完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Isabel Powell likes to swim. It’s a（n）  1   thing that she shares with a movie star she’ll
be meeting later this year—a star whose life story is coming to a theater near you this month.
Who’s the star? A dolphin named Winter. And   2   is not the only thing that she and Isabel have in common.
Winter lost her   3   when she was a baby. She got it caught in a trap used to   4__   crabs. Isabel, who had a similar experience to Winter, once had a   5   life.   6   , when she was 2 a tumor（肿瘤）on her foot   7   her leg.
Now, both Winter and Isabel   8   artificial limbs. In Isabel’s case, it’s an artificial leg and foot. In Winter’s case, it’s an artificial tail.
In November, Isabel will travel from her home to Clearwater, Florida, to   9   Winter. Clearwater is the site of the aquarium（水族馆）where Winter has lived since she was   10   from that trap.
According to the Kitsap Sun, the meeting was set up by the man who designed Winter’s artificial tail—Kevin Carroll. Carroll also   11   artificial limbs for people.
He and Isabel   12   met last month in Bremerton, Washington, at the  13   where she got her artificial leg, which freed her of the   14   that had troubled her for years.   15__   Carroll met Isabel and found out she wants to be a veterinarian （兽医）, he decided to set up the meeting.
She   16   people who’ve lost limbs by   17   them they can still do the things they used to do. According to the Kitsap Sun, she plays softball,   18   karate competition and chases after her dog, too. For years, she didn’t know anybody else who had an artificial limb. Now, she’s about to meet a movie star who has one, too.
And she no longer feels so   19    . “I think it’s pretty cool,” Isabel told Kitsap Sun reporter Chris Henry. “Winter has an artificial tail. That makes me think that I’m not the only   20   one. There are thousands more.”

A．interesting B．disappointing C．terrifying D．frightening

A．playing B．swimming C．sailing D．exploring

A．leg B．foot C．tail D．body

A．attract B．attack C．hit D．catch

A．happy B．miserable C．sad D．dull

A．Undoubtedly B．Unfortunately C．Strangely D．Surprisingly

A．took over B．cut down C．took away D．cut out

A．purchase B．enjoy C．prefer D．wear

A．meet B．welcome C．interview D．study

A．operated B．rescued C．caught D．killed

A．creates B．builds C．designs D．invents

A．purposely B．deliberately C．willingly D．reportedly

A．studio B．lab C．cinema D．clinic

A．pressure B．debt C．pain D．pleasure

A．Before B．Until C．After D．While

A．puzzles B．inspires C．amuses D．shocks

A．showing B．warning C．admiring D．calling

A．participates in B．struggles for C．calls on D．turns down

A．strange B．common C．usual D．different

A．particular B．positive C．unlucky D．enthusiastic