第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分)

请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first   36   back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an  37  , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the  38  at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done  39  his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities  40  he didn’t have the time or the  41  . He had only one good suit. He tried  42  the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too  43  . During this period Dale was slowly  44  an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could 45 him from achieving his real potential. She  46  that Dale join the debating team, believing that  47 in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts  48  made it. This proved to be a  49  point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the  50  he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in  51  . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they,  52  , were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to  53  his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to  54  an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,  55  it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

36. A. admitted     B. filled                C. supplied           D. recognized

37. A. assignment B. education          C. advantage         D. instruction

38. A. training       B. board                      C. teaching           D. equipment

39. A. between      B. during              C. over                 D. through

40. A. while          B. when                C. because            D. though

41. A. permits       B. interest              C. talent                      D. clothes

42. A. on              B. for                   C. in                    D. with

43. A. light           B. flexible             C. optimistic         D. outgoing

44. A. gaining       B. achieving          C. developing        D. obtaining

45. A. prevent       B. protect             C. save                 D. free

46. A. suggested    B. demanded          C. required           D. insisted

47. A. presence      B. practice            C. patience            D. potential

48. A. hopefully    B. certainly           C. finally              D. naturally

49. A. key             B. breaking           C. basic                D. turning

50. A. progress      B. experience               C. competence       D. confidence

51. A. horse-riding B. football            C. speech             D. farming

52. A. in return     B. in brief             C. in turn              D. in fact

53. A. convey        B. overcome          C. understand        D. build

54. A. express       B. stress                C. contribute         D. repeat

55. A. besides        B. beyond             C. like                  D. with

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