I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around pleting daily . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the of the pany.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I with the family members of the men and women in my , trying to help them deal with the long periods of . These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real , and my life is still guided by the lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to it.
【小题1】A．providedB．gotC．madeD．bought【小题2】A．payB．findC．produceD．afford【小题3】A．cameB．returnedC．escapedD．graduated【小题4】A．drillsB．tasksC．exercisesD．reports【小题5】A．includedB．askedC．requiredD．met【小题6】A．matterB．meanC．existD．work【小题7】A．goodB．staffC．rest D．right【小题8】A．tookB．hatedC．enjoyedD．did【小题9】A．endedB．beganC．continuedD．held【小题10】A．chargeB．situationC．positionD．choice【小题11】A．lessonsB．meetingsC．trainingD．separation【小题12】A．giftsB．descriptionsC．speechesD．performances【小题13】A．vacationB．placeC．jobD．travel【小题14】A．importantB．bitterC．normalD．difficult【小题15】A．gainB．achieveC．showD．matchA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文讲述了一个贫穷的小男孩成长为海军军官的故事，表达了他对军营的热爱，因为军营教会他纪律、友谊设定目标努力完成的骄傲。
【小题1】考查动词。Provided提供；got得到；made制作；bought买。根据下文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出作者的父母亲提供生活必需品。故选A。
【小题2】考查动词。Pay付清；find找到；produce生产；afford花费得起。afford指时间或经济能力可以“花费得起，经受得住”，须与情态动词can，could或be able to搭配。根据上文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出“买不起”。故选D。
【小题3】考查动词。 Came来；returned返回；escaped逃走；graduated毕业。根据下文中的from high school可判断出当作者在高中毕业时，参加了海军。故选D。
【小题4】考查名词。Drills演习；tasks任务；exercises练习；reports报告。根据下文中的“These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock battles.”可判断出在海军的生活,集中在完成日常工作中，task意为“任务”，一般指分派的工作任务，也指自己要求做的工作，可指体力劳动或脑力劳动，多含困难和辛苦的意味。故选B。
【小题5】考查动词。Included包括；asked请求；required要求；met满足。require意为“需要,要求；命令”，指按规章、惯例或需要，要求对方做某事或履行某种义务，往往认为有权力提出要求，含有强制、命令的意味。根据部队的实际情况和其宾语可判断出，完成这些任务需要纪律。故选C。
【小题6】考查动词。Matter关系重要；mean意味着；exist存在；work工作。根据下文中的“everyone worked together”可判断出无论你是黑人、白人或亚洲人都没有关系。故选A。
【小题7】考查名词。 Good利益；staff职员；rest剩余人员；right权利。根据上文的内容可判断出大家在一起为整个团体的利益而工作。故选A。
【小题8】考查动词。 Took拿；hated讨厌；enjoyed享受...之乐；did做。根据下文中的“These prove popular and word of them spread.”可判断出作者最喜欢做咨询工作，因为只有喜欢才能把工作做好。故选C。
【小题9】考查动词。Ended了结；began开始；continued继续；held举行，开（会）。“I held with the family members of the men and women...”是定语从句，作meeting的定语，表示与男女家庭成员在一起举行的咨询会。故选D。
【小题10】考查名词。Charge掌控；situation情况；position处境；choice挑选。in my charge意为“归我负责，主管”，表示由作者负责的男女家庭成员。故选A。
【小题11】考查名词。Lessons课程；meetings会议；training 训练；separation分离。根据上文的内容可判断出作者帮助那些长期分离的夫妻。故选D。
【小题12】考查名词。Gifts赠送；descriptions记述；speeches演讲；performances演出。根据上文中的“...meeting I held with the family members of men and women in my charge”可判断出作者给全国的商业团体、教育工作者和年轻人作鼓励他们的演讲。故选C。
【小题13】考查名词。Vacation假期；place地方；job工作；travel旅行。根据上文的内容可判断出作者把预定野营作为自己的真正的工作。故选C。
【小题14】考查形容词。Important重要的；bitter厉害的；normal平常的；difficult困难的。根据上文的内容可判断出作者先是在海军服役，后又做咨询工作，这些工作给作者很大的教育。故选A。
【小题15】考查动词。Gain增加；achieve完成；show显示；match是相配。根据句意：努力工作完成任务。achieve意为“完成，做到，获得(胜利等)，达到(目的)，实现”，指克服困难之后取得成功、成就或实现预期的目的，强调结果。故选B。