完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Joe lost his arms in an accident
that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the 36
of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow,
never leaving him 37 for
years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything
in his life.
As they grew up together, they
had their share of 38 and they
would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 39
own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A 40
misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, 41
. So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals
for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in
a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed
her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be
42 independent. And most of all she learned to do
things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky.
Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart
can still 43 .”
One day，Joe and Rosa
were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about
his 44 future at being
left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked
to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms; 45
Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same
sufferings, but their different 46
determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable.
How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose
only to complain and run away from the suffering，it
will always 47 you
wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to
be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
1.A. legs B.
arms C. eyes
D. hands
2.A. sad B. afraid
C. worried D. alone
3.A. questions B.
accidents C. problems D.
business
4.A. his
B. her C.
my D.
their
5.A. serious B.
sudden C.
terrible D. similar
6.A. returned B. disappeared C. moved D. left
7. A. completely B. directly C.
seriously D. immediately
8.A. break
B. beat C. fly
D. jump
9.A. unfair
B. uncertain C. unsafe
D. undoubted
10.A. and
B. so C.
while D. or
11. A. opinions B. values
C. senses D.
attitudes
12.A.
follow B. catch C. disturb D. hurt
