每日一练02WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam.Thatmeant1MillerKing,whowasthebest2atourschool.Justbeforefootballseason,Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm.Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom3.Helookedvery4,buthedidn’tcry.Thatseason,I5allofMiller’srecords.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer,6IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller’s7.Oneafternoon,IsawMillertriedgoingoverafence—whichwasn’t8toclimbifyouhadbotharms.I’msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoaccept9from.Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted.Ihelpedhimmoveslowlyoverthefence.Whenwewerefinally10ontheotherside,hesaidtome,“Youknow,Ididn’ttellyouthisduringtheseason,butyoudid11.Thankyouforfillinginforme.”Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad12.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader.Damagedbutnotdefeated,hewas13aheadofme.Iwasrighttohave14him.Fromthatdayon,Igrew15andalittlemorereal.1.A.cheeringforB.beatingoutC.relyingonD.stayingwith2.A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player3.A.schoolB.vacationC.hospitalD.training4.A.paleB.calmC.relaxedD.ashamed5.A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried6.A.andB.thenC.butD.thus7.A.decisionB.mistakeC.accidentD.sacrifice8.A.steadyB.hardC.funD.fit9.A.praiseB.adviceC.assistanceD.apology10.A.droppedB.readyC.trappedD.safe11.A.fineB.wrongC.quicklyD.normally12.A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams13.A.stillB.alsoC.yetD.just14.A.challengedB.curedC.invitedD.admired15.A.healthierB.biggerC.clevererD.coolerA90-year-oldhasbeenawarded“WomanOfTheYear”for16（be）Britain’soldestfull-timeemployee—still17(work)40hoursaweek.NowIreneAstburyworksfrom9amto5pmdailyatthepetshopinMacclesfield,whichsheopenedwithherlatehusbandLes.Heryearsofhardworkhave18（final）beenacknowledgedafteracustomernominated(提名)hertobeCheshire’sWomanOfTheYear.Pickingupher“LifetimeAchievement”award,proudIrenedeclaredshehadnoplanstoretire19her36-year-oldbusiness.Irenesaid，“Idon’tseeanyreason20(give)upwork.IlovecominghereandseeingmyfamilyandallthefriendsI21(make)overthe\nyears.IworknotbecauseIhaveto,22becauseIwantto.”GranddaughterGayleParks,31—23worksalongsideherinthefamilybusiness—saiditremainedunknownastowhonominatedIrenefor24award.Shesaid，“Wedon’thaveanyideawhoputgrandmaforward.Whenwegotacallsayingshewasshort-listed,wethoughtitwasajoke.Butthenwegotanofficialletterandwewereblownaway.Wearesoproudofher.It’s25(wonder）.”NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin’schickenhouseinexchangeformanure(肥料).TheSmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(炖菜).Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour.thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad’spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.26.WhydidDadcleanOldManMocolgin’schickenhouseregularly?A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.D.Tosetagoodexampletous.27.WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.C.Itlooksverywonderful.D.Ittastesquitedelicious.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut29.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?A.Heisanexperiencedcook.B.Heisatroublesomefather.C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.\n答案：1-5BDCAB6-10CCBCD11-15ADADB16.being17.working18.finally19.from20.togive21.havemade22.but23.who24.the25.wonderful26-29BDBC
