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2014届高三英语二轮复习专题考前训练：完形填空 (2013·江苏)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us __21__ chasing the same thing. One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell __22__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I __23__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __24__ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road __25__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__26__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and __27__ a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me，__28__ slowly，they started teaching me the __29__ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __30__ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a __31__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of __32__. What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__33__ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__34__ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my __35__ with my neighbors. Four years later，I moved back into __36__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__37__ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to __38__ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time Ive had nine people come in and move on to other places.Wed all be in __39__ if we hadnt banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.Its not so much about what I can get for myself；its about __40__ we can all get by together. 【语篇解读】 本文属于夹叙夹议的文体。作者从自己的亲身经历，反映出一个人的梦不是美国梦，所有人的梦才是美国梦，只有大家共同努力才能实现共同的梦想。 21．A.separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally 22．A.off B．apart C．over D．out 23．A.crossed B．left C．toured D．searched 24．A.fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest 25．A.at B．through C．over D．round 26．A.occupied B．abandoned C．emptied D．robbed 27．A.turned B．approached C．cleared D．cut