阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

    I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on．The stories of his unconventional1 and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so2 to me and had such a big3 on how I saw life from then on．

    Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr．Bernie and his CDs again to4 my own Cancer experience ？

    I'm an ambitious5 , and when I started going through chemo( 化疗 )，even though I'm a very6 person, I lost my drive to write．I was just too tired and not in the7 ．One day, while waiting to go in for 8, I had one of Dr．Bernie's books in hand．Another patient 9 what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me10 he had one of his books with me as well．It11that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer．He was12a published author, and he was currently13on a new book．

    We would see each other at various times and14friends．Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would  tell myself, he was definitely a ( n ) 15 of Dr．Berline．He really put a16 on my face．He unfortunately17last year due to his cancer,18 he left a deep impression on me and gave me the19 to pick up my pen again．I20 to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I．”

    Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to 1 round the world but failed. That was in 1931.

    The years passed. He 2flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo 3race across the Atlantic. His 4dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors thought it was a(an)5 attempt, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to 6his plan. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age at which many men 7, he began his greatest 8of his life.

    Chichester covered 14,100 miles 9stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed 10. On shore, he could not walk 11help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done 12; he must not go any further.13  he did not listen.

    After 14in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of lots of 15. The second half of his voyage was by far the more 16 part, during which he sailed round the risky Cape Horn. After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: “I feel as if I had waken up from a nightmare (噩梦). Even a wild horse could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that Ocean 17.”

    Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived 18in England, where tens of thousands of people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ honored him with a very valuable sword. The whole voyage from 19and back had covered 28,500 miles. It had taken him nine 20, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.

    I was on vacation with my husband,my brother,his wife and daughter.We were not1with the area and got on a bus,thinking it would be a nice way to see the downtown's old town area.Well,2talking with the bus driver,we didn't find that we were.on the neighborhood route（线路）which3school children and delivers people to various4places.That was a route of over about two hours.That was a surprise and a concern because we5our vehicle in a6parking area and it was going to end.

    We shared this with the bus driver only to let her know we were not from the area and7for getting on her bus by mistake.Then she surprised us8further saying,“I get off shift（换班）after a few more blocks,and if you don't9taking my company car,I'd be happy to take you10to your vehicle before the time end.”The bus driver received permission from her11,so we gratefully said yes to her12.

    She went out of her way to take us back to our vehicle13her shift was over and it wasn't on her route to home either.We were14and grateful for her kindness.15,because she shared some of her16about the school-age children she sometimes had on the bus route,I offered her a few17on how to quiet the children with a skill that would make the ride safer for them18for her.She was so19.It was a wonderful20of kindness!

    Love Is Blind: The Magic of Tabby

    In October, 2003, 1 started my work at my local animal shelter's Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have1the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are2animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly3them. Tabby was one such animal.

    Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. What's more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby's chances at adoption seemed4at best. After all, we didn't have many adopters coming in5, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also6?'' We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the7.

    One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had8Tabby's picture and stories on the shelter's website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only9we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-oid dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and10through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would11be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!

    If Tabby's story had simply ended with her12adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed.13  it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary14from seizures(癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met they became15They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary's seizures16they occurred, giving his family a(n)17that one was about to strike. What's more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby's18 .

    How could it be? Nobody could explain19Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had20the magic, the kind that has its roots in love.

    All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we'll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time 1, the girls start to have a 2 about what they'll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys 3 hardly talk about it. As for me, I 4 for my photos to be taken by the sea.

    When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I 5 her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look 6 by taking photos in a different way, 7 I'm less than 1.6 meters tall. To my 8 she responded, "I will make no 9 to make you look like someone you're not. You look good in your own way." She 10 that she wouldn't try to edit the photos either.

    I was shocked by what she said. Girls always 11 to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your 12 by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily 13 your look by making you appear any you want to. 14, that's not the case here. Seeing I was 15, Annie explained: "Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to 16 your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of 17 photos."

    It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn't 18 photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are 19 special and natural. But what's even more special are Annie's 20, which will always stay in my heart.

(2023陕西西安高一练习)

Donald opened the door of his pet parrot's cage and slid in his index finger(食指).Donald's parrot,Sunshine,jumped excitedly onto the finger."How are you doing today,Sunshine?" {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sunshine munched(用力咀嚼)happily on the grass while Donald put the bird on his shoulder and walked across the room to his desk.

"I need to earn some money,Sunshine," Donald said to the bird,which was now placed atop Donald's head."But who will hire someone of my age,and what am I good at?"

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} "I'm responsible," he said to Sunshine as he wrote,"and I like people and animals,but,on the other hand,I'm too young to drive,and I don't have much experience in performing most jobs."

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} After a couple of rings,the phone quieted,so Donald knew his mother had answered the phone.He heard an unclear conversation from the room as he continued his job musings(沉思).

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} She laughed when she saw Sunshine stay happily on Donald's head."That was Mrs.Johannson on the telephone," she reported.She wants to know if you would be willing to take care of their two parrots while the Johannsons are out of town next week.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Donald grinned(咧嘴笑) from ear to ear.

A.She's even willing to pay a little.

B.You might be too busy to take the job.

C.Donald was worried about his future job.

D.Donald asked as he held out a leaf of grass to the bird.

E.A few minutes later,Donald's mother walked into his room.

F.Donald was thinking about his options when he heard the telephone ring in another room.

G.Donald tore a sheet of paper out of a notebook and began writing down the things he was good at.