Question

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。

　 In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 　1 . His chances of surviving were small. 　2 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive—much 　3 than he was when he started, but alive.

His 　4 of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness — how he 　5 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发）sea water to 　6 fresh water — is very interesting.

But the thing that 　7 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 　8 in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 　9 worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people 　10 these kinds of circumstances (境遇), they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 　11 desperate circumstances 　12 in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 13 difficulties.

“I tell myself I can 　14 it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 　15 up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It 　16 me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 　17 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my 　18 .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad compared to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with 19 others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 　20 the rough situations with a little more courage.

1. A. little　 　　　 B. rich　 　　　　 C. few　 　　　 D. enough

2. A. And　 　　　 B. Yet　 　　　　　C. Still　 　　　 D. Thus

3. A. thinner 　　　B. stronger 　　　 C. worse　 　　 D. healthier

4. A. attitude 　　 B. assumption 　　 C. instruction 　 D. account

5. A. assisted 　　 B. tended　 　　　　C. managed 　　D. intended

6. A. make　 　　　B. absorb　 　　　　C. select　 　　 D. replace

7. A. attacked 　　 B. attracted　 　　　C. caught　 　　　D. drew

8. A. need　 　　　B. taste　 　　　　　C. message 　　D. point

9. A. firmly　 　　　B. completely 　　 C. hardly　 　　 D. generally

10. A. deal　 　　　　B. defend　 　　　 C. survive 　　　D. observe

11. A. similarly 　　 B. differently 　　 C. gradually 　　D. commonly

12. A. pull 　　　　　B. take　 　　　　 C. break　 　　　 D. give

13. A. for the lack of 　B. in the face of 　　C. in exchange for D. as a result of

14. A. handle　 　　　B. carry　 　　　　C. follow　 　　　D. inspect

15. A. rolling　 　　　B. using　 　　　　C. building 　　　D. making

16. A. defeated 　　 B. recommended 　　C. introduced 　　D. struck

17. A. far　 　　　　 B. long　 　　　　 C. ever　 　　　　D. even

18. A. supplies 　　　B. senses　 　　　 C. ideas　 　　　　D. influences

19. A. how　 　　　　B. that 　　　　　 C. which 　　　　D. what

20. A. get round　 　　B. get over　 　　 C. get through 　　 D. get off

 

Answer 1

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