“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life?” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are __1__ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements?” Ms. Keller's answer was the __2__ for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be known. ”
When Anne was little, she suffered a great __3__ . A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic”(疯子) by the doctor. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne __4__ attacked anyone who approached her. She __5__ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.
__6__ , an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to __7__ the task of looking after the girl. She went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didn't __8__ seeing her every day in the basement. The kindhearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and __9__ to her. She believed that __10__ she showed love, little Anne would be able to __11__ .
Finally, the doctor __12__ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed __13__ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her __14__ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she __15__ the mental hospital.
After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to help __16__ , just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great __17__ in Helen Keller. She cared for her, __18__ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan __19__ a miracle(奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full __20__ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.
1. A. weak B. lame
C. thin D. blind
2. A. prize B. praise
C. courage D. mood
3. A. storm B. accident
C. disaster D. harm
4. A. fiercely B. silently
C. obviously D. exactly
5. A. welcomed B. ignored
C. cheered D. changed
6. A. Besides B. Thus
C. Moreover D. However
7. A. take on B. look on
C. go on D. turn on
8. A. consider B. stop
C. permit D. continue
9. A. disappointment B. appreciation
C. encouragement D. hate
10. A. as soon as B. even though
C. as if D. so long as
11. A. grow B. write
C. recover D. suit
12. A. approved B. noticed
C. proposed D. operated
13. A. mildness B. sympathy
C. calm D. wisdom
14. A. experiment B. belief
C. sight D. condition
15. A. escaped B. finished
C. left D. survived
16. A. the others B. another
C. other D. others
17. A. potential B. status
C. affection D. satisfaction
18. A. committed B. trained
C. controlled D. raised
19. A. created B. found
C. developed D. spread
20. A. curiosity B. promise
C. confidence D. relief
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen Keller取得巨大成就的原因。
1.解析：你失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的?weak“虚弱的”;lame“跛的”;thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。
答案：D
2.解析：Keller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”;courage“勇气”;mood“情绪”。故B项正确。
答案：B
3.解析：在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”;accident“(交通)事故”;harm“伤害，损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood”可知，C项正确。
答案：C
4.解析：有时，小Anne猛烈地(fiercely)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”;obviously“明显地”;exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。
答案：A
5.解析：大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。第三段中的“The child ignored...”也是提示。welcome“欢迎”;cheer“欢呼”;change“改变”。故B项正确。
答案：B
6.解析：然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小Anne还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个女孩的任务。besides“除……之外(还)”;thus“因此”;moreover“而且”。故D项正确。
答案：D
7.解析：参见上题解析。look on“旁观”;go on“持续”;turn on“打开”。故A项正确。
答案：A
8.解析：但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop)每天到地下室看她。consider“仔细考虑，认为”;permit“允许”;continue“继续”。故B项正确。
答案：B
9.解析：这位善良的女士给小Anne留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”：appreciation“感激”;hate“仇恨，厌恶”。故C项正确。
答案：C
10.解析：她相信只要(so long as)她表现出爱意，小Anne就能够恢复(recover)。as soon as“一……就……”;even though“尽管”;as if“好像”。so long as引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。
答案：D
11.解析：参见上题解析。grow“成长”;write“写”;suit“适合”。故C项正确。
答案：C
12.解析：最终，医生注意到了(noticed)小Anne的一些变化。approve“同意”;propose“建议”;operate“操作”。故B项正确。
答案：B
13.解析：总是充满愤怒和敌意的Anne表现出了她以前从未有过的温和(mildness)和友善。根据语境可知，前后形成对比，且所填词与goodwill含义相近，故A项正确。sympathy“同情”;calm“平静”;wisdom“智慧”。
答案：A
14.解析：他们把Anne转移到了楼上，她的健康状况(condition)在不断地好转。experiment“实验”;belief“信仰”;sight“视力”。故D项正确。
答案：D
15.解析：她离开(left)了精神病院。escape“逃跑”;finish“完成”;survive“幸存”。故C项正确。
答案：C
16.解析：Anne长大以后，她希望像那位善良的年长的护士帮助她一样帮助其他人(others)。故D项正确。
答案：D
17.解析：她看到Helen Keller身上巨大的潜能(potential)。status“地位”;affection“喜爱，钟爱”;satisfaction“满意”。故A项正确。
答案：A
18.解析：Anne Sullivan照顾她，严格地训练(trained)她。commit“承诺”;control“控制”;raise“提升，征集，提起”。故B项正确。
答案：B
19.解析：Anne Sullivan在Helen Keller的人生里创造(created)了一个奇迹。find“发现”;develop“发展”;spread“传播”。故A项正确。
答案：A
20.解析：但是首先是一位对小Anne充满信心(confidence)的善良的护士把一个沉默寡言的孩子变成了一位善良的老师。curiosity“好奇心”，promise“诺言”，relief“解脱，宽慰”。故C项正确。
答案：C
