江西省兴国县第三中学2015-2016学年高二英语周练试题（2015.11.2） 无答案.docVIP

兴国三中高二英语周周练 2015.11.2 一、完形填空 A woman whose father died before he could 1 his travel dreams has paid respect to him by making a 2 cardboard cut-out of him the star of her holidays photos. Two years ago, New York photographer Jinna Yang was destroyed when her father 3 from stomach cancer. In emotional posts on her 4 , she wrote about how her father had given up everything for his family. According to Yang, her father immigrated to the United States at 17, and struggled through various 5 in order to survive. The American Dream never 6 out for him—he ended up at a dry cleaner’s, 12 hours a day, six days a week 7 20 years. In a post before his death, Yang wrote: “He’s 52. He’s never been to Europe or Africa, California, Florida. He never got to chase his dream of 8 the world as a pro PGA golfer.” After he 9 , Yang said she reached the 10 where she “lost the will to live”. “I seemed to have it all—a great job, a luxury apartment, solid log-term relationship with a man, an overflowing closet with 11 shoes than I could count,” she wrote. 12 , inside, she was 13 depressed. “What people didn’t see was the effect the 14 of life events had on every inch of my body, heart, mind and soul,” she added. So one day, she woke up and decided to 15 control of her life. She blogged that she had bought a(n) 16 ticket to Iceland, and 17 most of her clothes and had quit her job. “It left everything in New York City to travel the world for the first time with a life-sized cut-out of my dad,” she said. “To share his story, and to help 18 peace to my stepmother, my 22-year-old brother, my 9-year-old sister, and myself, I took him with me all over Europe to be 19 together in front of some of the world’s most iconic destinations.” After documenting her voyage online, she said she hoped her journey would 20 others to follow their dreams and ambitions. 1.A. fulfill B. come C. finish D. end 2.A. lifeless B. beautiful C. life-sized D. man-made 3.A.