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第  PAGE 6 页 共  NUMPAGES 6 页 课时作业27 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2013·江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us__1__chasing the same thing. One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell__2__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I__3__the countryside for some place I could rent for the__4__possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road__5__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__6__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and__7__a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me，__8__slowly，they started teaching me the__9__of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began__10__around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a__11__American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of__12__. What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__13__for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__14__on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my__15__with my neighbors. Four years later，I moved back into__16__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__17__their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to__18__a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house，but over time Ive had nine people come in and move on to other places.Wed all be in__19__if we hadnt banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.Its not so much about what I can get for myself；its about__20__we can all get by together. [文章大意]本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。主要围绕对于“美国梦”的领悟进行论述，“我”之前一直认为“美国梦”就是指个人的成就，而经过了挫折后，“我”不得不离开城市，搬到乡下破旧的地方生活。在与邻居的相处中，“我”获得了对于“美国梦”的新的领悟，“美国梦”是分享，是共同努力，而不是狭隘的个人成就。 1．A.separately　　　　　　　 B．equally C．violently　 D．naturally 解析：根据第三段中的“individual”可知应选separately，表示每个人都在独自追求自己的梦想。 答案：A 2．A.off　　 B．apart C．over　　 D．out 解析：从本段可知，作者的梦想破碎了。fall apart表示“破裂，破碎”，符合语境。 答案：B 3．A.crossed　 B