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四、(2024·深圳改编)完形填空。〔人与自我——做人与做事〕
William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no 1 . At night，they used oil lamps for lighting. However，oil was too 2 for his parents to afford.
William wanted to 3 life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day，he read a book on how to 4 wind into electricity with a windmill.
“That is 5 !”Though he didn’t know what a windmill was，he decided to give it a try.
First he had to 6 all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and 7 his goal until he got what he wanted.
Then he 8 to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields，he threw himself into studying the materials，staying 9 till midnight. Finally，he made it after many 10 . He fixed the windmill on the top of a wooden tower to catch wind. The villagers came to 11 . A long wire was used to connect a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill 12 . To their amazement，the bulb went on. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped 13 . To produce more energy，he built another windmill for his village.
Born into poverty，William didn’t 14 in the face of difficulties. He kept reading，taught himself and lit up the whole 15 .
1. A. gas B. water C. Internet D. electricity
2. A. cheap B. expensive C. high D. heavy
3. A. protect B. improve C. create D. understand
4. A. find B. get C. look D. turn
5. A. amazing B. surprised C. worried D. important
6. A. buy B. invent C. collect D. borrow
7. A. stuck to B. went over C. looked into D. learned about
8. A. started B. used C. had D. wanted
9. A. calm B. awake C. relaxed D. free
10. A. tales B. excuses C. failures D. meetings
11. A. feel B. listen C. find D. look
12. A. fell B. flew C. opened D. turned
13. A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. carefully D. worriedly
14. A. put up B. set up C. give up D. stand up
15. A. team B. club C. school D. village

答案： 四、1~5. DBBDA 6~10. CAABC
11~15. DDACD