2014届高三英语二轮专题复习拔高训练：完型填空55.docVIP

1.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to __36__a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for __37__ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, __38__, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives. Author Napoleon Hill said, “__39__ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, __40__ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really __41__ a deep thirst. Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to __42__ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the __43__ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars. He reports that the researcher was __44__ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the __45__ of those individuals. But research found that they __46__ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, __47__ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time __48__ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting. Parental support was also a key factor. __49__ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, __50__ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received __51__training. But in the end, it was their children’s __52__ that made the difference. The principle __53__ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your __54__ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will __55__ your answer to that simple question. 36. A. search B. realize C. understand D. enter 37. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something 38. A. in the end B. fo