Passage 6 ?(浙江省2008學(xué)年第二學(xué)期溫州中學(xué)高三三?？荚? ?完形填空

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The ?New Testament（《新約全書(shū)》）on tape .

But it ?__21__ ?a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（結(jié)巴）so badly that I was completely ?__22__ to speak in public.

?__23__ ? when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and ?__24__ ?was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, ?__25__ ?pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt ? __26__ ?for not being a part of our school sooner.

When he ?__27__ that I not only loved poetry but was ?__28__ ?it, we became closer. There was, however, one ?__29__ ?-- Professor Crouch could not stand the ?__30__ ?that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is ?__31__ ?to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and ?__32__.

One day he ?__33__ ?me .

After handing in a poem, I waited for his __34__ . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he __35__ ?me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, ?__36__ ?flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from ?__37__.”

By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, ?__38__ . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way ?__39__ !

Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a (n) ?__40__ ?and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

21．A．lasted B．took C．cost D．wasted

22．A．impatient B．unlikely C．unable D．impossible

23．A．But B．Then C．Besides D．However

24．A．a(chǎn)rchaeology B．a(chǎn)rt C．a(chǎn)rchitecture D．poetry

25．A．drawing B．turning C．writing D．finding

26．A．regretful B．thankful C．relieved D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

27．A．decided B．recognized C．learned D．proved

28．A．reading B．reciting C．publishing D．writing

29．A．difficulty B．promise C．a(chǎn)greement D．difference

30．A．matter B．fact C．idea D．belief

31．A．said B．found C．prepared D．meant

32．A．turned away B．sat down C．talked back D．gave in

33．A．greeted B．scolded C．tricked D．comforted

34．A．help B．idea C．reward? D．comment

35．A．challenged B．a(chǎn)ttacked C．noticed D．told

36．A．pride B．a(chǎn)nger C．excitement D．joy

37．A．heart B．beginning C．mind D．memory

38．A．terrified B．disappointed C．breathless D．a(chǎn)imless

39．A．down B．up C．a(chǎn)round D．through

40．A．voice B．sound C．a(chǎn)ppearance D．interest

答案 ?21.B ?22.C ?23.B ?24.D ?25.B ?26.A ?27.C ?28.D ?29.A ?30.B ? 31.D ?32.A 33.C ?34.D ?35.A ?36.B ?37.D ?38.C ?39.D ?40.A