Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note grammar课时作业

第一节　完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　[2019·合肥市高三质量检测]When we were kids, we didn't think of success or failure in the way we think now. At that time we dived straight into __1__.

　　In high school, I developed a preference for art. _2___， I studied really hard about other things, __3__ for a successful career in information science. __4__ everybody was supporting me in continuing on the "path of success"， I felt really __5__ inside. Deep down I knew, I'm not this person everybody thinks I am-my heart was __6__ for something more meaningful. I wanted to do __7__.

　　My final year at college was also a __8__. I didn't manage to __9__ in time with my generation. Then I tried animation, design, and even music __10__ for a while, so different from the career that I was always __11__ to do. Needless to say, such "creative"__12__ brought me much satisfaction, but I was running out of money. I was stuck in a __13__-finding a job or finishing my degree, __14__ I made good progress at neither of them. I realized that just a strong __15__ will not bring me across the river. I had to do the work with my own hands.

　　One day, a former high school teacher met me on the street. He was __16__ to hear I, one of his top students, wasn't doing well. He then __17__ me to find my first job as a game developer. After starting work, my life started to improve.

　　__18__， I can see my goals and dreams have remarkably __19__ over the years. I often remind myself that although some dreams may __20__， you can always have your passion reborn again.

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己在成长过程中的学习经历告诉我们：虽然有些梦想可能会消失，但通过努力你仍可以让你的激情再生。

　　【高频词回顾】　adventure n. 冒险　randomly adv. 随便地　die out消失

　　1．A.safety 　　 B．adventures

　　　　C．agreement D．conflicts

答案与解析：B　根据上文"When we were kids，we didn't think of success or