第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
When she
was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and
many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis(幼儿类风湿性关节炎).
She could
not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the
pain became unbearable, I carried her.
All
___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never
complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n)
___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever
___41___
self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she
danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things,
she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.
Jenny never
competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny
continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her
hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.
She was
___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the
team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___
the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered
for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often
mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.
So Jenny
came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her
participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach
___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a
member o the Garrett High School Football Team.
She carried
bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team.
She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the
Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.
When asked
why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of
injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and
you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the
rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”
36.
A. trials B.
examinations C.
experiments D.
treatments
37.
A. control B.
power C.
strength D.
pressure
38.
A. through B.
across C.
over D.
above
39.
A. expressed B.
wore C.
took D.
made
40.
A. love B.
admiration C.
envy D.
desire
41.
A. speaking B.
talking C.
sharing D.
voicing
42.
A. nothing B.
all C.
none D.
some
43.
A. would B.
could C.
should D.
might
44.
A. ears B.
legs C.
arms D.
mouth
45.
A. see B.
learn C.
read D.
hear
46.
A. never B.
totally C.
occasionally D.
seldom
47.
A. struggle B.
lose C.
stop D.
ease
48.
A. grades B.
relationships C.
sports D.
communication
49.
A. importance B. difference C.
chance D.
choice
50.
A. begged B.
demanded C.
required D.
managed
51.
A. gave out B.
gave in C.
held up D.
held on
52.
A. turned over B. turned out C.
turned up D.
turned in
53.
A. sight B.
fear C.
risk D.
face
54.
A. looked down B.
looked in C.
looked up D.
looked out
55.
A. different B.
worth C.
difficult D.
unimportant
