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。

Millions of people seek help from psychologists in part because they feel different from others. But a _________ Andrew Erlich says that everyone is a freak(怪物) in some way. Erlich _________ for acceptance of differences in his book “The Long Shadows” about an uncle, Jake Erlich, who overcame prejudice, depression and _________ caused by his extreme height.

“Most of us have something that we are embarrassed about. It is like an invisible clubfoot（畸形足）. But for Jake, it was_________ . Everybody saw it,” said Andrew. As a clinical psychologist, Andrew Erlich helps patients who see themselves as freaks. First, he tells them about his uncle. “Here is a man that _________ the challenges, and he does it not by _________ who he is, but by embracing(拥抱) who he is _________ and expressing it in the visual _________ and in his performances,” he said.

Erlich’s _________ tells about how Jake toured with the circus and then, after suffering temporary blindness, _________ sculpture and painting. “He found _________ through creativity. I am _________ interested in the creative process in the people that I see, and I use Jake as an example, and I _________ them his paintings,” said Erlich.

“Jake really wanted to do something _________ . You see a scene and your _________ come through as you see and feel it, and you believe he painted it from different _________ ,” said Erlich. “People were _________ of human differences, and they would _________ walls to protect themselves from those differences and those walls that _________ us are very dangerous,” he said.

Erlich hopes that his uncle’s story will help readers _________ themselves and fulfill their dreams.

1.A. physician B. painter C. writer D. psychologist

2.A. argues B. defines C. prepares D. protests

3.A. disappointment B. loss C. pain D. illness

4.A. pleasant B. present C. sick D. widespread

5.A. fears B. overlooks C. overcomes D. rejects

6.A. avoiding B. admitting C. recognizing D. imagining

7.A. tightly B. quickly C. bravely D. easily

8.A. books B. arts C. actions D. habits

9.A. clinic B. book C. painting D. experiment

10.A. gave up B. thought over C. figured out D. took up

11.A. freedom B. health C. pressure D. sorrow

12.A. seldom B. rarely C. quite D. nearly

13.A. explain B. count C. draw D. show

14.A. suddenly B. differently C. happily D. simply

15.A. emotions B. possessions C. talents D. abilities

16.A. colors B. books C. lights D. angles

17.A. aware B. tired C. confident D. Frightened

18.A. build B. destroy C. remove D. break

19.A. prevent B. separate C. withdraw D. threaten

20.A. recover B. upgrade C. accept D. learn

Answer 1