四、完形填空
It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move. Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student, has suffered from spinal muscular atrophy (脊柱性肌肉萎缩)
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1 she was 2 years old. The doctor said that most children with the disease will only live a few years.
The family did not give up, or even just
C
2. To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity (尊严), her parents trained her living and learning skills strictly. Some very easy actions for common people like opening a book or raising hands,
D
3, are big challenges for Xu.
When she started learning to write, she couldn't even hold a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and
B
4 writing. Xu could finally write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after practising thousands of times.
Over the past few years, Xu has overcome (克服) many problems, including the
D
5 caused by the disease. Her parents advised her to drop out of school, but Xu's answer was no. "
B
6 I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone," said Xu.
When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, "Patience. When you can't change anything, crying is useless, so just be
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7."
In Xu's opinion, her sunny and self-confident
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8 comes from the love of her parents.
"If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider," said Xu's father. They travelled across China and 20 other
B
9 over the world, including Italy and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a
C
10
language. "I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others," said Xu.
(
A
) 1. A. since
B. before
C. after
D. until
(
C
) 2. A. discuss
B. depend
C. complain
D. change
(
D
) 3. A. moreover
B. perhaps
C. especially
D. however
(
B
) 4. A. stopped
B. continued
C. succeeded
D. regretted
(
D
) 5. A. cancer
B. fever
C. sadness
D. pain
(
B
) 6. A. As well as
B. As soon as
C. As a result
D. As usual
(
A
) 7. A. patient
B. quiet
C. relaxed
D. active
(
A
) 8. A. personality
B. appearance
C. disability
D. achievement
(
B
) 9. A. cities
B. countries
C. communities
D. colleges
(
C
)10. A. standard
B. modern
C. foreign
D. common
