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17．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(quán)），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 （56）unknown illness． ?        Her family and friends（57）describedher as wild because of her disabilities．
（58）Education	?        The Keller family （59）developed their own type of sign language to make their communication possible． ?        Anne Sullivan （60）enteredKeller's life and gave her a lot of help． ?        Keller made up her （61）mind to teach herself to communicate． ?        Keller earned a college degree after（62）attendingseveral schools．
Social Activities	?        While travelling around the country，Keller made a series of （63）speeches    on social and political issues． ?        Keller （64）devoted 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 （65）listin Gallup's Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century．

Answer 1

分析 海倫•凱勒是美國的一個教育家和記者，她是美國歷史上最重要的慈善家之一．她于1880年6月27，在阿爾巴麻州的一個小城塔斯坎比亞出生，凱勒在孩提時代遭受了嚴(yán)重的疾病，導(dǎo)致她失明，失聰，她生的這個病對于現(xiàn)在來說也仍然是一個謎．由于看不見，也聽不見，凱勒很難處理她的行為舉止，因此被朋友和加入描述成野孩子．不久凱勒和家人就發(fā)現(xiàn)了適合她自己的一種語言符號，這可以讓她和別人交流．海倫的媽媽需要幫助來照看這個生病的孩子，最后安妮•沙利文來了，她是帕金斯盲人研究所的畢業(yè)生，這個學(xué)校在過去的適合，對于教育盲人學(xué)生是很成功的，沙利文就是最杰出的學(xué)生之一，在沙利文和凱勒經(jīng)過了艱難的開頭之后，她們的友誼和合作一直持續(xù)了49年．凱勒決心接受教育，并且可以教自己交流，在上了幾個學(xué)校之后，她成為第一個獲得大專學(xué)歷的聾啞人，她很出名了，開始做一些演講，主題是關(guān)于社會和政治的，包括婦女的選舉權(quán)，生育控制等等，她還要求政府要注意聾啞孩子的狀況，她的后半生都用來為聾啞孩子募集獎學(xué)金．在1964年9月14日，美國總統(tǒng)林登•貝恩斯•約翰遜授予她自由勛章，美國的最高榮譽之一，在1999年，凱勒列入了20世紀(jì)蓋洛普最受敬佩的人．

解答 56．unknown．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中的第三句話"The illness Keller suffered （遭受） is a mystery to this day．"她生的這個病對于現(xiàn)在來說也仍然是一個謎，因此可知她的病是一種不知名的疾病，也就是不知道她患了什么病，所以要用unknown來填空，故填unknown．
57．described．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中的最后一句話"her behaviour was described as wild by her family and friends．"她被朋友和加入描述成野孩子，所以要用described來填空，故填described．
58．Education．段落大意題．第二段主要介紹了海倫的教育情況，家人找到了適合她的語言形式，找來了沙利文老師，所以這一段主要介紹的是她的教育，故填Education．
59．developed．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的第一句話"Soon Keller and her family developed their own type of sign language that allowed them to communicate with each other"不久凱勒和家人就發(fā)現(xiàn)了適合她自己的一種語言符號，這可以讓她和別人交流，所以要用developed來填空，故填developed．
60．entered．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的第二句話"which eventually led to Anne Sullivan，"后來沙利文來了，也就是沙利文進入了凱勒的生活，故填entered．
61．mind．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的第一句話"Keller was determined to become educated，and to teach herself to communicate．"凱勒決心接受教育，并且可以教自己交流，be determined to do sth．意思是"決心做某事"，意思和make up one's mind的意思一樣，所以要用mind來填空，故填mind．
62．a(chǎn)ttending．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的第二句話"After attending several schools"在上了幾個學(xué)校之后，她成為第一個獲得大專學(xué)歷的聾啞人，所以要用attending來填空，故填attending．
63．speeches．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的第三句話"began a lecture tour where she made speeches on social and political issues"開始做一些關(guān)于社會和政治的演講，可知凱勒做了一系列的關(guān)于生活和政治的演講，故填speeches．
64．devoted 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的最后一句話"She devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind"她的后半生都用來為聾啞孩子募集獎學(xué)金．所以要用devoted來填空，故填devoted．
65．list．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的最后一句話"In 1999，Keller was listed in Gallup's Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century．"在1999年，凱勒列入了20世紀(jì)蓋洛普最受敬佩的人，她在20世紀(jì)蓋洛普最受敬佩的人名單上，故填list．

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