高中英语 完形填空之天津模拟试题精选（2）.pdfVIP

(1)南开中学2020 届高三年级第五次月检测 When Iwasa childmy father taught me fivewordsthat Iveused allmy life- in my acting career,asamother, in my business activities. If I ___16___ that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed worried about meeting new people,Dadwould say, ＂Standportertoyour___17___. A porter is a gatekeeper, who stands at a door ___18___ people in or out. Dad would get me to ___19___myself stopping destructivethings--such asfear-at thedoor,___20___ saying “Come into faith,love and self-assurance. As an actress,beforeI went on camera, I’dmake sure anxiety___21___ and confidence in my ability came in. As amother,when I was___22___about my children,I wouldtry not to let worry in but would___23___my mind with trust in them. Ofcourse,therewerealwaystimesId___24___ thosewords. In 1972 my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own ____25____in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more ____26____and complicated than we had ____27____. Wewere on call 24hoursa day.Somethingwasalwaysgoing____28____.Electricity went on theblink, food wasnt delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic ____29____ left uswith no maids.Fillmore gave me a ____30____: scrub floors or do the laundry.For 10 days I folded enough king-size sheets to____31____ the wholestate ofCalifornia. Then there was the____32____ crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California ____33____. How could we fill our beds?What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caughtthemjust____34____.I stoodporter. I stoodin thedoor ofmy mind and sent fearpacking. These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to____35____, Ijust smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy. 16.A.complained B.announced C.recalled D.decided 17.A.future B.