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【題目】Helen Keller was an American educator and journalist, who became one of the leading humanitarians in the history of the United States. Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small town in Alabama, Keller was stricken with a childhood disease that left her deaf, and blind. The illness Keller suffered (遭受) is a mystery to this day. Unable to see, or hear, Keller became difficult to deal with as her behaviour was described as wild by her family and friends.

Soon Keller and her family developed their own type of sign language that allowed them to communicate with each other. Helen’s mother needed help for her anguished (痛苦的) child, which eventually led to Anne Sullivan, who was a recent graduate (畢業(yè)生) of the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The school had been successful in the past in educating blind students, and Sullivan was one of its star graduates. Once Sullivan and Keller got through the difficult beginnings, their friendship, and association (合作) lasted for 49 years.

Keller was determined to become educated, and to teach herself to communicate. After attending several schools, she became the first deaf and blind person to earn a college degree. She became very well-known, and began a lecture tour where she made speeches on social and political issues, including women’s suffrage (選舉權), and birth control. Also she required the government to raise awareness to the situation of the blind. She devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.

On September 14, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the United States’ two highest civilian honours. In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

Helen Keller—Overcoming Disability
Childhood	Keller was made deaf and blind by an【1】illness. Her family and friends【2】her as wild because of her disabilities.
【3】	The Keller family【4】their own type of sign language to make their communication possible. Anne Sullivan【5】Keller’s life and gave her a lot of help. Keller made up her【6】to teach herself to communicate. Keller earned a college degree after【7】several schools.
Social Activities	While travelling around the country, Keller made a series of【8】on social and political issues. Keller【9】much of her later life in raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.
Awards	In 1964, Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1999, her name was on the【10】in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

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【解析】試題分析：本文講述的是聾、盲人士，海倫凱勒，戰(zhàn)勝身體殘疾，創(chuàng)造自己的手語，最終成為一個美國教育家和新聞記者的故事。

【1】unknown 題意：什么病使Keller耳聾、眼瞎？從文中這兩句“Keller was stricken with a childhood disease that left her deaf, and blind. The illness Keller suffered (遭受) is a mystery to this day.”（Keller童年遭受的疾病留給她的是耳聾、眼瞎。她所遭受的病如今也是一個迷。）可知，這是一個未知的疾病。故填：unknown。

【2】described 題意：因為她什么也做不了，家人和朋友說她的智力未開發(fā)。從第一自然段最后一句可以推測出這里填：形容，描述：describled。

【3】Education 短文從四個方面來寫海倫凱勒：童年、教育、社會活動及榮譽。故這里填Education。

【4】developed 句意：凱勒一家發(fā)展了自己的手語，使得交流成為可能。從短文第2自然段第一句可以推出本題填：developed。

【5】entered/changed Anne Sullivan改變了凱勒的生活并給她很多幫助。從文中看出。盲校畢業(yè)生Anne Sullivan同凱勒一起經(jīng)歷了艱難的開始，而她們的友誼及合作持續(xù)了49年。說明Anne Sullivan進入變改變了凱勒的生活，改變change，進入：enter，用一般過去時，填changed或entered。

【6】mind句意：凱勒決定自學交流。短文第3自然段第一句說，凱勒決定自覺交流。Be determined to 決定，相當于：make up one’s mind。故填mind。

【7】attending 句意：在參加了一些學校學習后，凱勒獲得了大學學位。從短文第3自然段，可以找到。本處填出席，參加：attend，after后用現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語。故填attending。

【8】speeches 句意：當她周游全國時，凱勒作了一系列的關于社會及時政敏感問題的演講。短文第3自然段可知此處填演講，“一系列的演講”用名詞復數(shù)形式，故填speeches。

【9】spent 題意：凱勒把她的許多剩余時間花在為美國盲人慈善基金籌錢上。短文第3自然段最后一句：她把余生的很多時間奉獻給為美國盲人慈善事業(yè)籌款上。結合本題題意，可知此處用“花費時間”故填spent。

【10】list 句意：在1999年，她的名字上了二十世紀最受尊敬人物榜單。在榜單上：on the list。結合短文最后一句，可知本題填list。