二、完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（2025·江苏泰州·调研）
Zhang Lei is a highly skilled doctor. He was born in a lonely
mountain
1
village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could
hardly
2
get good education. However, Zhang Lei was
lucky
3
, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called Han Xue encouraged him, and
changed
4
his life.
When Han Xue first entered Zhang Lei's school, she couldn't
believe
5
her eyes. She was shocked by the sights(情景) in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the
same
6
classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Xue realized
how
7
poor the people there were in education. She planned to
find out
8
as many ways as she could to help them. One day when Han Xue was giving a class, Zhang Lei
made
9
some noises for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time Han Xue decided to make good use of the
chance
10
to help him. She walked towards Zhang Lei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them
carefully
11
, Han Xue said with a kind smile, “As soon as I see your little
fingers
12
, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Zhang Lei was surprised because almost
nobody
13
said such words this way. Zhang Lei couldn't believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.
After that, Zhang Lei studied harder and then made more
progress
14
continuously(持续地). Later, Zhang Lei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives.
Whenever
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Zhang Lei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. Her encouraging words have made what he is.
(
C
)1. A. forest B. sea C. mountain D. river
(
A
)2. A. hardly B. usually C. always D. ever
(
B
)3. A. simple B. lucky C. popular D. common
(
C
)4. A. worried B. understood C. changed D. caught
(
D
)5. A. cover B. close C. open D. believe
(
C
)6. A. bright B. new C. same D. enjoyable
(
A
)7. A. how B. when C. where D. what
(
B
)8. A. hand out B. find out C. hang out D. come out
(
D
)9. A. said B. put C. played D. made
(
A
)10. A. chance B. change C. example D. action
(
D
)11. A. angrily B. sadly C. nervously D. carefully
(
A
)12. A. fingers B. head C. eyes D. ears
(
C
)13. A. everybody B. anybody
C. nobody D. somebody
(
B
)14. A. decisions B. progress
C. discussions D. plans
(
B
)15. A. Whatever B. Whenever
C. Whoever D. However
