. A. account forB. leads to

C. refer toD. hold to

24. A. actsB. plays

C. makes D. performs

25. A. insignificant B. permanent

C. enthusiasticD. outstanding

26. A. guidedB. mixed

C. locatedD. regarded

27. A. excellentB. fascinating

C. ordinary D. pessimistic

28. A. overlooked B. defeated

C. matched D. postponed

29. A. agent B. absence

C. entryD. impact

30. A. respect B. aspect

C. prospectD suspect

(2)

No one can deny the fact that success is wonderful. However， I believe that failure can also be__21__. It is only a matter of perception. Everything we do in life has either a right way of doing it or a__22__way of doing it. When we do it in the right way we meet with success. Needless to say， when we do it in the wrong way we are __23 . Therefore， we ought to put failure in its proper perspective and remove the__24__from it.

In my opinion， what really__25__is not failure itself， but what we think of failure and what we do after failure. It should be admitted that failure gives us the__26__to reevaluate how we do and think about something. Besides， it gives us the chance to try the same thing again but in a__27__way.

Yes， failure__28__the seed of victory and success. When we study the reason for our failure and learn from it， we will find the__29__ to success. So my dear friends， remember， you haven’t really__30__until you accept defeats.

21. A. possible B. desirable

C. available D. accessible

22. A. wrong B. terrible

C. bad D. strange

23. A. unpleasant B. unlucky

C. unsuccessful D. unfortunate

24. A. enthusiasm B. desire

C. fear D. advantage

25. A. countsB. says

C. means D. describes

26. A. revolution B. opportunity

C. resistanceD. challenge

27. A. great B. strange

C. old D. new

28. A. earns B. improves

C. shows D. contains

29. A. source B. need

C. key D. origin

30. A. failed B. defeated

C. beaten D fought

(3)

After hearing a story from my Chinese teacher I have changed my opinion on failure. It was a story about a girl who always succeeded and never__21__.Luck never__22__her. Her life was totally perfect until she__23__working. She found she could not stand the__24__either from her boss or any of her colleagues who was better than her. At last she went mad， only because she was always thinking that she had no__25__ ， she was the best one.

I’ve really learned something from this story that failure can easily defeat a person who seldom fails or never learns__26__from it; on the opposite， it can never__27__the wings of a person who is strong-willed and always tries to get something from it. Although sometimes it is true that failure is just like a sharp knife deeply jabbing your heart， in the meantime， it gives you the power and__28__you grow up and have the strong will. It also teaches you to be calm and never__29__when you are in trouble.

So don’t be afraid of failure. If you think you are on the right__30 ， just keep on doing it and you will succeed one day.

21. A. failedB. suffered

C. blamedD. disappointed

22. A. turned toB. went against

C. threw offD. got across

23. A. started B. kept

C. meantD. continued

24. A. failureB. envy

C. criticism D. weakness

25. A. advantageB. progress

C. reputation D. defect

26. A. achievementsB. appreciations

C. lessonsD. classes

27. A. keep offB. break up

C. take outD. carry off

28. A. encouragesB. helps

C. requiresD. urges

29. A. frustrateB. discourage

C. defeat D. complain

30. A. trackB. mind

C. opinionD. idea

答案與解析

(1)本文通過引用英國足球明星貝克漢姆的例子說明了逆境是成功的關鍵因素之一。

21. A。從該句的But，可推斷出答案應選A。

22. C。句式搭配:require sb to do sth “要求某人做某事”;其被動形式為:sb is required to do sth。

23. B。短語:account for 是……的原因; leads to 導致;refer to 提到，說起; hold to 堅持，忠于。

24. B。短語:play the important role 起著重要的作用。

25. D。insignificant不重要的;permanent 永久的;enthusiastic 熱情的;outstanding 杰出的。

26. D。搭配:be regarded to be 被認為是……。

27. C。 結合上一句中的greatest和該句中的However，可推斷出答案應選C。

28. B。overlook 忽視;defeat打敗;match使較量;postpone推遲。從該句的Nevertheless，可推斷出答案應選B。

29. A。agent 原動力。

30.C。respect 尊敬;aspect 方面;prospect 前景;suspect 嫌疑犯。

(2)本文論述了若改變看待問題的角度，會發現失敗同樣不失精彩。

21. B。從上文的 “However”一詞可推斷出答案應選B，desirable 意為“可取的”。

22. A。從上文的“a right way of doing it”，可推斷出下文講的錯誤的做事方式。

23. C。上文提到“當我們做對的時候，我們就取得成功”，因此結合下文可知道當我們做錯的時候，就不會成功。

24. C。結合上下文，可知“我們要擺好失敗的位置，消除對失敗的恐懼感”。

25. A。從這一句話的結構可以看出該空需要填入一個不及物動詞。四個選項中只有A 選項是不及物動詞。count “有重要意義，有價值”。

26. B。從下一句的“chance”，可判斷出答案應選B。

27. D。從上文的“the same thing”和“but”可推斷出答案應選D。

28. D。contain “包含”;該句譯為:失敗其實蘊涵著成功和勝利的種子。

29. C。the key to success “成功的關鍵”。

30.A。從這一句話的結構可以看出該空需要填入一個不及物動詞。四個選項中只有A 選項是不及物動詞。該句譯為:除非你自己接受了失敗，否則你都沒有真正失敗。

(3)本文通過小女孩的故事，說明了只有不害怕失敗，才能獲得成功的道理。

21. A。從上文 “It was a story about a girl who always succeeded”， 可推斷出答案是A。

22. B。turn to 求助于;go against 對……不利;throw off擺脫;get across使……理解/接受。

23. A。結合下文的“from her boss or any of her colleges”， 可以判斷出是started working “開始工作”。

24. C。從上文的“She found she could not stand”中的 “stand(忍受)”這個詞可判斷出答案是C。

25. D。從上文的“she was the best one”， 可知她瘋了，只是因為她總是認為自己沒有任何缺點，總是相信自己是最好的。

26. C。learn lessons from 從……吸取教訓。

27. B。keep off 避開，不接近;break up 打碎;take out 拿出;carry off 輕而易舉地完成。

28. B。由句式搭配help sb do sth 和encourages/requires/urges sb to do sth可判斷出答案是B。

29. D。從原文可判斷出 29 空的句子是一個主謂關系的句子。除了D選項的 complain是不及物動詞外，其他三個都是及物動詞，因此可判斷出答案是D。

30. A。短語:on the right track 正確地，循著正確的路線。

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