Question

Philip is the bravest boy I know. His friends and family are all very     him.

Ten-year-old Philip was born with an   which means that he is always breaking his bones（骨头）. Although he has such a serious illness, Philip     playing sports. In January last year he     wheelchair racing. He came second in his first     , and since then Philip has won every other race!

In order to look for a new challenge（挑战）， Philip     to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon（马拉松）.   , five days before the race Philip got sick. He didn’t want to     . He finally made up his mind to take part. Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what? He not only   it, but he also finished in first place!

Philip is very     and never gives up. That’s why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month.

1. A. proud of   B. afraid of   C. angry with   D. strict with

2.A. ability   B. effort    C. illness    D. interest

3.A. stops    B. avoids    C. minds    D. loves

4.A. watched   B. started    C. cancelled   D. held

5.A. journey   B. race    C. class    D. interview

6.A. regretted   B. hated    C. failed    D. decided

7.A. Instead   B. Also    C. However   D. First

8.A. give up   B. sit down   C. set off    D. go out

9.A. refused   B. left    C. completed   D. invented

10.A. brave   B. honest    C. polite    D. fair

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了勇敢男孩菲利普虽然身患骨易碎的疾病，但是他不畏惧疾病，不断挑战自我，最终取得了成功的故事。

1.A考查短语及语境的理解。A. proud of以……自豪；B. afraid of害怕……；C. angry with生……的气；D. strict with对……严格。根据上文可知他的朋友和家人都为他自豪，故选A。

2.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. ability 能力；B. effort努力；C. illness疾病；D. interest兴趣。根据后文的定语从句他总是折断骨头，可知他一出生就带有一种疾病。故选C。

3.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. stops停止；B. avoids避免；C. minds 介意；D. loves爱。尽管他有那么严重的疾病，但是菲利普喜欢做运动。结合句意及后文，故选D。

4.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. watched观看；B. started开始；C. cancelled 取消；D. held举行。去年一月，他开始了轮椅比赛。故选B。

5.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. journey旅行；B. race比赛；C. class班级，等级；D. interview采访。在他的第一次比赛中他获得了第二。根据句意及后文，故选B。

6.D考查动词及语境的理解。. regretted后悔；B. hated讨厌； C. failed 失败；D. decided决定。为了寻找新的挑战，菲利普决定参加伦敦轮椅马拉松比赛。根据句意，故选D。

7.C考查副词及语境的理解。A. Instead 代替；B. Also也；C. However 然而；D. First首先。然而，在比赛的前五天，菲利普病了。根据句意，故选C。

8.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. give up放弃；B. sit down坐下；C. set off出发；D. go out出去。他不想放弃。他最终下决心参加。根据句意，故选A。

9.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. refused拒绝；B. left 离开；C. completed完成；D. invented发明。他不仅完成了比赛，而且他还是以第一名的完成的。根据句意，故选C。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. brave勇敢的；B. honest诚实的；C. polite有礼貌的；D. fair公平的。菲利普非常勇敢，并且从不放弃。根据句意，故选A。

考点：人物介绍类短文。