【金版教程】2016高三英语（北师大版）新一轮总复习能力自评：Unit 16　Stories [ 高考].docVIP

Section Ⅲ　沙场点兵，能力自评 (时间：45分钟　满分100分) .完形填空 When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance(self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)__1__typewriter and settled down to work. After a year or so, however, Alex began to__2__himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by__3__what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—__4__it meant living with uncertainty and fear of__5__. This is the shadowland of hope, and__6__with a dream must learn to live there. One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n)__7__， and we’re paying $ 6,000 a year.” $ 6,000 was__8__money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.__9__， he could write on the side.__10__the dollars were dancing in Alexs head, something__11__his senses. He had dreamed of being a__12__—full time. “Thanks but no，” Alex said__13__， “Im going to stick it out and write.” After Alex got off the phone, he__14__everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a__15__bag, saying to himself, “There?s everything you?ve made of yourself so far.” Finally his work was__16__in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that__17__writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into limelight. Then one day, Alex__18__a box filled with things he had owned years before.__19__was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he__20__himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland. 1. A. expensive　　　　　 B. priceless C. excellent D. used 2. A. doubt B. trust C. regret D. hate 3. A. buying B. selling C. reading D. appreciating 4. A. what if B. now that C. even though D. as if 5. A. failure B. success C. loss D. perspiration 6. A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. none 7