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大旺中学高二英语限时训练（四） 第一节 完形填空（共15空，每空2分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance writer (自由作家), no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a 　 1　 typewriter and settled down to work. After a year or so, however, Alex began to 　 2　 himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by 　 3　 what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test even if it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 　 4　 . This is the shadow land of hope, and 　 anyone with a dream must learn to 5 there. One day Alex got a(n) 　 6　, “We need an assistant, and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was a 　 7　 sum of money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice 8 instead of the storage room, a second-hand car and more. Besides, he could write on the side. As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something cleared his senses. He had dreamed of being a(n) 　 9　 — full time. “Thanks but no,” Alex said 　 10　 , “I’m going to stick it out and write.” After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.” Finally his work was published in 1970. Instantly he became 11 and achieved success that few writers ever experience. The 12 had turned into limelight (聚光灯). Then one day, Alex 　 13　 a box filled with things he had owned years before. Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he pictured himself working in that 　 14　 storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the 　 15　 and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadow land. 1. A. simple B. wasted C. superb D. used 2. A. doubt B. check C. refresh D. tease 3. A. collecting B. selling C. reading D. showing 4. A. stress B. difficulty