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下列说法上正确的是（ ） A . 长方体的截面一定是长方形 B . 正方体的截面一定是正方形 C . 圆锥的截面一定是三角形 D . 球体的截面一定是圆 答案：D完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was   21   and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   22   a dream.    My dream was   23  . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and   24   anything that moved on the football field. I was also   25  : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me   26   to believe in myself. He   27   me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular   28   with Coach John changed my life forever.    A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket－money for a new bike, new clothes and the   29   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   30   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.    When I told John, he was   31   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work, ”He said. “Your   32   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them. ”I stood before him with my head   33  , trying to think of the   34   that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   35   in me.    “How much are you going to make at this job, son? ”He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour, ”I replied.    “Well, ”he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream? ”    That simple question made   36   for me the difference between   37   something right now and having a   38  . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the next year I was   39   by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was   40   a $20,000 contract（agreement）. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream! A. happy             B. polite                C. shy              D. honest A. live              B. afford               C. make              D. need A. athletics         B. music            C. business          D. money A. kick              B. play             C. pass              D. hit A. right              B. popular          C. lucky             D. confident A. how               B. why              C. when              D. whether A. gave              B. taught               C. brought           D. asked A. accident           B. matter               C. problem           D. experience A. keep               B. end              C. give              D. pick A. mad               B. mournful         C. frightened            D. shameful A. living            B. playing          C. working           D. learning A. moving        B. nodding          C. shaking           D. hanging A. answers           B. excuses          C. words             D. ways A. sadness           B. regret               C. hopelessness      D. disappointment A. direct            B. clear            C. straight          D. bare A. wanting           B. changing         C. dreaming          D. enjoying A. wish              B. goal             C. score             D. desire A. fired              B. accompanied      C. avoided           D. hired A. paid              B. got              C. offered           D. presented