考研《英语一》2023年邯郸市峰峰矿区点睛提分卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》2023年邯郸市峰峰矿区点睛提分卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Happy Maggie During my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short 17 years of life, I have been 1 five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was 2 , but the constant moving was worse. My father’s cancer diagnosis 3 me apart, and his two heart attacks and 4 with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family. By age 13, I was 5 and emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to 6 and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie, and my attitude towards life changed. For many summers, I 7 at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children and adults specialized skills 8 their abilities. For example, we would teach a child with autism(自闭症) 9 skills, or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength-building exercise. Each volunteer was 10 a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later, I was asked to 11 another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my 12 on life changed forever. As I began to work with her, I looked through her file to get more information, which was 13 . She had been physically abused as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents 14 her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken, however, the amazing thing about Maggie was her 15 attitude. When I met Maggie, she was 12, and she would say 16 but“I’m happy!”. If you asked her “How old are you?”, “I’m happy” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp 17 her “Happy Maggie”. My life growing up was a huge struggle, 18 Maggie taught me not to get in the way of happiness. Nothing bad in life should be enough to change 19 I am. She