Question

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An __________ had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew. __________ he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see

five, then they were told he would not make it to __________. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about __________ and succeeding and seeking (追寻）his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my bag and pulled out the first gold __________ I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about __________ and overcoming obstacles (克服障碍) than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it __________ to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had __________ and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are __________ to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll __________ . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.A. excuse      B. effect         C. operation        D. illness

2.A. While       B. When           C. Although        D. Because

3.A. three      B. ten            C. twenty          D. thirty

4.A. winning     B. teaching      C. playing          D. working

5.A. cup        B. coin          C. watch           D. medal

6.A. failure    B. success        C. luck             D. smile

7.A. around      B. in            C. back             D. down

8.A. went away   B. passed away  C. stayed away     D. moved away

9.A. surprised   B. brave         C. sorry            D. happy

10.A. never      B. ever          C. often            D. seldom

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查名词及语境的理解。A. excuse借口；B. effect效果；C. operation 手术；D. illness疾病，根据下文可知一种疾病使他一直在家里。故选D。

2.考查连词及语境的理解。A. While ,当B. When,当C. Although,虽然D. Because因为。当他出生时，医生告诉他的父母，他不会活到五岁。when 引导的时间状语从句表示一个时间点，while引导的时间状语从句表示一个时间段。根据句意，故选B

3. Three三；B. Ten十； C. twenty 20； D. Thirty30.然后他们又被告知他不会活到十岁。根据下文Now he was thirteen.可知他们又被告知他不会活到十岁，所以此题应选B。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。A. winning 赢；B. teaching教；C. playing 玩；D. working工作。根据上下文可知男孩说到了获胜，成功及追求梦想。故选A

5. Cup杯子； B. Coin硬币； C. Watch手表； D. Medal奖牌。我走向我的书包拿出我获得的第一块金牌为他挂在脖子上。根据句意及语境此题应选D。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。A. failure 失败；B. success成功；C. luck 运气；D. smile 微笑。我告诉他，他更是一个赢家,，他比我对成功和克服障碍了解更多。根据句意，故选B。

7.考查介词及语境的理解。A. around环绕，在……周围；B. in 在……里； C. back 后面 ，回来；D. down在下面，他看了一会儿，然后摘下来，把它还给了我。根据句意，故选C。

8.考查词组及语境的理解。A. went away 走开；B. passed away 度过，过世；C. stayed away 远离；D. moved away搬走。根据下午的信可知，去年夏天我得到了消息，马修已经过世。故选B。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. surprised 感到惊讶 B. brave 勇敢 C. sorry 抱歉遗憾的D. happy高兴。医生很遗憾的告诉我我不会再活很长时间了。根据句意，故选C。

10.考查频率副词及语境的理解。A. never 从不B. ever 曾经C. often 经常D. seldom很少。根据上下文，可知我将永远不能去了。故选A。 考点：考查故事类短文