河北省玉田县2014高考英语完形填空与词汇复习及练习（5）（答案）.docVIP

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 河北省玉田县2014高考英语完形填空与词汇复习及练习（5）（答案） 【内蒙古巴市一中一模】 完形填空(共20小.:每小1.5分.满分30分） 阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项《A、B。 C和D》中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. I grew up poor – living with six brothers， my father and a wonderful mother。 We had 36 money and few worldly goods， but plenty of love and attention. I was 37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38 afford a dream。 My dream was to be a 39 . When I was sixteen， I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball。 I was also 40 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis， who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief。 One particular 42 with him changed my life forever。 It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes， and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting， and I wanted to 45 at it. Then I realized I would have to 46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldnt be playing. I was 47 about this. When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be。 “You have your whole life to work， he said。 “Your 49 days are limited. You cant afford to waste them. I stood before him with my head 50 ， trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51 his disappointment in me. “How much are you going to make at this job？” he demanded。 “$ 3。25 an hour，” I replied. “Well, is $ 3。25 an hour the price of a 52 ？” he asked. That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54 that summer， and within the year I was offered a ＄ 20,000 contract。 I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams. 3