Question

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life—who was the main  21  of support for the family. He had to  22  the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his  23 ,never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do  24   in his life.

One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to  25 . But being so 26 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often  27 . Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live 28  from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was  29 and didn't know what to do.

A  30  misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness，31 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a  32  for her parents, only to overturn the stove,  33  in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her  34  to take care of her, she was determined to be completely 35 . At school, she always studied hard.

One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms；36   the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

Disasters can 37  at any time. How you handlemisfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and  38  from the ordeal(磨难), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 39 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n)  40    on which new hopes will arise.

1.                A．cause          B．strength        C．source   D．course

2.                A．live on         B．take on         C．turn on   D．depend on

3.                A．shadow         B．volunteer       C．bodyguard D．servant

4.                A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

5.                A．play           B．work           C．wait D．wash

6.                A．tired           B．angry          C．impatient D．unfair

7.                A．support        B．separate        C．quarrel   D．avoid

8.                A．bravely         B．differently       C．separately D．thoughtfully

9.                A．heartless       B．heartbroken     C．kind-hearted   D．hopeless

10.               A．same          B．similar         C．simple D．strange

11.               A．missed         B．disappeared     C．dismissed  D．lost

12.               A．meal           B．lunch          C．surprise   D．breakfast

13.               A．leading         B．resulting        C．taking D．bringing

14.               A．willingness      B．anxiety         C．contribution    D．respect

15.               A．independent    B．relaxed         C．disabled   D．energetic

16.               A．since          B．while          C．as    D．though

17.               A．strike          B．appear         C．raise  D．reach

18.               A．hide           B．remain         C．survive    D．escape

19.               A．careful         B．strong          C．healthy    D．polite

20.               A．difficulty        B．fortune         C．occupation D．power

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：讲述同样失去了双臂的两个人的不同的人生，告诉我们面对不幸我们要选择坚强和自立，才能有精彩的人生。

1.cause原因；strength力量；source本源，来源；course课程，根据句意他是家庭的支柱。故选C。

2.live on以...为食；take on呈现；turn on打开；depend on依靠，句意是他不得不依靠他的弟弟。故选D。

3.shadow影子；volunteer志愿者；bodyguard保镖；servant服务员，句意是他的弟弟成了他的影子，几年来从没有让他单独在某处过。故选A。

4.anything任何事情，句意是除了用脚写字外，他不会做任何事情。故选B。

5.play玩耍；work工作；wait等待；wash洗漱，句意是他们一起去厕所，然后他的弟弟回宿舍等他。故选C。

6.tired 劳累的；angry生气的；impatient没耐心的；unfair不公平的；句意是因为太累了，他的弟弟睡着了。故选A。

7.support支持；separate分开；quarrel吵架；avoid避免，句意是他们一起成长，有很多共同的问题还经常吵架。故选C。

8.bravely勇敢地；differently不同地；separately分开地；thoughtfully深思地，句意是一天，他弟弟想与他分开过自己的生活。故选C。

9.heartless无情的；heartbroken伤心的；kind-hearted好心的；hopeless绝望的，句意是弟弟的离开让他很伤心，不知道该做什么。故选B。

10.same相同的；similar相似的；simple简单的；strange奇怪的，根据下文可知他们的不幸很相似，都是失去了双臂，故选B。

11.missed错过；disappeare消失；dismissed解雇；lost丢失，句意是她的妈妈不见了。故选B.

12.meal食物；lunch午餐；surprise惊奇 ；breakfast早餐，句意是她想为她的父母准备饭菜，故选A。

13.leading首要的；resulting导致；taking带去；bringing带来，句意是打翻了火炉，导致火灾使她失去了双手。故选B。

14.willingness自愿；anxiety焦虑；contribution贡献；respect尊敬，句意是她的姐姐自愿照顾她。故选A。

15.independent自主的；relaxed放松的；disabled残疾的；energetic精力充沛的，句意是她决定完全靠自己，故选A。

16.while 然而，表示转折，此处表示两人所表达的含义不同。

17.strike到来，（疾病，灾难）侵袭；appear出现；raise上升；reach到达，句意是灾难随时都可到来。

18.hide隐藏；remain残余；survive幸存；escape逃避；句意是如果你选择抱怨和逃避...故选D.

19.careful小心；strong坚强；healthy健康；polite礼貌，句意是如果你决定坚强，磨难可能转化为幸运，新的希望就会到来。故选B。

20.difficulty困难；fortune幸运；occupation占领；power力量，句意同上，故选B。

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