2013年浙江省平阳县第三中学高一英语每日一小练 23.docVIP

一、完型填空 When I was very young, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who _1_ a large store. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie _2_ call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit down and _3_ a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down _4_ us. Then we’d bury (埋藏) our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart – the _5_ , juiciest, sweetest, most seed-free part – and _6_ away the rest. To my father, Bernie was rich with more than money. I always thought it was _7_ he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I _8_ that it was not Bernie’s wealth (财富) itself but his way of _9_ it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to _10_ working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of _11_ . Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will _12_ be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to enjoy life’s small _13_ , your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid. I was too _14_ making all the money I could. Well, I’ve re-learned it. I hope I have _15_ left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away. 1. A. made B. worked C. owned D. owed 2. A. could B. should C. might D. would 3. A. asked for B. got ready for C. ate up D. ended up with 4. A. on top of B. behind C. far away from D. next to 5. A. greenest B. whitest C. reddest D. lightest 6. A. go B. give C. keep D. throw 7. A. while B. until C. because D. though 8. A. remembered B. realized C. forgot D. heard 9. A. dealing with B. thinking about C. working out D. talking about 10. A. start B. keep C. prevent D. stop 11. A. mind B. money C. memory D. appearance 12. A. ever B. never C. even D.