Question

Make the Most of What You Have Got

For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born．When Nick arrived into this world, he       everyone．He was not like the other babies and it was      obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital．

There was no        or answers for his condition．Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs．But despite being physically    , he was mentally  and the rest of his body was functioning fine．

      he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered       his life by drowning himself in a bathtub．These dark thoughts were       by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do      by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to       on his parents for help．

Nick was wrong．

As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational    which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide．He       so many people with the story of his life, how he has       so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day．

Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives        , even finding ways to do almost    things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming．He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals．

At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel        ．You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his        and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult．But we should        Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life．He          every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful        ．He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love．

1.A． shocked        B． pleased          C． nspired        D． accepted

2.A． nervously    B． painfully        C． hopefully   D． cautiously

3.A． surprise        B． worry             C． explanation   D． apology

4.A． active          B． sick              C． disabled       D． abused

5.A． disturbed      B． challenged       C． calm            D． normal

6.A． Since           B． If               C． Although        D． Unless

7.A． changing       B． ending            C． risking        D． sharing

8.A． expressed    B． collected        C． given          D． driven

9.A． something     B ．nothing          C． everything      D． anything

10.A． call           B． rely             C． cheat          D． look

11.A． lessons       B． poems           C． speeches       D． posters

12.A． convinces     B ．touches           C． puzzles       D． judges

13.A． faced         B． created           C ．met             D． overcome

14.A． independently B． comfortably       C． hopelessly      D． lonely

15.A． impossible     B． dangerous       C． crazy          D． regretful

16.A． pain          B． guilt             C． panic          D． pity

17.A． annoyance      B． selfishness      C． courage        D． confidence

18.A． encourage     B． admire           C． comfort         D． correct

19.A． cries         B． shouts          C． smiles         D． struggles

20.A． voice         B． body             C． family          D． position

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.1】根据上下文，他的出生是让人震惊的，是个残疾人，也不喜欢其他的孩子．shocked 受震惊的；惊愕的 pleased 高兴的；自鸣得意 inspired 有创造力的；品质优秀的；有雄心壮志的 accepted 公认的；可以接受的．

2.2】根据语境，孩子的这种行为让父母和医生都很痛苦。painfully 痛苦地；费力地； cautiously 小心地；谨慎地

3.3】根据上下文，对于孩子的这种处境，家长和医生都无从解释和回答．故选C．explanation 解释；说明 apology 道歉

4.4】根据语境可知，孩子是个残疾人，没有胳膊和腿，但虽然他身体上残疾了，可精神上确实正常的。故选C．disabled 残废的；有缺陷的 sick 恶心的；不舒服的； abused 被滥用的；被虐待的

5.5】由39可知，选D．．disturbed 被扰乱的；心里失常的 challenged 有挑战性的

6.6】根据语境，虽然奈克有着爱自己的父母，但他的生活并不好过，在十岁的时候都无法上学，故选C．

7.7】因为自己的身体上的残疾，使得耐克对生活失去了希望，所以想结束自己的生命．故选B．

8.8】根据上下文，．对生活失去希望的他，不好的想法受他消极的态度显现出来．driven 受…．的影响；由…．造成的．

9.9】根据上下文，因为身体的残疾，让他觉得他永远也不会自理，什么也做不了。故选D．

10.10】根据句意，不能自理的什么也干不了，他显而易见要一直依赖父母．故选B．

11.11】根据上下文，可知耐克并么有对生活失去希望，反而用自己的经历和智慧去演说，给更多的人希望，故选C．speeches 演讲；演说 poem 诗歌 poster 海报；张贴者．

12.12】根据语境，耐克用自己的经历感触了许多人，并给他们讲自己是如何克服生活中所遇的困难，但更多的讲了自己是怎样在这种环境下快乐的。故选B． touch 接触；联系 convince 使相信；说服 puzzle 是困惑．

13.13】根据上题，可知选D．

14.14】根据语境，耐克虽然没有胳膊和腿，但他仍然独立，用自己方式干一些自己不可能办到的事．Comfortably舒适的；舒服的 Hopelessly 无希望的 Lonely 孤独的

15.15】根据语境，你看到耐克的第一眼，也许觉得他很可惜，因为他的残疾而为他感到伤心，或许你会为他每天经历的困难感到烦恼和沮丧，但他却挺下来了。故选A ．guilt 有罪；犯罪行为

16.16】根据上文可知，第一眼看到Nick可能会让人觉得可怜。故选D

17.17】根据上题可知，选A．Selfishness 自私；任性 Confidence 自信 courage 勇气

18.18】根据上下文可知，耐克并么有被天生的残疾而放弃，而做了更好的自己，所以我们应该钦佩他的这种行为．故选B

19.19】耐克积极面对生活，每天微笑面对生活并且能很好地的利用自己所拥有的，积极地态度，有创造力的大脑和一个强有力的声音。故选C

20.20】由上题可得，选A