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　　广东省2008-2009学年高考英语总复习综合测试
　　语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
　　第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents 21 the necessities of life, but they couldn’t give muore. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he just couldn’t 22 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
　　When I graduated from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot p at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around pleting daily tasks. pleting these tasccessfully 23 discipline, team-work and responsibility.
　　I went 24 to graduate from the U.S. Naval Ay and later bee an officer in the navy. The part of my job I enjoyed most was the consulting(咨询) meeting I 25 with the family members of the men and women in my 26 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of separation. 27 I was being asked to give encouraging 28 to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
　　But I consider the boot p my first real 29 , and my life is still guided by the 30 lessons I learned there.
　　21. A. provided B. got ade D. bought
　　22. A. pay B. find C. produce D. afford
　　23. A. included B. asked C. required D. met
　　24. A. out B. on C. away D. off
　　25. A. ended B. began C. continued D. held
　　26. A. charge B. situation C. position D. choice
　　27. A. Long before B. Before long C. As usual D. Once again
　　28. A. performances B. descriptions C. speeches D. gifts
　　29. A. vacation B. place C. job D. travel
　　30. A. important B. bitter C. normal D. difficult
　　[答案及解析]
　　本文讲述了作者的成长经历：小时候12岁开始打零工，高中毕业参加了海军，美国海军学院毕业，在海军里当一名军官。
　　21. A 父母只提供生活必需品给“我”。
　　22. D 父亲买不起牛仔裤给“我”。
　　23. C 成功地完成任务需要有纪律、团队工作精神和责任心。
　　24. B “我”继续一直到毕业。
　　25. D 我和家庭成员举办的会议，短语hold the meetings中的meetings提前了。
　　26. A 固定搭配，in one’s charge在……控制下(领导下)。
　　27. B 固定搭配，before long不久，