阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Years ago, I lost my sight completely. I would do anything for a 36 . In fact, desperate and 37 , I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone 38 . All for nothing.
But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is 39 than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea 40 , swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would 41 . Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) 42 ? ” she said, “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”
Her idea 43 me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was 44 .
“We’re so 45 with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first 46 tomorrow. It’s in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.”
That was the beginning. That was when I began to 47 possibilities when my blindness wouldn’t get 48 . The view of my world had changed. Blindness didn’t have to label me as 49 . On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to 50 information and present a quicker and more 51 interpretation.
The letters from judges, praising me for my work, 52 me for the hours I’d spent studying, memorizing, and 53 .
Blindness? Not a barrier any more. 54 , it became a handy 55 to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.
36. A. method B. cure C. suggestion D. change
37. A. anxious B. delighted C. peaceful D. ashamed
38. A. discovered B. offered C. recommended D. appreciated
39. A. darker B. brighter C. harder D. calmer
40. A. eagerly B. nervously C. bravely D. pitifully
41. A. conclude B. need C. hold D. share
42. A. assistant B. applicant C. teacher D. interpreter
43. A. advised B. inspired C. permitted D. expected
44. A. oral B. useful C. easy D. written
45. A. moved B. impressed C. crazy D. tolerant
46. A. appointment B. interview C. talk D. assignment
47. A. suffer from B. leave out C. focus on D. recover from
48. A. on the way B. through C. in the way D. over
49. A. effective B. unproductive C. exhausted D. uncommon
50. A. memorize B. check C. correct D. share
51. A. fair B. accurate C. formal D. funny
52. A. rewarded B. awarded C. informed D. amazed
53. A. imagining B. previewing C. practicing D. performing
54. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
55. A. handle B. challenge C. description D. tool
完形填空
36-40 BACBD 41-45 CDBAB 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 BACBD
Years ago, I lost my sight completely. I would do anything for a 36 . In fact, desperate and 37 , I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone 38 . All for nothing.
But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is 39 than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea 40 , swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would 41 . Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) 42 ? ” she said, “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”
Her idea 43 me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was 44 .
“We’re so 45 with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first 46 tomorrow. It’s in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.”
That was the beginning. That was when I began to 47 possibilities when my blindness wouldn’t get 48 . The view of my world had changed. Blindness didn’t have to label me as 49 . On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to 50 information and present a quicker and more 51 interpretation.
The letters from judges, praising me for my work, 52 me for the hours I’d spent studying, memorizing, and 53 .
Blindness? Not a barrier any more. 54 , it became a handy 55 to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.
36. A. method B. cure C. suggestion D. change
37. A. anxious B. delighted C. peaceful D. ashamed
38. A. discovered B. offered C. recommended D. appreciated
39. A. darker B. brighter C. harder D. calmer
40. A. eagerly B. nervously C. bravely D. pitifully
41. A. conclude B. need C. hold D. share
42. A. assistant B. applicant C. teacher D. interpreter
43. A. advised B. inspired C. permitted D. expected
44. A. oral B. useful C. easy D. written
45. A. moved B. impressed C. crazy D. tolerant
46. A. appointment B. interview C. talk D. assignment
47. A. suffer from B. leave out C. focus on D. recover from
48. A. on the way B. through C. in the way D. over
49. A. effective B. unproductive C. exhausted D. uncommon
50. A. memorize B. check C. correct D. share
51. A. fair B. accurate C. formal D. funny
52. A. rewarded B. awarded C. informed D. amazed
53. A. imagining B. previewing C. practicing D. performing
54. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
55. A. handle B. challenge C. description D. tool
完形填空
36-40 BACBD 41-45 CDBAB 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 BACBD
