单元加餐练（一） 完形阅读组合练

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the __1__， after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just __2__ a best time. __3__， I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.

　　I was lying on my cool bed when an idea __4__ my head. Success is the __5__ to go from failure to failure without __6__ your enthusiasm. At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a __7__ similar response like, "You can't do it" or "Probably not". Believe it or not, these are the responses that made my goal __8__.

　　Finally came the day when I had to __9__ to myself and others that with __10__ there is no limit to your achievements.

　　With the starting gun __11__， I dove with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running __12__ my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each __13__ at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the __14__ turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I __15__ the final wall with my fingertips and knew that I had swum the __16__ race.

　　I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my __17__ like water does a cup. I saw the __18__ on all of my friends' faces as I __19__ out of the pool: their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them thumbs up.

　　I have __20__ in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.

语篇解读：作者的队友认为作者不会成功，但通过自己的努力，作者最终证明了自己的实力，因为作者相信：自信是开启成功大门的钥匙。只要想到就没有做不了的事。

　　1．A.pond　　　　　　　　　　B．sea

　　C．pool D．bed

　　解析：选C　根据下文"as I __19__ out of the pool"可知作者应该是爬出游泳池。

　　2．A.made B．achieved

　　C．reached D．realized

　　解析：选B　我看见达到最好时间的游泳者脸上的微笑，achieve"达到"，符合语境。

　　3．A.Otherwise B．However

　　C．Besides D．In addition

解析：选B　根据上文看见的是胜利者脸上的微笑，下文是转折，作者失败了，故选B项。