第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，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。

　　The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

　　Cathy suffered some terrible 1 in her early childhood.After years of regular treatment，she 2 became healthy.

　　Two years ago，while Cathy was watching the Olympics，a dream came into her sweet little head-to be a swimmer.Last summer，she wanted to 3 our local swim team.She practiced hard and finally 4 it.The team practice， 5, was a rough start.She coughed and choked and could hardly 6 her first few weeks.Hearing her coughing bitterly one night，I decided to 7 her from it all.But Cathy woke me up early next morning， wearing her swimsuit 8 to go! I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing，but she refused to 9 and insisted she go.

　　From that day on，Cathy kept swimming and didn't 10 a single practice.She had a 11 intention within herself to be the best she could be.My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes， into this 12 human being with a passion and a mission.There were moments of 13 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race.It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn't a 14-ever.But that didn't stop her from trying.

　　Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year.Cathy didn't expect any award but was still there to 15 her friends and praise their accomplishments.As the ceremony was nearing the end， I suddenly heard the head coach 16 ，"The highest honor goes to Cathy!" Looking around， he continued， "Cathy has inspired us with her 17 and enthusiasm. 18 skills and talents bring great success，the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart."

　　It was the greatest 19 of my daughter's life.With all she had been 60 in her ten years，this was the hour of true triumph(成功).

　　语篇导读

　　作者的女儿小时候身患重病，经过多年的治疗后最终康复，下决心成为一名游泳健将。她的意志力以及热情使她获得了最高的荣誉。

　　1.A.failure B.pressure

　　 C.loss D.illness

　　解析：D 根据下句话"After years of regular treatment,she 2 became healthy"可知，Cathy小时候身患重病（illness）。

　　2.A.usually B.finally

　　 C.firstly D.frequently

　　解析：B 根据前半句"After years of regular treatment"可推知，Cathy最终（finally）康复了。

　　3.A.improve B.train

　　 C.join D.contact

　　解析：C 根据空后的"our local swim team"可知，此处表示她想加入我们当地的游泳队，故应用join表示"加入"。

　　4.A.increased B.found

　　 C.created D.made

解析：D 根据下文的内容可知，此处指女儿最终成功地加入了游泳队。make it获得