第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was eighteen，I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the___1___，where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness，my vision was clearer during the day，which helped me walk___2___by myself. Then the doctor began the___3___. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist，”he said，“I___4___you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do， you'll never___5___a day in your life...
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an___6___result，it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly___7___a person of sight. But still，during daylight，I could walk without___8___. I could read，but not for hours. My eyes began to tear and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However， no matter how___9___my eyes became，In ever gave up reading.I knew the___10___of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful，which___11___me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of___12__each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life.An article Ⅰ___13___appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper，to my___14___，continued to print my work. Next， a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and___15___up with each acceptance. On the pages，readers never knew of my blindness___16___I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I began to___17___so many years ago. Now，I have numerous essays and articles in ___18___.
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day，he fueled my___19___into success.He set the bar too ___20___and focused on what I wouldn't be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
第一节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was eighteen，I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the___1___，where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness，my vision was clearer during the day，which helped me walk___2___by myself. Then the doctor began the___3___. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist，”he said，“I___4___you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do， you'll never___5___a day in your life...
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an___6___result，it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly___7___a person of sight. But still，during daylight，I could walk without___8___. I could read，but not for hours. My eyes began to tear and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However， no matter how___9___my eyes became，In ever gave up reading.I knew the___10___of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful，which___11___me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of___12__each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life.An article Ⅰ___13___appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper，to my___14___，continued to print my work. Next， a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and___15___up with each acceptance. On the pages，readers never knew of my blindness___16___I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I began to___17___so many years ago. Now，I have numerous essays and articles in ___18___.
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day，he fueled my___19___into success.He set the bar too ___20___and focused on what I wouldn't be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
| 1. A.station | B.clinic | C.company | D.lab |
| 2. A.silently | B.suddenly | C.proudly | D.easily |
| 3. A.operation | B.examination | C.argument | D.treatment |
| 4. A.suspect | B.order | C.suggest | D.command |
| 5. A.rest | B.live | C.work | D.sleep |
| 6. A.urgent | B.obvious | C.ordinary | D.accurate |
| 7. A.robs | B.warns | C.reminds | D.informs |
| 8. A.medicine | B.allowance | C.balance | D.assistance |
| 9. A.excited | B.confused | C.tired | D.moved |
| 10. A.house | B.names | C.addresses [] | D.habits |
| 11. A.asked | B.forced | C.encouraged | D.permitted |
| 12. A.trouble | B.pleasure | C.stress | D.worry |
| 13. A.admitted | B.wanted | C.described | D.penned |
| 14. A.delight | B.admiration | C.disappointment | D.shame |
| 15. A.gave | B.came | C.lit | D.put |
| 16. A.unless | B.although | C.since | D.after |
| 17. A.fear | B.bring | C.seek | D.reject |
| 18. A.print | B.time | C.use | D.mind |
| 19. A.imagination | B.motivation | C.responsibility | D.personality |
| 20. A.far | B.long | C.close | D.low |
