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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　“Now,”Mrs Virginia DeView said, smiling,“we are going to discover our professions.”The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1 .“Yes, you will all be searching for your future 2 . Each of you will have to 3 . Someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

　　Each day in her class, Virginia De View reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This 4 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said,“Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

　　I shook my head.

　　“How about some 6 ?”

　　I shook my head again.

　　Finally, I thought he realized I was 7 , and I got my first big tip as a 8 .“Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you'll run into.”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 9 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 10 Virginina DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 11 me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 12 all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. 13 gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 14 .

　　For the past 12 years, I've had the most satisfying reporting career, 15 stories from murders to airplanes crashes and 16 choosing my strongest area. 17 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 18 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

　　I get 19 all the time:“How did you pick journalism?”

　　“Well, you see, there was this teacher…”I always start out. I just wish I could 20 her.

1．

[　　]

A．good　　　　　　B．mad

C．careless　　　　　D．curious

2．

[　　]

A．university　　　　　　B．family

C．professions　　　　　　D．life

3．

[　　]

A．interview　　　　　　B．find out

C．admire　　　　　　　D．learn from

4．

[　　]

A．expressed　　　　　　B．ordered

C．expected　　　　　　D．meant

5．

[　　]

A．hardly　　　　　　B．nearly

C．naturally　　　　　D．eagerly

6．

[　　]

A．drink　　　　　　B．newspaper

C．preparations　　　D．paper

7．

[　　]

A．satisfied　　　　　　B．comfortable

C．terrified　　　　　　D．sorry

8．

[　　]

A．student　　　　　　B．journalist

C．teacher　　　　　　D．writer

9．

[　　]

A．research　　　　　　B．books

C．imagination　　　　　D．memory

10．

[　　]

A．called　　　　　　B．recognized

C．remembered　　　 D．visited

11．

[　　]

A．answer　　　　　　B．promise

C．stop　　　　　　　D．persuade

12．

[　　]

A．how　　　　　　B．whether

C．why　　　　　　D．when

13．

[　　]

A．It　　　　　　　　B．Virginia DeView

C．My parents　　　　D．My oral report

14．

[　　]

A．breaking in　　　　　　B．getting down

C．falling off　　　　　　D．going on

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．On condition that

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

---Guess what! I have got an A for my term paper.

　 ---Great! You ________ read widely and put a lot of work into it.

　 A. must　　　 B. should　 　 C. must have D. should have

　　　　　　　 　　　　　 Rising above the names

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.

"Mom, come here! There's this lady here my size!"

The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.

I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you ?"

He studied me from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a little mommy?"　　

"Yes, I have a son," I answered.

"Why are you so little? " he asked.

"It's the way I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger. " After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand and left.

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I 1ook different from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an a chondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.

I'm 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I've grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, "Look what else I have -- a great family, nice friends. "

It's the children's questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers ( a person of the same age, class, position, etc. ), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

46. Why did the mother apologize to the author?

　 A. Because the boy ran into the author.

　 B. Because the boy laughed at the author.

　 C. Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.

　 D. Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.

47. When did the author realize that she was too short?

　 A. When she grew up.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. When she was 47 years old.

　 C. When she began to go to school.　　　　　　

D. When she met the boy in the supermarket.

48.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word"diminished" ?

　 A. dismissed　　 B. increased　　　 C. decreased　　 D. discriminated

49. How does the author feel about people's stares?

　 A. Angry.　　　 B. Calm.　　　　 C. Painful.　　　 D. Discouraged.