Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have ach

Anotherperson’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．

       Iwas nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father    36   me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow whois    37    for being the worst boy inthis county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no    38   than tomorrow morning．”

       Mystepmother walked over to me,    39    myhead slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father andreplied, “You are    40   ．This is not the worst boy at all,    41   the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

       Thatstatement began a（n）  42    between us．No one hadever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my    43   as a bad boy．Mystepmother changed all that．

       Shechanged many things．She    44   my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated withhonors．She moved our familyinto the county seat, where my father’s career could be more    45   and my brother and I could be better    46  ．

       WhenI turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand    47   and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I    48   it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives．I accepted her    49   and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of    50    thatgreat day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task whichbecame my life’s work later．I wasn’tthe    51    beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the    52   man in town．My brotherand stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a collegepresident．

       Whatpower    53    has! When that power isreleased to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is    54   strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which povertyand temporary defeat can never    55   ．

       Youcan communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

1.A．rushed              B．sent                    C．carried               D．introduced

2.A．distinguished      B．favored               C．mistaken            D．rewarded

3.A．sooner             B．later                          C．longer                D．earlier

4.A．dragged           B．shook                 C．raised                 D．bent

5.A．perfect            B．right                   C．wrong                D．impolite

6.A．but              B．so                      C．and                    D．or

7.A．agreement        B．friendship           C．gap                    D．relationship

8.A．opinion           B．image                 C．expectation            D．mind

9.A．begged         B．persuaded            C．ordered              D．invited

10.A．successful            B．meaningful          C．helpful               D．useful

11.A．treaded          B．entertained          C．educated             D．respected

12.A．camera          B．radio                  C．bicycle               D．typewriter

13.A．considered       B．suspected            C．ignored                  D．appreciated

14.A．belief                   B．request                C．criticism             D．description

15.A．teaching        B．writing               C．studying             D．reading

16.A．next               B．same                   C．only                   D．real

17.A．cleverest        B．wealthiest            C．strongest            D．healthiest

18.A．enthusiasm               B．sympathy           C．fortune               D．confidence

19.A．deliberately       B．happily               C．traditionally          D．constantly

20.A．win               B．match                 C．reach                 D．doubt

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】略