Unit 1 Women of achievement Learning about language课时作业

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　"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.

　　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　海伦·凯勒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　在安妮小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm"暴风雨"