高三英语一轮复习阅读每日练习导学案+38（适合基础一般的学生） (1).docxVIP

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WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,Besureandtakeatypingcoursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesntworkout,youllhavesomethingtorelyon.Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthatmomenton,theverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutdoingwastakingatypingcourse,sherecalls.

Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmanyawards.Onlyrecently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregretignoringhermom,Idontknowhowtouseacomputer,sheadmits.

Unlikeher1995autobiography,AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlifeasanaward-winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes(糖尿病).AllthemoneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation(JDRF),anorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman.Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethis,shesays.Ididntwanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwereself-controlledanddoourpartinmanagingthedisease.

Butshehasntalwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribesthatawfulday,almost40yearsago.whenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife-changingnews.First,shehadlostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeact,sheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts(甜甜圈).Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedshehadtogrowup—again—andtakecontrolofherdiabetes,notletitcontrolher.Onlythendidshekickherthree-pack-a-daycigarettehabit,overcomeheraddictiontoalcohol,andbegintofollowabalanceddiet.

Althoughherdiseasehasaffectedhereyesightandforcedhertothesidelinesofthedancefloor,sherefusestofallintoself-pity.Everybodyonearthcanask,‘whyme?aboutsomethingorother,sheinsists.Itdoesntdoanygood.Nooneisimmune(免疫的)toheartache,pain,anddisappointments.Sometimeswecanma