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     Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college. Her 1 was to become a concert pianist or singer. Everything 2 when she was 20 years old. She became very sick. Shirley was in a coma (昏迷) for five weeks and she 3 died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get 4 ,but the medicine caused her to become totally deaf. She could no longer 5 the music which she had always loved. Shirley would never 6 playing the piano,but she did decide to change careers. She went to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1966 Shirley 7 from Gallaudet and looked for a job. She wanted to be 8 and work full-time. For three years,Shirley worked 9 a bank clerk in Washington   D. C. Then,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University. She also 10 English. Somehow she found time to attend graduate school at Howard University in Washington   D. C. In 1972,Shirley 11 her M. A. degree (硕士学位) .Always 12 for a new challenge,Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in 1973. NTID is located in Rochester,New York. This college 13 deaf students professional training. When Shirley started teaching at NTI   D. she was the 14 black and deaf teacher there. This amazing woman became the first black deaf woman in the world to receive her Ph. D (博士学位) . She made history in 1992,when she received the 15 degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

() 1. A. life   B. hobby   C. dream   D. study

() 2. A. changed   B. came   C. happened   D. did

() 3. A. totally   B. almost   C. finally   D. truly

() 4. A. good   B. well   C. fat   D. happy

() 5. A. write   B. sing   C. hear   D. perform

() 6. A. look on   B. keep up   C. go on   D. give up

() 7. A. graduated   B. left   C. studied   D. got

() 8. A. patient   B. independent   C. clever   D. strong

() 9. A. at   B. for   C. as   D. on

() 10. A. taught   B. learned   C. forgot   D. hated

() 11. A. remembered   B. received   C. found   D. lost

() 12. A. ready   B. afraid   C. worried   D. good

() 13. A. offers   B. trains   C. teaches   D. allows

() 14. A. many   B. one   C. very   D. only

() 15. A. largest   B. highest   C. longest   D. best

一、完形填空

阅读提示:本文讲述了 Shirley Allen因患病失去听力,不得不放弃自己热爱的音乐,但她不屈不挠,转而学英语,并且取得了很大的成就。

1. C 根据“to become a concert pianist or singer”可判断这是Shirley Allen长大后的理想,故选dream。

2. A根据后文可知Shirley Allen得了伤寒,最终失去了听力,意味着她的生活发生了很大变化,故选changed。

3. B Shirley Allen虽然昏迷了 5个礼拜,但从后文知道她并没有死,她是差点死了,故选almost。

4. B医生给她药肯定是想帮助她好转,而get well就是“病情好转”的意思。

5. C从前句话中的deaf可知Shirley Allen成了一个聋人,也就是说听不到音乐了,故选hear。

6. D虽然打算转换职业,但Shirley Allen永远不会放弃钢琴,因此选 give up。

7. A句子后半部分的looked for a job可推测Shirley Allen毕业了,故选 graduated。

8. B从句子后半部分的work full-time可判断Shirley Allen要全职工作是想独立,故选independent。

9. C句中的clerk说明了 Shirley Allen的工作职位,因此要用介词

as来搭配work。

10. A从前文我们已经知道Shirley Allen英语专业毕业了,因此此处应该是教英语,而不是学英语。

11. B获得学位应该用动词receive,故选   B.

12. A从后半句我们知道Shirley Allen又成为了大学的教授,这是新的挑战,这说明她总是随时准备接受新的挑战,故选ready。

13. A在四个选项中,只有offer能搭配后面的training,故选A.

14. D根据语境可断定Shirley Allen是学院里唯一的黑人聋人女教师,故选only。

15. B四个选项中只有highest能用来修饰degree,故选   B.

题目来源:2016年启东中学作业本英语阅读理解与完形填空5 > 综合测试(一)

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