My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n) word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.” the fun was not to last.
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How I was to my piano, I could dissolve my frustration, acpanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance into friendship, she sensed my . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will e. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the for which You sent me to this world.
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children e alive in God’s out-of-doors. are the sources of pleasure and fort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).
【小题1】A．SchoolB．SocietyC．FamilyD．College【小题2】A．mindB．directionC．eyesD．ears【小题3】A．rudeB．uglyC．dirtyD．strange【小题4】A．quicklyB．slowlyC．gentlyD．quietly【小题5】A．ThusB．AndC．ButD．Though【小题6】A．adequateB．partialC．fullD．rich【小题7】A．discouragingB．uninspiringC．encouragingD．convincing【小题8】A．ReferringB．ContributingC．AdaptingD．Adding【小题9】A．gratefulB．excitedC．proudD．sensitive【小题10】A．whoB．whichC．whatD．where【小题11】A．jumpedB．ranC．grewD．became【小题12】A．joyB．depressionC．pleasureD．pity【小题13】A．practicingB．nursingC．prayingD．volunteering【小题14】A．anythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something【小题15】A．able B．willing C．eager D．devoted【小题16】A．destinationB．purposeC．meaningD．answer【小题17】A．withB．offC．beyondD．from【小题18】A．doctorB．teacherC．nurseD．prayer【小题19】A．OtherB．OthersC．AnotherD．Either【小题20】A．drawB．arriveC．dragD．pullA
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解析：本文是一篇励志文章，叙述的是作者作为一个残疾人在对生活失望消沉时一个女孩改变了自己的一生：只要坚持就会成功和收获。
【小题1】A 考查语境理解。句意：学校里的音乐、舞蹈和戏剧课让我欢欣不已. A. School学校 B. Society社会C. Family家庭D. College大学。把握关键词My childhood and adolescence我的童年和青少年，还有后面的关键词lessons in music, dance, and dramatics，所以A正确。
【小题2】D 考查语境理解。句意：然而，一天晚上，在高中的一次舞会上，一句我无意中听到的话霎那间将我年少的幸福击碎——“那女孩是个瞎子，真可惜！”A. mind思维 B. direction方向C. eyes眼睛D. ears
耳朵，把握关键词not intended for my根据句意是不是故意说给我听的，所以D正确。
【小题3】B 考查形容词。句意：这个刺耳的字眼隐含着一个阴暗、漆黑、空白和无助的世界。A. rude粗鲁的B. ugly难看的; 丑陋的; 有敌意的; 不祥的; C. dirty脏的D. strange奇怪的，陌生的。根据句意所以B正确。
【小题4】A 考查副词。句意：我立刻转过身，大声喊道：“请不要为我叹惜，我很快乐！”A. quickly迅速地B. slowly慢慢地C. gently温和地 D. quietly悄悄地，根据句意是立刻转身，所以A正确。
【小题5】C 考查副词。句意：但我的快乐自此不复存在。根据上句和后句之间的关系应该是转折关系，A. Thus 因此（因果关系B. And（顺承关系）C. But但是（转折关系）尽管，D. Though然而（不位于句首），所以C正确。
【小题6】B 考查形容词。句意：课余时间我教授钢琴还偶尔参加几次演奏会，可只占了维持生计的一部分，A. adequate足够的B. partial 部分的 C. full满的 D. rich富有的，把握关键词only，，多余B正确。
【小题7】A 考查形容词。句意：与投入的时间和精力相比，它们在经济上的回报让人沮丧A. discouraging 令人沮丧的 B. uninspiring 不鼓舞人心的C. encouraging给人鼓励的 D. convincing令人信服的。根据前句挣得钱不够生活费确定付出了很多，但回报让人沮丧，所以A正确。
。【小题8】D考查动词。句意：眼看我的姐妹和伙伴们一次次兴高采烈地与人约会增加了我的消沉空虚。把握关键词to 的固定搭配：refer to 查阅，提及contribute to 有助于，导致，adapt to 适应，add to 增加，根据上下句，上句已经沮丧，下句看着别人高兴的约会，当然是增加自己的消沉，所以D正确。
【小题9】A 考查形容词。句意：所幸的是，还有钢琴陪我。A. grateful感激的B. excited兴奋的 C. proud自豪的 D. sensitive敏感的。根据句意自己心情沮丧意志消沉，应该是感激钢琴，可以陪伴我，所以A正确。
【小题10】D 考查连词。句意：我的挫败感在邦、贝多芬、勃拉姆斯美妙壮丽的音乐构想中消散。这是一个定语从句，排除C。从句中不少主语或者宾语，排除A B，所以D正确。
【小题11】C 考查动词。句意：随着我们从相识逐渐成为朋友。A. jumped跳 B. ran跑 C. grew 逐渐成为D. became成为。根据句意排除A B，把握关键词into，构成短语grow into转变成为，所以C正确。
【小题12】B考查名词。句意：随着我们从相识逐渐成为朋友，她感觉到了我的沮丧。A. joy高兴 B. depression沮丧C. pleasure 愉快D. pity同情，怜悯。根据上一段的内容收人和付出不成正比，别人可以高兴的约会可知作者是抑郁，沮丧，所以B正确。
【小题13】C 考查动词。句意：你太辛苦了，何不放松一下——试试祷告如何？A. practicing练习 B. nursing护理C. praying 祷告D. volunteering义务服务。根据句意和下文The idea was strange to me.只有C意思合适，所以C正确。
【小题14】D 考查代词。句意：一直以来，我一直相信如果你想要得到都必须靠自己去努力争取。A. anything任何东西B. everything 每一件东西C. nothing 什么也没有D. something某物，根据句意应该是你想要某个东西，就得靠自己，所以D正确。
【小题15】B考查形容词。句意：然而既然从前的热诚和辛劳回报甚微，我什么都愿意尝试一番。be able to do 能够做某事，be willing to do 乐于做某事 be eager to do 渴望做某事，be devoted to doing 致力于，投入于做某事，根据句意所以B正确。
【小题16】B 考查名词。句意：我尝试着每天都祷告——“上帝啊，请告诉我你将我送到世上而赐予我的使命。”A. destination目的地 B. purpose目的，意图 C. meaning意义D. answer答案，根据就意是送我到世界来的目的，即意图，所以B正确。
【小题17】C 考查介词，句意：在接下来的几年里，我得到了明确而满意的回答，超出了我最乐观的期望值A. with和…在一起 B. off离开C. beyond 超出D. from来自，根据句意是超出，所以C正确。
【小题18】C考查名词。句意：其中一个回答就是魔山盲人休闲营区。在那里，我和我的护士朋友每年都有幸看到失明的孩子们在大自然的怀抱中是多么生气勃勃。根据上文：我和护士从相识到成为好朋友，所以此空应该是自己的护士朋友，所以C正确。
【小题19】B 考查代词。句意：其他的回答是朋友们真挚的友谊以及美妙的音乐都给我带来无穷无尽的欢乐和慰藉。根据上文the answers began to arrive, One of the answers was这些关键句确定为此空是其他的回答，A. Other 其他的（只做定语） B. Others=other + 复数名词 （做主语）C. Another （不定数目中的）另外一个D. Either（二者中的）任何一个，所以B正确。
【小题20】A 考查动词，句意：最重要的是，我正日益与他靠近，并通过他接近永恒。根据后面关键词close to ,得出固定短语：draw close to ,接近，所以A正确