第17講顯形嗔空夾敘夾議又（加監(jiān)）（練）

A

Thefirstprizeusuallygoestotheswiftest,butsometimes,thefirstonetocrossthefinishlineisn'ttheonly

winner.Nowherewasthatmore]thaninarecentraceinShelbyville,Indiana.

Withlessthanamiletogo,LeviLaGrangefromWesternBooneHighSchoolaccidentally2asmall

stoneontheroughground,twistinghisankle.HesignaledtoSheridanHighSchoolseniorAxelAlemanthathe

could3him,butatthatmoment,theracebecameamatterAlemanwasless4about.UIsawhewas

in5JAlemanrecalled（回憶）.“AsIgotclosertohim,hewas6tomove.Iaskedifhewasfine.He

saidhefeltlikesomethingbroken.^^

Inanextraordinaryactoftruesportsmanship,Aleman7toleaveLaGrangebehind.Placingan

encouraginghandatthebackofhis8,fbrtherestlegoftherace,Aleman9withLaGrange.The

twocrossedthe[0andAlemanevenensuredLaGrangewentfirst.

LaGrange'smotherwasimpressedbyAleman'sthoughtfulH—especiallysincethetwohad

12metbefore.Ittakesalotfbran18-year-oldto[3hispositioninthecompetition,44she

said."AxelneverleftLevi'sside.Aleman'sownmother,14,wasnotatallsurprisedbyhisson's

goodwill.ItreallyspeakstoAxePs15.Heisalwaysconcernedaboutothersmorethanhimself,she

said.

Whenyou'restandingatacrossroad-orrunningbyit-youcanchoosethepathof16,oryoucan

gotheextramileforsomeone17.Forthisteenathlete,the18isclear.Whilewemight

notalwaysrecognizewhenlifehandsusa19fbrgrace（風(fēng)度）,whenitdoes,inthewordsofAxel

Aleman,“Iwouldjustreallyhopepeopledothe20thing.,,

1.A.commonB.trueC.ridiculousD.unreasonable

2.A.hitB.spottedC.pickedD.threw

3.A.helpB.followC.passD.waitfbr

4.A.concernedB.worriedC.certainD.hopeful

5.A.angerB.thewayC.ahurryD.greatpain

6.A.continuingB.pretendingC.intendingD.struggling

7.A.choseB.refusedC.preferredD.meant

8.A.competitorB.teammateC.schoolmateD.acquaintance

9.A.dealtB.caughtupC.accompaniedD.putup

10.A.checkpointB.cheeringcrowdsC.finishlineD.sportsfield

11.A.serviceB.gestureC.guidanceD.rescue

12.A.alreadyB.justC.onceD.never

13.A.findoutB.giveupC.showoffD.dependon

14.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.besides

15.A.abilityB.courageC.appearanceD.character

16.A.self-controlB.self-confidenceC.self-disciplineD.self-interest

17.A.inpeaceB.inorderC.inneedD.inrelief

18.A.choiceB.arrangementC.questionD.process

19.A.talentB.demandC.chanceD.skill

20.A.urgentB.rightC.rewardingD.unexpected

B

Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943,hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitin

thebackofherpurseandnotspendit.Thiswould21thatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedand

wouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit.WhenIwasmarriedin1970,myhusband,whohadheardthis

story,22a1937crownfbrmeandIhavealwayskeptitinmywallet,andIhavealwayshadenoughto

23myneeds.

Afriendrecentlyfellon24times,partlythroughoutside25andpartlythroughpoor

planning.FriendsandIhave26hermoney,evengivenherfood,andtriedto27herbudget

techniques,butnonehasbeena28,shehasjustslippeddeeperintofinancialtroubleand29.

Lastweekshelookedpaleandunwell,verysadforafriendtosee.Ithenthoughtabouthowthecrown,aphysical

30ofanotherperson'scareandlove,had31me,soIwenttothebankfbra$100dollar

bill.Itoldmyfriendthe32andaskedhertokeepthe$100inthebackofherwallet.It33

thatshedidn'thaveawallet,sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins.She

34feltbetterandsaid“Ifeelrich,andthankyouforbeingagoodfriend,\andthenshegavemea

35hug.Thereasonfbrpassingthisonisnotto36anygenerosityonmypart,butto

37thepowerof"randomactsof38Theuniverseisvery39andifyou

spreadonegoodturn,the40alwayscomes.

21.A.concludeB.meanC.suggestD.predict

22.A.withdrewB.sentC.producedD.obtained

23.A.satisfyB.achieveC.spreadD.increase

24.A.dangerousB.specialC.difficultD.debatable

25.A.experiencesB.commentsC.threatsD.circumstances

26.A.paidB.lentC.returnedD.borrowed

27.A.bringB.offerC.teachD.award

28.A.solutionB.failureC.answerD.motivation

29.A.chaosB.conflictC.tensionD.depression

30.A.transformerB.reminderC.openerD.owner

31.A.assistedB.servedC.protectedD.pleased

32.A.storyB.trickC.secretD.result

33.A.foundoutB.cameoutC.turnedoutD.pointedout

34.A.hopefullyB.continuallyC.eventuallyD.immediately

35.A.cheerfulB.gratefulC.faithfulD.respectful

36.A.strengthenB.repeatC.retellD.praise

37.A.displayB.honorC.memorizeD.recognize

38.A.expectationB.kindnessC.disciplineD.development

39.A.vastB.balancedC.fairD.considerate

40.A.rewardB.truthC.judgmentD.happiness

c

OnedayIwasathomewithnothingparticulartodosoIdecidedtoturnontheTV.TheSanDiego

Chargers41tobeplayingtheDetroitLions.Atthetime,Iwasn'treallyinto42atall.However,

theseeminglydownandoutChargersmadeamiraculouscomebackto43!Itwastheplayers'great

dedication俸獻(xiàn)）thatbroughtthemthevictory.Nowyearslater,thatsimpledecisionofturningontheTVcreated

a44forsportsandalifelongfan.But45IhadneverturnedontheTVthatday?WouldIstill

havethesamepassionforsports?

How46wouldtheworldbeifoneseeminglyunimportantchoiceneverhappened?Onewouldthink

it47howsignificantthateventwas.Adecisiona（n）48hastomakeonwhethertogotowar

seemstohaveamuch49impactthanadecisiononwhatapersondecidestohaveforlunch.50

eventhemostinsignificantchoicescanhavemajoreffects,evenchangingthecourseofhistory.Couldyouever

believethatalittlemold（霉菌）51theworld?Withoutit,AlexanderFlemingwouldnothavemadethe

revolutionary52ofpenicillin（青霉素）.Itallhappenedduetoasimpleaccidentinalab.

Thisdoesnothavetobe53tosignificanthistoricalevents,butsmalleventscanalsoleadtomajor

changesinaperson,slife.TurningontheTV54makingahugeimpactinmylife.Throughsports,Fve

learnedthevalueof55

It'sour56thatmakeeachofusunique.57astheymayseematthemoment,overtimethe

significanceofeachofthemgreatly58whetheryouseetheimpactornot.Thisiswhyitisimportantto

livelifewithintentionasthechoicesyoumake59thelifeyoulive.Everychoice60

41.A.seemedB.happenedC.pretendedD.wanted

42.A.footballB.technologyC.programmingD.travelling

43.A.quitB.defendC.winD.bargain

44.A.passionB.historyC.ruleD.record

45.A.howcomeB.onlyifC.forwhatD.whatif

46.A.fascinatingB.goodC.differentD.civilized

47.A.reactstoB.resultsinC.dependsonD.turnsover

48.A.housewifeB.universityprofessorC.EnglishlearnerD.worldleader

49.A.quickerB.greaterC.fullerD.simpler

50.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Moreover

51.A.builtB.destroyedC.controlledD.transformed

52.A.statementB.discoveryC.gestureD.comment

53.A.appliedB.attachedC.limitedD.compared

54.A.endedupB.tookupC.referredtoD.appealedto

55.A.commitmentB.teamworkC.considerationD.friendship

56.A.promisesB.motivationsC.choicesD.dreams

57.A.ComfortingB.UsefulC.DelightfulD.Small

58.A.increasesB.dividesC.strikesD.appears

59.A.improveB.dictateC.brightenD.occupy

60.A.helpsB.changesC.functionsD.matters

D

Iwas40,withtwoadorablechildrenandacaringhusband.AndI'menjoyingachallengingbut61

career.Althoughthisis"success",sometimesIfeelmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam.

Thechaosofthefamilykitchenwas62:thenoiseofthekettle,potsanddishes,andthe

conversation63whileI'mmakingbreakfast.Iescaped64tomybedroom.Onlyinsilencedo

Ibeartheselfthatis65fromthechildrenandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe.

So,1journeyed,forthefirsttimeinadecade,withoutmyhusbandorkids.Iwentwithafriendto

66inIceland.Ihopedtheconsiderationofwalkingwouldhelpmebetter67whoIwantedto

be.For6days,Iwasabsorbedinwildsceneryandrealweather.ThemountainsinIcelandriseblackandtallinto

theheavensagainstthewhitesnow.Lookingoutsideatwildwindandrainandknowingthere'snodecisionto

make68thesoul.Climbingamountainagainstsheetsofrainandreturningtoatentforasimplemeal

69mehowlittleIactuallyneededandhowstrongIfelt70uncomfortable.

Ifound71inIceland,andtimetoconsider"theme^^outsidecareerandkidsasIsharedstories

withstrangerswithno72pastandnoexpectedfuture.WhenIstoppedtalkingandjustlistened,Iwas

surprisedathowmy73changed-Ibecamemoregenerous.Ilearnedgenerositycan74

morespaceandmorewarmth75whentheremaynotseemenoughtogoaroundatfirstglance.

Icamehometo76,chaosandlove.Iknowtheanswerisn'twaitingoutthereonthetopofa

mountainorinsidemyhead,however77Itrytohear;anditisn'tinconversationswithotherseeking

souls.Theanswerisinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyownlift's78.

Fmnotfindingmyself,butFmcreatingmyself.IneedthestormasmuchasIneedthequietness.79

isbuiltunderaheavyload.Tmexpectingtopickupallofmyloadsandtravel80.

61.A.disastrousB.funC.dullD.tough

62.A.comfortingB.approvingC.disturbingD.appealing