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完形填空 I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2My dream was 3. By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also 4: My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He 5 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend 6 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a 7 for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to 8 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.When I told Coach Jarvis, he was 9 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your 10 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 11 to me.“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded. “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?” That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I dedicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 121.A.happyB.politeC.shyD.honest2.A.liveB.affordC.makeD.need3.A.athleticsB.musicC.businessD.money4.A.rightB.popularC.luckyD.confident5.A.persuadedB.taughtC.broughtD.asked6.A.sentB.advisedC.gaveD.recommended7.A.ticketB.carC.houseD.job8.A.give inB.give upC.give awayD.give off9.A.disappointedB.madC.frightenedD.shameful10.A.livingB.playingC.workingD.learning11.A.sadnessB.regretC.hopelessnessD.disappointment12.A.paidB.gotC.offeredD.presented

ABACB DCBAD DC解析1.A 从前面的句子We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention.说明是高兴的，2.B 考查动词afford“负担得起”，前面说no matter how poor a person was无论多穷，都能负担得起梦想。3.A 从后面的句子：I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field.看出作者是有运动天赋的。4.C从后面的句子说明My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself.作者是幸运的。5.B 考查动词，教练当然是教会他有梦想和展示信念的区别了。6.D考查词组：recommend sb for“推荐某人某事”。句意是：一个朋友推荐我做暑假工作。7.C 上下文暗示题：从后面的buying my mom a house可知

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