2016届高考英语二轮复习专项训练：专题限时检测（14）完形填空之说明文体和议论文体_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语二轮复习专项训练：专题限时检测（14）完形填空之说明文体和议论文体

　　C．miss

　　D．possess

　　18．A.achievement

　　B．existence

　　C．honor

　　D．importance

　　19．A.goes over

　　B．goes for

　　C．goes with

　　D．goes after

　　20．A.energetic

　　B．amusing

　　C．clumsy

　　D．trustworthy

　　(2015·江苏四校高三联考)I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to __1__ one tiny, yet large, sentence — I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to __2__， whose approval means the world to us.

　　I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that stays very clear because youve recalled it so many times. I had __3__ someone?s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy，” tenyearold me said. I had no idea what that meant, __4__ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with __5__. I loved that feeling — the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big __6__ based on what might make them __7__. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.

　　Months ago this

　　person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt __8__ growth. I recently __9__ on myself and my behavior and noticed something — I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I __10__ that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the __11__， “What would they think？” I’d been using the desire for approval as an __12__ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it __13__. It was time to __14__ step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approvalseeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let __15__ go.