2. A. in　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. on　　　　 D. of

答案：C　 指导：onone's own"依靠自己”。作者此处强调的还是“养活自己”。

1. A. enjoy　　　 B. support　　 C. manage　　 D. live

答案：B　 指导：support sb．／oneself当“养活、维持……的生计”讲，作者此处想自己将来能否养活自己?enioyoneself当“玩得高兴”讲；manage／1iVe后面不跟反身代词。

20. A. hitting　　 B. tapping　　 C. beating　　 D. striking

答案：B　 指导：tap意为“轻敲”，此处指打字，因此不用其他几个动词。由特定的语境可排除其他选项：hit"击打”；beat连续地“敲打；击打”；strike"打击”。

Cloze 5

　　　 I was studying theater at Southem Methodist University in Dallas and felling anxious and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to 　1　 myself? I wondered. That summer, I decided to see if I could get out 　2　 my own.

　　　 Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 　3 　to Aspen, Colo. where I found a job as a maid at a hotel. I don't remem- ber what I　 4　 ,but it was so little that I lived a difficult life.

　　　 I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 　5 　breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I　 6　 　the room where it was served and then the rest rooms. I had 　7　 　been in a men's room hefore, and I was always　 8 　of someone walking in while I was on my knees cleaning the floors and toilets.

　　　 I came from an upper-middle-class back ground(背景), and my parents'friends always　 9　 me well. But now that I Was a servant, I found that many of the guests of 　10　 background were not so nice. That was a shock.

　　　 People were　 11 　to serve themselves at the breakfast; it was my　 　12　 to go through the room and add coffee ad juice. But some people wanted me to do　 　13　 　for them, I remember one man who kept 　14 　me to get his food and demanding things we did not serve. He was also very critical (挑剔的).

　　 15　 I wanted to say, "Go and get it yourself. 'I knew it was my job to be quiet and do in a nice way 　16 　I was told. I'd take a deep breath and .somehow get what he wanted.

　　　 Still, I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so rudely. Today, whenever I am in a taxi or being　 　17　 , I always try to be as considerate (体贴的)as possible. .Service-industry jobs are not easy, and they're even 　18 　when people treat you like dirt.

My first job also helped me achieve more confidence (信心). After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of　 was 　19　 . I now knew that the worst thing would be if I　 failed at it without really trying. I decided to give it all my energy. If I falied,　 20　 I would always know that I had done my best.

19. A. different　 B. hard　　　　 C. pleasant　　 D. serious

答案：A　 指导：有了以上对母亲的了解，作者因此对母亲有了“不同”的感情。此处说明作者内心情感的变化，因此不用“困难的”“愉快的”和“严肃的”。

18. A. supplied　　　　　　　　　 B. offered

C. paid　　　　　　　　　　　 D. contributed

答案：B　 指导：offer当“提供”讲。此处指母亲拿电台出的一半的工资卖东西。supply，pay，contribute都不能直接与前面的salary搭配。

17. A. kindness　 B. memory　　　 C. comfort　　 D. support

答案：C　 指导：一般情况下，孩子应在母亲那儿寻求“安慰”，而此时作者认识到，母亲也需要子女的安慰。由语境可排除其他选项，母亲伤心时需要的是“安慰”，而不是别人的“善良”和“支持”。

16. A. wound　　　 B. defeat　　　 C. cut　　　　 D. hurt

答案：D　 指导：hurt与前面的fear和后面的failure构成并列关系，此处指“内心感情”的伤害，故用hurt．wound多指对身体的伤害；defeat"打败”，不符合语境。

15. A. more　　　 B. much　　　　 C. little　　　 D. huge

答案：A　 指导：作者认识到自己的母亲不仅仅是“母亲”，还是一个平常人，more"另外的”，符合题意。此处具有比较意义，故排除其他选项。

14. A. therefore　 B. however　　 C. yet　　　　 D. though

答案：C　 指导：yet用作副词，表转折，意为“然而”。therefore"所以…‘though"当副词用时，也可以当“然而”讲，但往往用于句末，且前面用逗号隔开；however表转折时，往往需要逗号把前后文隔开。

13. A. content　　 B. break　　　 C. fall　　　　 D. understand

答案：B　 指导：看到母亲如此伤心，作者体会到母亲原来也是这么容易“沮丧、崩溃”。break当“沮丧、崩溃”讲。content

　 “满意的”，fall"摔倒”，都不合题意。