阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A cold March wind
danced around in the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the
small hospital room. Complications(并发症) had1Diana Blessing, only 24 weeks pregnant(怀孕的),
to early give birth to her baby, Danae. After the operation, her husband David
was holding her hand and they had 2 themselves for the doctor's words.
The doctor's words 3 them even though they had
planned for something not good Detore. "I don't think she's going to 4 it," he said, as kindly
as he could. "If with a(n) 5 chance she does make it. her life in the
future could be6 by endless suffering"
David and Diana were
numb(麻木的) with disbelief as the doctor
described the7problems Danae would likely face if
she could 8 . "No! No! was all Diana could say.
Diana had 9 confidence that their tiny
daughter would live to be a healthy, and happy. But David. 10 listening to additional awful
details, knew he must 11 his wife be ready for the worst outcome. David
walked in and said, we need to talk about making12for the funeral(葬礼) "Words
of 13 didn't pass her lips. "No, that is not
going to happen. One day she will 14 and she will come home with
us!" Diana said.
If she willed herself
to live, according to Diana's wish, Danae15life hour after hour,
with the help of every medical machine. As the weeks went by, Danae's physical
condition showed a slight 16, slowly gaining weight and strength.
And two months later, though the doctor 17 that her chance of surviving,18 living any kind of normal
life, was next to zero, Danae went home from the hospital, just as her mother
had 19Today, many years later, Danae is a
lively girl, showing no signs of any mental or physical 20. And that happy ending is far from the end of her story.
(1)
A .
inspired
B .
forced
C .
allowed
D .
reminded
(2)
A .
asked
B .
excused
C .
prepared
D .
blamed
(3)
A .
astonished
B .
comforted
C .
touched
D .
annoyed
(4)
A .
get over
B .
get across
C .
take on
D .
take over
(5)
A .
realistic
B .
unfortunate
C .
fair
D .
slim
(6)
A .
judged
B .
replaced
C .
accompanied
D .
determined
(7)
A .
temporary
B .
psychological
C .
vital
D .
complex
(8)
A .
survive
B .
choose
C .
escape
D .
insist
(9)
A .
reasonable
B .
complete
C .
extra
D .
increasing
(10)
A .
eagerly
B .
politely
C .
angrily
D .
calmly
(11)
A .
permit
B .
persuade
C .
expect
D .
order
(12)
A .
adjustments
B .
apologies
C .
arrangements
D .
applications
(13)
A .
approval
B .
reliance
C .
advice
D .
encouragement
(14)
A .
succeed
B .
mature
C .
return
D .
recover
(15)
A .
longed for
B .
stood for
C .
fought for
D .
waited for
(16)
A .
increase
B .
improvement
C .
advantage
D .
benefit
(17)
A .
assumed
B .
threatened
C .
admitted
D .
realized
(18)
A .
but for
B .
rather than
C .
regardless
of
D .
let alone
(19)
A .
decided
B .
predicted
C .
pretended
D .
demanded
(20)
A .
reactions
B .
symptoms
C .
abnormalities
D .
revolutions
答案:(1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)A;(5)D;(6)C;(7)D;(8)A;(9)B;(10)D;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)C;