2012高二英语同步练习：Unit 14　Careers（北师大版必修5）.docVIP

高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 Ⅰ.完形填空 With excitement we started our small business. No longer were we __1__ to have a weekly paycheck. We now were on our own to __2__ an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little __3__ about our ability to do this. But Byron, my wife, believed in our products and believed in our ability to __4__. We invested (投资) heavily in producing a number of products, __5__ none of them were popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a __6__ that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses. We now had our money __7__ in the booth (货摊) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money __8__ up in materials. So we did not have enough money to __9__ our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads. As we discussed our __10__， I happened to read the words: “If you have made mistakes... there is always another chance for you... you may have a __11__ start any moment you choose, for this thing we call “Failure” is not falling down, but __12__ down.” The words reinforced (增强) my determination and Byrons __13__ that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were __14__ not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining __15__.We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our __16__. If we had done nothing, if we had allowed ourselves to “stay down”， then we would have __17__.But we made the choice to learn from our __18__， and we moved forward with more determination. Those words __19__ a much better idea on failure—a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you __20__ your failure, you decide if you stay down. 1．A.happy　B．Dangerous C．ready D．safe 【答案与解析】　D　作者夫妻二人开办了自己的公司，所以他们不再有每周“稳定的”收入。 2．A.produce B．receive 　C．reduce　 　D．afford 【答案与解析】　A　结合上文可知他们没有了固定的每周收入