III. 完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题分，满分 20 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was___11___and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the___12___“She’s huge!” Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus___13___in silence.
The following day was even___14___I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus,___15___everything I was carrying.___16___I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the___17___“That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I___18___to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I___19___the tears welling up in my eyes.
It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a____20____about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began____21____the afternoon school bus____22____, walking home instead. Then,____23____, I started losing weight. And as I became____24____with myself, I began making friends.
One of my newly-found friends also____25____with her weight, wanting to be a “perfect” cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and____26____together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing____27____the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be____28____I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.
While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am____29____I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn’t____30____anywhere.
11. A. outgoing B. intelligent C. overweight D. friendly
12. A. whistles B. whispers C. screams D. laughs
13. A. ride B. lift C. drive D. travel
14. A. duller B. longer C. funnier D. worse
15. A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaving
16. A. While B. Though C. Since D. Because
17. A. arguments B. comments C. statements D. discussions
18. A. determined B. attempted C. managed D. pretended
19. A. kept away B. took back C. put away D. held back
20. A. garden B. church C. market D. library
21. A. escaping B. stopping C. delaying D. missing
22. A. on purpose B. by chance C. in reality D. at ease
23. A. uninterestedly B. uncertainly C. unexpectedly D. unfortunately
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A. concerned B. content C. angry D. disappointed
25. A. struggled B. competed C. dealt D. lived
26. A. run B. study C. walk D. play
27. A. along B. across C. by D. in
28. A. thin B. perfect C. sociable D. pessimistic
29. A. excited B. upset C. regretful D. proud
30. A. lead B. stretch C. exist D. stay
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A
