B
WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,"Besureandtakeatypingcoursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn'tworkout,you'llhavesomethingtorelyon."Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthatmomenton,"theverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutd oingwastakingatypingcourse,"sherecalls.
Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmanyawards.onlyrecently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregretignoringhermorn,"Idon'tknowhowtouseacomputer,"sheadmits.
Unlikeher1995autobiography,AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlifeasan
award-winningactr essandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes(糖尿病).AllthemoneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation(JDRF),anorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman."Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethis,"shesays."Ididn'twanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe'reself-contr olledanddoourpartinmanagingthedisease."
Butshehasn'talwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribesthatawfulday,almost40yearsago,whenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife-changingnews.First,shehadlostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeact,sheleftthehospitalandtr eatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts(甜甜圈).Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedshehadtogrowup--again---andtakecontr olofherdiabetes,notletitcontr olher.onlythendidshekickherthree-pack-a-daycigarettehabit,overcomeheraddictiontoalcohol,andbegintofollowabalanceddiet.
Althoughherdiseasehasaffectedhereyesightandforcedhertothesidelinesofthedancefloor,sherefusestofallintoself-pity."Everybodyonearthcanask,'whyme?'aboutsomethingorother,"sheinsists."Itd oesn'td oanygood.Nooneisimmune(免疫的)toheartache,pain,anddisappointments.Sometimeswecanmakethingsbetterbyhelpingothers.I'vecometorealizetheimportanceofthatasI'vegrownupthissecondtime.IwanttospeakoutandbeashelpfulasIcanbe."
61.WhydidMaryfeelregretful?
A.Shedidn'tachieveherambition.
B.Shedidn'ttakecareofhermother.
C.Shedidn'tcompleteherhighschool.
D.Shedidn'tfollowhermother'sadvice.
正确答案：D
