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  • 1. (2018高二上·辽宁期中) 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

        At the age of 14, Harvey Bay teenager Mark Farrell took a dive into a swimming pool that would 1 his life forever.

        "I jumped into the pool and broke my 2," he says. It's a very unusual story 3I jumped into the deep end, not the shallow end where most spinal (脊柱的)4 occur."

        Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any 5 life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it 6 to name any challenge. "I just live my life and 7 it day by day," he says.

        For the past few years, Mark has 8 with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT), telling his 9 to young people in the Harvey Bay region. He also works as a whale 10, taking photos for various publications and calendars. "If I can 11 one kid's life, it makes every single 12 I do worthwhile," he says.

        The aim of the SEAT program is to 13 students to prevent spinal injuries and help them to 14 understand the challenges facing people who 15 with a spinal injury.

        Mark discusses the importance of checking the 16 of water before diving in and being more cautious 17general. He has told thousands of school students his story over the years and says that if his 18 can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he's 19 .Mark's contribution to preventing spinal injuries was 20 in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.

    (1)
    A . end B . benefit C . change D . shorten
    (2)
    A . neck B . leg C . arm D . wrist
    (3)
    A . if B . while C . because D . though
    (4)
    A . analyses B . treatment C . protection D . injuries
    (5)
    A . curiosity B . challenge C . success D . responsibility
    (6)
    A . necessary B . hard C . strange D . important
    (7)
    A . realize B . finish C . name D . take
    (8)
    A . agreed B . argued C . worked D . competed
    (9)
    A . story B . anxiety C . doubt D . hobby
    (10)
    A . doctor B . trainer C . keeper D . photographer
    (11)
    A . report B . satisfy C . save D . understand
    (12)
    A . presentation B . promotion C . response D . comparison
    (13)
    A . beg B . allow C . force D . educate
    (14)
    A . less B . better C . poorly D . newly
    (15)
    A . live B . learn C . travel D . swim
    (16)
    A . width B . depth C . length D . height
    (17)
    A . at B . of C . in D . on
    (18)
    A . talks B . complaints C . feelings D . comments
    (19)
    A . calm B . polite C . confident D . delighted
    (20)
    A . suspected B . recognized C . stopped D . limited

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