完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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  __36__  me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is ­­­­­__37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.
That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __44__ 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 __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

【小题1】
A.rushedB.sentC.carriedD.introduced
【小题2】
A.distinguishedB.favoredC.mistakenD.rewarded
【小题3】
A.soonerB.laterC.longerD.earlier
【小题4】
A.draggedB.shookC.raisedD.bent
【小题5】
A.perfectB.rightC.wrongD.impolite
【小题6】
A.butB.soC.andD.or
【小题7】
A.agreementB.friendshipC.gapD.relationship
【小题8】
A.opinionB.imageC.expectationD.mind
【小题9】
A.beggedB.persuadedC.orderedD.invited
【小题10】
A.successfulB.meaningfulC.helpfulD.useful
【小题11】
A.treatedB.entertainedC.educatedD.respected
【小题12】
A.cameraB.radioC.bicycleD.typewriter
【小题13】
A.consideredB.suspectedC.ignoredD.appreciated
【小题14】
A.beliefB.requestC.criticismD.description
【小题15】
A.teachingB.writingC.studyingD.reading
【小题16】
A.nextB.sameC.onlyD.real
【小题17】
A.cleverestB.wealthiestC.strongestD.healthiest
【小题18】
A.enthusiasmB.sympathyC.fortuneD.confidence
【小题19】
A.deliberatelyB.happilyC.traditionallyD.constantly
【小题20】
A.winB.reachC.matchD.doubt

I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39th birthday! We were all surprised and puzzled.
After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about birthdays. If a woman is over 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29th. And in her twenties, it’s the 19th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are below 20.
This shows that American women, especially elderly women, are very sensitive(敏感的) about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be younger,” so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you don’t know it, don’t ask about it; if you really know it, don’t mention it.
【小题1】The writer felt the birthday party he attended was ___________.

A.very interestingB.very strangeC.very commonD.very sensitive
【小题2】The writer must be from______________.
A.Western countriesB.Eastern countries
C.ChinaD.the United States
【小题3】In order to please an old Western woman , you can say to her,“____________”
A.You are so old that you shouldn’t do that.
B.How old are you?
C.You look so young and beautiful.
D.Can I help you, granny?
【小题4】The writer wants to tell us__________________.
A.that a Western woman always celebrates her 39th birthday
B.not to ask a Western woman’s age whether you know her well or not
C.to ask a Western woman’s age freely
D.not to attend an old Western woman’s birthday party

Work is a part of living —my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.
The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”
Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.
Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me . And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.
Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.
【小题1】When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that         .

A.he had found a good job
B.he would have something to eat
C.he would no longer suffer from the Depression
D.he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect
【小题2】The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because    ____ .
A.he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge
B.he had been needing to get it moved
C.he wanted to help them in his own way
D.he wanted to show them his kindness and respect
【小题3】The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but        .
A.kind B.thoughtful C.wealthy D.sympathetic
【小题4】The best title for the story would be        .
A.The Depression
B.The Pleasure of Helping Others
C.No Pains , No Gains
D.Work-A Part of Living

Count Me Out

Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but refuse to become part of this new Internet world.

I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned, the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.

Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do it they are seeking a cure for their illness?

There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.

And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”

If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude about conjurers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.

1.What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?

    A.Get me out of the Internet world.

    B.Computers are trying to take control of life.

    C.Modern technology pushes old people away.

    D.Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.

2.According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are          .

    A.unnecessary      B.convenient       C.expensive        D.advanced

3.What might the author like about the future computer?

    A.Taking blames.                       B.Curing illnesses.

    C.Delivering messages.                 D.Responding to emotions.

 

 

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