四川省宜宾市一中2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第16周周练题完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）WhenIwasyoung,Ihadalwayswantedababysister,someonewholovedmeandunderstoodme.Mymother41!She’dalwaysregrettedherown42ofsisters:“I’mgoingtomakesureyouaren’t43whenyougrowup,”shesaid.Butshedidn’tkeepherword.FromthetimeIwasthreeuntilIwasten,shedidnothingbut44babybrothers.Ididmybesttopersuademymother’suterus(子宫)togrowagirl.Iwavedpinkblanketsandhairribbonaroundmymother.Nothing45.Finally,whenshe’ddeliveredherfifthson,mymother46makingpromises.“Paul,that’sall,”shedeclaredtomyfather.Theboysbrokethe47ofourdaysandturnedourhomeintoachaos(混乱)oftoys.“It’s48me,”mymotherscreamed.However,havingbrotherswasn’tall49.Manypeoplespendtheirlivesthinkingthattheoppositesexcomesfromtheoppositeendofthesolarsystem.Igrewuponthe50planetwithmen,51thattheirhabitsandheartsweredifferentfrom—butverymuchcomplementary(补充的)to—myown.Becausemybrothersare52andcompetitive,I’velaughedmorethananytenwomenIknow.Ialsotendtothinkstrategically53emotionally.54ittookmealongtimetoknowthetrueblessing(恩惠)ofbrothers:sisters-in-law!Formanyyearsnow,mybrothers’55haveprovidedthe56Ialwaysdreamedof—choosingtheoversizesweaterforChristmastheyearI57weight,visitingfrequentlytocheermeupwhenIwasinhospital,58theirchildrenasmyownhopeformotherhoodbecamelessandlesslikely.Icanalways59thedietswe’vetried,thewalkswe’vetaken,thestorieswe’veshared,themealswe’vecookedandthebabieswe’vechased.Bothmybrothersandmysisters-in-lawhavebecomethemost60partofmylife,showingmetheblessingofbelonging.41.A.decidedB.refusedC.answeredD.promised42.A.lackB.memoryC.loveD.loss43.A.upsetB.lonelyC.embarrassedD.afraid44.A.educateB.helpC.deliverD.expect45.A.finishedB.workedC.failedD.passed46.A.regrettedB.enjoyedC.stoppedD.tried47.A.happinessB.quietnessC.darknessD.plainness48.A.beforeB.afterC.besideD.beyond49.A.badB.seriousC.fortunateD.interesting50.A.farB.movingC.sameD.opposite51.A.knowingB.hopingC.doubtingD.imagining52.A.cleverB.funnyC.braveD.selfless53.A.aswellasB.aheadofC.exceptforD.incaseof54.A.AsB.SoC.ButD.Since55.A.classmatesB.neighborsC.friendsD.wives56.A.presentB.surpriseC.supportD.life57.A.putonB.keepdownC.loseD.measure58.A.raisingB.sharingC.followingD.lending59.A.cookB.recognizeC.rememberD.appreciate60.A.usefulB.completeC.ordinaryD.important阅读理解（每题2分，共1）Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis“Don‟t!”.Butitisuselesstotrytodiscouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact，althoughthechancesofhisbecomingfamousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonlystudentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted，andthecourselaststwoyears.Thentheyoungactororactresstakesupworkwithatheatricalcompany(剧团)，usuallyasanassistantstagemanagerThismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatreandoccasionallyactinginverysmallpartsItisveryhardworkindeed，thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.Ofcourse，somepeoplehaveremarkablechanceswhichleadtofameandSuccesswithoutthislongandhardtraining.ConniePratt，forexample，wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop，ashedrovepastinhiscar.Hestoppedandgotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest，andshethoughthewasjokingThenshegotangryandsaidshewould...
