I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents
the necessities of life
they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father
a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them
.” 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 completing 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 company.
I went
to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy 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.
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．provided | B．got | C．made | D．bought |
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| 小题4: | | A．themselves | B．ourselves | C．yourself | D．myself |
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| 小题5: | | A．pay | B．find | C．produce | D．afford |
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| 小题6: | | A．came | B．returned | C．escaped | D．graduated |
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| 小题7: | | A．drills | B．tasks | C．exercises | D．reports |
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| 小题8: | | A．included | B．asked | C．required | D．met |
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| 小题9: | | A．matter | B．mean | C．exist | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．good | B．boss | C．rest | D．right |
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| 小题12: | | A．took | B．hated | C．enjoyed | D．did |
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| 小题13: | | A．ended | B．began | C．continued | D．held |
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| 小题14: | | A．charge | B．situation | C．position | D．choice |
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| 小题15: | | A．lessons | B．meetings | C．training | D．separation |
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| 小题16: | | A．Long before | B．Before long | C．As usual | D．Once again |
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| 小题17: | | A．performances | B．descriptions | C．speeches | D．gifts |
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| 小题18: | | A．vacation | B．place | C．job | D．travel |
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| 小题19: | | A．important | B．bitter | C．normal | D．difficult |
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| 小题20: | | A．gain | B．achieve | C．show | D．match |
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