三、完形填空
A picture of 17-year-old Zhang Guimei has won great popularity on China's social media. People are deeply
1 by the fresh-faced girl in the picture,which is very different from Zhang's now aged
2 people know very well,as it tells a story of a woman who has devoted her life to pushing for the development of
3 and fighting poverty (贫困) in the countryside.

Born in North-east China's Heilongjiang Province in 1957,Zhang travelled to Yunnan at the age of 17 and has been helping girls from poor areas get education for over 40 years.
With the support of the government,she helped set up the country's first senior high school to offer free education to girls from poor families. The school provides free education for girls who would otherwise have been unable to continue their studies after
4 their nine years of compulsory (义务的) education.
5 she had serious health problems,Zhang Guimei took morning classes with students for 12 years. She has also added up 110,000 kilometres visiting her students' families over the years. Most of her money was spent on students. Since the school opened in 2008,it has seen more than 1,800 students attend universities and colleges.
"I was born to be a
6 ,not a creek (溪流),rising to the high peaks (山峰) with the small valleys at my feet. I was born to be
7 ,not worthless,standing on the shoulders of the giants,the petty cowards (懦夫) beneath (在……下面) me." The motto (座右铭) of Huaping High School for Girls is also what Zhang Guimei always tries to
8 .
On Feb. 25,2021,President Xi Jinping
9 an award to Zhang Guimei to mark the nation's achievements in helping reduce poverty and praise excellent poverty
10 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. And she was chosen as the vice president of the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联副主席) in 2023.
(
)1. A. touched
B. worried
C. remembered
D. advised
(
)2. A. arms
B. eyes
C. hands
D. face
(
)3. A. invitation
B. donation
C. education
D. translation
(
)4. A. preparing
B. completing
C. supporting
D. paying
(
)5. A. Although
B. But
C. Because
D. So
(
)6. A. mountain
B. building
C. tower
D. bridge
(
)7. A. beautiful
B. kind
C. great
D. famous
(
)8. A. listen
B. follow
C. stop
D. allow
(
)9. A. donated
B. sent
C. showed
D. presented
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)10. A. fighters
B. directors
C. engineers
D. inventors