“Oops.” I fell flat on my face and my books scattered (散落) on the ground. I muttered (咕哝) through closed teeth, “I forgot about that stupid bump (不平的路面). I’ve got to remember it tomorrow.”

Today there was a reason I was   11 . This was the day we had to   12  a poem in class. Although I had only lived in France for a few months, I still had to do all the homework from my classes in school.

Memorizing the poem had taken me hours, but I still wasn’t   13  if I would remember it when I stood up in front of class.

This   14  walk to school was always full of   15 . Every day I   16  pass a dog that lived by a church. The huge black animal with long teeth and a loud bark was my   17 . He had once  18  me so completely by surprise that I had jumped in front of a car and was nearly   19 .

But today I had remembered to collect some stones to   20 . He would   21  for all the times he had given me a shock...but the beast wasn’t around today! The one time I was   22  to fight him and he was  23 .

My mind   24  back to the poem. This was the first poem I’d tried to memorize.

When I got to school there were still a good five minutes before class. Then time came for the poem recitals.

“Would anyone like to   25 ?” asked Madame Thimonier.

I remembered my dad’s advice: “Just go first, and   26  everyone. Even if you forget part of the poem, you’ll have made a good impression!”

So I raised my hand. Madame Thimonier looked surprised.

I walked to the front of the room. I began and soon stumbled (结巴) on the first line but managed to   27  from my mistake and continue.   28  was all coming back to me. Those hours spent memorizing the poem had   29 .

I kept reciting at a rapid pace. I looked over at Madame Thimonier and saw a look of astonishment on her face.

I walked back to my desk full of   30  after I had said the whole poem perfectly.

11. A. forgetful             B. strange                     C. upset                       D. distracted

12. A. recite          B. explain                     C. remember                 D. analyze

13. A. clear                   B. sure                         C. doubtful                   D. aware

14. A. regular         B. long                         C. daily                        D. short

15. A. danger         B. excitement               C. astonishment            D. fright

16. A. had to               B. needed to                  C. hated to                    D. loved to

17. A. friend                 B. enemy               C. guide                       D. fellow

18. A. taken                  B. made                        C. brought                    D. caught

19. A. run off              B. broken down            C. knocked off             D. run over

20. A. have fun             B. train it               C. fight back                 D. give it a lesson

21. A. learn                   B. see                           C. regret                       D. pay

22. A. nervous              B. ready                       C. willing               D. determined

23. A. disappeared  B. gone                       C. missing                    D. lost

24. A. flew                   B. came                        C. got                          D. wandered

25. A. start                   B. try                           C. volunteer                  D. recite

26. A. impress              B. encourage          C. surprise                    D. show

27. A. recover        B. rise                          C. free                         D. break

28. A. This                   B. That                         C. It                      D. Memory

29. A. paid back            B. paid off                    C. worked out        D. made it

30. A. confidence   B. respect                     C. belief                       D. pride

“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”

The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.  “How about some   41_ ?” I shook my head again .

Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.

1.                A．good           B．mad           C．careless  D．curious

2.                A．university       B．family          C．professions    D．life

3.                A．interview       B．find out         C．admire   D．learn from

4.                A．expressed      B．ordered        C．expected D．meant

5.                A．hardly          B．nearly          C．naturally  D．eagerly

6.                A．drink          B．newspapers     C．preparations   D．paper

7.                A．satisfied        B．comfortable     C．terrified  D．sorry

8.                A．student         B．journalist        C．teacher   D．writer

9.                A．research        B．books          C．imagination    D．memory

10.               A．called          B．recognized      C．remembered   D．visited

11.               A．answer         B．promise        C．stop  D．persuade

12.               A．how           B．whether        C．why  D．when

13.               A．It             B．Virginia DeView  C．My parents D．My oral report

14.               A．breaking in      B．getting down    C．falling off  D．going on

15.               A．making up      B．listening to      C．covering   D．writing

16.               A．of course       B．finally          C．doubtfully D．in all

17.               A．When          B．As long as       C．Once D．On condition

18.               A．for            B．with           C．of    D．to

19.               A．hurt           B．excited         C．disappointed   D．asked

20.               A．respect        B．support        C．thank D．favor

I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car         31   (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to  32    should have the honor of receiving me  33   a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me  34      (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to  35       small town some 20 kilometres away   36      there was a garage.

I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table.  37            villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked   38            (merry) till far into the night.

When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39           the trouble I had caused    40           .

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。

I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car   31  (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32  should have the honor of receiving me  33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me   34   (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to   35   small town some 20 kilometres away   36   there was a garage.

   I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table.    37   villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked   38    (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman   39   the trouble I had caused   40   .

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some   41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.