Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 1 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning. ”
My stepmother walked over to me,4 my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 5 . This is not the worst boy at all,6 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm. ”
That statement began a (n) 7 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbours had built me up in my 8 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 9 my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honours. She moved our family into the countryside,where my father’s career could be more 10 and my brothers and I could be better 11 .
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a second-hand 12 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm,I 13 it,and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 16 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the 17 man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power 18 has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 19 strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 20 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
( ) 1. A. rushed B. introduced
C. sent D. carried
( ) 2. A. mistaken B. favoured
C. distinguished D. rewarded
( ) 3. A. later B. sooner
C. longer D. earlier
( ) 4. A. dragged B. raised
C. shook D. bent
( ) 5. A. perfect B. right
C. impolite D. wrong
( ) 6. A. so B. but
C. or D. and
( ) 7. A. agreement B. gap
C. friendship D. relationship
( ) 8. A. opinion B. image
C. mind D. expectation
( ) 9. A. persuaded B. begged
C. ordered D. invited
( ) 10. A. meaningful B. successful
C. helpful D. useful
( ) 11. A. treated B. entertained
C. respected D. educated
( ) 12. A. camera B. radio
C. typewriter D. bicycle
( ) 13. A. considered B. appreciated
C. ignored D. suspected
( ) 14. A. criticism B. belief
C. request D. description
( ) 15. A. writing B. teaching
C. studying D. reading
( ) 16. A. only B. next
C. same D. real
( ) 17. A. cleverest B. strongest
C. healthiest D. wealthiest
( ) 18. A. fortune B. sympathy
C. enthusiasm D. confidence
( ) 19. A. deliberately B. constantly
C. traditionally D. happily
( ) 20. A. win B. reach
C. match D. doubt
[文章大意]本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定,从而激发了孩子心中对成功的渴望。继母心中的热情终于促使作者成功了。
1. B rush冲;introduce介绍;send送,派遣;carry运送。从后面的句子"I would like you to meet the fellow—"知,这里指爸爸把"我"介绍给了继母,选B.
2. C be distinguished for因....... 著名。从for being the worst boy知作者因为是最坏的孩子而著名,选C。
3. A no later than不迟于。父亲说作者不迟于明天早上就会向继母扔石头,选A.
4. B从后面的单词upward可知,继母轻轻地抬起"我"的头,选 B.
5. D perfect完美的;right正确的;impolite不礼貌的;wrong错误的。从后面的句子"This is not the worst boy at all…"可知她反驳爸爸的话,选 D.
6. B这句话使用的是"not—but..."结构。他不是最坏的男孩而是最好的男孩,只是还没有找到热情的出口,选B.
7. C agreement同意;gap缺口,分歧,间隔;friendship友谊; relationship关系。这句话开始了 "我们"之间的友谊,用友谊说明关系亲密,选C:。
8. C opinion观点;image形象;mind思维;expectation期望。"我"的家庭和邻居让"我"在"我"心目中认为"我"一直是一个
坏男孩,选C;。
9. A persuade说服;beg乞求;order命令;invite邀请。继母说服了"我"父亲去上一个牙科学校,选A.
10. B meaningful有意义的;successful成功的;helpful有帮助的;useful有用的。修饰career用successful,在那儿"我"父亲的事业将更加成功,选B.
11. D treat对待;entertain娱乐;respect尊敬;educate教育。因为是说孩子们的,所以在那儿"我们"弟兄可以得到更好的教育,选D.
12. C camera照相机;radio收音机;typewriter打字机;bicycle 自行车。从后面的told me that she believed that I could be?come a writer可知,继母相信作者能成为一个作家,所以给他买丫个二手打字机,选C.
13. B consider考虑;appreciate欣赏;ignore忽视;suspect怀疑。从后面的I saw how it had already improved our lives可知"我"非常感激她的热心,选B. .
14. B criticism批评;belief信念;request要求;description描述。由she believed that I could become a writer可知"我”接受了她的信念。
15. A "我"从事写作,因此用writing ,选A.
16. A " My father became the... man in town.”可知,"我”不是唯一的受益者,选A.
17. D cleverest最聪明的;strongest最强大的;healthiest最健康的;wealthiest最有钱的。前面说"我"不是唯一的受益者,可知"我"爸爸也事业有成,成了 "我们"镇上最富裕的人,选D.
18. C fortune运气,财产;sympathy同情;enthusiasm热情; confidence信心。从文章的第一句话"Another person's en?thusiasm was what set me moving toward the success…"可
知,热情有着强大的力量,选C。
19. B deliberately故意地;constantly不断地;traditionally传-统地;happily快乐地。从后面的it becomes an irresistible force 可知热情不断得到增强,选B.
20. C win赢得;reach到达;match匹配;doubt怀疑。这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的,选C.
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