2014届高考英语二轮专题测试精选：完形填空19.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题测试精选：完形填空 1. At the age of three, I was discovered to be totally deaf. Having consulted many specialists, my parents made a(n) 31 that would forever alter my future. 32 sending me to a special education school for the deaf, they chose an ordinary one for me. All of my schoolmates and teachers there would have 33 hearing. I experienced great 34 throughout my primary school because, in addition to the problems of 35 with the other students, I also 36 with most of my school work. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could 37 . 38 for me, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, she asked the class a question. I 39 her lips and immediately raised my hand. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and even my classmates. Although a little afraid when I heard my named called, I felt unusually 40 because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and 41 answered Mrs. Jordans question. Her response 42 all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically 43 her right foot on the floor and turned her right hand around in a full circle 44 it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN! For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with 45 . Smiling widely, I sat a little taller in my chair. My confidence 46 like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a(n) 47 in this world. No matter how many 48 I might come across in life, I knew I could overcome them. The very three-word phrase entirely 49 my young life. From that day on, my grades and speech improved greatly, my 50 among my classmates increased, and my viewpoint on life did a complete turnabout. 31. A. decision B. effort C. commitment D. attempt 32. A. Apart from B. Rather than C. Regardless of D. Instead of 33. A. strong B. normal C. w