四川成考高起点英语强化练习题（一）

　　成人高考高起点英语强化练习

　　When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  1  meet, my parents stressed to me .  2   fortunate we were to live in a great country with   3  opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the  4   of family, faith and love for our country.

　　The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  5  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.

　　The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  6  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which   7 getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower   8  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter   9 .

　　I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  10  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a   11 attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of   12  life's competing interests>in my   13 , school, homework and a job. All   14 helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while   15  precollege courses.

　　The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate   16  in law and business from Harvard,  17  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has   18 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  19 themselves and their families that is something we should  20 .

　　1. A. ends B. demands C. challenges D. friends

　　参考答案：A

　　2. A. so B. what C. why D. how

　　参考答案：D

　　3. A. priceless B. resistless C. limitless D. sightless

　　参考答案：C

　　4. A. efforts B. decisions C. concepts D. activities

　　参考答案：C

　　5. A. retired B. resigned C. replaced D. retrained

　　参考答案：D

　　6. A. sales B. rent C. machine D. shop

　　参考答案：B

　　7. A. meant B. kept C. needed D. started

　　参考答案：A

　　8. A. since B. although C. when D. while

　　参考答案：D

　　9. A. with joy B. on purpose C. by hand D. in time

　　参考答案：C

　　10. A. proved B. impressed C. marked D. lasted

　　参考答案：D

　　11. A. practical B. pleasant C. positive D. tolerant

　　参考答案：C

　　12. A. developing B. balancing C. comparing D. facing

　　参考答案：B

　　13. A. case B. example C. dream D. attempt

　　参考答案：A

　　14. A. generally B. lately C. really D. typically

　　参考答案：C

　　15. A. applying B. doing C. following D. taking

　　参考答案：D

　　16. A. titles B. instructions C. chances D. degrees

　　参考答案：D

　　17. A. after that B. ever since C. after which D. after then

　　参考答案：C

　　18. A. equipped B. prepared C. taught D. guided

　　参考答案：C

　　19. A. serve for B. feed on C. provide for D. count on

　　参考答案：C

　　20. A. believe B. honor C. remember D. support
　　参考答案：B