37. A. unable　　 　　　　　　　　 B. able　　 　　　　　　　　 C. unwilling　 　　　　　　　　 D. anxious

36. A. full-fime　 　　　　　　　　　 B. hard 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. easily　 　　　　　　　　　 D. part-time

55. A. limit　　　　　　 　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　　　 C. distance　　　　 　　　 D. time

答案　 36-40 BCDBD　　 41-45 CABCB　　 46 - 50 DADBC　 51- 55 ABDAD

Passage 17

(贵州省兴义市清华实验学校2010届高三9月月考)

Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 　36　 . Albert Einstein was 　37　 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to 　38　 . I should give up on it and settle for something else.” 　39 　, he wrote the two most famous papers while 　40 　as a patent(专利)office worker. After the 　41　 , there was not any major 　42 　in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

　 If you want to work as an artist and are 　43　 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who 　44　 one day to become an artist. That puts the 　45　 you love somewhere Off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as 　46 　, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is 　47　 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That 　48 　plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺)　 in the 　49　 hours.

　 While seeking the work you love, 　50　 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be 　51 　the ideas Of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened 　52 　the possibilities, you can make a final 　53 　and select the work you love as your own.

　 Doing the work you love 　54 　that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 　55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

54. A. adds to　　　　 　　　　 B. adds up　　　　 　　　　 C. adds up to　　　 　　　　 D. adds in

53. A. give up　　　　　 　　　 B. set up　　　　 　　　　 C. sit up　　　　　 　　　　 D. open up

52. A. everything　　　 　　　　 B. nothing　　　　 　　　　 C. something　　　 　　 D. anything

51. A. of　　　　　　　 　　 B. in　　　　　　 　　　　 C. over　　　　　　 　　 D. at

50. A. inventions　　　 　　　　 B. discoveries　　 　　　　　 C. ideas　　　　　 　　　 D. dreams

49. A. found　　　　　　 　　 B. stored　　　　 　　　　 C. shown　　　　　 　　 D. covered

48. A. gives　　　　　　 　　　 B. reads　　　　　 　　　　 C. offers　　　　　 　　　 D. explains