Another person"s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person
was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 1 me to her with these
words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably
start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me, 4 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she
looked at my father and replied, "You are 5 . This is not the worst boy at all, 6 the smartest one who hasn"t
yet found an outlet (释放的途径) for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) 7 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had
built me up in my 8 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 9 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors.
She moved our family into the county seat, where my father"s career could be more 10 and my brother and I
could be better 11 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 12 and told me that she believed that I could become
a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 13 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14 and began to write
for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and
received the task which became my life"s work later. I wasn"t the 16 beneficiary (受益者). My father became
the 17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college
president.
What power 18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one"s purpose and is 19
strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can
never 20 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do
with your enthusiasm. |
( )1. A. rushed
( )2. A. distinguished
( )3. A. sooner
( )4. A. dragged
( )5. A. perfect
( )6. A. but
( )7. A. agreement
( )8. A. opinion
( )9. A. begged
( )10. A. successful
( )11. A. treated
( )12. A. camera
( )13. A. considered
( )14. A. belief
( )15. A. teaching
( )16. A. next
( )17. A. cleverest
( )18. A. enthusiasm
( )19. A. deliberately
( )20. A. win | B. sent
B. favored
B. later
B. shook
B. right
B. so
B. friendship
B. image
B. persuaded
B. meaningful
B. entertained
B. radio
B. suspected
B. request
B. writing
B. same
B. wealthiest
B. sympathy
B. happily
B. match | C. carried
C. mistaken
C. longer
C. raised
C. wrong
C. and
C. gap
C. expectation
C. ordered
C. helpful
C. educated
C. bicycle
C. ignored
C. criticism
C. studying
C. only
C. strongest
C. fortune
C. traditionally
C. reach | D. introduced
D. rewarded
D. earlier
D. bent
D. impolite
D. or
D. relationship
D. mind
D. invited
D. useful
D. respected
D. typewriter
D. appreciated
D. description
D. reading
D. real
D. healthiest
D. confidence
D. constantly
D. doubt |
答案
| 1-5: D A B C C 6-10: A B D B A 11-15: C D D A B 16-20: C B A D B |
举一反三
| 完形填空。 | June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into
the water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to
continue doing some laps there.
Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 ."Ah, no
pains, no gains," June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became
7 . Her sight wasn"t so 8 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool.
She did not want to bother anyone. She continued. She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not
to ask for help, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness
and exhaustion(精疲力竭) 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly
shook back and forth, losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several
minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool. 16 at the side of the pool with
her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the 18 . June was just able to 19 her
hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n) 20 where you"re in trouble and you don"t ask for help? There is
nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did. | ( )1. A. Someone
( )2. A. encouraged
( )3. A. mind
( )4. A. hardly
( )5. A. remained
( )6. A. hurting
( )7. A. difficult
( )8. A. sure
( )9. A. one
( )10. A. Lastly
( )11. A. found
( )12. A. Since
( )13. A. life
( )14. A. unable
( )15. A. came across
( )16. A. Sitting
( )17. A. laughing
( )18. A. policeman
( )19. A. hold
( )20. A. atmosphere | B. No one
B. advised
B. time
B. easily
B. stopped
B. hurt
B. loose
B. clean
B. it
B. Finally
B. let
B. As
B. courage
B. ready
B. lay on
B. Standing
B. staring
B. nurse
B. lend
B. condition | C. Anyone
C. allowed
C. shape
C. falsely
C. happened
C. suffering
C. easy
C. clear
C. her
C. Suddenly
C. made
C. Until
C. chance
C. proud
C. leaned against
C. Jumping
C. glimpsing
C. doctor
C. move
C. situation | D. Everyone
D. forced
D. fashion
D. unexpectedly
D. continued
D. suffered
D. tight
D. poor
D. herself
D. Surprisingly
D. felt
D. Unless
D. balance
D. afraid
D. fought with
D. Walking
D. shrugging
D. lifeguard
D. wave
D. environment | | 阅读理解。 | Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were
seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there
was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their
dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor (施主).
Then waitress later commented on my dad"s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything
like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing
a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!
After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don"t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.)
and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without
saying"thanks" to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say"thanks". They shook hands as the
soldier left.
Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her"thanks" to
my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance
time in addition to a $ 50 tip.
Everyone witnessed something exemplary (可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to
see more of this in the future. | | 1. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because _____. | A. he wanted to thank them for all they had done
B. he wanted to know more about them
C. he wanted the waitress to thank him
D. he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness | | 2. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because _______. | A. she was asked to perform to the guests
B. she wanted to show off her wonderful skills
C. she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author"s dad
D. she wanted to attract more and more guests | | 3. What did the soldier do in response to the author"s father"s kindness? | A. He gave something to author"s dad.
B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.
C. He did a magic show for the author and her father.
D. He said thanks to the author"s dad in person. | | 4. The passage mainly tells us that we should _______. | A. find ways to thank others
B. learn to be grateful to others
C. try to learn from each other
D. respect soldiers and waitresses | | 完形填空。 | The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention.
I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 to have a
dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a
ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 5 : My high
school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6 to believe in myself. He 7 me
the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 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 9 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10
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 as 11 as I expected him to be."You have your whole life to work," He said.
"Your 12 days are limited. You can"t afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to
think of the 14 to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket
was worth facing his 15 in me.
"How much are you going to make at this job?" 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 16 for me the difference between 17 something right now and having a
18 . I devoted myself to sports that summer and 19 the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to
play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contract(合同). My baseball scholarship got me through university and
in 1984 I signed with Denver Broncos for＄1.7 million and bought my mother the house of her dreams. | ( )1. A. happy
( )2. A. live
( )3. A. athletics
( )4. A. throw
( )5. A. right
( )6. A. how
( )7. A. gave
( )8. A. accident
( )9. A. aim
( )10. A. keep
( )11. A. mad
( )12. A. living
( )13. A. moving
( )14. A. answers
( )15. A. sadness
( )16. A. direct
( )17. A. wanting
( )18. A. wish
( )19. A. by
( )20. A. paid | B. polite
B. afford
B. music
B. play
B. popular
B. why
B. taught
B. matter
B. idea
B. end
B. puzzled
B. playing
B. nodding
B. excuses
B. regret
B. clear
B. changing
B. dream
B. for
B. got | C. shy
C. make
C. business
C. pass
C. lucky
C. when
C. brought
C. problem
C. start
C. give
C. frightened
C. working
C. shaking
C. words
C. hopelessness
C. straight
C. dreaming
C. score
C. over
C. offered | D. honest
D. need
D. money
D. hit
D. wrong
D. whether
D. asked
D. experience
D. purpose
D. pick
D. shameful
D. learning
D. hanging
D. ways
D. disappointment
D. bare
D. living
D. desire
D. within
D. presented | | 阅读理解。 | "Mister D"Arcy is not a policeman. He is, however, very wise. He knew the police would search his
apartment. He also knew how police think. So, he did not hide the letter where he knew they would look
for it.
"Do you remember how Germont laughed when I said the mystery was difficult for him to solve because
it was so simple?"
Dupin filled his pipe with tobacco and lit it."Well, the more I thought about it, the more I realized the police
could not find the letter because D"Arcy had not hidden it at all.
"So I went to visit D"Arcy in his apartment. I took a pair of dark green eyeglasses with me. I explained to
him that I was having trouble with my eyes and needed to wear the dark glasses at all times. He believed me.
The glasses permitted me to look around the apartment while I seemed only to be talking to him.
"I paid special attention to a large desk where there were a lot of papers and books. However, I saw
nothing suspicious there. After a few minutes, however, I noticed a small shelf over the fireplace. A few
postcards and a letter were lying on the shelf. The letter looked very old and dirty.
"As soon as I saw this letter, I decided it must be the one I was looking for. It must be, even though it
was completely different from the one Germont had described.
"This letter had a large green stamp on it. The address was written in small letters in blue ink. I memorized
every detail of the letter while I talked to D"Arcy. Then when he was not looking, I dropped one of my gloves
on the floor under my chair.
"The next morning, I stopped at his apartment to look for my glove. While we were talking, we heard
people shouting in the street. D"Arcy went to the window and looked out. Quickly, I stepped to the shelf and
put the letter in my pocket. Then I replaced it with a letter that looked exactly like it, which I had made it the
night before.
"The trouble in the street was caused by a man who had almost been run over by a horse and carriage. He
was not hurt. And soon the crowd of people went away. When it was over, D"Arcy came away from the
window. I said goodbye and left.
"The man who almost had an accident was one of my servants(雇员). I had paid him to create the
incident."
Dupin stopped talking to light his pipe. I did not understand."But, Dupin," I said,"why did you go to the
trouble of replacing the letter? Why not just take it and leave?"
Dupin smiled."D"Arcy is a dangerous man," he said."And he has many loyal servants. If I had taken the
letter, I might never have left his apartment alive." | | 1. What is Dupin probably? | A. An actor.
B. A professor.
C. An official.
D. A detective. | | 2. Which of he following about Dupin"s dropping one of his gloves is NOT true? | A. He dropped it intentionally.
B. He dropped it carelessly.
C. He dropped it in order to drop in on D"Arcy again.
D. He dropped it to make an excuse. | | 3. According to the text, we can infer _______. | A. the letter Dupin took away was exactly the one he wanted.
B. the incident in the street was directed by Dupin.
C. Mr. D"Arcy and Dupin were good friends.
D. Dupin should have taken the letter away directly. | | 4. Which would be the best title for the text? | A. The stolen letter
B. An unexpected accident
C. A dangerous man
D. The frightening apartment | | 完形填空。 | Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he
1 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr Baker. He gave his 2 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr
Baker made him work for him in his 3 . Billy worked so hard that Mr and Mrs Baker were 4 with him.
Mr Baker loved planting 5 . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 6
himself and watered them every day. Several days 7 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he
said to Billy,"Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.""Don"t 8
about them, sir."answered Billy,"I"ll try my best to watch them."Six days passed and Mr Baker came back. He
asked,"
9 anyone ever come to steal the trees?" "No, sir."said Billy. "To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 10
them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!" | ( )1. A. bought
( )2. A. wallet
( )3. A. office
( )4. A. pleased
( )5. A. grass
( )6. A. garden
( )7. A. ago
( )8. A. think
( )9. A. Did
( )10. A. sent | B. found
B. pity
B. factory
B. angry
B. flowers
B. office
B. later
B. talk
B. Does
B. pulled | C. carried
C. thanks
C. town
C. bored
C. vegetables
C. city
C. before
C. learn
C. Has
C. put | D. wanted
D. excuses
D. home
D. sad
D. trees
D. room
D. after
D. worry
D. Will
D. picked |
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