完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Twelve-year-oldKittyO’Neilaskedhercoach“Letmetry.”Shewas

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完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选
择最佳选项。
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked  36   at her. She had been practicing dives but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides 37   was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However Kitty 38  and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was  39   work and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However she was able to 40   practicing. While she was diving Kitty won many gold medals but she wanted 41  . Perhaps she learned something from her 42  . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life Kitty’s mother went to college to 43   about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44  but normal and as an athlete Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars boats and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

【小题1】

A．up

B．down

C．carefully

D．closely

【小题2】

A．she

B．he

C．I

D．it

【小题3】

A．worked

B．did

C．practiced

D． came

【小题4】

A．easy

B．usual

C．pleasant

D．hard

【小题5】

A．like

B．finish

C．keep

D．begin

【小题6】

A．fewer

B．more

C．some

D．many

【小题7】

A．father

B．mother

C．coach

D．teacher

【小题8】

A．learn

B．read

C．write

D．listen

【小题9】

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

【小题10】

A．classes

B．meetings

C．activities

D．parties

【小题11】

A．listening

B．learning

C．speaking

D．feeling

【小题12】

A．latest

B．fastest

C．prettiest

D．busiest

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】C  
【小题1】B
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】C  
【小题1】D
【小题1】D 解析
【小题1】考查副词：look down at低头看，选B
【小题1】考查人称代词：she指代Kitty，选A
【小题1】考查动词：did指代dive well，选B
【小题1】考查形容词：从后面的Kitty often hit the water the wrong way.填hard。选D
【小题1】考查词组：keep doing一直做…，选C
【小题1】从前面的句子：Kitty won many gold medals 可知她想要更多。选B
【小题1】考查上下文串联，后面提到Kitty’s mother went to college选 B
【小题1】考查动词：妈妈到大学学习怎么教聋哑人。选A
【小题1】考查词组：nothing but正是。说明Kitty的生活很正常，选C
【小题1】考查名词：这些活动至少要求有一些听力。选C
【小题1】考查动词：她通过触觉来做。选D
【小题1】考查形容词的最高级，她成为最忙的女性。选D