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三、课后巩固【模拟试题】（答题时间：60分钟） 一. 完形填空 Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honour came when I was asked to read The New Testament(《新约全书》) on tape. But it 41 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 42 to speak in public. 43 ,when I was 14,Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favourite subject and 44 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal , 45 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 46 for not being a part of our school sooner. When he 47 that I not only loved poetry but was 48 it ,we became closer. There was ,however, one 49 between us -Professor Crouch could not stand the 50 that I refused to read my poem to the class. “Jim .poetry is 51 to be read aloud,” he said.” You should be able to speak those beautiful words .” I shook my head and 52 . One day he 53 me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his 54 .It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he 55 me,” Jim, I didn’t think you wrote this poem.” I stared at him in disbelief.” Why ,” I stared, 56 flooding me, “of course I did!” ”Well ,then,” he said,” you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 57 . By then the other students had settled at their desks. With kness shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there 58 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 59 . Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writer’s poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n) 60 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite. 41. A. lasted B. took C. cost D. wasted 42. A. impatient B. unlikely C. unable D. impossible 43. A. But B. Then C. Besides D. However 44. A. maths B. art C. physics D. poetry 45. A