2014届高三英语二轮复习专题考前训练：完形填空.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮复习专题考前训练：完形填空 In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was __1__ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small __2__ made me change my mind. One day my two-year-old son, __3__ at a dozen of “stood” color marker-pens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ball-pens, __4__ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ball-pens just lay __5__. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said __6__， “Mummy cant help you.” To my surprise, he wouldnt listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence. My sons behaviour reminded me of George who was always __7__ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, __8__， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __9__ about him and __10__ us to look up to him as a role model. One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？” “Probably cant leave till midnight，” he said. “How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？” “__11__.” “Dont you have time to be with your family at all？” He shook his head slowly and __12__ a sigh. “Its not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. Its much too __13__ to even think about letting go.” A year later I resigned. The __14__ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then Ive never seen him. But occasionally his aged __15__ would come to my mind. Until that day, __16__ knowing why the ball-pens couldnt stand up, the two-year-old had __17__ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ball-pens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. __18__， he already learned to let go of his previous __19__ attempts. In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to __20__ them and then decisively let go of them immediately. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己儿子以及以前一位同事的例子说