第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

   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 youngster I stuttered (口吃)  37  badly I was completely  38  to speak in public.

    39   , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject; poetry was his deepest love. He held a book of poems  40   it were a diamond necklace, turning pages as if  41   treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer  42    not being a part of our school.

   When he   43    that I not only loved poetry but was   44   it, we became closer. There was, however, one  45  between us - Professor Crouch could not stand the   46    that I refused to read my poems to the class.

  “Jim, poetry is   47   to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.”  I shook my head and   48  .

  Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his  49  . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he challenged me. “Jim, I don’ t think you wrote this.” I  50    him in disbelief. “Why?” I started, anger flooding me, “Of course, I  51  !”

“Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it

52    memory”.

   By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood  53   . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!

   Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and  54    me to read other writers’ poetry in public.

  Before long I discovered I did have a(n)   55   and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

36. A. lasted    B. took     C. was     D. wasted

37. A. so      B. silly     C. such     D. rather

38. A. uncertain   B. unlikely   C. unbelievable  D. unable

39. A. But     B. Besides   C. Then     D. However

40. A. even if    B. so that    C. as if      D. on condition that

41. A. recovering  B. uncovering   C. removing   D. discovering

42. A, prevent    B. help     C. keep     D. stand

43. A. learned    B. knew     C. decided    D. proved

44. A. writing    B. reading   C. reciting    D. saving

45. A. difference   B. difficulty   C. promise    D. pity

46. A. truth     B. idea     C. fact     D. belief

47. A. said     B. meant    C. caused    D. prepared

48. A. answered back B. showed up  C. turned away   D. stuck to

49. A. correction   B. praise     C. return    D. comment

50. A. replied to   B. laughed at   C. pointed to   D. stared at

51. A. could    B. did      C. should    D. had

52. A. with     B. of      C. from     D. in

53. A. changeless  B. hopeless    C. helpless   D. breathless

54. A. enabled   B. persuaded    C. encouraged   D. supported

55. A. voice    B. sound     C. appearance  D. interest

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