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。

　 In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 　1 . His chances of surviving were small. 　2 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive—much 　3 than he was when he started, but alive.

His 　4 of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness — how he 　5 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发）sea water to 　6 fresh water — is very interesting.

But the thing that 　7 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 　8 in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 　9 worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people 　10 these kinds of circumstances (境遇), they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 　11 desperate circumstances 　12 in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 13 difficulties.

“I tell myself I can 　14 it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 　15 up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It 　16 me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 　17 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my 　18 .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad compared to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with 19 others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 　20 the rough situations with a little more courage.

1. A. little　 　　　 B. rich　 　　　　 C. few　 　　　 D. enough

2. A. And　 　　　 B. Yet　 　　　　　C. Still　 　　　 D. Thus

3. A. thinner 　　　B. stronger 　　　 C. worse　 　　 D. healthier

4. A. attitude 　　 B. assumption 　　 C. instruction 　 D. account

5. A. assisted 　　 B. tended　 　　　　C. managed 　　D. intended

6. A. make　 　　　B. absorb　 　　　　C. select　 　　 D. replace

7. A. attacked 　　 B. attracted　 　　　C. caught　 　　　D. drew

8. A. need　 　　　B. taste　 　　　　　C. message 　　D. point

9. A. firmly　 　　　B. completely 　　 C. hardly　 　　 D. generally

10. A. deal　 　　　　B. defend　 　　　 C. survive 　　　D. observe

11. A. similarly 　　 B. differently 　　 C. gradually 　　D. commonly

12. A. pull 　　　　　B. take　 　　　　 C. break　 　　　 D. give

13. A. for the lack of 　B. in the face of 　　C. in exchange for D. as a result of

14. A. handle　 　　　B. carry　 　　　　C. follow　 　　　D. inspect

15. A. rolling　 　　　B. using　 　　　　C. building 　　　D. making

16. A. defeated 　　 B. recommended 　　C. introduced 　　D. struck

17. A. far　 　　　　 B. long　 　　　　 C. ever　 　　　　D. even

18. A. supplies 　　　B. senses　 　　　 C. ideas　 　　　　D. influences

19. A. how　 　　　　B. that 　　　　　 C. which 　　　　D. what

20. A. get round　 　　B. get over　 　　 C. get through 　　 D. get off

 

 (江苏省南京十三中2009届高三第三次模拟考试)

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   36  . His chances of surviving were small.   37   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive—much   38   than he was when he started, but alive.

His   39   of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness — how he   40   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发）sea water to   41   fresh water — is very interesting.

But the thing that   42   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   43   in continuing the struggle. He was starved and   44  worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people   45   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in   46   desperate circumstances   47   in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   48   difficulties.

“I tell myself I can   49   it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,   50   up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It   51   me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   52   off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my   53  .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad   54   to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   55   through the rough situations with a little more courage.

36.   A. little                  B. rich                   C. few                  D. enough

37.   A. And                  B. Yet                    C. Still                   D. Thus

38.   A. thinner              B. stronger            C. worse               D. healthier

39.   A. attitude              B. assumption        C. instruction         D. account

40.   A. assisted             B. tended               C. managed           D. intended

41.   A. make                B. absorb               C. select                      D. replace

42.   A. attacked            B. caught               C. froze                 D. cheated

43.   A. need                B. taste                  C. message            D. point

44.   A. firmly               B. completely         C. hardly               D. generally

45.   A. deal                  B. defend               C. survive              D. observe

46.   A. similarly            B. differently          C. gradually           D. commonly

47.   A. pull                   B. take                  C. break                D. give

48.   A. for the lack of    B. in the face of     C. in exchange for  D. as a result of

49.   A. handle               B. carry                 C. follow               D. inspect

50.   A. rolling               B. using                 C. building             D. making

51.   A. defeated            B. recommended    C. introduced         D. struck

52.   A. far                    B. long                  C. ever                  D. even

53.   A. supplies             B. senses               C. ideas                 D. influences

54.   A. related               B. measured           C. contributed        D. compared

55.   A. see                   B. cut                    C. get                    D. think

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can     34     it, “wrote Callahan in his book. -Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,       35     up courage...

I wrote that down after I read it. It   36   me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed     37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38     .

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad   39  to something better. But others have been through the much worse; that is, in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough

situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full                  B．rich                        C．few                    D．enough

2.A．And                 B．Yet              C．Still                  D．Thus

3.A．thinner             B．stronger               C．worse            D．healthier

4.A．attitude            B．assumption             C．instruction             D．account

5.A．assisted    B．tended           C．managed               D．intended

6.A．make                B．absorb                 C．select                 D．replace

7.A．attacked            B．caught                 C．froze                   D．cheated

8.A．operation           B．taste                       C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly               B．completely       C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal                       B．defend                C．survive                 D．observe

11.A．similarly   B．differently                 C．gradually               D．commonly

12.A．pull               B．take                   C．break                   D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for   D．as a result of

14.A．handle            B．carry          C．follow                  D．inspect

15.A．rolling             B．using                         C．building                 D．making

16.A．defeated                  B．recommended        C．introduced             D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed                   D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

 

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can     34     it, “wrote Callahan in his book. -Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,       35    up courage...

I wrote that down after I read it. It   36   me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed     37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38     .

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad   39  to something better. But others have been through the much worse; that is, in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough

situations with a little more courage.

21．A．full            B．rich           C．few          D．enough

22．A．And           B．Yet           C．Still          D．Thus

23．A．thinner          B．stronger      C．worse         D．healthier

24．A．attitude    B．assumption    C．instruction          D．account

25．A．assisted     B．tended       C．managed           D．intended

26．A．make         B．absorb          C．select              D．replace

27．A．attacked        B．caught        C．froze               D．cheated

28．A．operation        B．taste         C．message       D．point

29．A．firmly           B．completely    C．hardly            D．generally

30．A．deal     B．defend        C．survive         D．observe

31．A．similarly    B．differently     C．gradually       D．commonly

32．A．pull           B．take            C．break            D．give

33．A．for the lack of      B．in the face of 

 C．in exchange for           D．as a result of

34．A．handle          B．carry               C．follow       D．inspect

35．A．rolling           B．using                  C．building     D．making

36．A．defeated         B．recommended     C．introduced   D．struck

37．A．far               B．long                  C．ever             D．even

38．A．feelings            B．senses                C．ideas              D．influences

39．A．related             B．measured            C．contributed D．compared

40．A．see               B．cut                  C．get                 D．think