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I am the kind of person who goes out of the way to avoid hurting turtles that are crossing the road. __1__ that, I will stop to move them out of the __2__ and save them if they are injured.
Well, one day I stopped to __3__ a turtle suffering an injury on his shell, about half of which was gone. I didn’t have much __4__ for this little guy, but I took him home anyway. __5__ I am a nurse and have worked in the hospital for about 20 years, I know “sick” and I __6__ “dying”. I had fallen in love with the little guy, but was in despair (绝望) because I knew his __7__ to survive were very small and there was __8__ I could do.
One morning, when I __9__ the turtle, I knew he was dying. His color had gone from normal green to __10__ grey. He would be dead within __11__. This broke my heart. I sat down with the turtle beside me, __12__ my eyes and prayed (祈祷). I prayed something __13__ lucky would happen and bring me out of the sadness, since I knew he could not __14__. I even cried for the little guy.
When I opened my eyes again, the turtle was looking at me, standing and acting like a(n) __15__ turtle again. His color was normal! The __16__ was still there, but I knew the miracle (奇迹) was in control and would take special __17__ of this very lucky turtle. It __18__ our hearts for that moment to show us how much it __19__ us. It is watching for those teachable moments in our life. Don’t __20__ yours.
【解题导语】 作者救了一只受伤的海龟，明知它快要死了，还是为它祈祷，最后真的有奇迹发生。
1．A.But for B．Except
C．Besides D．Instead of
C 解析：根据下文的I will stop to move them...可知，前后两句是递进关系，表示“除此之外还……”，故选C项。
2．A.water B．way
C．ground D．grass
B 解析：作者不仅会避开海龟，还会把它们移出马路。
3．A.save B．catch
C．pull D．treat
A 解析：根据上文．..and save them if they are injured.可知是救(save)了一只海龟。
4．A.money B．sense
C．time D．hope
D 解析：根据后文的but I took him home anyway可知，尽管作者不报什么希望，但还是把这只海龟带回了家。
5．A.Although B．When
C．If D．Since
D 解析：根据下文I know“sick” and...可知，前后两个分句是因果关系，故选Since表因为。
6．A.understand B．recognize
C．respect D．accept
B 解析：根据上文可知，作者是一位护士且在医院工作多年，所以她能辨认乌龟是否快要死了。
7．A.effects B．choices
C．chances D．methods
C 解析：根据上文可知，这只海龟快要死了，所以它生存的几率(chances)就很小。
8．A.something B．nothing
C．anything D．everything
B 解析：作者感觉很绝望，因为明知道乌龟快要死了，自己却什么也做不了。
9．A.checked B．washed
C．pressed D．held
A 解析：根据下文我发现海龟要死了可知，作者是去检查(check)了它。
10．A.lovely B．lonely
C．sickly D．friendly
C 解析：根据后文He would be dead可推断，是颜色变成sickly grey。
11．A.minutes B．days
C．weeks D．years
A 解析：根据前文的颜色发生变化及后文and prayed(祈祷)可推断，乌龟马上要死了。
12．A.raised B．closed
C．covered D．turned
B 解析：根据后文I prayed...可知，作者闭上(closed)眼睛，开始祈祷。
13．A.possibly B．seemingly
C．hardly D．extremely
D 解析：作者祈祷有特别幸运的事情能发生，带走自己的悲伤。
14．A.die B．wake
C．escape D．survive
D 解析：根据上文He would be dead...和下一句I even cried for the little guy.可知，我知道它不会活下来，所以很伤心。
15．A.normal B．quiet
C．active D．natural
A 解析：根据下文His color was normal！可知，海龟居然恢复正常(normal)了。
16．A.color B．heart
C．injury D．memory
C 解析：根据第二段提过的伤口，和下文but I knew the miracle(奇迹) was in control可知，虽然伤口还在，但是现在奇迹发生了。
17．A.place B．control
C．care D．charge
C 解析：根据前文内容可知，奇迹发生在海龟的身上，并会好好眷顾这只幸运的海龟。
18．A.breaks B．enters
C．opens D．watches
D 解析：根据下一句It is watching for those teachable moments...可知，奇迹会关注我们，在我们需要它的时候发生在我们身边。
19．A.loves B．hates
C．thanks D．challenges
A 解析：奇迹会在一些重要时刻关注我们以表示它是爱(loves)我们的。
20．A.mind B．miss
C．bury D．forget
B 解析：奇迹一直关注着每一个人，所以我们要相信它，不要错过它。
