阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项．Anotherperson'senthusiasm（热情）wasabletoencouragemetothesuccess．Thatpersonwasmystepmother．Iwasnine

Question

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项．
Another person's enthusiasm（热情）was able to encourage me to the success．That person was my stepmother．
I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia．My father（35）___me to her with these words，"I would like you to meet the fellow who is famous for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you tomorrow morning．"
My stepmother walked over to me，（36）___my head slightly upward，and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied，"You are （37）___．This is not the worst boy at all，（38）___the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm．"
That statement began a（n）（39）___between us．No one had ever called me smart，My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．
She changed many things．She （40）___my father to go to a dental school，from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county，where my father's career could be more （41）___and my brother and I could be better educated．
When I turned fourteen，she bought me a secondhand（42）___and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her ernthusiasm，I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of（43）___that great day．I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later．I wasn't the（44）___beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the（45）___man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician，a dentist，a lawyer，and a college president．
What power（46）___has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is constantly strengthened by faith，it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never match．
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．

35．A．rushed	B．sent	C．carried	D．introduced
36．A．pushed	B．shook	C．raised	D．pulled
37．A．perfect	B．right	C．wrong	D．impolite
38．A．but	B．so	C．and	D．or
39．A．agreement	B．friendship	C．gap	D．relationship
40．A．begged	B．persuaded	C．ordered	D．invited
41．A．successful	B．meaningful	C．helpful	D．useful
42．A．cemera	B．radio	C．bicycle	D．typewriter
43．A．teaching	B．writing	C．studying	D．reading
44．A．next	B．same	C．only	D．real
45．A．cleverest	B．wealthiest	C．strongest	D．healthiest
46．A．enthusiasm	B．responsibility	C．encouragement	D．confidence．

Answer 1

35．D 考查动词辨析．A表示冲；B表示送；C表示搬运；D表示介绍．下文的I would like you to meet the fellow who is famous for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you...