阅读短文,然后根据内容从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the_1_ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy _2_ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he _3_ cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that _4_ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 5 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 6  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 7  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   8  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   9  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 10  seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 11  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 12 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   13  the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most cravensportsmanI’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   14  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   15  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
【小题1】
A.largestB.highestC.earliestD.latest
【小题2】
A.seldomB.hardlyC.alwaysD.almost
【小题3】
A.enjoyedB.neededC.madeD.kept
【小题4】
A.whileB.afterC.ifD.though
【小题5】
A.heartB.hopeC.bodyD.love
【小题6】
A.byB.forC.inD.from
【小题7】
A.asB.sinceC.untilD.before
【小题8】
A.pleasedB.beatenC.movedD.asked
【小题9】
A.usedB.spentC.tookD.wasted
【小题10】
A.HereB.ThereC.HeD.It
【小题11】
A.HoweverB.SometimesC.AgainD.Then
【小题12】
A.friendsB.helpersC.timeD.exercise
【小题13】
A.triedB.sawC.didD.met
【小题14】
A.thinkingB.talkingC.worriedD.proud
【小题15】
A.pointB.goC.turnD.hurry

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the   1  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

【小题1】
A.conditionsB.opinionsC.advantagesD.recommendations
【小题2】
A.enjoyingB.choosingC.takingD.giving
【小题3】
A.sightB.hearingC.touchD.taste
【小题4】
A.evidenceB.resultC.excuseD.cause
【小题5】
A.job B.opinionC.promiseD.goal
【小题6】
A.tellB.seeC.hearD.smell
【小题7】
A.feeling B.effortC.senseD.idea
【小题8】
A.doneB.acceptedC.advisedD.refused
【小题9】
A.studyB.offerC.graduateD.educate
【小题10】
A.AsB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.Since

Miracles(奇迹)will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have  16 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 17 .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become  18 . She didn't believe what the doctor said  19 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  20 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did   21 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  22 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  23  . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe  24  eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  25 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother   26  told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met   27 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   28  person. I get best   29 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心), I live a    30   life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

【小题1】
A.achievedB.failedC.suggestedD.told
【小题2】
A.legsB.handsC.armsD.eyes
【小题3】
A.patientB.confidentC.frustrated(沮丧的)D.proud
【小题4】
A.orB.andC.ifD.because
【小题5】
A.forgotB.changedC.succeededD.worked
【小题6】
A.nothingB.somewhereC.anywhereD.everything
【小题7】
A.timeB.exerciseC.medicineD.shopping
【小题8】
A.awayB.fromC.intoD.up
【小题9】
A.herB.myC.hisD.its
【小题10】
A.adviceB.endC.chanceD.start
【小题11】
A.hardlyB.neverC.alwaysD.nearly
【小题12】
A.dreamsB.experimentsC.jobsD.difficulties
【小题13】
A.excellentB.dangerousC.busy D.special
【小题14】
A.presentsB.friendsC.books D.grades
【小题15】
A.happy B.sadC.tiredD.boring

Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质)are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .
【小题1】The US College pay special attention to ________.

A.students’family background .
B.the different achievement
C.students’ideas about way of life .
D.the school a student is from .
【小题2】When at high school, the writer ________.
A.had a lot of activities .
B.did not work hard at her lessons .
C.did well in gaokao
D.had no time to play the guitar .
【小题3】From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.
A.go to college in America .
B.give up the US college interview .
C.become a good football player in the US.
D.change the present situation of eduction .
【小题4】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. My school life abroad.             B. Different exams in the US.
C My view on gaokao           D. The importance of school grades

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