Ibelieveinfluenceistheunionofpowerandpurpose.AsaTVstarmagazinefounderbusinesswomanandcelebrityOprahWinfreycertainlyhaspower.Butmostimportantshehaspurpose—alastingcommitmenttotheprinciplesofgoodnessandgenerositythatgoesbeyondanyoneindividual.① IhavesatwithOprahininterviewsandinmyhome.IhavefeltherwarmthandIamalwaysmovedbyherdeeploveforothers.Shemakesyouwanttoinviteherintoyourlife—andsheinvitesyouintohers.

Oprah’sstoryisAmerica’sstory:ayounggirlfromMississippiwhogrewupwithoutelectricityorrunningwaterbutrealizedherpromisethrougheducationandachievedherdreamsinliberty.Oprah52remindsusthatwewhoprosperinfreedomhaveamoralresponsibilitytohelpotherswhohavethedesiretosucceedbutjustneedanopportunity.②  Oprahishelpingcreatethoseopportunities.Outofherownpocketshebuiltnewhomes—andgavenewhope—to65familieswholosteverythinginHurricaneKatrina.③ AndjustlastyearOprahlaunchedasuccessfulcampaigntohelpvictimsofabusefindthejusticetheydeservesotheycanmoveonwithconfidence.

FormostpeopleOprah’sinfluenceislessdirectbutnolessmeaningful.Thosearethemillionsofordinarymenandwomenwhowishtoimprovethemselves—tobecomebetterparentskinderfriendsandstrongerindividuals.ForthosepeopleOprahisaninspiration.Shehasstruggledwithmanyofthechallengesthatweallfaceandshehastransformedherlife.④Hermessageispowerful:Ididitandsocanyou.SowhothenisOprahWinfrey?Sheisawomanofmoralcharacterandasourceofstrengthformillionsofheradmirers.Herlifeandherworkareevidencestothegreatnessofhergenerousheart.Sheisinfluentialtobesure.AndsheissomeoneIamdeeplyhonoredtocallmyfriend.

63.Throughthispassagetheauthorintended_________.

A.toshowherencouragementtoWinfreyOprah

B.tosummarizethewholelifeofWinfreyOprah

C.tointroduceWinfreyOprahasafriendandhershows 

D.toshowherappreciationofWinfreyOprah

64.WhichofthefollowingstoryisAmerica’sstoryintheauthor’seyes?

A.RichyounggirlsfromMississippigainsuccessintheirlife.

B.Pooryounggirlsachievetheirsuccessthroughhard