Unit 4 Astronomy- the science of the stars课时作业

Using language

第一节：完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41～20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Finley Lamb from England was born with a rare condition, in which parts of his brain are in the wrong places.

　　Doctors said the malformation (畸形) would __1__him from walking and talking. They __2__some specialized exercises for Lamb, which made him __3__the odds. Not only is the 5­year­old able to speak like someone with a(n) __4__formed brain but also able to __5__two miles to school every day with his mother, Sara.

　　He has taken individualized __6__for two years at Family Hope Center in Pennsylvania and __7__attends school in England. His mother is happy about his __8__. He absolutely loves school, and he thinks he __9__it! Every time he sees the headmaster, he tells him a joke. He studies for two full days and then the other three days he __10__in for the last two hours.

　　He also no longer needs to see his eye specialist, dietitian or even a speech therapist (治疗师). He had such a quiet little voice, but now he's got a __11__voice-he can shout, so his mother joked that she didn't know how __12__she should be about that. __13__he can't run yet, his at­home exercises and daily strolls(漫步) have made his legs __14__. Even better, his confidence has __15__gradually just because of his __16__improvement, and he's starting to enjoy activities that used to __17__him. He said he wanted to play football, which he never did before. It's a whole new __18__for him. He's much happier. And he's just __19__. Now the little guy is getting near­perfect __20__on phonics tests. Go, go, Finley!

　　【文章大意】　脑部严重残疾的英国男孩Finley Lamb，每天坚持锻炼，以其乐观的态度，取得了连医生都觉得不可能的进展。

　　1．A.prevent B．protect

　　C．transform D．defend

解析：A　根据前文的malformation可知，畸形会"阻止"他走路和说话。