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Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament(《新约全书》)on tape .
But it 21 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered(结巴)so badly that I was completely 22 to speak in public.
23 when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 24 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, 25 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 26 for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he 27 that I not only loved poetry but was 28 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 29 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the 30 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 31 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 32 .
One day he 33 me .
After handing in a poem, I waited for his 34 . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he 35 me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, 36 flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 37 .”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there 38 Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 39 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n) 40 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
1.A.lasted B.took C.spent D.wasted
2.A.impatient B.disabled C.unable D.impossible
3.A.But B.Then C.Besides D.However
4.A.archaeology B.art C.architecture D.poetry
5.A.drawing B.turning C.writing D.finding
6.A.regretful B.thankful C.relieved D.annoyed
7.A.decided B.recognized C.learned D.proved
8.A.reading B.reciting C.publishing D.writing
9.A.problem B.promise C.agreement D.difference
10.A.matter B.fact C.idea D.belief
11.A.said B.found C.prepared D.meant
12.A.turned away B.sat down C.talked back D.gave in
13.A.greeted B.scolded C.tricked D.comforted
14.A.help B.idea C.reward D.comment
15.A.challenged B.attracted C.noticed D.talked
16.A.pride B.anger C.excitement D.joy
17.A.heart B.beginning C.mind D.memory
18.A.panic B.disappointed C.breathless D.aimless
19.A.down B.up C.around D.through
20.A.voice B.sound C.appearance D.interest
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Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament《新约全书》 on tape.
But it 36 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered(结巴)so badly that I was completely 37 to speak in public.
38 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 39 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal(水晶), 40 pages as if uncovering treasures . When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 41 for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he 42 that I not only loved poetry but was 43 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 44 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 45 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 46 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 47 .
One day he 48 me.
After handing in a poem, I waited for his 49 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he 50 me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started to cry, 51 flooding me, “of course I did!” Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 52 .“
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, 53 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 54 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a( n) 55 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
36. A. lasted B . took C . cost D . wasted
37. A. impatient B. unlikely C . unable D . impossible
38. A. But B. Then C . Besides D . However
39. A. archaeology B. art C . architecture D . poetry
40. A. drawing B. turning C . writing D . finding
41 . A. regretful B. thankful C. relieved D . annoyed
42. A. decided B. recognized C .learned D . proved
43. A. reading B. reciting C . publishing D . writing
44. A. difficulty B. promise C . agreement D . difference
45 . A. matter B. fact C . idea D . belief
46. A. said B. found C . prepared D . meant
47. A. turned away B. sat down C . talked back D . gave in
48. A . greeted B. scolded C . tricked D . comforted
49. A. help B. idea C . reward D. comment
50. A . challenged B. attacked C . noticed D . told
51 . A . pride B. anger C . excitement D . joy
52. A. heart B. beginning C. mind D. memory
53. A . puzzled B. disappointed C . breathless D . aimless
54. A . down B. up C . around D . through
55. A . voice B. sound C . gift D . interest
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Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament(《新约全书》)on tape .
But it 21 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered(结巴)so badly that I was completely 22 to speak in public.
23 when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 24 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, 25 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 26 for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he 27 that I not only loved poetry but was 28 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 29 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the 30 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 31 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 32 .
One day he 33 me .
After handing in a poem, I waited for his 34 . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he 35 me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, 36 flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 37 .”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there 38 Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 39 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n) 40 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
21.A.lasted B.took C.spent D.wasted
22.A.impatient B.disabled C.unable D.impossible
23.A.But B.Then C.Besides D.However
24.A.archaeology B.art C.architecture D.poetry
25.A.drawing B.turning C.writing D.finding
26.A.regretful B.thankful C.relieved D.annoyed
27.A.decided B.recognized C.learned D.proved
28.A.reading B.reciting C.publishing D.writing
29.A.problem B.promise C.agreement D.difference
30.A.matter B.fact C.idea D.belief
31.A.said B.found C.prepared D.meant
32.A.turned away B.sat down C.talked back D.gave in
33.A.greeted B.scolded C.tricked D.comforted
34.A.help B.idea C.reward D.comment
35.A.challenged B.attracted C.noticed D.talked
36.A.pride B.anger C.excitement D.joy
37.A.heart B.beginning C.mind D.memory
38.A.panic B.disappointed C.breathless D.aimless
39.A.down B.up C.around D.through
40.A.voice B.sound C.appearance D.interest
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Without any hesitation, he said, “I’d be better off dead.” Hearing those words come out of my best friend’s mouth tore my heart apart. He has repeated that phrase more than once, and my mind continually plays it over like a voice recording.
I met him about three years ago. After knowing me for six months, he told me about his struggles with depression. Sadness was not the only emotion that came over me; I was shocked. He seemed so outgoing and happy all the time. I soon learned that he was physically and emotionally abused as a young child, causing him to have suicidal thoughts.
He refuses to talk to others about his depression because he now distrusts adults, especially those in his family. Nevertheless, he feels as if I understand him and that I know the right words to speak. Therefore, when it comes to helping him, convenience is not in my vocabulary. It does not matter where I am or what I am doing, for he always comes first.
Many students at his school laugh at him when they notice scars on his arms from cutting. As he sees it, other kids have every right to make fun of him. But no one holds such a right, so I encourage him to ignore the heartless kids who treat him badly. When he feels the weight of judging eyes or hateful voices, I always remind him that I care about him unconditionally. Just hearing me say I will always be his best friend seems to give him the security he needs to keep on going.
My best friend once told me that if he had not had me, he would not be alive. He said that my encouraging words convinced him not to take his life. Our friendship has taught me that a single kind word can influence someone’s life. With the fragility of life as it is, I believe in the necessity of encouragement.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, what the author’s friend said made the author feel ______.
A.puzzled | B.heartbroken. | C.frightened | D.hopeless |
A.he is always ready to help his friend. |
B.he hardly spares time to help his friend. |
C.he has no good excuse for refusing his friend. |
D.he is not good at communicating with his friend. |
A.had a happy childhood but everything changed later |
B.wanted to share his story but no one listened. |
C.took it for granted that he was made fun of |
D.was always of sad appearance |
A.How to make a big difference to others. |
B.The importance of encouragement. |
C.How to get rid of depression |
D.The necessity of security |