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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(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) __7__
between us.No
one had ever called me smart.My family and neighbors 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 honors.She moved our family into the county seat，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 secondhand __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(不可抗拒的)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.
【解题导语】 继母的出现改变了作者的一生，也让整个家庭旧貌换新颜。她的热情深深感染了作者，让作者领悟到了热情的神奇力量。
1．A.rushedB．sent
C．carried
D．introduced
解析：选D。根据作者的父亲所说的话可知他是在把作者“介绍”给作者的继母。
2．A.distinguished
B．favored
C．mistaken
D．rewarded
解析：选A。在父亲的眼中，作者不是一个好孩子，而以本地最坏的孩子“著称”。distinguished“著名的”。
3．A.sooner
B．later
C．longer
D．earlier
解析：选B。父亲认为作者是本地最坏的孩子，显然不会轻而易举地接受继母，不“迟于”明天早上就会向她扔石头。
4．A.dragged
B．shook
C．raised
D．bent
解析：选C。根据本段后半部分继母的话可知她不赞同作者父亲的观点，而是非常欣赏作者，认为作者只是没有把潜能发挥出来，因此表现出来的是爱意，所以是轻轻地“扶起”作者的头。A项表示“拉”；B项表示“摇动”；C项表示“扶起，抬起”；D项表示“倾斜”。
5．A.perfect
B．right
C．wrong
D．impolite
解析：选C。根据引号中的话可知她认为作者父亲的观点是“错误的”。
6．A.but
B．so
C．and
D．or
解析：选A。他根本不是最坏的孩子，而是还没有找到释放热情的途径的最聪明的孩子。本句是“not...but...”结构，表示“不是……而是……”。
7．A.agreement
B．friendship
C．gap
D．relationship
解析：选B。作者没有想到继母会如此欣赏自己，自然一开始就与她建立了“友谊”。两个人本来就是母子关系，所以D项不恰当。
8．A.opinion
B．image
C．expectation
D．mind
解析：选D。作者的家人和邻居已经让作者在脑海中形成了根深蒂固的观念，认为自己是一个坏男孩。
9．A.begged
B．persuaded
C．ordered
D．invited
解析：选B。根据本句后半部分的内容可知她“说服”了作者的父亲去上牙医学校。
10．A.successful
B．meaningful
C．helpful
D．useful
解析：选A。她搬家的目的是想让作者父亲的事业更加“成功”。最后两项的意思基本相同，可排除。
11．A.treated
B．entertained
C．educated
D．respected
解析：选C。根据下一段开头部分提到的作者的年龄可推测她搬家也是为了让孩子更好地“受教育”。
12．A.camera
B．radio
C．bicycle
D．typewriter
解析：选D。她相信作者可以成为一名作家，结合选项，继母应该是给作者买了一台二手“打字机”。
13．A.considered
B．suspected
C．ignored
D．appreciated
解析：选D。她发现了作者的写作才能并加以鼓励，作者自然对此非常“感激”。
14．A.belief
B．request
C．criticism
D．description
解析：选A。作者接受了她的“信念”。此处与该段第一句话中的believed相呼应。
15．A.teaching
B．writing
C．studying
D．reading
解析：选B。上文叙述的是“写作”的事情，再根据空处前面的“the same kind of”可知选B项。
16．A.next
B．same
C．only
D．real
解析：选C。根据后面两句话的内容可知作者不是“唯一的”受益者。
17．A.cleverest
B．wealthiest
C．strongest
D．healthiest
解析：选B。上文提到继母说服了作者的父亲去上牙医学校，并举家搬迁以便让他的事业更加成功，由此可推断作者的父亲成为了城镇中最“富有的”人。
18．A.enthusiasm
B．sympathy
C．fortune
D．confidence
解析：选A。所有的这一切都是“热情”的力量！文章中多次出现的关键词enthusiasm也是答案提示。
19．A.deliberately
B．happily
C．traditionally
D．constantly
解析：选D。当热情释放的能量来支撑一个人的目标，并且这一能量“不断地”被信仰强化时，它就会产生不可抗拒的力量。
20．A.win
B．match
C．reach
D．doubt
解析：选B。热情所释放出来的巨大能量是贫穷和暂时的失败所不能“匹敌”的。
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Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to ??26? ?that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to ??27 ??the bird.
??? Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous ??28 ??bird. Now ??29? people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away.? The bird opened its huge ??30? ?and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it ?31? ?with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to ??32? ?it.
??? The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did ?33 ??his grandfather had done, but the bird ??34 ??to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle ?35 ?. Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less ??36 ?. Sam asked his uncle to come out before ??37 ?. This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with ??38 ?, but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is ??39 ?.” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was ?40 ?, two angry men arrived in a car. They ?41 ??his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked ?42? ?and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He ??43 ??at Sam, “Sam will show you 44 ??to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the ??45 ?. It flew away and disappeared forever.
26. A. feed?????? ?? B. buy???? ???? C. wash??? ???? D. sell
27. A. know?????? ?? ????B. find?????? ????? C. keep?????? ? D. buy
28. A. singing?????????? B. sleeping???? C. eating????? D. hunting
29. A. some?????? ?? B. no???????? ? C. many???????? D. few
30. A. mouth????? ?? B. wings??????? ?? C. tail???????? D. eyes
31. A. dealt??????? B. returned??? C. met????????? D. parted
32. A. watch??? ???? B. search?????? ?? C. eat????????? D. help
33. A. as??????? ??? B. for????????? C. since??????????? D. after
34. A. fell??????? ????? B. rose????? ?? C. walked??? ?? D. ran
35. A. shouted????????? B. cried???? ?????? C. laughed????? D. nodded
36. A. attractive?????? B. pleasant???? C. poor???????? D. strong
37. A. bed????????? B. supper????? C. lunch??????????? D. breakfast
38. A. patience???? ??? B. surprise???? ??? C. joy????????? D. sadness
39. A. harmful? ????? ? B. strange????? C. cheap??????????? D. useless
40. A. leaving????? ??? B. gone????? ?? C. dying??? ???? ?? D. cooked
41. A. shouted at?????? B. smiled at??? ??? C. looked after ? ? D. took after
42. A. impressed??????? B. worried??? ? C. satisfied??????? D. bored
43. A. waved????? ? B. pointed??? ? C. aimed? ????? D. jumped
44. A. what??????? B. why??? ????? C. where??? ??? D. how
45. A. money??? ?? ???? B. coat???????? C. bird???????? D. everything
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