完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订，订阅) to my hometown paper,
the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __
36__ for garage apartments, I was __
37__ for the work.
It was a __
38__ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, __
39__ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___
40__, a man shut his door heavily in my face and __
41__, “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __
42__ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __
43__ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __
44__ subscription sellers and, like other successful __
45__, was given responsibility for training newcomers.
__
46__ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __
47__ at barbecues and other events. When I __
48__ 18, I focused my __
49__ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___
50___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __
51___ knocking on strangers’ doors.
That ___
52___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___
53__ me to back off, but I
refused.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___
54___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___
55___: I was the one sayin
g no. And I won.
| 小题1: | | A．leaving | B．searching | C．reaching | D．asking |
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| 小题2: | | A．sorry | B．ready | C．doubtful | D．thankful |
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| 小题3: | | A．challenge | B．puzzle | C．surprise | D．failure |
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| 小题4: | | A．certainly | B．obviously | C．especially | D．usually |
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| 小题5: | | A．time | B．occasion | C．day | D．place |
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| 小题6: | | A．screamed | B．whispered | C．begged | D．announced |
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| 小题7: | | A．allowed | B．forced | C．wished | D．reminded |
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| 小题8: | | A．ended up | B．gave up | C．picked up | D．kept up |
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本试题 “完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订，订阅) to my hometown pap...” 主要考查您对 人生感悟类阅读 等考点的理解。关于这些考点您可以点击下面的选项卡查看详细档案。
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。 生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
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