I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38 afford a dream.
My dream was to be a 39 .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45 at it.
Then I realized I would have to 46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47 about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51 his disappointment in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.
“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?” he asked.
That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams.
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解析【小題1】考查代詞：根據第一句I grew up poor可知，他們家里很窮，所有是有很少的錢，C，一點錢也沒有，不符合現實。選B
【小題2】考查形容詞：根據but plenty of love and attention可知，作者家里雖然很窮，但是充滿了愛和父母對他們的關注，所以作者應當是很快樂的！Lovely可愛 angry 生氣的 noisy 喧鬧的，選A
【小題3】考查副詞：Still 仍然。Only只有 ever永遠，曾經 almost幾乎，因為作者感覺雖然很窮，但是有了父母對他們的愛，他感到很開心，所以他理解無論一個人多么窮，他仍然可以有夢想。選C
【小題4】考查名詞：根據I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball可知，作者很喜歡棒球，所以他本來要成為運動員 。選D
【小題5】考查形容詞：根據下文可知一個教練對我產生了深遠的影響，所以他很幸運（有這樣的教練）選A
【小題6】考查動詞：因為那個人是教練，所以是教會了他有夢想和有強烈信念之間的區別。選A
【小題7】考查名詞：根據下文可知是一次想放棄體育去打工賺錢的事件（incident）改變了他的一生。選D
【小題8】考查名詞：根據This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes可知，這是一份工作，可以給他錢買新單車和新衣服，也可以開始存錢給媽媽買房子。選A
【小題9】考查動詞：A. cause導致B. start開始C. need需要D. amount等于，開始存錢給媽媽買房子選B
【小題10】考查詞組。Jump at sth 意為欣然接受。選D
【小題11】考查詞組辨析。take out拿出 cut off切斷 put on穿上，上演 give up放棄根據句意可知，我要想工作，必須放棄棒球。根據I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing也可以看出選D
【小題12】考查形容詞：因為他必須放棄棒球才能去工作，所以他對此感到很擔心，很焦慮。選C
【小題13】考查形容詞：根據教練所說的話可知，他對作者的決定很生氣（mad），因為他認為工作的時間以后多的是，而打棒球的時間是有限的，不能浪費了這段時間。選A
【小題14】考查動詞：A. working 工作B. playing玩C. learning學習D. shining閃耀，playing time是打球的時間，選B
【小題15】考查動詞，Shake搖 hang懸掛，垂下 hold 持有 nod點頭，因為作者知道他的決定要教練失望了，所以他垂下了頭。選D
【小題16】考查動詞：句意為我在想如何向他解釋，我想給媽媽買房子和賺錢的夢想值得讓我去面對他對我的失望。選C
【小題17】考查上下文串聯。根據上文可知，他有一個夢想，此處指的就是為了一個小時3.25美元而放棄自己的夢想這個問題選A
【小題18】考查上下文串聯。根據Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?可知，這是一個問題。選C
【小題19】考查名詞，根據后文可知作者在體育方面取得了成功，得到了一個兩萬美元的合同，還有170萬美元的合約，選B
【小題20】考查上下文串聯，根據上文可知他想給他媽媽買個房子，所以此處指的是他實現了給母親買房子的夢想。選C
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53天天練系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：福建省光華僑聯合中學2010屆高三下學期5月月考英語試卷 題型：完型填空
第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑.
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 40 that we find ways to 41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 45 on him．
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 46 ．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 47 ．No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 48 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 49 ．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 53 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 55 the past wrongdoings．
36．A．everything B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
37．A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
38．A．private B．mysterious C．interesting D．funny
39．A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
40．A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．hoped
41．A．connect with B．depend on C．apologize to D．get along with
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43．A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
44．A．any B．most C．none D．all
45．A．part B．game C．trick D．record
46．A．view B．sign C．attention D．signal
47．A．lay B．laid C．lain D．lied
48．A．appeared B．considered C．presented D．remembered
49．A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
50．A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
51．A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
52．A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
53．A．around B．out C．off D．away
54．A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
55．A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
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I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and 36 . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was 38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and 39 anything that moved on the field. I was also 40 : my high school coach was John, who not only 41 me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He 42 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend 43 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 45 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as 46 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your 47 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 48 , trying to think of the words that would 49 to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 50 in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the 51 of a dream?”
That simple question made 52 to me the difference between 53 something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and 54 the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and 55 a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
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I was 16 and I grew up in a community called Estepona. One morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a ___31___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___32___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___33____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___34___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___35___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry if he ___36___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ____37____ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd ___38__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___39___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___40___ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___41___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___42___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ____43___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A___44___passed through Dad as he listened attentively." I'm angry with ___45___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about___46___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies(道歉) were __47___. Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him, ___48___ him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much ___49___ and emotional(情感的) pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___50____ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.
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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke(喚起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions (認識) of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(內在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
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