阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years．Every once in a while she would bring home a new book．She'd sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the eyes and cry．

　　She was not stupid．She simply had not had the 　　1　　 to learn to read．Her parents were sharecroppers in Florida in the 1920s．Sharecroppers did not own the 　　2　　 they farmed．Instead, they gave a part of their crops(plants grown on farms for food)to the owner．It was quite a hard way to 　　3　　 , and both of Bertha's parents worked hard in the fields．Often Bertha had to leave school to help．Before she was a teenager, Bertha's schooling was 　　4　　．

　　Bertha Ingram didn't learn to read 　　5　　 her early married life, 　　6　　．She wanted to, but she was always too busy．She worked all day．

　　Bertha Ingram's mind was sharp(敏锐地)．　　7　　 a housekeeper for other people, she had to memorize telephone messages．She became a good cook too, but she had to 　　8　　 everything she did because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn't write down what she had done．

　　In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke(中风)．This illness 　　9　　 her to lose the use of one arm and both legs．It also weakened her ability to speak．　　10　　 she began to get better, she had a 　　11　　 thought for the first time in her life．Because she couldn't work, she had the time to learn to read．

　　In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha Ingram was quite 　　12　　．Would people laugh at her? Would they 　　13　　 to teach her? It didn't happen that way．She had a teacher who worked very hard with her．

　　After the first day Ingram could 　　14　　 wait to get to the library．As she learned to read, Ingram got more and more confidence in herself．She became a reader at religious(宗教的)services, joined neighborhood groups, and 　　15　　 at meetings in city hall．Finally she wrote a book telling about her life．At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late．

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阅读理解

　　According to the recent survey, only forty percent of children in our school feel happy．Why?Do you know what“happiness”means?A lot of money?No homework every day?High marks or anything else?

　　In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heat into it．When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it．And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too．All these are happiness．If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you．All these can't be bought with money．It's a feeling of your heart．When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself．

　　As the saying goes, life is a revolving(旋转的)door．When it closes, it also opens．If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person．

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　　I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago．I'm the mid-field player in my team．But in fact that's not 　　1　　 now．I was the mid-field player because,as I said,this was my 　　2　　 game．That's a good way to end a high school football career(生涯),especially if you win,but even though you don't,it's 　　3　　 to leave at a high point．

　　I was eight when I first started playing football．My dad 　　4　　 football,and he used to practise with me at home-passing,catching and running．We used to practise almost every evening 　　5　　 it got too dark．He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 　　6　　．“Just remember：don't ever 　　7　　．”

　　“Stay in the game．Don't lose your concentration(专注)．”

　　“Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之……)every time．”Well,that was a long time ago,but I still hear his words 　　8　　 in my ears．

　　I had a lot on my mind 　　9　　 the game today．I don't like things to end,I guess,and this was the last game．I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do．I didn't sleep at all 　　10　　,and when the sun came up this morning,I reached the point where 　　11　　 just wanted it all to be over,finished,done．But then when the game started,my mind became 　　12　　．I just lived in this game,this moment．I didn't hear the crowd;I didn't feel the cold or the pain;I never felt tired．I just kept my eyes on the 　　13　　,and it was just me and the ball and,inside,a soft,white light 　　14　　 me the way to the goal．It was a beautiful,empty feeling．

　　It's all over now,and it's really getting cold here．It's starting to snow．The sun's almost gone,and I can 　　15　　 see the goal．Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone．Well,I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on．

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