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It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange   36   as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth  37  me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born. Then the whole world went   38  .

Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to  39  11-year-old David to the  40  of the state.

Things seemed always to go for   41   . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck. David was not  42  . The dog died.

But David does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little obstacles(障碍困难) you have to   43   in your life,” he said.

He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place—the X-ray department of an  44   room. It was a hard job to 45 by. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization   46   to helping blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, a job   47   everyone, not just he, must work in the dark, including those with  48  eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result,   49  they offered to pay his first three months’ salary.

David works alone in a dark room that   50   of chemicals. He doesn’t wear gloves. Otherwise, he could not feel. 51   this is an emergency room, lives can be put either   52   or out of danger. His director says he trusts him 100 percent.

He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes   53  money. “By working I can realize my own   54  . That’s what really counts!” he said.

What a shining example for us to   55  !

1.A.angle(角度)  B. direction C. mannerD. way 

2.A.stuck to  B. came out C. struck D. occurred 

3.A.blank  B. darkness C. wrongly D. emptiness 

4.A.give in   B. look after C. leave D. remain

5.A. attention  B. care C. worry D. control

6.A.better   B. worst C. the better D. the worse

7.A.hurt   B. wound C. damaged D. ruined 

8.A.experiment   B. get over C. do with D. go over  

9.A.upstairs   B. information C. emergency D. underground 

10.A.come    B. pass C. go D. stand 

11.A.intended   B. aimed C. offered D. devoted 

12.A.that  B. where C. which D. how 

13.A.average   B. common C. normal D. poor 

14.A.because   B. as if C. in case D. even though

15.A.consists   B. smells C. tastes D. makes    

16.A. If   B. Although C. Since D. When

17.A.at risk   B. in need C. at ease D. to test  

18.A.into   B. beyond C. for D. over

19.A.disadvantage   B. blindness C. purpose D. value  

20.A.set   B. take C. give D. follow

 

Answer 1

【答案】

36-40ACACB    41-45DABCA     46-50DBCDB      51-55CABDD

【解析】文章讲述的是一个盲人从小就经历了非常悲惨的经历，长大后终于找到了实现人生价值的工作。

1.词组搭配，跟at搭配的就是at a strange angle,意为以一个奇怪的角度 其他几个词都用in

2.上下文，根据后面的He was blind可知，作者得知真相后，感到惊讶，strike sb意为冲击某人，使某人震惊

3.词性，句意为然后整个世界变为一篇空白，什么也没有了，go后面用形容词，go blank

4.句意理解，他虚弱的父亲不得不把他留给政府来照顾了 

5.同上

6.上下文，根据后面的他的狗救了他，结果狗死掉了，可知事情还在变坏

7.句意理解，他没有受伤，狗死掉了 wound刀伤，墙上 damage受损 ruin变为废墟

8.常用搭配，该词组的宾语是obstacles，所以应当选择B意为克服，句意为，在你的一生中有很多困难需要克服

9.根据the X-ray department可知，他是在医院里的急救室的X光室内，根据后文的this is an emergency room也可以知道

10.上下文，后面的几句讲述的是他是如何得到这份工作的，因此此处意为这是一份不容易得到的工作，come by意为得到

11.词组搭配，根据后面的to helping blind people可知，与devote的用法相符，be devoted to doing sth,意为致力于，献身于

12.从句，该句为定语从句，先行词是job在从句中充当地点状语，

13.这是一份每个人都必须在黑暗中进行的工作，除了他，当然包括视力正常的人。

14.句意理解，尽管他们愿意三个月的工资，但是他们在打了很多医院的电话后，还是没有什么结果

15.句意理解，他单独一个在暗室中工作，里面满是化学物品的味道

16.句意理解，因此这是一个急救室，生命可能会很安心或者会脱离危险

17.同上，at ease意为舒适，安逸，

18.句意理解，他的东西已经超越了金钱

19.通过工作，我可以实现我的价值，那才是重要的

20.词组搭配，follow one's example意为以某人为榜样