Unit 1 Festivals around the world grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

(2017·江苏联盟大联考)

　　When Mercado dreamed of becoming a professional model，she surfed the Internet for someone with a physical disability in the modeling world.That was eight years ago，when disabled models were 1 .Thus，her search 2 nothing.

　　"I thought there was a remote 3 .That's not because I wasn't worthy of it，but because I didn't see 4 else like me out there."However，Mercado，who was diagnosed with spastic muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症) as a teen，has helped 5 that reality because of not giving up.Last year，Mercado signed with IMG Models，the powerhouse agency that 6 top supermodels，"There has 7 been a problem with the team not getting what they need to get from me.There has never been a(n) 8 -'she has a disability；this is not going to work because the photos won't look nice.'"she says，"If I'm a 9 ，a clothing company wants to display their clothes 10 me.That's all it should be."

　　Her small body has more than a dozen surgical 11 and she felt both nervous and excited when she decided last year to 12 them for a lingerie(内衣) company." 13 I'm very outspoken with what I believe in，I'm very much of a 14 person still at heart.But I wanted to 15 a new challenge."She likes 16 people that everyone can feel attractive in their own skin，"You shouldn't be ashamed of your own 17 ."

　　In the meantime，she's focused on using her blog to encourage those who want to follow her example.She 18 her success to confidence，faith and never 19 ."I turned my weakness into my strength.I'm a(n) 20 of what you can achieve，because..."she pauses，"Just because！That's it.You just can！"

语篇解读　本文是一篇励志的记叙文。Mercado自幼残疾，但是她立志要成为一名模特，尽管可能性很小，但是她的自信和永不放弃的精神让她获得了成功，最终成为了一名名模。

C.reserved D.scarce

答案　D

解析　八年前，残疾人模特很罕见。popular流行的，受欢迎的；common常见的，普遍的；reserved寡言的，内敛的；scarce缺乏的，罕见的。故选D项。

2.A.came to B.put up

C.held up D.looked up

答案　A