When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. “From that moment on, the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,” she recalls.

     The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mum,” I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits.

     Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says.” I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.”

     But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

     Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”

Why did Mary feel regretful?

   A. She didn’t achieve her ambition.           B. She didn’t take care of her mother.

C. She didn’t complete her high school.        D. She didn’t follow her mother’s advice.

We can know that before 1995 Mary         .

   A. had two books published                 B. received many career awards

C. knew how to use a computer              D. supported the JDRF by writing

Mary’s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her _______.

A. living with diabetes                    B. successful show business

C. service for an organization               D. remembrance of her mother

When Mary received the life-changing news, she _______.

   A. lost control of herself                   B. began a balanced diet

C. had to get a treatment                   D. behaved in an adult way

What can we know from the last paragraph?

   A. Mary feels pity for herself.                B. Mary has recovered from her disease.

   C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value. ks5u

For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me . ks5u

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band ―I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. ks5u

___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ― I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life. ks5u

21. A. promised

B. afforded

C. showed

D. left

22. A. Therefore

B. Anyhow

C. Otherwise

D. However

23. A. quickly

B. gently

C. partly

D. easily

24. A. until

B. after

C. as

D. so

25. A. failed

B. finished

C. tried

D. changed

26. A. suddenly

B. finally

C. immediately

D. shortly

27. A. secret

B. quiet

C. lonely

D. dark

28. A. see

B. get

C. suggest

D. understand

29. A. defended

B. directed

C. deserted

D. disturbed

30. A. watched

B. missed

C. lost

D. won

31. A. disappointed

B. worried

C. honoured

D. delighted

32. A. cheering

B. taking

C. leading

D. passing

33. A. just

B. even

C. still

D. almost

34. A. hopeful

B. meaningful

C. difficult

D. strange

35. A. work

B. family

C. matches

D. performances

36. A. successful

B. thoughtful

C. thankful

D. peaceful

37. A. Naturally

B. Doubtfully

C. Disagreeably

D. Unexpectedly

38. A. employed

B. Comforted

C. valued

D. encouraged

39. A. education

B. experience

C. relationship

D. future

40. A. important

B. interesting

C. simple

D. surprising

完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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,选出最佳选项。
I’ll never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s  36  for the hospital to  37  Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house  38 . At 14 I just  39  understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved.  40  my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I  41  him.
“Linda,” he said quietly,  42  his arms around me, “the greatest  43  you can give is a  44  of yourself. Your mother and I decided  45  that if we can 46  a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have  47 .”
The  48  my father taught me that day became one of the most  49  in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He  50  told me that when he died, he wanted to donate  51  was in good condition, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes  52  he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so  53  of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his  54 . What he  55  behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.

【小题1】
A.adviceB.permission C.suggestion D.speech
【小题2】
A.repairB.operateC.treatD.use
【小题3】
A.in tears B.in silence C.in a hurry D.in surprise
【小题4】
A.couldn’tB.mustn’t C.might not D.shouldn’t
【小题5】
A.SoB.AndC.ButD.For
【小题6】
A.said toB.replied toC.explained toD.cried at
【小题7】
A.carryingB.puttingC.raisingD.pushing
【小题8】
A.gift B.wishC.talk D.regret
【小题9】
A.healthB.body C.part D.value
【小题10】
A.then B.later C.soon D.long ago
【小题11】
A.have B.make C.keep D.tell
【小题12】
A.pleasure B.right C.funD.meaning
【小题13】
A.lesson B.subjectC.thoughtD.experience
【小题14】
A.ordinary B.important C.uselessD.hard
【小题15】
A.carefullyB.sadly C.cruellyD.cheerfully
【小题16】
A.who B.whatever C.that D.which
【小题17】
A.as B.when C.while D.where
【小题18】.
A.fondB.tired C.proudD.afraid
【小题19】
A.wordsB.life C.eyes D.lessons
【小题20】
A.taught B.leftC.sent D.gave

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