第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Learn to Meet Challenges
My classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）.As a young boy, I  36   from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars（伤疤）. The true   37   of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an   38    role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health   39    greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal   40    had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later,   41    my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about   42    by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I  43   a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my   44    , While preparing for our first presentation, I was   45   with my team members and often rejected their   46      . I
performed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to   47    me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback   48    me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she   49   my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with   50   , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.
51   they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately   52    my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave   53  to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were   54   and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences  55   improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
36. A. judged  B. suffered     C. prevented   D. separated
37. A. pain     B. sign    C. value  D. meaning

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38. A. important     B. different     C. leading       D. active

39. A. developed    B. improved   C. increased    D. removed
40. A. joy       B. goal    C. will    D. life
41. A. over     B. like     C. for      D. in
42. A. ability  B. quality       C. leadership   D. friendship
43. A. taught   B. found  C. managed    D. followed
44. A. mistake B. method      C. effort  D. right
45. A. satisfied       B. familiar      C. patient       D. strict
46. A. desires  B. talents C. ideas   D. tasks
47. A. remind B. guide  C. show   D. help
48. A. discouraged  B. disturbed    C. encouraged D. educated
49. A. adopted       B. admired     C. trusted       D. tested
50. A. surprise       B. delight       C. pride   D. hope
51. A. As B. If       C. Because      D. Although
52. A. deleted B. changed     C. regretted    D. considered
53. A. birth     B. hand   C. gift     D. rise
54. A. crazy    B. happy C. successful   D .independent
55. A. instantly      B. indirectly   C. unusually   D. undoubtedly