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When I was a child my father taught me five words that I’ve used all my life—in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I 1 that I was afraid of the dark, or worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, “Stand porter to your 2 . ”
A porter is a gatekeeper, who stands at a door 3 people in or out. Dad would get me to 4 myself stopping destructive things—such as fear—at the door, 5 saying “Come in” to faith, love and self-confidence.
As a(n) 6 , I showed confidence before the camera. As a mother, when I was 7 about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would 8 my mind with trust in them.
Of course, there were always times I’d 9 those words.
In 1972, Fillmore and I opened our own 10 in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more 11 and complicated than we had 12 .
We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going 13 . Electricity went on a blink, food wasn’t delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic(传染病) 14 left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a 15 : mop floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough sheets to 16 the whole state of California.
Then there was the 17 crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California 18 . Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just 19 . I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.
These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to 20 , I just smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy.
【文章大意】本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了作者在父亲的影响下, 战胜生活中的困难。
1. A. complained B. announced
C. recalled D. decided
【解析】选A。上文写父亲教会我5个词, 这一句引出寓意。作者害怕黑暗, 或者很担心遇见新认识的人都是作者抱怨的话。故选A。
2. A. future B. mind C. family D. studio
【解析】选B。句意: 如果我抱怨害怕黑暗, 或者担心遇到新的人, 爸爸会说, “做你思想上的守门人吧。”根据下文I stood porter to my mind可知, 这里的守门人(porter)指的是心理上的守卫, 父亲希望作者遇到困难时要找到自己心理上的守卫。故选B。
3. A. letting B. urging C. inviting D. observing
【解析】选A。一个porter就是一位守门员, 站在门前让人们进进出出。故选A。
4. A. busy B. involve C. send D. picture
【解析】选D。父亲会让作者想象(picture), 自己在入口处能够阻止破坏性的事情, 例如恐惧。故选D。
5. A. so B. and C. but D. or
【解析】选C。句意: 爸爸会让我想象, 自己在门口能够阻止破坏性的事情, 比如恐惧, 但是对真诚, 爱和自信要说“进来吧”。空后内容和上半句为转折关系。故选C。
6. A. official B. actress C. maid D. manager
【解析】选B。句意: 作为一名女演员, 我在镜头前会展示出信心。文中的before the camera暗示我是女演员。故选B。
7. A. serious B. curious C. anxious D. cautious
【解析】选C。句意: 作为一个母亲, 当我为我的孩子们感到担忧时, 我会努力不让担忧进入我的脑海, 而是让我对他们充满信任。这里的anxious和后面的worry为同义表达。故选C。
8. A. fill B. change C. read D. ease
【解析】选A。由“my mind with trust in them”可知, 作者让对他们充满(fill)信任。故选A。
9. A. eat B. twist
C. exchange D. forget
【解析】选D。作者有时候也会忘记那些话。故选D。
10. A. clinic B. hotel
C. laundry D. restaurant
【解析】选B。根据文章可知, 作者和丈夫开了他们自己的旅馆。故选B。
11. A. promising B. demanding
C. convincing D. boring
【解析】选B。promising有前途的; demanding要求高的; convincing有说服力的; boring无聊的。由前文“This was a new business venture for us”可知, 这对他们来说是一次新的商业冒险, 它的要求比我预计的要更高且更复杂。故选B。
12. A. figured B. confirmed
C. deduced D. suggested
【解析】选A。 figure估计, 料想; confirm确认; deduce推断; suggest建议。由“it was a lot more_________and complicated. . . ”可知, 它比我们当初料想的要求更高且更加复杂。故选A。
13. A. sour B. missing C. wrong D. pale
【解析】选C。根据后文可知, 停电了, 食物没送到, 员工打电话请病假, 可知开酒店很复杂, 总是出问题。故选C。
14. A. hardly B. regularly
C. specially D. suddenly
【解析】选D。hardly几乎不; regularly经常地; specially特别地; suddenly突然地。由“left us with no maids”可知, 一场流感突然让我们的服务员人手不够。故选D。
15. A. warning B. command
C. choice D. solution
【解析】选C。句意: 菲尔莫给了我一个选择: 擦地板还是洗衣服。结合后文, 可知此处为一个选择。故选C。
16. A. serve B. touch
C. decorate D. blanket
【解析】选D。serve服务; touch触摸; decorate装饰; blanket覆盖。此处夸张的手法, 作者叠的床单可以覆盖整个加利福尼亚州。故选D。
17. A. credit B. energy C. identity D. family
【解析】选B。由下文“The price of gasoline doubled”可知, 出现了能源危机。故选B。
18. A. ceased B. recovered
C. dropped D. boomed
【解析】选C。油价翻倍, 加利福尼亚州的旅游业下降。这都是不利的方面。故选C。
19. A. in time B. on purpose
C. at random D. by chance
【解析】选A。in time及时; on purpose故意地; at random任意地; by chance偶然。由下文“I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing”可知, 作者及时地控制住它们。故选A。
20. A. split B. shelter
C. withdraw D. register
【解析】选D。句意: 这几天在酒店, 每当恐惧来“登记”时, 我就微笑着指着上面写着“没有空房”的牌子。split分开; shelter掩蔽; withdraw撤回; register登记。这道题用了’双关’的写作手法: 一是说旅馆没有空房间, 二是说自己的心里没有空房间; 并且住旅馆都是要登记的。故选D。
