湖北省荆州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（三）及答案.docVIP

湖北省荆州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（3）及答案 阅读理解(每题2分，满分分) 选材相似度：★★★ 设题相似度：★★★ 难度系数：★★★ On that September morning five years ago，a memory of his father came to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In it，the Brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，“In a crisis，you have to become the calmest person in the room.” Giuliani became more than that.His suit coated with ash from the wreckage，he stood firm，vowing that New Yorkers would show the world the meaning of courage.He comforted victims families，attended funerals of police and firefighters，rallied his fellow citizens on radio and television. Hed overcome hardships before，including a bitter，public end to his marriage，and a battle with prostate cancer.Alongside the terrifying challenges of 9/11，theyre the kind of events that could break anyones public and personal life.But Giulianis resolve to success is stronger than ever，and now he is about to find out if his legacy of leadership endures. After the coming midterm elections，he will decide whether to seek the Republican nomination for President in 2008，or whether to carry on with the business ventures he took up post-9/11.Having spent years in public service—as a U．S.Attorney (lawyer) in New York，an Associate Attorney General during the Reagan Administration，and two terms as mayor of the Big Apple—Giuliani,62，is finally cashing_in.Chair and CEO of Giuliani Partners LLC，hes making millions as a security and crisis management consultant.Hes also a law partner with Bracewell Giuliani，and gives speeches that reportedly earn him $100,000 a pop.Still，he insists that his current work is about the challenge rather than the money.“Learning more about business，finance，how to straighten out organizations—thats very exciting to me，” he says. But when he talks about public service，his intensity added.“I miss being involved in the most important things that are going on.When some crisis happens，you feel thats what youve been trained for，what you know how to do.” Notes： plumber n．管道工