As a Boy, John Kerr wanted to be a fireman or a park ranger(护林员). Looking back on that childhood fantasy, he says, “ I think it was the hat.” ______, he spent four decades at one of public broadcasting’s flagship stations in Boston. He ______ in 2005 at the age of 65 without any particular postcareer ______ in mind. After several idle weeks, he decided to drive his camper to visit family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
On the route, he stopped ______ at the Yellowstone Park Foundation, which ______ funds for Yellowstone, America’s first national park. As it happens, the foundation was ______ people to educate park guests on wolves. Kerr signed on. Later, at the urging of his daughter, a forestry school graduate, Kerr ______ the Student Conservation Association for an internship(实习).
To say that Kerr stood out in the intern crowd is a massive under-statement. Most interns were college and even high school students. But, in a sense, he had been ______ for this since his youth. His outdoor______ with his grandfather had given him a love of ______, and, as a(n) ______, he had helped out at the local fire department on medical calls.
He also had something else. There are 31 million Americans between the ages of 44 and 70 — some retired and looking for a third act, some looking for a more ______ career — ______ for something where they feel as if they’re making a contribution.Kerr also had that deep urge to do something more.
From his internship, he moved up to ranger. He ______ his management of what he describes as one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
“These are rich and all-too-rare memories,” ______ Kerr. “I never forget them.”
【小题1】A.Instead | B.Otherwise | C.Therefore | D.Similarly |
【小题2】A.returned | B.worked | C.continued | D.retired |
【小题3】【小题4】A.on duty | B.in secret | C.of course | D.by accident |
【小题5】A.accepts | B.raises | C.changes | D.receives |
【小题6】A.hiring | B.ordering | C.firing | D.forcing |
【小题7】A.apologized to | B.contributed to | C.applied to | D.referred to |
【小题8】A.prepared | B.called | C.stopped | D.observed |
【小题9】A.jobs | B.adventures | C.trades | D.problems |
【小题10】A.animals | B.plants | C.nature | D.parks |
【小题11】【小题12】A.burdensome | B.difficult | C.dangerous | D.satisfying |
【小题13】A.allowing | B.applying | C.searching | D.arranging |
【小题14】A.treasures | B.replaces | C.reconsiders | D.plans |
【小题15】A.tries | B.warns | C.recalls | D.imagines |