Ⅰ.完形填空
(2023·湖北鄂东南省级示范高中联考)
At the age of nineteen,Amy Purdy,who was an eager snowboarder,experienced flu-like symptoms that were later diagnosed (诊断) as a 1 blood infection.
Amy was given less than a 2% chance of living.Losing both of her legs,hearing in her left ear,and her kidney,Amy was forced to 2 how she would embark on (开始) new adventures and achieve her dreams.Essentially,Amy had to decide how she wanted her life to go and how she would write the next 3 of her life.
While leaning into change is never 4 ,Amy embraced it as an opportunity.She 5 herself two things:one,she would get back on her snowboard.“I was so 6 about snowboarding,which really is what got me through my 7 days.I’m grateful that I was alive.” And two:something positive would be born out of this 8 .That’s been her steadfast determination ever since.
Amy’s 9 back into daily life was hard,and she learned first-hand the countless 10 that people with disabilities face every day.What struck a real chord was the complete lack of 11 for engaging in active sports—which brought her the most happiness.
12 closing that chapter of enjoying and competing in snowboarding,Amy co-founded Adaptive Action Sports,a nonprofit organisation 13 children and adults with disabilities who want to 14 active sports.“She 15 not only these athletes that are in a similar situation that she has gone through,but she helps everyone believe in themselves and believe anything they put their minds to,” says Morgan Whitehouse from the organisation.
1.A.widespread B.moderate
C.deadly D.viral
2.A.reassess B.reemphasize
C.redescribe D.rediscover
3.A.journal B.chapter
C.symphony D.poem
4.A.complex B.necessary
C.easy D.extraordinary
5.A.awarded B.taught
C.offered D.promised
6.A.nervous B.secure
C.pessimistic D.passionate
7.A.finest B.darkest
C.longest D.busiest
8.A.experience B.legend
C.hobby D.contest
9.A.campaign B.determination
C.courage D.struggle
10.A.jokes B.whispers
C.challenges D.threats
11.A.preparation B.arrangements
C.resources D.motivation
12.A.Apart from B.Instead of
C.In spite of D.On account of
13.A.supporting B.representing
C.connecting D.rewarding
14.A.get away from B.put up with
C.make up for D.take part in
15.A.entertains B.inspires
C.instructs D.convinces
