完型填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped (弱智的) child.
“Go ahead and cry，”the doctor 1 kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.
We sent her to a kindergarten in our neighborhood at age seven. I worried that she was the “ 2 ” child among twenty fiveyearolds.
3 ，positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school，and to her schoolmates，too. When talking big of their own acplishments，Kristi’s classmates always took 4 to praise her as well，“Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”No one would say that her spelling list was easier than anyone else’s.
During Kristi’s second year in school，she 5 a very special challenge. The big public event of the term was a 6_ based on the final oute of the year’s music and physical education activities. Kristi was 7 in both. My husband and I felt 8 about the day as well.
On the day of the program，Kristi _9 to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gymnasium 10 with parents，students and teachers？What a simple 11 ！But I finally got her onto the school bus.
Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school，now I forced myself to go，too. Then I knew Kristi’s 12 .Her class was divided into relay（接力） teams. With her slow and clumsy reactions，she would surely _13 her team.
But as Kristi’s turn to 14_ neared，a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped 15 Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The 16_ the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack(bag)，the two boys seized it and held it open while the tall boy 17 Kristi and dropped her neatly into the sack. A girl ahead took her hand and supported her until she gained her 18 .Then off Kristi hopped (跳跃)，smiling and proud.
At the cheers of the crowd，I slipped out to thank Heaven for the warm and considerate people making it possible for my 19__daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally 20_.
【小题1】A．demandedB．requestedC．advisedD．joked【小题2】A．monB．differentC．excellentD．casual【小题3】A．butB．ThereforeC．EventuallyD．However【小题4】A．painsB．timeC．effortsD．measures【小题5】A．failedB．acceptedC．facedD．shared【小题6】A．petitionB．conclusionC．conferenceD．ceremony【小题7】A．stupidB．slowC．seriousD．awkward【小题8】A．annoyedB．anxiousC．guiltyD．tough【小题9】A．wantedB．happenedC．pretendedD．proved【小题10】A．filledB．jammedC．coveredD．burdened【小题11】A．approachB．methodC．keyD．solution【小题12】A．worryB．disasterC．choiceD．error【小题13】A．hold onB．hold outC．hold overD．hold up【小题14】A．participateB．operateC．practiseD．show【小题15】A．aroundB．offC．behindD．beside【小题16】A．intervalB．momentC．chanceD．point【小题17】A．caughtB．liftedC．protectedD．hid【小题18】A．accessB．positionC．speedD．balance【小题19】A．nervousB．slimC．disabledD．delicate【小题20】A．recoveredB．criedC．prayedD．applaudedC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】句意是：医生友好的建议。填C，advised。demanded要求 requested 请求joked开玩笑，都不符合句意。
【小题2】句意是：我担心她是二十几个五岁的孩子中特殊的一个。因为上文交代孩子有天生的残疾。所以选B。
【小题3】后面的句子“positive things began to happen to Kristi”和上一段是转折的关系，这里应该填副词however，不是连词but。所以选D。
【小题】词组：take pains to do sth “费尽苦心做某事”, 句意是：她的同学都费尽苦心的表扬她。选A。
【小题5】词义辨析：failed失败accepted接受faced 面临shared分享，C项符合句意：她面临一次特殊的挑战。
【小题6】前面的The big public event 是“公共赛事”，结合下文的描写，我们看出这是一场比赛，填A。
【小题7】前面提到the year’s music and physical education activities. Kristi 两个都反应缓慢，所以选B。
【小题8】推理题：从前面的Kristi was slow in both.得出父母应该是焦虑。选B。
【小题9】句意是：Kristi假装生病，和前面的这场比赛有关。选 C。
【小题10】be filled with是“充满了”，句意是:为什么要让孩子在家长云集的体育馆失败呢？选A。
【小题11】句意是：多么简单的解决办法啊。指上面提到的装病。选D。
【小题12】句意是：我知道Kristi的担心了。和前面装病一致。选A。
【小题13】词组辨析：hold on别挂断hold out坚持hold over 拖延, 继任, hold up耽搁，D项符合句意：她担心自己缓慢笨拙的动作会耽误全队。
【小题14】句意是：该Kristi参加了，注意句子成分的划分，to participate做定语修饰turn。选A。
【小题15】从后面的Two other boys stood a little ahead of her.看出这个高个子男孩是站在她后面。选C。
【小题16】the moment 是“一…就”，句意是：前面的选手一跨过袋子，后面的两个男孩就抓住它，并把它撑开。选B。
【小题17】从后面的dropped看出是先把她举起来。填lifted， B项。
【小题18】gained her balance ：保持平衡，选D。
【小题19】第一段就知道Kristi是残疾的，选C。
【小题20】和第一段 I couldn’t cry 照应，知道孩子残疾的时候没哭，但是现在被感动的哭了。选B。