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急！一道高考英语阅读题

The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happened, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother’s brother Bill. She taught in second grade at all-black Summer School in Camden, New Jersey.
During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldn’t dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me to the theatre ____ not just children’s theatre but adult comedies and dramas --- and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed.

My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humor, and I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & Mehitabel through her.

Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activities---and it did---but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs.

Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favorite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted(多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.

65. Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth?
A. She lent her some serious classics. B. She cultivated her taste for music.
C. She discovered her talent for dancing. D. She introduced her to adult plays.
选哪个，理由

Answer 1

d
正如那样鼓励我最多的的老师是我的姑姑。她就是我妈妈的哥哥的妻子Myrtle C. Manigault。她在新泽西卡姆登的夏日制夜校教二年级。
在我童年和青年时期，Myrtle姑姑鼓励我开发有潜力的各个方面，而不考虑那些什么对黑人女性是切实可行的。我喜欢唱歌，她就听我唱说我唱得很好。我不会跳舞，她就教我基本的舞步。她带我去剧院，而且不一定是儿童剧院是成人喜剧。她坚信我可以欣赏成人喜剧的魅力。
我的姑姑也把书从她的大图书馆拿出来和我一起共享。我家里也有书，但都是些枯燥的经典。而且作为一个孩子我很喜欢幽默，我永远也不会忘记她给我带来的唐侯爵的丑态及梅海塔布尔的快乐。
可能最重要的是姑姑给了我第一次给出版社写作的机会。她作为一个为黑人写报纸的作者，她希望我以“青年作家”为名向编辑介绍。我在我十四岁的时候就有了专栏，报道青年社会活动，并且做到了。同时我也有权利去写一些其他主题的类似收集材料习惯和纪律会议的截止期限。大学毕业六年以后，一个固定的上面印有我名字的出版材料是我写作职业的通行证。
现在姑姑仍然是他最喜欢的侄女的最热情的支持者。像一颗钻石，她对每个经过她的人都尽可能地发出了明亮多彩的一面。