语法填空(八) 不同寻常的画家埃里森·拉帕+伟大的父爱
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
A [2016·舟山改编]
Alison Lapper, a very unusual painter, paints pictures for a 1. (live). She doesn't use her hands 2. she paints. She uses her mouth! Alison was born without 3. (some) arms. Her physical problem caused her 4. (spend) the first seventeen years of her life in a hospital. But this didn't stop her from 5. (make) her dreams in life come true. She realized that even though she was disabled, she could express herself as 6. (free) as normal people.This was what got her to start drawing paintings.
Although Alison lives quite a different life from others, she never 7. (lose)her heart. She believes that she can 8. (succeed)as others. With great efforts, her painting skills have reached a high level and her paintings do not look like they were drawn by someone 9. used her mouth. Alison has become a symbol of courage.Many disabled people have 10. (cheer) up by her active way of living and become more confident.
B [2016·咸宁改编]
There was a boy who was forced to a boarding(寄宿) school by his parents. Before being sent away, this boy used to be the 11. (bright) student in his class. He was at the top in every 12. (compete). But things changed after he went to the new school. His grades started dropping. He hated 13. (be) in a group. He was lonely all the time. He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him.
His parents began to worry about him. But even they did not know what was wrong 14. him. So
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his dad decided to visit the school and have a talk with him by 15. (he).
They sat on the beach near the school. The father started asking him questions about his classes, teachers and sports with a smile on his face. After some time his dad said, “Do you know 16. I am here today, my dear son?”
The boy answered back 17. (quick), “To check my grades.”
“No, no” his dad replied calmly, “I am here to make you understand that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you. Nothing could be more valuable than your 18. (healthy). You are my life!”
These words made the boy's eyes filled with tears. He hugged his dad happily. They didn't say 19. (something) to each other for a long time.
Now the boy knows there is someone in the world who cares for him deeply. He 20. (mean) the world to someone. And the boy feels confident in his life again.
参考答案
A 1.living 2.when 3.any 4.to spend 5.making
6.freely 7.loses 8.succeed 9.who 10.been cheered
B 11.brightest 12.competition 13.being 14.with
15.himself 16.why 17.quickly 18.health 19.anything 20.means
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