阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When
I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the
worst years of my life. I was a total 1 , bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt 2 alone in my small town.
But
by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my 3 into a passion for helping
others. The opportunity to 4 kindness made me feel like my life had a
greater 5 .The more positive energy I 6 , the more kindness and 7 I received. I realized that
my purpose in life would be to 8 to people, especially
teenagers, and help them feel less alone.
Books
were my 9 friends back then. I was so 10 that the authors wrote those
books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my
biggest 11 was to become an author so I could 12 books that would help other
teenagers the way those books helped me.
After
13 terrible experiences at school, I made a
choice to take the 14 , positive road in the next steps of my
journey. My dream 15 , one I thought was only possible for the
authors I loved, is 16 I am doing now. I have been a full-time author
of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this 17 opportunity to reach out to
readers every single day.
Kindness 18 me when I needed help the
most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone's life. You never know
what someone else is 19 . But by practising daily kindness, you can
become a(n) 20 of positive change.
(1)
A .
reformer
B .
traveler
C .
outsider
D .
controller
(2)
A .
merely
B .
slightly
C .
generally
D .
completely
(3)
A .
job
B .
problem
C .
will
D .
luck
(4)
A .
accept
B .
remember
C .
return
D .
practise
(5)
A .
purpose
B .
standard
C .
option
D .
success
(6)
A .
wasted
B .
shared
C .
lost
D .
left
(7)
A .
appreciation
B .
explanation
C .
discussion
D .
description
(8)
A .
go out
B .
speak out
C .
reach out
D .
come out
(9)
A .
true
B .
generous
C .
private
D .
common
(10)
A .
pitiful
B .
convinced
C .
thankful
D .
excited
(11)
A .
projects
B .
tasks
C .
deeds
D .
dreams
(12)
A .
read
B .
write
C .
keep
D .
borrow
(13)
A .
surviving
B .
recalling
C .
gaining
D .
increasing
(14)
A .
rocky
B .
rough
C .
adventurous
D .
optimistic
(15)
A .
business
B .
place
C .
career
D .
college
(16)
A .
which
B .
why
C .
how
D .
what
(17)
A .
equal
B .
amazing
C .
limited
D .
rare
(18)
A .
understood
B .
praised
C .
saved
D .
ignored
(19)
A .
cutting through
B .
going through
C .
breaking through
D .
seeing through
(20)
A .
architect
B .
photographer
C .
actor
D .
painter
答案:(1)C;(2)D;(3)B;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)A;(10)C;(11)D;(12)B;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)D;(17)B;(18)C;(19)B;(20)A;