第二节 完形填空 ( 共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yang Yang was a native of Liaoning Province. When he was in Grade Two, his 31 got worse. Later he was found to have 32 sick changes to his retina (视网膜). At 15, he had to 33 school his injured eyes.
“Though I 34 my eyesight, I wanted very much to read and study, even if just for 35 ,” Yang says. “My parents 36 my eyes. They have read to me since my childhood.”
Yang 37 the national college entrance exam and entered the Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, where he 38 acupuncture (针灸). In 1999, Yang graduated from college and 39 education.
Later Yang bought a special software (软件) which helped him to 40 the Internet and send e-mails. With the software, Yang hoped to 41 a postgraduate (研究生) degree. But he found that no Chinese 42 offered such degrees specifically for sight-injured people. As the first step toward getting a post-graduate 43 from a foreign university, Yang decided to take the TOEFL for the blind.
After 44 English through computers, Yang took the test in Hong Kong, 45 a mark of 97 out of 120. After taking part in video interviews and 46 the necessary forms and papers, Yang was 47 to the University of Southern California.
“Studying can help me 48 my life. One can change one’s life through effort. I 49 believe that with effort, a child can draw a 50 world if you give him a pen and paper,” Yang says.
31. A. eyesight B. health C. hearing D. study
32. A. rescued B. ignored C. suffered D. treated
33. A. look B. attend C. take D. leave
34. A. imagined B. lost C. recovered D. caught
35. A. education B. fun C. experience D. knowledge
36. A. cared for B. looked after C. acted as D. kept off
37. A. passed B. made C. tried D. broke
38. A. offered B. picked C. received D. studied
39. A. more B. quicker C. easier D. further
40. A. surf B. repair C. build D. accept
41. A. buy B. start C. get D. keep
42. A. hospitals B. universities C. departments D. groups
43. A. course B. material C. test D. degree
44. A. learning B. translating C. speaking D. remembering
45. A. breaking B. scoring C. discovering D. starting
46. A. looking through B. putting up C. handing in D. carrying on
47. A. admitted B. turned C. promised D. refused
48. A. affect B. keep C. find D. improve
49. A. firmly B. hardly C. only D. partly
50. A. popular B. beautiful C. natural D. real
