河北省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：完形填空（6）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be
____1___
with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even
_____2__
help and when my offers are refused, I am
____3___
willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.
Sometimes a person's independence is a
____4___
of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too
_____5__
since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for
____6___
, choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.
Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything
____7___
. I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiance (未婚夫)，when he was _______
by a box jellyfish (箱型水母).He
____9___
within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted
___10____
. stubborn pride and force of habit
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me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed.
____12___
my protest (反对)，they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the ___13____
of Sean's death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the
___14____
industry. The Israeli women
___15____
have walked away.
____16___
， without even telling me, they
_______
their schedule rather than leave me behind.
____18___
I didn't realize it at the time, I now believe I would not have
___19____
the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned
___20____
is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.
1. A. struggling B. dealing C. confused D. satisfied
2. A. offer B. accept C.seek D. desire
3. A. occasionally B. frequently C. usually D. seldom
4. A. range B. symbol C. way D. mix
5. A. adventurous B. brave C. independent D. creative
6. A. money B. equipment C. directions D. suggestions
7. A. happened B. messed C.changed D. disappeared
8. A. attacked B. caught C. followed D. impressed
9. A. sunk B. died C. failed D. recovered
10. A. company B. advice C. comfort D. evidence
11. A. kept B. prevented C. denied D. suggested
12. A. In spite of B. In case of C. In terms of D. As a result of
13. A. proof B. news C. fact D. cause
14. A. medicine B. entertainment C. fishing D. tourism
15. A. could B. need C. should D. must
16. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Besides
17. A. delayed B. made C. considered D. threw
18. A. When B. While C. Because D. If
19. A. survived B. experienced C. avoided D. suffered
20. A. refusing B. accepting C. giving D.
begging
1--20. A A D D C C C ABA B A D D A C A BA