扬子江高级中学高三英语限时阅读训练(十八)07-10.docVIP

高三英语限时阅读训练（十八） 07 .10 第一部分 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中，选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The Parking-Lot（停车场）Sweeper Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in E1 Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how 36 we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They 37 us with the ideas of family, faith and love. I got my first 38 job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He 39 space in a little shopping center and gave his shop the flowery name of Mr. Ben’s Coiffure. The owner of the shopping center 40 my Dad’s payment for cleaning the parking lot three 41 a week, which 42 getting up at 3 a.m. Mom and I helped 43 dustbin and pick up rubbish by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I 44 sleep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have 45 a lifetime. I obtained discipline （自律）and the importance of work, and learned at a(n) 46 age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests—in my 47 , school, homework and a job. This 48 helped during my school years, when I worked 40 hours at a fast-food restaurant while taking a full 49 of college preparation courses. The hard work 50 off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to 51 graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. 52 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly（州议会）. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have 53 forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is value in all work and that if people are working to 54 for themselves and their families, that is 55 we should honor. 36．A. important B. differen