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完形填空 　　I was 15 when I walked into McCarley's Bookstore in Ashland, Ore．, and began scanning titles on the shelves．The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I'd like 　　1　　．I said yes because I needed to 　　2　　 for college． 　　I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college．I would work many other jobs：I did the washing-up in the student canteen 　　3　　 school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U．S．Forest Service during summers．But selling books was one of the most 　　4　　． 　　One day a woman asked me for 　　5　　 on cancer．She seemed fearful．I showed her everything we had in 　　6　　 and found other books we could 　　7　　．She left the store 　　8　　, and I've always remembered the 　　9　　 I felt in having helped her． 　　Years later, as a 　　10　　 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民)child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike(蹼狀的), to the rest of his hand．His family could not 　　11　　 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 　　12　　, hiding his hand in his pocket．I 　　13　　 my boss to let me do the 　　14　　．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 　　15　　 to perform the operation for free． 　　I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation．The first thing he did was hold up his 　　16　　 hand and say,“Thank you．”I felt a sense of reward． 　　At McCarley's Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 　　17　　, not the store．Today it's 　　18　　．NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 　　19　　, not the boss, through my“Today”show, helping them make 　　20　　 of the world． (1) [　　] A． a book B． the place C． a job D． the boss (2) [　　] A． gain experience B． start saving C． get a degree D． get grades (3) [　　] A． during B． after C． around D． behind (4) [　　] A． boring B． tiring C． satisfying D． important (5) [　　] A． advice B． medicine C． help D． books (6) [　　] A． stock(庫存品) B． mind C． shelves D． counter (7) [　　] A． borrow B． publish C． introduce D． order (8) [　　] A． much happier B． less anxious C． less disappointed D． more confident (9) [　　] A． pride B． interest C． anxiety D． difficulty (10) [　　] A． doctor B． bookseller C． TV reporter D． writer (11) [　　] A． afford B． do C． support D． pay (12) [　　] A． danger B． trouble C． shame D． need (13) [　　] A． suggested B． required C． expected D． persuaded (14) [　　] A． story B． operation C． thing D． favor (15) [　　] A． promising B． offering C． providing D． refusing (16) [　　] A． broken B． damaged C． repaired D． injured (17) [　　] A． boss B． customers C． future D． college (18) [　　] A． different B． true C． the same D． new (19) [　　] A． children B． viewers C． patients D． strangers (20) [　　] A． use B． fun C． change D． sense

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．D;6．A;7．D;8．B;9．A;10．C;11．A;12．C;13．D;14．A;15．B;16．C;17．B;18．C;19．B;20．D;
解析：

(1)	第二段第一句告知我們作者接受的是一份工作。
(2)	上大學(xué)不需要工作經(jīng)驗；在書店工作不會拿到學(xué)位，也不會拿到學(xué)分，因此要選擇B項：為上大學(xué)而掙點錢。
(3)	放學(xué)后在學(xué)生餐廳洗餐具(after school)。
(4)	上文提到了作者干過幾份工作，接著語氣一轉(zhuǎn)說明賣書是自己最滿意的工作之一。
(5)	顧客到書店里要買的自然是書了。
(6)	in stock是固定短語，表示“有現(xiàn)貨”，包括了書架上和柜臺里面的書。
(7)	“預(yù)訂”彌補了“現(xiàn)貨”的不足，說明為了使顧客滿意，作者不但幫她找到現(xiàn)有的書，還幫她預(yù)訂了店里沒有的書。
(8)	第三段第一句表明顧客在進店時，心情是不好的。在作者幫她找到書時，她的心情有所好轉(zhuǎn)，不那么憂心忡忡了。
(9)	能幫助別人解決問題，作者本人感到很自豪。
(10)	從第四段可以看出，作者當(dāng)時是電視臺記者。
(11)	afford的意思是“付得起……的價錢”。
(12)	既然手指是蹼狀的，孩子自然是生活在難堪之中。
(13)	從下文節(jié)目能夠播出來看，作者說服了老板允許他作報道。
(14)	由下句可知。
(15)	醫(yī)生和護士主動打電話來，說明他們是“主動”提供幫助的。
(16)	做完了手術(shù)的手自然是“整理過的”手。
(17)	在書店里工作，既然不是為書店工作，當(dāng)然是為顧客了。
(18)	由下句可知。
(19)	viewers指“看電視的觀眾”。
(20)	make sense of的意思是“理解”。