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IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,1meantajob,amortgage(按揭),creditcards,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofusseparatelychasingthesamething.Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,itallfellapart.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.IsearchedthecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe.2(cheap)possibleamount.IcameuponashabbyhouseinWestVirginia.Itwasabandoned,fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerandrentedit.Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,3slowly,theystartedteachingmetheartofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtoolsandbegan4(stick)aroundtochat.TheystartedtoteachmeabeliefinadifferentAmericanDreamnottheoneofindividualachievementbutofneighborliness.WhatI5(believe)in,allthosethingsIthoughtwerenecessaryforacivilizedlife,were6(exist)inthisplace.Uponthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessionsweremy_appointmentswithmyneighbors.Fouryearslater,Imovedbackintotown.Isawmanypeoplewerehavinga7(real)hardtime,8(losejtheirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhousetotakeinhandfulofpeople.TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.Itsnotsomuchabout10Icangetformyself;itsabouthowwecanallgetbytogether.（改编自2013年江苏完型）答案：1.which2.cheapest3.but7.really8.losing9.a4.sticking5.hadbelieved6.nonexistent10.whatWhenIwas8yearsold,Ioncedecidedtorunawayfromhome.Withmysuitcasepackedandsomesandwichesinabag,IstartedforthefrontdoorandsaidtoMom,“I1_(leave).“Ifyouwanttorunaway,thatsallright,shesaid.“Butyoucameintothishome2anythingandyoucanleavethesameway.”Ithrewmysuitcaseandsandwichesonthefloorheavilyandstartedforthedooragain.“Waitaminute,Momsaid.“Iwantyour3back.Youdidntwearanythingwhenyouarrived.Thisreallyangeredme.Itoremyclothesoffshoes,socks,underwearandallandshouted,“CanIgonow?“Yes,Momanswered,“butonceyouclosethatdoor,dontexpect4 (come)back.IwassoangrythatIslammed(砰地关上)thedoorandsteppedoutonthefrontporch.5 (sudden)IrealizedthatIwasoutside,withnothingon.ThenInoticedthatdownthestreet,twoneighborgirlswerewalkingtowardourhouse.Irantobidebehindabigtreeinouryardatonce.Afterawhile,Iwassurethegirls6(pass)by.Idashedtothefrontdoorandbangedonitloudly.“Whosthere?Iheard.“ItsBilly!Letmein!Thevoicebehind7dooranswered,“Billydoesntlivehereanymore.Heranawayfromhome.8(glance)behindmetoseeifanyoneelsewascoming,Ibegged,“Aw,cmon,Mom!Imstillyourson.Letme9!ThedoorinchedopenandMomssmilingfaceappeared.“Didyouchangeyour10(decide)aboutrunningaway?”sheasked.“Whatsforsupper?”Ianswered.(改编自2013年湖南完型)答案：1.amleaving/willleave2.without3.clothes4.tocome5.Suddenly6.hadpassed7.the8.Glancing9.in10.decision3Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt(收据)？1isitthelookontherecipientsfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyfor_2_heneverwantsanything.Ipulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymom3(say)thatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlocked.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyoming,andunderneathapoembyWilliamBlake.Theflower,4lonedandelion(蒲公英)standingagainstthebrightbluesky,inspiredme.Mydad5(recite)thosewordstomesinceIwasakid.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Idecidedtocreatemygift.Isentthephototomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsI6(arrange)thedetailsanotherpoemcametomind,7(write)byEdgarAllanPoe;mydadrecitedittoo.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughthe8(print),thewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhood.Ifeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciate.Christmassoonarrived.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydadsfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletters(care)placedinacheapframe,IknewIhadgiventheperfect10.(改编自2012年湖南卷阅读A篇)答案：1.Or2.because3.saying4.a5.hadbeenreciting6.wasarranging7.written8.printer9.carefully10.gift4Aboywaswalkinghome1schoolwhenhesawalarge,tempting(诱人的)appleononeofthebranchesofanappletreehangingoutoveratallfence.Theboywasntmuchofafruit-eater,2(prefer)abarofchocolateifgiventhechoice,but,astheysay,theforbiddenfruitcanbetempting.Seeingtheapple,theboywantedit.Themorehelookedatit,the3(hunger)hefeltandthemorehewantedthatapple.Hebegantojumpupanddown,ashighashecould,atthetopofeachjumpstretchinghisarmstogettheapple.Stillitremainedoutof4.Notgivingup,hethough,ifonlyhehadsomethingtostandon,butitwasatidyneighborhoodandtherewas5hecoulduse.He6(try)everythinghecouldthinktodo.Withoutseeinganyotherchoices,hegaveupandstartedtowalkaway.,theboyofourstorywasaprettysmartguy,evenifhecouldntalwaysget8hewanted.Hestartedtosayto9(him),“Thisisnthelpful,IdonthavetheappleandImfeelingmiserableaswell.TheresnothingmoreIcandotogettheapple一thatis10(change)butwearesupposedtobeabletochangeourfeelings.Ifthatsthecase,whatcanIdotofeelbetter?”(改编自2011年江苏完型)答案：1.from2.preferring3.hungrier4.reach5.nothing6.hadtried7.However8.what9.himself10.unchangeable5Whatsitliketohaveagapbetweenyourteeth?agirlaskedmeoneday.Nobody1_(ask)before.Myhandunconsciouslyrosetocovermy2_.But,asshelookedatme,sincerelywaitingforananswer,Irealizedshewasnottryingtoberude.Ineverthinkaboutit,I3(true)replied.Shenoddedandturnedaway.Iwasleftwonderingifpeoplelookedatmeandsawonlygappyteeth.Laterthatdayathome,Ibegantoconsidermyteethagain.Ifeltupset.Ithoughtmylifewouldbesomehowbetter4_myteethwerenotgappy.HowIwantedtheperfectteeththateveryoneelseseemedtohave!Ofcourse,Momnoticedeverything.Shehaslivedherentirelifewithgappyteeth,andtriedtoconvincemethattherewasnothingtoworryabout.WhenIrefusedtolisten,shetoldmeIcouldgetthesurgerytoclosethegapifitwasthatimportant.Letsbehonest,though,shesaid.Ifeveryonegotsurgeriestobecomepretty,everyonewouldbeexactlythesame.Thereisbeautyin5(differ).Her6mademeconsidermyteethseriously.Thethoughtof7(lose)mygapwasmoreterriblethanthe8(real)thatpeopleweregoingtonotice9.Irealizedhowimportantitwastome.Itispartofmyidentity.Nowadaysmanypeopledoridiculousthingstorealizetheirdreamofperfection.Thetruthisthatnooneisperfect.Whenallpotentialforuglinessisremoved,soisallofthepotentialforbeauty.Soifthatgirleveraskedaboutmyteeth10,Iwouldtruthfullyanswer.Youknow?Itsreallycute.(改编自2012年湖南完型)答案：5.differences1.hadeverasked2.mouth3.truthfully4.if6.words7.losing8.reality9.it10.again
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