【英语卷(解析)·2015届浙江省“温州八校”高三返校联考（201408）】第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. __21__ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the __22__ world. Her lifelong __23__ of becoming a professional surfer was __24__ on October 31, 2003, as she was __25__ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm __26__ that did not destroy her __27__. And it just made her stronger
“I know I have __28__ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get __29__ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her __30__ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how __31__. She says, “People I don’t even know __32__ me. I guess they __33__ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m __34__ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m __35__ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
