Question

  阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined  21   to each other. The right side of his body could not   22    with the left. At age three, it was  23   for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24  a few words and walk slowly  25   someone held each of his hands.

Then came the 26  struggle. He attended an all-day health center  27   he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes  28   , to get stronger. Andy hated   29  when his parents would leave him there in the mornings.   30   , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.

It  31   . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but  32  his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has  33  enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to  34  .

Ask yourself, "What are the seeds of strength    35   in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?"

"Overnight success" is the    36   of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for    37   who decide it is their   38   . They’ll find the path    39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they    40   .

1.A. commonly             B. normally                  C. particularly           D. correctly

2.A. talk             B.catch up           C. communicate      D. put up

3.A. easy                   B. impossible                C. difficult               D. slow

4.A. say                 B. tell                       C. speak                   D. repeat

5.A. while                    B. as                         C. if                     D. because

6.A.difficulty             B. bitter                    C. pressure               D. struggle

7.A. where                   B. that                          C. which                  D. when

8.A. in danger              B. in tears                     C. in trouble             D. in advance

9.A. that                    B. it                            C. the time               D. them

10.A. Therefore            B. Furthermore          C. However              D. Besides

11.A. paid off        B. took off                   C. called off             D. set off

12.A. joins                   B. attends                        C. takes part in    D. participates in

13.A. managed              B. overcome             C. taken                     D. had

14.A. confidence           B. power                   C. end                      D. victory

15.A. found                  B. put                       C. hidden                        D. grown

16.A. result                  B. reason                   C. cause                   D. effect

17.A. them                  B. those                     C. these                    D. such

18.A. measure               B. duty                   C. attempt                D. purpose

19.A. to                    B. of                         C. at                            D. towards

20.A. look                    B. search                   C. seek                     D.hunt

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】略