“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life？” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are __1__ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements？” Ms. Keller’s answer was the __2__for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be known.”
When Anne was little, she suffered a great __3__. A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic” (疯子) by the doctor. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne __4__attacked anyone who approached her. She __5__ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.
__6__， an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to __7__ the task of looking after the girl. She went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didn’t __8__ seeing her every day in the basement. The kindhearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and __9__ to her. She believed that __10__ she showed love, little Anne would be able to __11__.
Finally, the doctor __12__ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed __13__ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her __14__ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she __15__ the mental hospital.
After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to help __16__， just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great __17__ in Helen Keller. She cared for her, __18__ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan __19__ a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller.But first it was a kind nurse who had full __20__ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.
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语篇解读：本文主要介绍了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen取得巨大成就的原因。
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1． A.weak B．lame
C．thin D．blind
解析：选D 你失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的？weak“虚弱的”；lame“跛的”；thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。
2． A.prize B．praise
C．courage D．mood
解析：选B Keller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”；courage“勇气”；mood“情绪”。故B项正确。
3． A.storm B．accident
C．disaster D．harm
解析：选C 在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”；accident“(交通)事故”；harm“伤害；损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood ...”可知，C项正确。
4． A.fiercely B．silently
C．obviously D．exactly
解析：选A 有时，小安妮猛烈地(fiercely)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”；obviously“明显地”；exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。
5． A.welcomed B．ignored
C．cheered D．changed
解析：选B 大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。welcome“欢迎”；cheer“欢呼”；change“改变”。故B项正确。
6． A.Besides B．Thus
C．Moreover D．However
解析：选D 然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小安妮还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个女孩的任务。besides“除……之外(还)”；thus“因此”；moreover“而且”。故D项正确。
7． A.take on B．look on
C．go on D．turn on
解析：选A 参见上题解析。look on“旁观”；go on“持续”；turn on“打开”。故A项正确。
8． A.consider B．stop
C．permit D．continue
解析：选B 但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop)每天到地下室去看她。consider“仔细考虑；认为”；permit“允许”；continue“继续”。故B项正确。
9． A.disappointment B．appreciation
C．encouragement D．hate
解析：选C 这位善良的女士给小安妮留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”；appreciation“感激”；hate“仇恨；厌恶”。故C项正确。
10．A.as soon as B．even though
C．as if D．so long as
解析：选D 她相信只要(so long as)她表现出爱意，小安妮就能够恢复(recover)。as soon as“一……就……”；even though“尽管”；as if“好像”。so long as 引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。
11．A.grow B．write
C．recover D．suit
解析：选C 参见上题解析。grow“成长”；write“写”；suit“适合”。故C项正确。
