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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so serious that she nearly died. She_________ but the fever left its mark—she could no longer see and _________. Because she could not hear, she also found it very _________ to speak.

So how did this child, blinded and deafened at 19 months old, grow up to_________a world- famous author and public speaker?

The fever cut her _________ from the outside world, depriving（剝奪）her of sight and sound. It was _________she had been thrown into a dark prison room from which there could be no _________ ．

Luckily Helen was not someone who _________easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other_________. She followed her mother wherever she went, _________onto her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She _________their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself, like milking the_________or kneading dough（揉面）.She even learnt to___________ people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also _________where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the_________of the ground under her feet.

By the age of 7 she had invented over 60 different_________by which she could talk to her family. If she wanted bread for example, she would pretend to _________a loaf and butter into slices. If she wanted ice cream, she _________her arms around herself and pretended to shake.

Helen was unusual in that she was extremely _________ and also very sensitive. By her own _________ she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.

1.A.escaped B. succeeded C. finished D. survived

2.A.cry B. sleep C. hear D. read

3.A.difficult B. impossible C. able D. usual

4.A.explain B. become C. manage D. choose

5.A.down B. off C. in D. up

6.A.even if B. not only C. so that D. as if

7.A.increase B. release C.punishment D. praise

8.A.gave out B. picked up C. gave up D. turned up

9.A.senses B. plans C. projects D. dreams

10.A.falling B. hanging C. stepping D. rushing

11.A.copied B. stole C. expressed D. figured

12.A. chickens B. children C. cows D. birds

13.A.ask B. find C. lead D. recognize

14.A.remember B. tell C. forget D. improve

15.A. feel B. knowledge C. opinion D. sight

16.A. signals B. signs C. notes D. topics

17.A. order B. cook C. cut D. throw

18.A. reached B. packed C. dropped D. opened

19.A.generous B. kind C. intelligent D. honest

20.A.lives B. relationships C. effects D.efforts

Answer 1