阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague. As a young boy,  I ___1___ from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true___2____ of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.

 Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an___3____ role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health___4___ greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal___5____ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.

   Years later, __6__ my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about___7____ by overcoming difficulties.

   I joined the culture club as a special event director. I ___8__  a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my___9___ while preparing for our first presentation. I was____10____ with my team members and often rejected their ___11___. I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to ___12___ only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback___13___ me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she __14__ my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with ___15___, for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. __ 16___ they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately ___17___ my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave___18___ to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were ___19___ and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.

   My experiences___20___ improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

1.A. judged          B. suffered                   C. prevented               D separated

2.A. pain                     B. sign                         C. value                       D. meaning

3.A. important             B. different                  C. leading                    D. active

4.A. developed            B. improved                C. increased                D. removed

5.A. joy                B. goal                        C. will                         D. life

6.A. over                     B. like                         C. for                          D. in

7.A. ability                   B. quality                     C. leadership        D. friendship

8.A. taught                  B. found               C. managed                 D. followed

9.A. mistake         B. method                   C. effort                      D. right

10.A. satisfied             B. familiar                    C. patient                    D. strict

11.A. desires        B. talents                     C. ideas                       D. tasks

12.A. remind        B. guide                       C. show                      D. help

13.A. discouraged       B. disturbed                 C. encouraged             D. educated

14.A. adopted             B. admired                  C. trusted                    D. tested

15.A. surprise              B. delight                     C. pride                       D. hope

16.A. As                     B. If                            C. Because                  D. Although

17.A. deleted              B. changed                  C. regretted                 D. considered

18.A. birth                   B. hand                       C. gift                          D. rise

19.A. crazy                 B. happy                     C. successful        D. independent

20.A. instantly             B. indirectly                 C. unusually                 D. undoubtedly

Learn to Meet Challenges   

My classmates called me“the alien”,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）.As a young boy, I  1  from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars. The true   2   of my condition, however, was social : I lived a life of loneliness.

Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an   3   role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health   4   greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal   5   had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.

Years later,   6   my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about   7   by overcoming difficulties.

    I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I   8   a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my   9  , While preparing for our first presentation, I was   10   with my team members and often rejected their   11  . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to   12   me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback   13   me , and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she   14   my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with   15, for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. 16   they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately   17   my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave   18   to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were   19   and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.

    My experiences   20   improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

1．A．judged                  B．suffered              C．prevented            D．separated

2．A．pain                      B．sign                    C．value                   D．meaning

4．A．developed              B．improved             C．increased             D．removed

5．A．joy                       B．goal                    C．will                     D．life

6．A．over                     B．like                     C．for                      D．in

7．A．ability                   B．quality                 C．leadership            D．friendship

8．A．taught                   B．found                  C．managed             D．followed

9．A．mistake                 B．method                C．effort                  D．right

10．A．satisfied              B．familiar                C．patient                 D．strict

11．A．desires                B．talents                 C．ideas                   D．tasks

12．A．remind                B．guide                   C．show                  D．help

13．A．discouraged         B．disturbed             C．encouraged          D．educated

14．A．adopted               B．admired               C．trusted                D．tested

15．A．surprise               B．delight                 C．pride                   D．hope

16．A．As                      B．If                        C．Because              D．Although

17．A．deleted                B．changed              C．regretted             D．considered

18．A．birth                   B．hand                   C．gift                     D．rise

19．A．crazy                  B．happy                  C．successful           D．independent

20．A．instantly              B．indirectly             C．unusually             D．undoubtedly