第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。www.gaosan.com

Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever.I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast.While we were ___36  ,Kurt asked me, “ John, what is your 37 for personal growth?

Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might  38  for growth.I told him about the many activities in which I was 39 .And I went into a 40  about how hard I worked and the gains I was making.I must have talked for ten minutes.Kurt 41 patiently, but then he 42 smiled and said, “You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?”

“No, I43  .

“You know,” Kurt said simply, “growth is not a(n) 44  process.”

And that’s when it 45 me.I wasn’t doing anything   46 to make myself better.And at that moment, I made the   47  : I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my 48  .

That night, I talked to my wife about my   49   with Kurt and what I had learned.I   50 her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling.We 51 that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale.He was offering a   52   for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.

Several important things happened that day.First, we decided to 53 the resources.But more importantly, we made a commitment to 54 together as a couple.From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together.It was a 55 decision.While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.

【答案】36-40.DCDA B41-45.BDAAD46-50.BCABC51-55.CCBAD

38.D考查动词短语辨析。动词appeal呼吁，吸引（通常与to连用）；look for寻找；call for需要，需要；qualify for有资格，能胜任；当Kurt提出这个问题的时候，我努力找出一些个人生活中与成长有关的事情。与ABC三项的语义不搭配。故D正确。

39.A考查形容词短语。本句是定语从句，介词in提前至关系代词which之前。形容词短语be involved in参与...；卷入...；be trapped in被困在...中；be lost in沉浸于...；be bathed in被 ...笼罩;我告诉他很多我所参加的活动。根据句意可知A正确。

40.B考查名词辨析。我在发表关于自己如何努力工作并取得了很大的成就的演讲。与讨论、争论及讲课无关。故B正确。

41.B考查上下文串联。我讲了十几分钟自己的个人努力及成就，Kurt在耐心的听我说。故B正确。

42.D考查副词辨析。终于；耐心地听我讲了很长时间，最后他笑着对我说：对于个人成长你并没有计划，是吧？故D正确。

45.D考查动词辨析。Kurt的话触动了我，我的确没有有意识地做一些事情让自己变得更好。故D项正确。

46.B考查介词辨析。介词on loan暂借，出借的；on purpose故意地；on sale降价出售；on balance总之；他的话让我意识到自己的确没有有意地做一些让自己更好的事情。故B项正确。

47.C考查上下文串联。根据文章55空It was a   55   decision.可知我做出了一个决定：要为我的生活做一个个人的成长计划。故C项正确。

48.A考查上下文串联。可知这个计划是为个人成长计划，是与个人生活有关的计划。BCD三项都属于A项的范围。故A正确。

49.B考查上下文串联。名词contract合同，契约；conversation对话；negotiation谈判；协商；argument争论；根据文章前两段可知我和Kurt在吃早饭的时候，进行了一次关于个人成长计划的谈话。故B正确。

50.C考查动词辨析。我向妻子展示了Kurt正在出售的书和磁带。我们意识到他并不是想向我们兜售自己的书，而是给了我们一个改变生活和实现梦想的方法。故ABD三项语义不搭配。故C正确。

51.C考查动词辨析。我们意识到他并不是想向我们兜售自己的书，而是给了我们一个改变生活和实现梦想的方法。根据句意可知C项正确。

52.C考查名词辨析。Kurt给了我们一个改变生活和实现梦想的方法。B项的介词搭配错误。故C正确。

53.B考查上下文串联。根据文章前一段可知我们意识到他并不是想向我们兜售自己的书，而是给了我们一个改变生活和实现梦想的方法。说明我们认可了他的观点，所以我们购买了他的书和磁带等资源。故B正确。

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