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【题目】完形填空。

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。

“Now,” Mrs. Virginia White said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be __ __. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future ___. Each of you will have to __ __ someone in your field, plus an oral report.

Finally, I picked print journalism. This __ __ I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him __ __ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pen and some paper?” I __ __ my head.

Finally, I thought he realized I was __ __, and I got my first big tip as a __ __. “Never, never go anywhere without pen or paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” __ __ a few days, I gave my oral report totally from __ __ in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I __ __ Virginia White and my dream at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __ __ me. They just reminded me how __ __ the field was and how all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my __ __. For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __ __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and __ __ choosing my strongest area. __ __ I went to pick up my phone one day, a wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __ __ Virginia White, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get __ __ all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher...” I always start out. I just wish I could __ __ her.

【1】A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious

【2】A. university B. family C. professions D. life

【3】A. interview B. find outC. admire D. learn from

【4】A. expressed B. orderedC. expected D. meant

【5】A. hardly B. nearlyC. naturally D. eagerly

【6】A. nodded B. shookC. spun D. flashed

【7】A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry

【8】A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer

【9】A. Before B. Since C. After D. On

【10】A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory

【11】A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited

【12】A. answer B. promise C. stop D. persuade

【13】A. enthusiastic B. competitive C. admirable D. positive

【14】A. blood B. stage C. style D. basis

【15】A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing

【16】A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. above all

【17】A. When B. As long as C. Once D. If

【18】A. for B. with C. of D. to

【19】A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked

【20】A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【13】B

【14】A

【15】C

【16】B

【17】A

【18】A

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

本文叙述了作者在十三岁时，老师让他们去选择未来的职业，作者当时选择的是一名记者。作者长大后真的成为了一名记者，他感觉应该感谢他的老师。

【1】B 从前文看，学生们的年龄只有十三、四岁，老师就跟他们谈起工作的事情，在学生们看来，老师一定是疯了。good好的；mad疯狂的；careless粗心大意的；curious好奇的。

【2】C 句意：你们都会寻找自己未来的职业。profession“职业”，照应前文。

【3】A 从第下一个空后的interview可知，老师要求学生们去采访自己所选职业领域的某个人。interview“采访”，符合语意。find out找出，发现；admire钦佩，欣赏；learn from向……学习。

【4】D 句意：我选择了印刷新闻业，这意味着我得去采访一名报社记者。mean意味着。

【5】A 从前文的I was extremely nervous.可知作者相当紧张，紧张到“几乎不会说话了”。hardly几乎不；nearly几乎，差不多；naturally自然地；eagerly渴望地。

【6】B 根据后文第8空后面的“千万不要出门不带纸和笔”可知，作者当时没有带笔和纸，因此用“摇头”表示否定。nod点头；shake摇头；spin（使）旋转；flash（使）闪光。

【7】C 前文的I was extremely nervous.以及作者紧张到几乎不会说话的表现可知，他非常紧张。terrified“恐惧的”，符合语境。

【8】B 在作者看来，那名报纸记者跟他说的话是他成为记者获得的第一个技巧。

【9】C 根据文意可知，应该是几天“以后”作报告，因此用介词after。

【10】D 作者没有带纸和笔，所以采访的内容应该是记到了脑子里，他在班上应是完全凭借记忆来做报告。memory记忆。

【11】C 作者在寻找工作没有成功，然后想起了老师和他在13岁时想当一名记者的愿望，继而成就了后来自己的记者生涯。remember 记起，想起，符合句意。

【12】C 当作者打电话征求父母的意见时，父母并没有阻止他，而只是提醒他记者行业的艰辛。stop 阻止，符合语意。

【13】B 后文提到远离竞争，由此可知，此处是作者的父母提醒他记者行业竞争很激烈。enthusiastic热情的；competitive竞争激烈的；admirable值得赞扬的；positive积极的。

【14】A 句意：但是, 新闻行业对我产生了影响, 这种影响已经融入到我的血液中。故选A。

【15】C 记者的职责之一就是报道一些事件。cover“报道”，符合语意。make up编造。

【16】B 经过一系列的历练，作者最终选择了记者行业中自己最擅长的一个领域。finally最终。

【17】A 当有一天作者在工作中拿起电话来的时候，忽然意识到是自己的老师成就了自己的今天。when当……时候。

【18】A that引导的宾语从句中使用了虚拟语气，从句的正常语序应是：If it had not been for Virginia White，for意为“因为”。

【19】D 从后文的问题可看出，总是有人问作者为什么选择当记者。此处get相当于be动词，后跟过去分词构成被动。根据句意可确定为asked。

【20】C 老师当年的作业任务促成了自己后来的事业，因此作者满怀感激之情。respect尊重；support支持；thank感谢；favor支持，赞成。

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