高三英语限时阅读训练（三十五）.docVIP

高三英语限时阅读训练（三十五） 第一部分 完型填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Learning to Accept I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill. My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must always give things up 43 we grow-our youth, our beauty, our friends－but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter. I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I 54 what other things I could learn from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 . 36．A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile 37．A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow 38．A．already B．still C．only D．once 39．A．took B．threw C．sent D．put 40．A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．hopeless 41．A．worrying B．caring C．talking