When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like . I said yes because I needed to for college. I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most One day a woman asked me for on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in and found other books we could . She left the store , and I’ve always remembered the I felt in having helped her. Years later, as a in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t a corrective operation, and the boy lived in , hiding his hand in his pocket. I my boss to let me do the . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, to perform the operation for free. I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward. At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the , not the store. Today it’s . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the , through my “Today” show, helping them make of the world.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D
题目分析：本文主要讲了作者对于自己工作的诠释和感悟。作者在书店，总是感觉自己是为顾客工作，作者在电视台，感觉好像自己是为电视观众工作。作者通过自己的工作，帮助人们弄清楚这个世界。
小题1: C。考查名词 ：根据I said yes because I needed to 42 for college. 可知是问我是否想要一份工作。
小题2: B。考查动词 ：根据I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college.可知这里意思是因为我需要攒钱上大学。
小题3: A。考查介词 ：根据I made coffee in the Students’ Union 43 college可知是在大学期间。During在……期间；after在……以后；before在……以前；behind在……的后面。
小题4:C。考查名词 ：根据She left the store 48 , and I’ve always remembered the 49 I felt in having helped her. 可知，这里意思是但是买书是最令人满意的工作之一。Boring无聊的；tiring累人的；satisfying令人满意的；important重要的。
小题5: D。考查名词 ：根据She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 .可知这里填books。Advice建议；medicine医药；help帮助；books书。
小题6:A。考查短语 ：根据I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 . 可知我给她看我们现存的所有书。in stock是固定用法，意思是现存。
小题7: D。考查动词 ：根据I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 .可知发现我们可以订购的其他书。Borrow借；publish出版；introduce介绍；order下订单。
小题8: B。考查比较级 ：根据and I’ve always remembered the 49 I felt in having helped her. 可知她离开书店时，不是特别焦虑了。much happier更高兴了；less anxious不是特别焦虑了；less disappointed减少失望；more confident更有信心。
小题9: A。考查名词 ：根据I felt in having helped her.可知我总是记得这份自豪。Pride自豪；interest兴趣；anxiety忧虑；difficulty困难。
小题10:C。考查名词 ：根据NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 , through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world.可知几年以后，我作为洛杉矶的电视记者。Doctor医生；bookseller书商；TV reporter记者；writer作者。
小题11:A。考查动词 ：根据After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 55 to perform the operation for free. 可知他的家庭付不起手术费。Afford付得起；do做；support支持；pay支付。
小题12: C。考查名词 ：根据hiding his hand in his pocket.可知男孩很羞愧。Danger危险；trouble麻烦；shame羞愧；need需要。
小题13:D。考查动词 ：根据I 53 my boss to let me do the 54 .可知是我说服我的老板。Suggested建议；required要求；expected期望；persuaded说服。
小题14:A。考查名词 ：根据After my story was broadcast,可知这里填story。Story故事；operation手术；thing事件；favor好感。
小题15: B。考查现在分词 ：根据a doctor and a nurse called, 55 to perform the operation for free. 可知一位医生和一位护士提供免费的手术。Promising有前途的；offering提供；providing规定；refusing拒绝。
小题16: C。考查形容词 ：根据I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his 56 hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward. 可知，他举起修复好的手。Broken破碎的；damaged被损害的；repaired被修复的；injured受伤的。
小题17: B。考查名词 ：根据At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the 57 , not the store.可知在书店，我总是感觉我是为顾客工作。Boss老板；customers顾客；future未来；college大学。
小题18: C。考查形容词 ：根据At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the 57 , not the store. Today it’s 58 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 , through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world.可知这里意思是今天也是一样的。Different不同的；true真的；the same相同的；new新的 。
小题19: B。考查名词 ：根据NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 ,可知我感觉好像我是为电视观众工作。Children孩子们；viewers电视观众；patients病人；strangers陌生人。
小题20: D。考查短语 ：根据through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world. 可知这里意思是帮助他们弄清楚这个世界。Make sense of是固定用法，意思是弄清楚。