【译林湖南版创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练Module8Units3～4Ⅰ.完形填空AWhenIwasateenager，Ivolunteeredtogiveoutwateratamarathon.Watchingthedifferentrunnerswhopassedbyandgrabbedacupwas__1__.ThenextyearIsignedupfortherace.Ididlittlepreparationandmyonlygoalwastofinish.Onthedayoftherace，itwas__2__hot.Irememberstrugglingataboutthe5thmile，thinking，“Iamneverdoingthisagain！”Haveyoueverfeltthatwayaboutsomething？Youeagerlychooseagoal__3__soonrealizeitis__4__toachievethanyouimagineditwouldbe.Thatfirst10kmracewasquiteanexperience.Ijogged，Iwalked，IjoggedandIwalked.Then__5__adecisivemoment.Neartheend，a70yearoldmanranpastme.Ifelt__6__thatIwasyoungerthanhimandIcouldn’tkeepupwithhim.IfeltdefeatedforasecondbutthenIrealized__7__.HewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Hehaddifferentexperience，trainingandgoalsandIhadmine.__8__inlifedowe__9__ourselvestoothersandfeeldisappointedinourselveswhenwereallyshouldn’t?Idecided，then，thatonedayIwouldbeoneofthose70yearoldswhowerestillrunning.__10__Icrossedthefinishline，Iwasproudofmyachievement.SincethenIhaverunseveralracesandrunpurelyforfun.Inlifeweall__11__compareourselvestoothers，whichisonlynatural.Butdon’tletthemweakenyou.__12__，youshouldusethemtoinspireyouandshowyouwhatispossible.Thenyouareatruewinner.1．A.pleasingB．interestingC．inspiringD．amazing2．A.extremelyB．strangelyC．sadlyD．certainly3．A.andB．butC．whileD．or4．A.easierB．harderC．betterD．worse5．A.wentB．flewC．happenedD．came6．A.exhaustedB．disappointedC．embarrassedD．annoyed7．A.somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing8．A.HowmanyB．HowmuchC．HowoftenD．Howold9．A.cooperateB．compareC．combineD．promise10．A.WhenB．BecauseC．SinceD．Until11．A.oftenB．occasionallyC．hardlyD．never12．A.InsteadB．ThereforeC．MeanwhileD．FurthermoreBMoreandmorestudentswanttostudyin“hot”majors.Asaresult，manystudentswanttogive__13__theirinterestsandstudyintheseareassuchasforeignlanguages，internationalbusinessandlaw，etc.专心爱心用心Fewerandfewerstudentschoosescientificmajors，__14__asmaths，physicsandbiology，andartmajors，likehistory，Chineseandphilosophy.Onlyafewstudentscanstudyinthese“hot”majors，becausethenumberofthese“hot”majorsislimited.Ifone__15__nointerestinhisworkorstudy，howcanhedowell？Ilearnedthisfromoneofmyclassmates.Heisfromthecountryside.Hisparentsarefarmers.__16__helikesbiology，hechoose“internationalbusiness”．Hewantstolivealifewhichisdifferent__17__thatofhisparents.Intheend，hefoundhewasnotinterestedindoingbusiness.Hefoundallthesubjectstobetiresome.Maybethiswouldn’thavehappened__18__hehadchosenhismajoraccordingtohisowninterests.Choosingamajorinuniversitydoesn’t__19__one’swholelife.Majors__20__arenot“hot”todaymaybecomethe“hot”majoroftomorrow.Choosingyourmajoraccordingtoyourowninterestsisthebestwaytosucceed.Ⅱ.阅读理解Thenewstudiesshowthatfewerthanhalfofthe9thgradersinmanyofthenation’slargestcities，evergraduate.Thestudiesclearlyshowthatthedropoutrateisn’tdropping.And，inparticular，thedropoutrateisn’tdroppingforpoorandminoritystudents.Amazingly，thoughsomanypeopleregrettherisingdropoutrate，ourschoolscontinuetolackformalplans—oranyplans—aboutstudents’motivation.Mostschoolshavenogameplanstoensurethatstudentsunderstandthatschoolwillbecompletelynecessary.Schoolsexpectthechildrentoactastheschoolisimportant，buttheyneverteachthemtobelievet...
