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一完型填空

Passage 1

Each human being is born as something new， 1 that never existed before．He is born with 2 he needs to win at life．Each person in his own 3 can see，hear，touch，taste，and think 4 himself．Each has his own unique 5 —his capabilities and limitations． 6 can be a significant，7 ，aware，and creatively 8 person in his own right — a winner．

The words “winner” and “loser” have many meanings．When we refer 9 a person as a winner，we do not mean one 10 beats the other guy 11 winning over him and 12 him lose．To us，a winner is one who responds authentically by being 13 ，trustworthy，responsive，and genuine，14 as an individual and as a member of a 15 ．

A loser is one who fails to respond authentically．Martin Buber 16 this idea as he retells an old story of a rabbi who on his 17 bed sees himself as a loser．The rabbi laments that，in the world to come，he will not be asked why he wasn’t Moses；he will be asked why he wasn't 18 ．

Few people are one hundred percent winners or one hundred percent losers．It's a 19 of degree．However，once a person is on the road to being a winner，his chances are greater for becoming even more 20 ．This book is intended to facilitate the journey．1．A．everything B．anything C．something D．thing

2．A．that B．what C．which D．how

3．A．way B．case C．method D．appetite

4．A．of B．to C．for D．about 5．A．possibilities B．abilities C．potentials D．energy

6．A．One B．All C．Every D．Each 7．A．thinking B．think C．thought D．have thought 8．A．produce B．productive C．product D．productivity 9．A．as B．to C．for D．on

10．A．what B．those C．which D．who 11．A．with B．for C．on D．by 12．A．making B．let C．letting D．make 13．A．credit B．believing C．credible D．believed

14．A．all B．both C．which D．each 15．A．society B．group C．community D．party 16．A．takes B．tells C．speaks D．expresses 17．A．die B．death C．dying D．died

18．A．his B．him C．himself D．self 19．A．matter B．case C．thing D．something 20．A．than B．much C．then D．so

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Passage 1

Passage 2

Most parents，I suppose，have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children．And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book．Either the author has aimed too 3 ，so that the children can't follow what is in his （or more often，her）story， 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers．

The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple，and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it．Unfortunately，there are in fact 8 books like this，9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve．This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 ．“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 13 of this．Children，left for themselves，often 14 the worst possible interest in literature．Just leave a child in bookshop or 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way，or have a look at most children's comics，full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents．

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 18 our taste in literature．After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books．So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story．

1．A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said 2．A．short B．long C．bad D．good 3．A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult 4．A．and B．but C．or D．so 5．A．both B．neither C．either D．very

6．A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher 7．A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads 8．A．few B．many C．a great deal of D．a great number of 9．A．but B．however C．so D．because 10．A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast 11．A．articles B．work C．arts D．works 12．A．grown-ups B．girls C．boys D．children 13．A．difficult B．hidden C．obvious D．easy 14．A．are B．show C．find D．add 15．A．school B．home C．office D．library 16．A．more B．less C．able D．be 17．A．lovingness B．interests C．objections D．readings 18．A．receiving B．accepting C．having D．refusing 19．A．same B．friendly C．different D．common 20．A．common B．average C．different D．same

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