2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：59（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（59）（附解析） </p><p> 【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项。<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="earnestly">earnestly</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>. <span word="Tension">Tension</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, “<span word="things">things</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tempting">tempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>.”<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span>, “<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>.”</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>.” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span>. <span word="Finances">Finances</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dues">dues</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>.</p>
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