完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I was 9 years old when I found out my father was   36 ．It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it   37  yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food   38  your father, because he has AIDS．Be very careful when you are around him．”
AIDS wasn’t  39  we talked about in my country when I was growing up．From then on, I knew that this would be a family   40 ．My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone．For a while, he could take care of himself．But when I was 12, his condition worsened．My father’s   41  children lived far away, so it   42  to me to look after him．We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and   43  Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t  44  buy food for dinner．I would sit  45  feeling completely  46  , the teacher’s words muffled（压低）as I tried to figure out   47  I was going to manage．
I didn’t share my burden with anyone．I had seen how people reacted to AIDS．Kids __48__ classmates who had parents with the disease．And even adults could be cruel．When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was __49__ weak to feed himself．I had known that he was going to die, __50__ after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days．Sad and __51__, I __52__ a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support．That day, she __53__ me on the phone for hours．I was so lucky to find someone who cared．She saved my life．
I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me．He didn’t want to call attention to __54__．I __55__．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Dear Seth,

You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can’t read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But someday, when you’re ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you.

Life can be cruel

    1.   They’ll tease you or try to hurt you because you’re different.

There’s not much you can do except learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you and who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, treasure them, spend time with them and love them.

Be open to life anyway

Yes, you’ll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life, but don’t let that close you to new things. Don’t retreat from life, don’t hide or wall yourself off. 2. 

Life isn’t a competition

You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school , in college, at work. To them, life is a competition.

But here’s the secret: life isn’t a competition.  3.   Learn to enjoy the journey and make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.

4. 

If there’s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: love. It might sound corny, I know, but trust me, there’s no better rule in life.

Love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors, your co-workers, strangers, your brothers and sisters in humanity. And most of all, love yourself and learn to love yourself for who you are.

    5.  You are starting out on an unknown, tiring, scary, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and always remember I will be there for you when I can.

Love,

Your Dad

A. Be open to new things, new experiences, new people.

B. It's a journey.

C. Life is full of love

D. Last, think that you are a wonderful human being.

E. Finally, know that I love you and always will.

F. There will be people in your life who won't be very nice.

G. Love should be your rule

根据短文内容，在空格中填入一个合适的单词，单词的首字母已给出。

    Some humor can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times. Perhaps it makes us feel more c  1.    with our life because we feel there is someone else w   2.     off than ourselves. However, Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed. The character in The Little Tramp was a social f   3.   , but he won the love of audience for his determination to o  4.      difficulties and being kind to others. In his film The Gold Rush, Chaplin successfully made a sad situation e   5.    by eating a boiled shoe.

I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret. I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn’t want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

1.What does Kerrel tell us about her father?

   A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.

   B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.

   C. He worked hard to pay for his medication.

   D. He told no one about his disease.

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

   A. Kerrel couldn’t understand her teacher.

   B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

   C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

   D. Kerrel was too tired to bear her teacher’s words.

3.Why did Kerrel keep her father’s disease a secret?

   A. She was afraid of being looked down upon.

   B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

   C. She found no one willing to listen to her.

   D. She wanted to obey her mother.

4.Why did Kerrel write the passage?

   A. To tell people about the sufferings of her father.

   B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.

   C. To draw people’s attention to AIDS.

   D. To remember her father.

--- I find our teacher is rather strict ___________ us.

----Actually, my boy, your future boss will be cruel _________ you.

A．with/ to           B．in/ with           C．about/for          D．to/for