高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（五）
<p> 阅读理解训练题（五）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>．<span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="company">company</span>．<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> (责任) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>．<span word="He">He</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>．<span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 22, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Natchbill">Natchbill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Natchbill">Natchbill</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4:00 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9:00 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2:00 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>．<span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>．<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span>．<span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> (董事) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Warner">Warner</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>．<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span>．<span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>—<span word="Warner">Warner</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>．<span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1986．<span word="It">It</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span>．<span word="My">My</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="held">held</span>．<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>．<span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>．<span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>．</p><p> 56．<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>．Because he was a cook at a country-music club．</p>
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