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

Net Library is a library that lends out digital books. It treats a digital book like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.

From the consumer’s point of view, this means that if more than five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel, other people who request that book will get a message saying the title is unable to get.

Many publishers seem to have embraced its model. More than 350 publishers gave the company rights to hand out their digital works, and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money into the company. The California public libraries and about 1,800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.

Some librarians criticize the Net Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital works, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.

Keller and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by Brary. Brary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.

But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to point out material or copy and taste it into a different file or tries to download a copy onto a computer.

Christopher Warnock, chief executive of Brary, believes most consumers won’t want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them.

“There is not really a lot of good owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.

How do publishers get money from the Net Library?

 A．They get money from selling their books to the Net Library

 B．They get money from the readers．

 C．They get money by cutting the cost of the books．

 D．They share the money with Net Library．

The underlined word“embraced”in the third paragraph means

A．tried out something hard       B．held something tightly

C．disliked something badly       D．taken something willingly

From the second paragraph we can see consumers             

A．don’t care if they are charged money

B．enjoy the service of the Net Library

C．don’t like other people’s borrowing books

D．complain about the limited number of the new books

What does the last paragraph mean?

A．Net Library is not a good way for the consumers．

B．There is no need for consumers to have a whole book．

C，Brary is not a good library for the consumers．

D It’s reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages．