四川省2020届高三英语二轮复习 专题训练 完形填空（12）

四川省2020届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：完形填空（12）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I grew up poorliving with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 5 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6 to believe in myself. He 7 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever.A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocketmoney for a new bike, new clothes and the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldnt be playing.When I told John, he was 11 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work, ”He said. “Your 12 days are limited. You cant afford to waste them. ”I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to think of the 14 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.“How much are you going to make at this job, son? ”He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour, ”I replied.“Well, ”he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream? ”That simple question made 16 for me the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the next year I was 19 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contract（agreement）. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!1. A. happy B. politeC. shyD. honest2. A. live B. afford C. makeD. need3. A. athletics B. music C. businessD. money4. A. kick B. play C. passD. hit5. A. right B. popular C. luckyD. confident6. A. how B. why C. whenD. whether7. A. gave B. taught C. broughtD. asked8. A. accident B. matter C. problemD. experience9. A. aim B. idea C. startD. purpose10. A. keep B. end C. giveD. pick11. A. mad B. mournful C. frightenedD. shameful12. A. living B. playing C. workingD. learning13. A. moving B. nodding C. shakingD. hanging14. A. answers B. excuses C. wordsD. ways15. A. sadness B. regretC. hopelessnessD. disappointment16. A. direct B. clear C. straightD. bare17. A. wanting B. changing C. dreamingD. enjoying18. A. wish B. goal C. scoreD. desire19. A. fired B. accompanied C. avoidedD. hired20. A. paid B. got C. offeredD. presentedCDBABDACDBCACBDCADAD