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完形填空 　　I was 15 when I walked into McCarley's Bookstore in Ashland, Ore．, and began scanning titles on the shelves．The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I'd like 　　1　　．I said yes because I needed to 　　2　　 for college． 　　I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college．I would work many other jobs：I did the washing-up in the student canteen 　　3　　 school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U．S．Forest Service during summers．But selling books was one of the most 　　4　　． 　　One day a woman asked me for 　　5　　 on cancer．She seemed fearful．I showed her everything we had in 　　6　　 and found other books we could 　　7　　．She left the store 　　8　　, and I've always remembered the 　　9　　 I felt in having helped her． 　　Years later, as a 　　10　　 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民)child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike(蹼状的), to the rest of his hand．His family could not 　　11　　 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 　　12　　, hiding his hand in his pocket．I 　　13　　 my boss to let me do the 　　14　　．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 　　15　　 to perform the operation for free． 　　I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation．The first thing he did was hold up his 　　16　　 hand and say,“Thank you．”I felt a sense of reward． 　　At McCarley's Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 　　17　　, not the store．Today it's 　　18　　．NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 　　19　　, not the boss, through my“Today”show, helping them make 　　20　　 of the world． (1) [　　] A． a book B． the place C． a job D． the boss (2) [　　] A． gain experience B． start saving C． get a degree D． get grades (3) [　　] A． during B． after C． around D． behind (4) [　　] A． boring B． tiring C． satisfying D． important (5) [　　] A． advice B． medicine C． help D． books (6) [　　] A． stock(库存品) B． mind C． shelves D． counter (7) [　　] A． borrow B． publish C． introduce D． order (8) [　　] A． much happier B． less anxious C． less disappointed D． more confident (9) [　　] A． pride B． interest C． anxiety D． difficulty (10) [　　] A． doctor B． bookseller C． TV reporter D． writer (11) [　　] A． afford B． do C． support D． pay (12) [　　] A． danger B． trouble C． shame D． need (13) [　　] A． suggested B． required C． expected D． persuaded (14) [　　] A． story B． operation C． thing D． favor (15) [　　] A． promising B． offering C． providing D． refusing (16) [　　] A． broken B． damaged C． repaired D． injured (17) [　　] A． boss B． customers C． future D． college (18) [　　] A． different B． true C． the same D． new (19) [　　] A． children B． viewers C． patients D． strangers (20) [　　] A． use B． fun C． change D． sense

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．D;6．A;7．D;8．B;9．A;10．C;11．A;12．C;13．D;14．A;15．B;16．C;17．B;18．C;19．B;20．D;
解析：

(1)	第二段第一句告知我们作者接受的是一份工作。
(2)	上大学不需要工作经验；在书店工作不会拿到学位，也不会拿到学分，因此要选择B项：为上大学而挣点钱。
(3)	放学后在学生餐厅洗餐具(after school)。
(4)	上文提到了作者干过几份工作，接着语气一转说明卖书是自己最满意的工作之一。
(5)	顾客到书店里要买的自然是书了。
(6)	in stock是固定短语，表示“有现货”，包括了书架上和柜台里面的书。
(7)	“预订”弥补了“现货”的不足，说明为了使顾客满意，作者不但帮她找到现有的书，还帮她预订了店里没有的书。
(8)	第三段第一句表明顾客在进店时，心情是不好的。在作者帮她找到书时，她的心情有所好转，不那么忧心忡忡了。
(9)	能帮助别人解决问题，作者本人感到很自豪。
(10)	从第四段可以看出，作者当时是电视台记者。
(11)	afford的意思是“付得起……的价钱”。
(12)	既然手指是蹼状的，孩子自然是生活在难堪之中。
(13)	从下文节目能够播出来看，作者说服了老板允许他作报道。
(14)	由下句可知。
(15)	医生和护士主动打电话来，说明他们是“主动”提供帮助的。
(16)	做完了手术的手自然是“整理过的”手。
(17)	在书店里工作，既然不是为书店工作，当然是为顾客了。
(18)	由下句可知。
(19)	viewers指“看电视的观众”。
(20)	make sense of的意思是“理解”。