2014江苏专用高考英语二轮考前增分特训：《真题变式训练》.docVIP

真题精读·变式训练——破解2013高考完形与阅读 第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us __36__ chasing the same thing. One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell __37__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I __38__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __39__ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road __40__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__41__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and __42__ a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me，__43__ slowly，they started teaching me the __44__ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __45__ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a __46__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of __47__. What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__48__ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__49__ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my __50__ with my neighbors. Four years later，I moved back into __51__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__52__ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to __53__ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in __54__ if we hadn’t banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself；it’s about __55__ we can all get by together. 原题体验 36．A.separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally 答案　A　 解析　句意为：我们都在各自地追求同样的事物。separately各自地；equally平等地；violently猛烈地；naturally自然地。 37．A.off B．apart C．over D．out 答案　B　 解析　句意为：经历了一系列的不幸，一切都破碎了。fall off跌落，掉下；fall apart崩溃，破碎；fall over跌倒，摔倒；fall out掉队，争吵。 38．A.crossed B．left C．toured D．searched 答案　D 解析　句意为：