2023届河南省部分市高三下学期5月英语模拟试题汇编：完形填空

河南省部分市2023届高三下学期5月英语模拟解析版试卷分类汇编 完形填空 2023届河南省郑州市5月高三第三次质量预测英语试题 第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。 Standing on the shore of a lake, I can’t help but feel surprised at the thousands of small rocks that surround my boots. They were all created from ____21____ surfaces, their edges softening over time. I wonder, “Can we learn from a pile of rocks?” Even the tallest mountains have ____22____; none are as tall as they were 1,000 years ago. And much like a rock, I’ve found my ____23____ has softened and my desire to better understand others has expanded with each trip around the sun. ____24____, I was also a sharp rock covered in pointy edges. Today, after decades of the waters of life coursing over me, my edges are softer and I’m more ____25____. I’m less likely to judge and more interested in learning how we can ____26____ together. But I’m not a ____27____. I’m a human filled with all the drama built into my DNA． Two years ago, while traveling in the Pacific Northwest, I watched a restaurant owner ask several young men to ____28____ for not wearing masks. Not ____29____ and not rude. On the door read a sign, “Please wear a mask before entering our restaurant. We don’t like it either, but let’s all do what we can to _____30_____ this together.” The group of young men wanted to _____31_____ about the note. I sat at the restaurant watching, understanding both sides. I’ve been one of them before, using my youthful edges to chip away at (削弱) the world. What I lost, _____32_____, was the ability to grow from _____33_____ by looking through the eyes of others. In learning to be more _____34_____, I’ve also found more happiness and success. You can fit more rounded rocks in a jar than those with sharp edges. The former look for ways to _____35_____ and make room for others, while the latter never give an _____36_____ to accommodate others. _____37_____, like the waters rolling against once sharp ston