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   Amanda Clement was sixteen years old. She sat _______ in the grandstand(大看台)with her mother but she _______ herself right out there on the baseball diamond(棒球场)with the players. Back home in Hudson, South Dakota, her brother Hank and his friends often _______ her to umpire(给……当裁判)games.

Mandy, as she was called, could only sit and watch Hank play. The year was 1904, and girls were not _______ to take part in the sport. But when the umpire for the preliminary(预赛)between two local teams didn't arrive, Hank asked Mandy to make the calls.

Mrs. Clement didn't _______ her daughter to umpire a public event, but at last Hank and Mandy persuaded her to agree. Mandy _______ took her position.

She did so _______ that the players for the big game asked her to umpire for them-with pay!Mrs. Clement was _______ at that idea. But Mandy finally persuaded her _______ to allow her to do it. Amanda Clement became the first ________ woman baseball umpire on record and could live a better life.

Mandy's fame ________ quickly. Before long, she was umpiring games in other states. Flyers(传单), sent out to announce upcoming ________, called Mandy the "World Champion Woman Umpire". Her uniform was a long blue skirt, a black necktie, ________ a white blouse with UMPS marked across the front. Mandy ________ her long dark hair inside a cap.

Mandy's earnings for her work ________ an umpire came in especially handy. She put ________ through college and ________ a teacher and coach. Mandy died in 1971. People who knew her ________ her for her work as an umpire, teacher, and coach, and ________ she loved helping people ________ she loved the sport career.

【小题1】
A.hopefullyB.happilyC.anxiouslyD.quietly
【小题2】
A.imaginedB.taughtC.devotedD.lost
【小题3】
A.orderedB.refusedC.askedD.sent
【小题4】
A.advisedB.supposedC.protectedD.organized
【小题5】
A.hearB.knowC.stopD.want
【小题6】
A.keenlyB.neverC.stillD.unwillingly
【小题7】
A.equallyB.wellC.unusuallyD.badly
【小题8】
A.puzzledB.disappointedC.shockedD.pleased
【小题9】
A.coachB.teacherC.motherD.brother
【小题10】
A.expertB.paidC.praisedD.fair
【小题11】
A.disappearedB.reducedC.workedD.spread
【小题12】
A.gamesB.recordsC.speechesD.challenges
【小题13】
A.orB.butC.andD.so
【小题14】
A.pickedB.cutC.stuckD.put
【小题15】
A.asB.forC.withD.against
【小题16】
A.herselfB.itselfC.themselvesD.himself
【小题17】
A.consultedB.contactedC.becameD.quit
【小题18】
A.forgetB.missC.rememberD.hate
【小题19】
A.thatB.becauseC.thoughD.when
【小题20】
A.as much asB.as long asC.as soon asD.as good as
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同类题2

   I was stepping out of my office with a complex feeling. That was my _____ day in my office. I was _____ about what was going on in my mind. My staff members wished me many good wishes. I _____ with a smile. For the last time, I returned to my table again and _____ the board, which read “CEO” below my name. I read it and sighed deeply.

One month passed. I tried my best to _____ myself to a new life which was a bit _____. After all, I had no office or routine (常规的) life. Though I got enough job offers, I _____ them all. I didn’t know why I was no longer interested in a job. _____, one day I was anxious to visit my ex-office. So, I went there immediately. When I got there, some of my colleagues were _____. I met others, but I felt as if I ______ something. They greeted me and talked to me, but showed less ______ for me. Everything seemed very casual to me.

With a ______ heart, I left the office for a nearby park. Sitting on a bench, I ______ every single person moving around there. Slowly, I realized no one was at fault. It was my disillusion (幻灭)of ______ and position of my past days. I think ______ people must be feeling the same if they don’t ______ specific work after retirement (退休).

It was my good day in that park. While ______ on the bench, I heard a kid saying to his friend, “What is this? Why are you ______ about yesterday’s incident? ______ it! Let it go. Let’s play together again.” This “Let it go” is the best way to make your ______ cool!

【小题1】
A.firstB.bestC.luckyD.last
【小题2】
A.confusedB.worriedC.curiousD.disappointed
【小题3】
A.reportedB.askedC.showedD.responded
【小题4】
A.set upB.looked atC.cut offD.passed by
【小题5】
A.introduceB.presentC.adjustD.devote
【小题6】
A.boringB.challengingC.excitingD.interesting
【小题7】
A.cancelledB.acceptedC.valuedD.refused
【小题8】
A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Instead
【小题9】
A.absentB.upsetC.coldD.surprised
【小题10】
A.requestedB.ignoredC.foundD.missed
【小题11】
A.supportB.respectC.encouragementD.honour
【小题12】
A.heavyB.freeC.warmD.true
【小题13】
A.caughtB.watchedC.complained aboutD.laughed at
【小题14】
A.powerB.wisdomC.dreamD.imagination
【小题15】
A.elderlyB.anxiousC.retiredD.unhappy
【小题16】
A.doB.loseC.finishD.stop
【小题17】
A.jumpingB.drawingC.readingD.resting
【小题18】
A.nervousB.angryC.ashamedD.grateful
【小题19】
A.FaceB.TakeC.ForgetD.Keep
【小题20】
A.mindB.jobC.futureD.family

同类题4

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift.Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September11th.1958.Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying."I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night.I sang to it.I told it stories.1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty.My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever.For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming."Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room."If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough." As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears.I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say."What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs."The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" "Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them happy.And I was also full of joy.What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.I downstairs.My sacks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
【小题1】what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A.He got a baby brother
B.He got a Christmas gift
C.He became four years old
D.He received a doll
【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Impossible.B.Boring
C.DifficultD.Fearful
【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A.Excitement.B.Happiness.
C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.
【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.A sad Christmas day
B.Life with a lovely baby
C.A special Christmas gift
D.Memories of a happy family

同类题5

   During his years, American author Mark Twain noted that "life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18". Twain's words were only one of many complaints about aging that have been recorded for as long as humans have feared the downside of a long life. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age"hateful", and William Shakespeare termed it "terrible winter".
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 BC, may have been looking for a river that treated the damage of age. During the 12th century AD, a king known as Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US, there's a tourist attraction that purports(标榜) to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de León discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However,elderly visitors who drink the spring's water don't turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so attracting that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. "People are more interested by the story of looking and not finding it than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere."
Still, a few grains of truth have helped the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor,says a cemetery(墓地) and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine's founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least the 1900s and may have been attracting visitors since the 1860s.
【小题1】Who is the most famous to look for the fountain of youth?
A.A king known as Prester John.
B.Ryan K. Smith,a professor of history.
C.Alexander the Great.
D.Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León.
【小题2】What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
A.People find much pleasure in looking for it.
B.People believe the existence of it.
C.People have no interest in searching for it.
D.People consider the idea of the fountain of youth to be absurd.
【小题3】The earliest city was built in America in _____.
A.1901B.1565
C.1860D.1513
【小题4】The passage is mainly about ______.
A.where the fountain of youth comes from
B.why some famous people hate becoming old
C.how people can remain young forever
D.whether the fountain of youth exists