第二节：完形填空请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.
IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenterdourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather__36__metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois___37forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno___38thantomorrowmorning.”
Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,___39myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youare___40.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,___41thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（释放的途径）forhisenthusiasm.”
Thatstatementbegana(n)___42betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart,Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy___43asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.
Shechangedmanythings.She___44myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountysrat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore___45andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter___46.
WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand___47andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherernthusiasm,I___48ithadalreadlyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher___49andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof___50thatgreatd ayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe___51beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe___52manintown.Mybrotherandstepbrthersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.
Whatpower__53has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis___54str engthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever___55.
Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.
36.A.rushedB.sentC.carriedD.intr oduced
正确答案：D
