【浙江英语·九年级下册】2024年期中提分精炼：完形填空

I was now five, and still showed no much interest in things but with my toes (脚趾). My father took care of me. I couldn't look after 1, so I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen. I felt 2 because I was imprisoned (监禁) in a world of my own, not able to communicate with 3.

Then, 4 it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day. All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire. Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using bright piece of yellow chalk. It was the chalk that 5 me so much because I had never seen anything like it before.

Suddenly, I wanted to do 6 my sister was doing. Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing. I 7 out with my left foot and took the chalk out of my sister's hand. It was a puzzle to many people as well as to me. I held the 8 tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble (乱涂) with it on the board. Next moment I stopped not knowing what to do with the chalk next, 9 knowing how it got there. Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me 10. My mother came in. Her eyes looked from my face down to my 11, then she took another piece of chalk from Mona and drew the single letter "A" on the floor in front of me. "Copy that, Christy." she said, I tried to do the same action, but I 12. "Try again, Christy." she whispered in my ear. I tried another two more times, I drew one side of the letter, then the other. It looked ugly, 13 I managed to make it finally. I had done it! True! I couldn't speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more lasting 14 spoken words. That one letter was my 15 to a new world, my key to metal (精神的) freedom.

 Madeline Stuart is an excellent young lady from Australia, who has Madeline Stuart(唐氏综合症). The doctor told her parents that she may not be able to do things on her own, but they didn't 1  on her. 

 When Madeline was a little girl, her 2  decided to take her in dance classes. At first, she was shy, 3  she quickly fell in love with dancing. She performed so 4  that it surprised both her family and teachers. While learning to 5 , she also learned how to express herself and 6  with others. 

 Madeline's family was very 7  and believed in her potential(潜力). When Madeline was 18 years old, her mother took her to a fashion show where she watched the models' great performances. Madeline decided that she wanted to become a 8 . 

 At first, Madeline faced many 9 . Many people thought that because of her 10 , she could not become a professional model. However, Madeline didn't give up. She kept 11  and began sharing her own photos and videos on social media. Soon, she 12  the love and attention of people and became a popular model. 

 Madeline's story reminds us that with 13  work and perseverance(毅力), we can achieve our dreams no matter what difficulties 14  may face. She is a true role model, proving that anyone can create a bright 15  in their own way. 

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he1 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the 2, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much effort, he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox.  3, he failed. The rock was too 4 for his small body.

As he 5 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried, but every time he thought he had made some 6, the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 7 again and again, but the only result was to have the rock roll back.

 8, he cried loudly. All this time the boy's father 9 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a sweet 10 rose above the boy's head. It was his father.  11 but firmly he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the strength that you had?" The boy replied with tears, "But I did, Daddy, I did! I have tried 12 I could do!" "No, son, you didn't," replied the father kindly." You didn't ask 13 to help you." With that the father 14 the rock and threw it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that sometimes you don't have the strength to move your "rocks" away? There is ONE who is always willing to 15 you with the strength you need. Don't forget that!

Jenna and Leo heard the words every parent feels frightened of: Their newborn wasn't going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature(早产的),1 just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no2 . His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he'd stopped breathing. The baby, whom the couple had already named Jamie, had just minutes to live.

"I saw him gasp( 喘 息 ) weakly, but the doctor said it was no3 ," Jenna told the Daily Mail five years later. "I know it sounds stupid,4 if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I   wasn't going to give up5 ."

In an effort to cherish（ 珍 惜 ） her last moments with the tiny boy, Jenna asked to6 him.

The couple knew this was likely a7 .

Jenna ordered Leo to take his shirt off and join8 and the boy in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible in their arms and hoped the skin-to-skin touch would improve his9 . They also talked to him.

"We were trying to ask him to stay," Jenna told the Daily Mail. "We explained his name and that he had a twin who he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to10 him."

Then something completely11 happened. Jamie started12 again. Finally, he reached for his father's finger.

The couple's lost boy had made it.

"We're the13 people in the world," Leo said.

Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The parents only recently told the kids the story of their14 . "Emily burst into tears," Jenna told the Daily Mail. "She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole15 makes you cherish them more."

Our beautiful daughter Lara had been very unhappy for months, and her action had become more and more radical（极端的）. She was1all the time and hurtful to the whole family. Her brother couldn't 2 being in the same room with her. 3 home was no longer a home but a camp under siege（包围）.

After careful consideration, we had to send her to a wonderful 4 in northern Idaho. What a beautiful and alive place! The teachers greeting us were like warm clothes on a 5 day. But "I never want to see your face again" were Lara's parting words. They hurt my heart.

For five months we didn't 6 Lara — not a card, not a call, nothing. I called the school almost every day.

7, a written letter arrived from Lara, thanking me for her new clothes, I'm sure that was the teacher's order. I was excited to have it. Gradually, our communication got better, leading to our first 8.

The love and teaching of the 9were beginning to pay off. Each time we came for a visit we saw more improvement in our 10. I could see her face softening, the anger and the hardness were gone. Her girlish face was beautiful and soft, 11and caring. And she discovered she had a beautiful voice. With encouragement, she began to 12 every chance she got. The more she sang, the more confident she felt. She 13began to love herself.

Lara's graduation from the school was a time of pride and love. She wore a dress knitted（编织） for seven months herself. Her grandmother, her father, brother and I excitedly watched 14 she made her graduation speech.

Lara truly found her 15. She graduated with honors, getting a bachelor's（学士） degree in music and singing performance.