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五、先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
When Sean was only a 5 - year - old boy, his father’s friend Paul once 1 the little boy home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car, the lights and the uniform. He decided to be a hero like Paul.
However, a high school English teacher 2 Sean’s dream. She believed that Sean had a true gift for 3 and should not waste it being a police officer. Sean followed his teacher’s 4, and finally he became a reporter for a newspaper. During the following years, Sean changed several jobs but 5 made him really happy. Actually, he never really gave up his childhood 6 of being a policeman. “I feel like a loser,” Sean said. He was 7 and lost 25 pounds in a few months.
For a long time, Sean sent emails for a job as a police officer. There was no reply. One morning, Sean checked the email box as usual, and he found an unexpected (意想不到的) email in his box. Was it possibly 8 this time?
Sean was excited when he saw the 9. It was from one of Sean’s old friends. He wrote, “Phoenix is in great need of police officers. Do you still want to be a police officer?”
“Phoenix is a city 500 miles away from 10 home,” said Sean. “But if I get this 11, I will be reborn.”
In order to pass the test to enter the police academy (学院), Sean 12 began training, setting a daily running goal of a mile and a half. 13, Sean passed the written exam and completed the physical test. Later, Sean finished his education in the police academy.
The following year, Sean got a prize as a policeman 14 he did an excellent job. “It took me 35 years. But a promise is a promise,” Sean said. “I have made it. It just proves that it’s never too 15 to achieve my dream.”
(D) 1. A. guided
B. led
C. carried
D. drove
(A) 2. A. broke
B. made
C. kept
D. achieved
(B) 3. A. listening
B. writing
C. singing
D. fighting
(C) 4. A. victory
B. rule
C. advice
D. budget
(B) 5. A. something
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
(C) 6. A. life
B. work
C. dream
D. memory
(B) 7. A. happy
B. sad
C. excited
D. angry
(B) 8. A. new
B. different
C. strange
D. interesting
(A) 9. A. email
B. paper
C. number
D. fact
(A) 10. A. his
B. your
C. my
D. her
(A) 11. A. chance
B. lesson
C. job
D. wish
(D) 12. A. hardly
B. slowly
C. quietly
D. quickly
(C) 13. A. At least
B. At first
C. In the end
D. In fact
(A) 14. A. because
B. though
C. until
D. if
(B) 15. A. early
B. late
C. long
D. short

答案： 1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B