题目内容
I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for1, looking for a likely spot, 2as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped3under a bridge near the station and 4to have a try.
I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was 5the hurrying crowds ,6I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street7me , the violin under my chin.
The first 8I played were loud and unskilled, then they9down and began to run more smoothly. 10,I was neither caught nor told to shut up. 11, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping12threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly13steadily , dropped by14who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret15.
I16there for several days , gradually getting the17of the trade by trial and error(反复试验). It was not a good thing,18, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to19the thing going soon became a20rule.
- 1.
- A.an hour
- B.a day
- C.some time
- D.too long
- A.
- 2.
- A.running
- B.crying
- C.feeling
- D.sounding
- A.
- 3.
- A.at first
- B.at last
- C.at most
- D.at once
- A.
- 4.
- A.wanted
- B.allowed
- C.refused
- D.decided
- A.
- 5.
- A.part of
- B.familiar with
- C.far from
- D.away from
- A.
- 6.
- A.the last
- B.once again
- C.the next
- D.as a result
- A.
- 7.
- A.before
- B.behind
- C.next to
- D.beside
- A.
- 8.
- A.music
- B.notes
- C.piece
- D.parts
- A.
- 9.
- A.broke
- B.fell
- C.settled
- D.slowed
- A.
- 10.
- A.Surprisingly
- B.Interestingly
- C.Undoubtedly
- D.Pitifully
- A.
- 11.
- A.In a word
- B.Moreover
- C.Indeed
- D.That is
- A.
- 12.
- A.immediately
- B.secretly
- C.bravely
- D.carefully
- A.
- 13.
- A.but
- B.and
- C.while
- D.or
- A.
- 14.
- A.the old
- B.fans
- C.the passengers
- D.shadows
- A.
- 15.
- A.trick
- B.business
- C.story
- D.joke
- A.
- 16.
- A.remained
- B.searched
- C.left
- D.worked
- A.
- 17.
- A.value
- B.truths
- C.wealth
- D.conditions
- A.
- 18.
- A.however
- B.therefore
- C.for example
- D.after all
- A.
- 19.
- A.make
- B.open
- C.leave
- D.start
- A.
- 20.
- A.normal
- B.regular
- C.smart
- D.suitable
- A.
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head. “How about some 41_ ?” I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “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 44 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 _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
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