Passage 3 ?(06·山東) ?完形填空

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked __36__ better than driving our truck, __37__ this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(賒賬) at the store.

Sixteen is a __38__ age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly __39__ of racial discrimination was __40__ a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner __41__ whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were __42__ like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was __43__. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner __44__ us ?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded __45__ I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my __46__ to the caskh desk, I said __47__ , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me and amused, distrustful __48__ . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said __49__ . “Your daddy is __50__ good for it.” He ?__51__ to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly __52__ . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had ?__53__ ?brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to __54__ from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself __55__ much to do wrong.

36. A. something ? ? ? ? B. nothing ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. anything ? ? ? ? ?D. everything

37. A. and ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. so ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. but ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. for

38. A. prideful ? ? ? ? ? B. wonderful ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. respectful ? ? ? ? D. colorful

39. A. intention ? ? ? ? ?B. shadow ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. habit ? ? ? ? ? ? D. faith

40. A. thus ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. just ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. still ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. ever

41. A. guessed ? ? ? ? ? B. suspected ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. questioned ? ? ? ? D. figured

42. A. watched ? ? ? ? ? B. caught ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. dismissed ? ? ? ? ?D. accused

43. A. generous ? ? ? ? ?B. honest ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. friendly ? ? ? ? ? D. modest

44. A. blame ? ? ? ? ? ?B. excuse ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. charge ? ? ? ? ? ?D. trust

45. A. until ? ? ? ? ? ? B. as ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. once ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. since

46. A. purchases ? ? ? ? B. sales ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. orders ? ? ? ? ? ?D. favorites

47. A. casually ? ? ? ? ?B. confidently ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. cheerfully ? ? ? ? D. carefully

48. A. look ? ? ? ? ? ? B. stare ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. response ? ? ? ? ?D. comment

49. A. patiently ? ? ? ? ?B. eagerly ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. easily ? ? ? ? ? ?D. proudly

50. A generally ? ? ? ? ?B. never ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. sometimes ? ? ? ?D. always

51. A. pointed ? ? ? ? ?B. replied ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. turned ? ? ? ? ? D. introduced

52. A. sense ? ? ? ? ? ?B. way ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. degree ? ? ? ? ? D. mood

53. A. earned ? ? ? ? ? ? B. deserved ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. given ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. used

54. A. receive ? ? ? ? ? ?B. expect ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. collect ? ? ? ? ? ? D. require

55. A. very ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. so ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. how ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. too

答案 ?36.B ?37.C ?38.A ?39.B ?40.C ?41.C ?42.A ?43.B ?44.D ?45.B ?46.A ?47.D ?48.A ?49.C ?50.D ?51.C ?52.B ?53.A ?54.B ?55.D