Question

Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano．She studied music in college and her_______was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything _______when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors thought was typhoid fever(伤寒) and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _______her to become_______deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always _______

Shirley would never give up playing the piano, _______she did decide to change _______. She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_______.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C．_______, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who lived in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to________school at Howard University in Washington, D.C．In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

This________woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph. D．She made________in 1992 ________ she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and ________many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and________, she never gave up.

1.A. job    B. interest    C. duty    D. dream

2.A. disappeared    B. changed    C. stopped    D. ended

3.A. allowed    B. caused    C. encouraged    D. enabled

4.A. almost    B. actually    C. totally    D. gradually

5.A. loved    B. played    C. performed    D. remembered

6.A. and    B. so    C. but    D. even if

7.A. career    B. interest    C. life    D. attitude

8.A. information    B. help    C. an assistant    D. a job

9.A. However    B. Then    C. Therefore    D. Besides

10.A. attend    B. observe    C. describe    D. advertise

11.A. amazing    B. strict    C. wealthy    D. beautiful

12.A. progress    B. excuses    C. suggestions    D. history

13.A. after    B. while    C. until    D. when

14.A. found    B. watched    C. followed    D. appreciated

15.A. intelligence    B. determination    C. strength    D. pride

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了喜爱音乐的Shirley Allen在一场病之后耳朵失聪，但是她并没有放弃生活，而是继续学习，最终她创造了历史，成为世界上第一个获得博士学位的女黑人聋人。

1.考查名词辨析。A. job工作；B. interest兴趣；C. duty职责；D. dream梦想；根据前文Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano.可知，她喜欢唱歌和弹钢琴，由此推知成为音乐会的钢琴师是她的梦想，故选D。

2.考查动词辨析。A. disappeared消失；B. changed改变；C. stopped停止；D. ended结束；根据Everything ___2___when she was 20 years old.可知，在她二十岁的时候所有的事情都变了，故选B.

3.考查动词辨析。A. allowed允许；B. caused导致；C. encouraged鼓励；D. enabled能够；根据Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine ___3___her to become___4___deaf．可知，医生给她药来帮助她好起来，但是这个药导致她变聋了，故选B。

4.考查副词。A. almost几乎；B. actually实际上；C. totally总共，完全；D. gradually逐渐的；根据后文She could no longer hear the music可知，医生的药导致她完全变聋了，故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。A. loved爱；B. played玩；C. performed表演；D. remembered记住；根据She could no longer hear the music which she had always ___5___可知她已经聋了，不再能听见她最爱的音乐，故选A。

6.考查连词。A. and和；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. even if即使；根据Shirley would never give up playing the piano, ___6___she did decide to change___7___.可知，她永远不会放弃弹钢琴，此处为转折关系，故选C。

7.考查名词辨析。A. career事业；B. interest兴趣；C. life生活；D. attitude态度；根据Shirley would never give up playing the piano, ___6___she did decide to change___7___.可知，她永远不会放弃弹钢琴，因此她决定换一个职业，故选A。

8.考查语境理解。A. information信息；B. help帮助；C. an assistant一个助手；D. a job一份工作；根据She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for___8___.可知，她去学习了英语，在1964年从Gallaudet毕业并寻找一份工作，故选D。

9.考查连词和语境理解。A. However然而；B. Then然后；C. Therefore因此；D. Besides此外；根据___9___, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).可知，然后她在1967年在Gallaudet大学当一名宿舍监管员，故选B。

10.考查动词辨析。A. attend出席；B. observe观察；C. describe描述；D. advertise建议；根据Somehow she found time to___10___school at Howard University in Washington, D.C．可知，她找时间去华盛顿特区的霍华德大学上学，故选Ａ。

11.考查语境理解和形容词辨析。A. amazing惊人的；B. strict严格的；C. wealthy富有的；D. beautiful漂亮的；根据This___11___woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D．联系全文可知，雪莉是一个令人惊叹的女人，故选A。

12.考查语境理解。A. progress进步；B. excuses理由；C. suggestions建议；D. history历史；根据She made___12___in 1992 ___13___ she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.可知，她在1992年创造了历史。make history创造历史。故选D。

13.考查连词辨析。A. after之后；B. while当……时；C. until知道；D. when在……时；根据She made___12___in 1992 ___13___ she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.可知，当她收到来自纽约的罗切斯特大学最高教育学历的时候她创造了历史，故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。A. found发现；B. watched看；C. followed跟随；D. appreciated感激；根据Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and___14___many rainbows searching for her dream．可知，Shirley Jeanne Allen博士已经走过很多路，跟着许多彩虹寻找她的梦想，故选C。

15.考查名词辨析。A. intelligence智力；B. determination决心；C. strength力量；D. pride骄傲；根据With courage and ___15___,she never gave up.可知，带着勇气和决心，她决不放弃，故选B。

【名师点睛】

做完形填空题时，要学会结合上下文进行选择，学会站在作者的角度结合语境去考虑。

例如，第11题This___11___woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D，根据全文我们可以知道雪莉的生活经历，她是一个令人惊叹的女人，克服了难以想象的困难取得了博士学位，因此 amazing最符合语境。