第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意

题目内容：

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .

Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has put out several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.

In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .

36．

A．unreasonable

B．unusual

C．unfair

D．unhappy

37．

A．health

B．wealth

C．happiness

D．illnesses

38．

A．ought to

B．had to

C．needed to

D．used to

39．

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．upset

D．shameful

40．

A．crying

B．painting

C．imagination

D．consideration

41．

A．dignity

B．work

C．condition

D．situation

42．

A．game

B．trick

C．role

D．part

43．

A．unable

B．impossible

C．unfit

D．difficult

44．

A．resist

B．insist

C．refuse

D．understand

45．

A．failures

B．efforts

C．choices

D．interests

46．

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whoever

47．

A．eventually

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．usually

48．

A．found

B．drawn

C．written

D．conducted

49．

A．after

B．for

C．with

D．before

50．

A．powerful

B．hopeful

C．useful

D．successful

51．

A．grand

B．big

C．brave

D．equal

52．

A．potential

B．basic

C．right

D．simple

53．

A．product

B．fame

C．name

D．job

54．

A．rapidly

B．separately

C．slowly

D．quietly

55．

A．offer

B．gain

C．gather

D．earn

最佳答案：

36—40 CADBB 41—45: BBADC 46—50 BCADB 51—55: CCBDA

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。