I was born in Schuyler County， Illinois． I __1__ the first twelve years there． My parents __2__ on a farm about three miles southwest of the county． Living in the county， it was quite a __3__ to go to town． __4__ a circus would come to Rushville， and my father and mother would take my sister， Edith， and me to __5__ the sights．
But the one situation that still remains so __6__ in my mind was being privileged to see the play Uncle Tom's Cabin． I was about five years old at the time， and I had not __7__ school yet． The play was given in a tent on a vacant lot．
My father and mother， with my sister and me， __8__ to town in a carriage， drawn by a team of spirited driving __9__． Father was late getting his evening work __10__， and when we arrived at the show， there was standing __11__ only． Of course， I was too small to see well， as we were in the back of the tent， so father __12__ me up on his shoulders．
In the time between then and the __13__， I have sat in a large Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and marveled (惊叹) at the vast crowd of __14__ there． However， of all the __15__ I have witnessed， the little play， Uncle Tom's Cabin， still remains most __16__ in my mind． I did not understand __17__ the moral of the play at the time， __18__ in later years， when studying history， I knew it __19__ the freeing of the slaves and also the cause of the great __20__ between the North and the South． But the golden memories will be in my mind forever to remind me of the hard pleasure from the hard times．
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，作者回忆了童年在乡下时和父母一起去看舞台剧《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的一些情景。
1．A．delayed B．formed
C．experienced D．spent
答案：D 指作者在Schuyler County， Illinois度过了最初的12年时光。
2．A．fed B．decided
C．lived D．relied
答案：C 由下文的“Living in the county”可知，这里指的是当时作者全家居住的环境。
3．A．dinner B．treat
C．chance D．challenge
答案：B 句中的“Living in the county”说明能进一次城可真是一大乐事，treat在这里是名词，意为“款待；乐事”。
4．A．On occasion B．In public
C．In advance D．On time
答案：A 看马戏团的演出只是偶尔才会发生的事情，频率并不是很高。on occasion意为“偶尔”。
5．A．meet B．enjoy
C．miss D．touch
答案：B 因为能看到这样演出的机会并不多，所以作者全家应该是很享受看马戏表演的过程，所以用enjoy表示“享受；欣赏”。
6．A．vague B．quick
C．vivid D．simple
答案：C 下文所描述的是作者至今难忘的一次经历，所以用vivid “栩栩如生的；历历在目的”，说明作者对这次经历印象深刻。
7．A．refused B．planned
C．reported D．started
答案：D 句中的“about five years old at the time”说明当时作者还没有开始上学。
8．A．drove B．rode
C．started D．sent
答案：A 句中的“carriage”说明作者全家是乘坐一辆马车去的。
9．A．cows B．horses
C．trains D．bikes
答案：B 句中的“drawn by a team of spirited driving”说明是由几匹精神抖擞的马儿拉着马车前往目的地。
10．A．continued B．carried
C．finished D．managed
答案：C 因为爸爸要完成工作，所以我们去晚了，故用finished。
11．A．space B．area
C．direction D．room
答案：D 既然去晚了，就没有座位，只有可容站立的地方，这里的room是一个不可数名词，表示“空间”。
12．A．held B．called
C．took D．shut
答案：A 句中的“too small to see well”说明作者无法看清，所以爸爸将作者举起，使其坐在爸爸的双肩上欣赏。
13．A．former B．present
C．latter D．absent
答案：B 本句“．．． have sat in a large Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles ．．．”说的是现在作者的经历，then和present “现在”形成鲜明的对比。
14．A．teachers B．children
C．people D．actresses
答案：C 句中的“vast crowd of”说明此处指的是观众之多，所以用people指代观众。
15．A．examination B．entertainment
C．inspection D．environment
答案：B 作者为我们介绍的是带给他娱乐享受的东西，比如上文提到的看马戏团的演出、看戏剧等都是属于生活中的娱乐。
16．A．divided B．loaded
C．shared D．fixed
答案：D 本空和第二段第一句“．．． remains so __6__ in my mind ．．．”吻合，说明这次记忆让作者印象深刻，fixed “固定的，不变的”，符合语境。
17．A．completely B．deeply
C．immediately D．widely
答案：A 作者当时尚年幼，对这个著作的寓意还不能完全理解，completely是相对于其年龄而言的。
18．A．so B．and
C．for D．but
答案：D 作者在学习了历史之后对这部著作里的故事才有所理解，句中前后时间对应，形成对比，“理解”和“不理解”也形成对比，是转折关系，所以用but。
19．A．contained B．involved
C．instructed D．disclosed
答案：B 后来作者了解了这本书和解放奴隶有关，所以用involve表示“相关”，而disclose意为“揭露”，指揭露一些不良现象。
20．A．union B．trouble
C．conflict D．friendship
答案：C 本句中的“the North and the South”指的是美国内战前夕北部和南部之间的矛盾，所以选择conflict。
