Passage 6  (浙江省2008学年第二学期温州中学高三三模考试)  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（《新约全书》）on tape .

But it  __21__  a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（结巴）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．archaeology B．art C．architecture D．poetry

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

26．A．regretful B．thankful C．relieved D．annoyed

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

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

29．A．difficulty B．promise C．agreement 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．attacked C．noticed D．told

36．A．pride B．anger C．excitement D．joy

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

38．A．terrified B．disappointed C．breathless D．aimless

39．A．down B．up C．around D．through

40．A．voice B．sound C．appearance 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