Ⅰ.完形填空
(2020·淄博一模)I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a     1     is my mother's favorite.
I was only two when the     2     occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and     3     to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief     4     to dash across the lawn (草坪)—and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom     5     me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I     6     myself up and kept right on going.
Mom loves to use this story as an     7    . It reminds her that children don't enter life     8     to take risks or unwilling to     9     again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I     10     my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents' home to look for a     11    . Through years of     12    , I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.
We are almost certain to get     13     at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don't sit in the grass and     14    . Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it     15    .
[语篇解读] 作者通过讲述自己小时候由于跑得快撞到树上,没有哭泣而是继续前进的故事,告诉我们遇到困难不要害怕,要继续前进,唯有通过不懈努力,目标才会实现。