3. 福建省厦门双十中学2009届高三热身考试  完形填空

He lost his arms in an accident that caused the death of his father. Then his   36   became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years.   37   writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

As the two brothers grew up together, they had their   38   of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother decided to   39   separate from him, living his own life as many   40   people do. So he was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.

A   41   misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night she tried to   42   meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her   43   away.

Though her elder sister in another city   44   her willingness to take care of her, she was  45   to learn to be completely independent. At school, she   46   studied hard.

One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to   47   on a television interview program and asked to   48   something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote; My younger brother’s arms are my arms;   49   the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both   50   the same pain, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable（难以预料）. Disasters can strike at   51   time. If you choose only to complain and   52  , it will always follow you   53   you go. But if you decide to be   54  , the hard moment will   55   to be one when new hopes will arise.

36．A．older sister B．uncle C．younger brother D．mother

37．A．Instead of B．Except for C．Thanks to D．In spite of

38．A．share B．goal C．agreement D．enjoyment

39．A．learn B．tell C．come D．live

40．A．rich B．normal C．unlucky D．disabled

41．A．different B．strange C．special D．similar

42．A．prepare B．offer C．have D．order

43．A．ears B．toes C．feet D．hands

44．A．explained B．showed C．pointed D．discussed

45．A．satisfied B．excited C．determined D．disappointed

46．A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．sometimes

47．A．sing B．dance C．turn D．appear

48．A．say B．draw C．write D．copy

49．A．while B．when C．since D．unless

50．A．hidden B．suffered C．discovered D．overcome

51．A．one B．no C．any D．this

52．A．comfort B．discourage C．watch D．escape

53．A．whenever B．wherever C．if D．because

54．A．silent B．noisy C．weak D．strong

55．A．turn out B．bring about C．come up D．give off

答案  36.C   37.B  38.A  39.D  40.B  41.D  42.A  43.D  44.B  45.C  46.C  47.D  48.C  49.A  50.B  51.C  52.D  53.B  54.D  55.A