速测(三) 完形填空A+B+阅读理解C+D
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
A )阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete (运动员), and a person who also refuses to accept the words no or I can't.
She was born without the lower half of her 1 and has worn prosthetic(假体) ones all her life. She grew up in Alabama, US and had a(n) 2 childhood. She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool. She feels lucky 3 her family treated her in just the same way as the other members.
When a person is born without legs, there are plenty of things that are 4 to do. But Katy believed she could 5 anything. So she chose two jobs that are difficult, 6 with both legs. As a teenager, she once saw a good movie. Before it was 7 , Katy had made her mind up to be a(n) 8 .
She did a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles, where she has played 9 in theater, television and movies. She has a positive (积极的) view of life. She thinks that if you believe 10 can do something, you should 11 it. So when Katy's friend asked her 12 she'd like to try running, she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and she 13 her new life.
Katy was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to 14 running as a competitive sport. She entered the final of the 100 meters in the 2012 London Paralympics.
Katy's family, friends, and fans look up to her as an 15 of someone who has overcome her difficulty and achieved her dreams.
( )1.A. arms B.legs C.feet D.hands
( )2.A. embarrassing B.lonely C.active D.strange
( )3.A. though B.unless C.before D.because
( )4.A. difficult B.important C.possible D.easy
( )5.A. achieve B.accept C.examine D.prevent
( )6.A. just B.also C.even D.ever
( )7.A. up B.over C.on D.out
( )8.A. athlete B.writer C.actress D.coach
( )9.A. games B.music C.sports D.roles
( )10.A. you B.we C.she D.they
( )11.A. depend on B.go for C.get used to D.look after
( )12.A. whether B.how C.when D.why
( )13.A. shared B.started C.changed D.prepared
( )14.A. fix up B.show up C.take up D.set up
( )15.A. ancestor B.enemy C.influence D.example
B)阅读下面短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
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badly Britain fun thing pleasant powerful
they totally while understand
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Is it true that we British people have a different sense of humor from people in other countries? Let's have a look at what we laugh at in 16. .
To us British people, 17. and important people often cause laughter. It's not just politicians(政客) who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes 18. too seriously.
We laugh at the power, but also, pitifully, at anyone who is treated 19. . We know they cannot win, but if they do win sometimes, it's even 20. . Our clowns(小丑) are often silly people doing silly things,
21. in America, they are often clever people doin
