江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（十一）含答案.docVIP

江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（11）含答案 .完形填空 Words：329　难度系数：★★　建议用时：15分钟 (2012·大纲版压轴卷) Launching a Life with$10 and a Dream Growing up on a farm in Tennessee，Larry Young was determined to do something else with his life.His father wanted him to follow in his __1__and refused to help Young go to college.__2__ ，with$ 10 in his pocket，Young set off for Tennessee State University，__3__to register.“I walked up to the bursar’s(财务主管) office and threw my two$5 __4__ up there on the counter，”Young says.“I plan to make __5__ out of myself.”Young told the school official.He saw this country boy and said, “But you can’t go to school with $10.”Young said, “But I __6__.”Young was taken to see the school dean，who asked if he could drive a truck.Young had never driven before，but said yes __7__.He got a job carrying trash.“I didn’t know what I was doing，but __8__ the grace of God，I did it.That __9__ my tuition，but they didn ’t know I didn’t have a place to stay.” “One morning，the matron(女舍监) of the dormitory __10__ up and saw me－between two mattresses in the dormitory，and it scared her.She broke __11__ and cried when I told her my __12__.And afterwards，she gave me everything __13__ I needed.” Young is __14__ to say he was the first African American to be the director of food sanitation for the Detroit Health Department. Young remembers a female high school student.“She was __15__.She came from a family of seven－some of them were on drugs－and she had __16__ right to be mad.So I sit her down and I talk to her.” I said，“Do you see these __17__－way back in the South，in the sticks，I picked cotton.But you see __18__ I am today.”Young ended up __19__ her.“It’s been over 19 years ago.She’s an executive secretary today.” “That is the greatest thing I’ve __20__ done in my life.If you just put your arms around people，they will go forward in life.”said Young. 1．A.careers B．jobs C．wishes D．footsteps 解析：选D。follow in one’s footsteps“步入后尘，继承某人的事业”。 2．A.However B．So