Unit 4 Earthquakes using language课时作业

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，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。

　　阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The 1 was Kane, my neighbor Joline's two-year-old son.

Kane was born with a physical problem on his 2 . And I witnessed the 3 that Kane's physical shortcomings had on his family. I also witnessed much more than that. I saw a 4 family that embraced this special child. A family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was 5 . Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to 6 . Kane used his hands to move about, and the cart 7 him to "go to" any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the 8 of the family.

With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to 9 with people very much. Sometimes, this boy even 10 the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to 11 that this child was sent to help some of us who weren't just getting what love was all about.

Kane demanded attention, 12 not because of his mobility (移动能力) challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no 13 or shortcomings. The 14 was that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

Kane 15 me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has 16 me. Kane was and is 17 lots of warm and powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the 18 : love goes beyond all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with 19 . But I also believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n) 20 . The parents of such special babies are angles too, just as the babies are.

1. A. problem B. reason C. matter D. pressure

2. A. hands B. eyes C. legs D. arms

3. A. effect B. comment C. demand D. look

4. A. similar B. wonderful C. practical D. fair

5. A. irregular B. difficult C. different D. terrible

6. A. go ahead B. speed up C. turn out D. go around

7. A. invited B. allowed C. advised D. caused

8. A. symbol B. signal C. center D. mark