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1、 11.I had my first job at the age of thirteen，when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 36 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 37 interfered (干涉) with how I spent it，even when I was spending it 38 .They believed that by e

2、arning money，spending it，and learning from the 39 ，I would become more mature (成熟的) and 40 about how to handle work，relationships with others，and moneyLike many 41 parents，my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 42 a great dealWhen I was sixteen，for example，after I finished

3、high school and before I entered university，I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 43 .My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age，but my father felt that it would be a great 44 for meIn the end，my father won the 45 on the condition that I limited my travel

4、ing to France，my mothers home，where l had many uncles，aunts and cousins 46 through the country who could 47 shelter and help if I needed themThree years later， my younger brother decided to 48 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the CaribbeanAgain m

5、y mother was very worried and not 49 to see my brother leave school，but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 50 year working his way on trains and ships to 51 passage to different ports and cities，and discovering many fascinating places and peopleThese kinds of experiences are probably 5

6、2 for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common Most parents start 53 their children at a young age to do small things by themselvesBy the time they have finished high school，many American kids have already had 54 jobs，traveled around the US or other countries on their own，have

7、 selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future 55 ，and so on36Aanxious Bcontent Cproud Dhonorable37Anever Bever Calways Deven 38Aquickly Bfoolishly Cseriously Dhonestly 39Awork Bmistakes Cothers Dbooks 40Astrict Breasonable Cpolite Dresponsible 41AAmerican BJapan

8、ese CChinese DBritish 42Ahelped Bsupported Cshared Dworried43AAsia BAfrica CEurope DOceania44Ajourney Bexperience Cchance D. possibility 45Aargument Bgame Cdiscussion D. plan46Asend out Bgive out Ccarry out Dspread out 47Apromise Bafford Cprovide Dserve 48Aleave Bmake Ctake D. prepare 49Aangry Beage

9、r Csorry Dsad50Aunusual Bhard Cstrange Dbusy51Aaccept Bearn Cfind Dsearch52Awelcome Bfit Cnecessary Drare53Abringing Bforcing Cpushing Dprotecting54Apart-time Bfull-time Cgood Dwell-paid55Alife Bcareer Chope Dbenefit 12.It was the golden season . I could see the yellow leaves 1 in the cool 2 . In su

10、ch a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a 3 _ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 4_ . But one day, the sound of a violin 5 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what

11、it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 6 in playing her violin.I had 7 seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didnt realize that I had been 8 there for so long but my 9 did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she

12、played the violin in the corner of the building 10 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 11 . 12 we didnt know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me . Autumn was nearly over.

13、One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my 13 ,the girl came over to me.“You must like violin, ” she said.“Yes . And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.Suddenly, a 14 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.“I came here to see my

14、 grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 15 me. ” she said.“In fact, it was your playing 16 gave me a meaningful autumn. ” I answered. “Let us be friends. ”The girl smiled and I smiled.I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went

15、 downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a 17 ; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 18

16、 you, but dont understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only 19 friends leave footprints.I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 20 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be

17、my best friend.1.A. shakingB. hangingC. fallingD. floating2.A. windB. snowC. airD. rain3.A. livelyB. lovelyC. harvestD. lonely4.A. upB. offC. downD. over5.A. flowedB. grewC. enteredD. ran6.A. lostB. activeC. busyD. interested7.A. everB. neverC. oftenD. usually8.A. waitingB. stoppingC. standingD. hea

18、ring9.A. existenceB. thoughtC. stepsD. breath10.A. whereB. soC. whenD. but11.A. interestingB. movingC. encouragingD. exciting12.A. ButB. HoweverC. EvenD. Though13.A. astonishmentB. delightC. prideD. satisfaction14.A. happyB. sadC. strangeD. surprised15.A. surprisedB. excitedC. encouragedD. intereste

19、d16.A. thatB. whichC. itD. who17.A. songB. dreamC. fireD. wind18.A. withB. forC. againstD. to19.A. goodB. trueC. newD. old20.A. soundB. songC. playD. violin 13.I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people downtown visit the traffic lights I used to give much money to the homeless, fee

20、ling sorry for their 16 But as time passed, I suffered from many of the circumstances of a homeless person I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt, and 17 any income 18 , I stopped giving to the people on the side of the roadThings started to 19 for me I started to pull myself 20 debt One da

21、y we saw a homeless person with the 21 , “Will work for food” I passed 22 My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 23 always give to those people in 24 ” I replied, “Honey, they just 25 that money for alcohol or other bad things”Three days later, I was driving to 26 my daughter from school A man was stand

22、ing on the corner, and something deep inside me said, “ 27 help the guy” So I 28 down my window, and he ran 29 warmheartedly He said, “God bless you, I only 30 77 cents” I 31 into my ashtray(烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there sat three 32 and two penniesMy skin was prickling(刺痛) as I saw this, I scoop

23、ed(掏空)it up and gave it to him He burst out with 33 , tears in his eyes, “Wow, you just made it possible for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thanks a lot; YC the bus that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment that Ill never forget I think that man wont forget it either, but

24、I was the one who got the best gift in life 34 It also reminds me that 35 is a coincidence(巧合), and everything has meaning 16AmisfortuneBmistakeCfaultDsadness17AalmostBnearlyChardlyDfairly18AAs usualBAs a resultCIn factDLike others19AworsenBdevelopCturnDchange20AoffBoutsideCout ofDout from21AboardsB

25、markCwordDsign22AbyBawayCoverDup23AshouldBought toCused toDmust24AdeedBneedCfactDtrouble25AofferBspendCaskDuse26Acarry upBbring upCpick upDtake up27AJustBOnlyCNeverDEver28ArolledBputCpullDlaid29AawayBacrossCafterDover30AbegBneedChaveDdeserve31AdroppedBreachedCgotDtouched32AdollarsBpoundsCfrancsDquar

26、ters33AreliefBsatisfactionCjoyDease34AgivingBreceivingCtakingDrewarding35AnothingBeverythingCanythingDsomething 14.If I had known earlier that there was a reason why I was a low achiever , I may not have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties . I was writing . I was working for no oth

27、er reason than to hear people 36 me .Most people who 37 university read at least twice as fast as I do . Ive never known my left 38 my right . I avoid dialing a telephone , if I can , because I sometimes have to try three times to get the number 39 . I hear that recording “The 40 you have reached is

28、 not in service .” more than any man on earth .In spite of my 41 I view dyslexia (诵读困难)as a gift , not something bad . Many dyslexics are good at right-brain , advanced thought , and thats what my kind of creating writing is . Im starting with nothing and coming up with something that didnt 42 befor

29、e . Thats my advantage.I 43 my career to Ralph Salisbury , my writing 44 at the university of Oregon , who looked past my misspellings and gave me 45 and hope . I never looked 46 .I am also very good at observing . This means nothing in school, but when I 47 books or scripts , Im seeing everything i

30、n my 48 .I write 49 . I go like the wind and can 50 up to 15 pages a day . Writing is not the 51 . I have no problem downloading ; its inputting where things get jumbled (杂乱的).The real 52 I have for dyslexics is not that they have to 53 with jumbled input , but that they will give up before they fin

31、ish school . Parents have to create victories 54 they can , whether its music , sports or the arts . You want your dyslexic child to be able to say , “Yeah, readings 55 . But I have these other things I can do .”36Aleave Blove ChelpDpraise 37Abegin with Bhead for Cget along Dgo through 38Afrom Bbetw

32、eenCtoDof39AwrongBdownCrightDclear40AamountBnumberCcodeDzone41AshortcomingsBweaknessesCfaultsDdifficulties42AhappenBmeetCremainDexist43AoweBreferCdevoteDobey44AinstructorBexaminerCprofessorDheadmaster45AdisappointmentBencouragementCsatisfactionDspirit46AintoBthroughCaroundDback47AreadBpublishCwriteD

33、borrow48AbooksBmindCimaginationDworld49AslowlyBusuallyCquicklyDsuddenly50AgetBgoCmakeDhurry51ApointBproblemCreasonDhard-work52ApuzzleBthingCsituationDfear53AargueBstruggleCcompareDprovide54AwheneverBhoweverCwhicheverDwhatever55AnecessaryBpleasantChardDeasy 15.“Everything happens for the best,” my mo

34、ther said whenever I 36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something 37 will happen. And youll realize that it wouldnt have happened if not for that 38 disappointment.”Mother was right, 39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to 40 a job in radio, then work my

35、 way up to sports 41 . I hitchhiked to Chicago and 42 on the door of every stationand got turned 43 every time.In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt risk hiring an 44 person “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that will give you a 45 ,” she said.I thumbed home to Di

36、xon, Illinois. 46 there was no radioannouncing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I 48 . The job 49 just right for me. But I wasnt hired.My disappointment mus

37、t have 50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.As I left his office, my frustration 52 . I asked aloud, “

38、How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the elevator 53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an) 54 game

39、.On my way home, once again I thought of my mothers words. I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if Id gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.36AfacedBreceivedCconsideredDmet37AusefulBhelpfulCwonderfulDgood38AoldBpreviousCoriginalDearly39AwhenBasCwhichDwhile40Atry outBtry onCtry forDtry over41A

40、playerBannouncerCmanagerDfan42AknockedBarrivedCapproachedDhunted43AoutBoffConDdown44AunpracticedBinpracticedCinexperiencedDunexperienced45AjobBsuggestionCchanceDadvantage46AWhileBWhenCWhichDSo47AworkBreceiveCarrangeDdesign48AacceptedBagreedCappliedDpromised49AsoundedBbecameCgotDgrew50AcomeBshownCdis

41、appearedDbrightened51ArecoveredBencouragedChuggedDreminded52Aboiled overBturned overChit overDtook over53AafterBasCwhenDbefore54AforcefulBcloseCimaginaryDordinary55AsideBactionCapproachDdirection16.School was over and I was both mentally and英才苑physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus bec

42、ause of my 36 to get home. Sitting at the front made me 37 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.Jane, the driver, tried to break the 38 atmosphere by striking the match of 39 .I tried to mind manners and 40 listened, but usually I was too busy thinking of my day. On this day, 41 , her con

43、versation was worth listening to.“My fathers sick,” she said to no one in 42 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. with a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “whats wrong with him?”With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 43 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eye

44、s lowed as she 44 , “Ive already lost my mum, so I dont think I can stand losing him.”I couldnt respond. I was 45 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 46 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 47 still is, for her. I wouldn

45、t like anyone to go 48 that.Suddenly I realized Jane wasnt only a bus driver. That was 49 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns, too. I has never thought of her as 50 but a bus driver. I suddenly felt very 51 . I realized I had only thought of her as 52 as what her purpose was in my

46、life. I paid no attention to Jane because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 53 .For all I know, Im just another person in 54 elses world, and may not even be important. I 55 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see an

47、d appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.36AanxietyBdeterminationCdecisionDattempt37AfindBmakeCthinkDstand38AunpopularBuncomfortableCunusualDunforgettable39AfireBtopicCconversationDdiscussion40ApolitelyBdevotedlyCcarelesslyDsincerely41AhoweverBthereforeCthusDotherwise42Asurprise Bcommo

48、nCsilenceDparticular43AfightingBavoidingCclearingDkeeping44AtoldBlastedCrepeatedDcontinued45Afor sureBat easeCin shockDin despair46AmercyBpainCpityDdisappointment47AsoByetCandDor48AoverBroundCthroughDwithout49AalmostBnearlyCeverDjust50AsomethingBanythingCnothingDeverything51AsadBdepressedCselfishDwo

49、rried52AfarBlongCmuchDwell53AunfitBunselfishCunnecessaryDunimportant54AeveryoneBsomeoneCanyoneDno one55AmustBmayCcanDshould 17.One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I turned into the first sock shop that 36 my eye, and a

50、boy clerk not more than 17 came forward. “ 37 ? ” “I wish to buy a pair of socks. ” His eyes 38 . “Did you know that you had come into the 39 place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been 40 of that, as my 41 had been accidental. “Come with me,” said the boy, ecstatically (欣喜若狂). I 42 him to the

51、rear of the shop, and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box, showing their 43 to me.“ 44 , lad, I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that, ” said he, “but I want you to see 45 marvelously beautiful these are.”I became far more 46 in him than in the socks. “My friend,” said I, “if

52、 this is not merely the 47 that comes from novelty（新奇）, from having a new job, if you can 48 this passion day after day, in ten years you will own every 49 in the United States.”My amazement at his pride and joy in 50 will be easily understood by all who 51 this article. In many shops the customer has to wa