2014届高三英语二轮专题强化精选：完形填空89.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化精选：完形填空 1.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The world issmart, 36 , educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a 37 and the young mechanic had it 38 in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply 39 the engine. I was amazed. I am 40 shocked at how 41 talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes 42 the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists 43 financially. All this time, I thought that when they graduated, the dollars would 44 . It was this business consultant 45 gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great 46 .” What this phrase means is that most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would 47 exponentially(成倍的). I have mentioned before that 48 intelligence is a synergy(增效作用) of accounting, investing, marketing and law. 49 those four technical skills and making money with money is easier. When it 50 to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard. When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonalds?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, 51 McDonalds makes more money than you?” The answer is 52 : McDonalds is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they 53 on building a better hamburger and know little or 54 about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger 55 the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger. 36. A. energetic B. talented C. open-minded D. skilled 37. A. house B. garbage C. garage D. building 38. A. broken B. stopped C. moved D. fixed 39. A. hearing