Question

In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that    1   AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been      in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have       learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was born      with HIV. From the       beginning of his life, he was       on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a     surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he       in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were       supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his      .

Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this       disease. It was not      to find him playing and racing around his backyard. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in       . That way, when she looked out of the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly       him.

This dreaded disease       wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately,      did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She      him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon      .

A few days before his death, Tyler asked me to his hospital bed and      , "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please      me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."

1. A. causesB. causingC. leads  D. leading

2.A. experienceB. lessonsC. giftsD. business

3.A. speciallyB. approximatelyC. permanentlyD. especially

4. A. infectedB. affectedC. rejectedD. reflected

5.A. soonB. veryC. muchD. most

6.A. keenB. hardC. impressedD. dependent

7. A. pumpB. backpackC. ballD. tube

8.A. carriedB. liftedC. fetchedD. hooked

9. A. fluentlyB. temporarilyC. continuouslyD. optionally

10.A. bathingB. breathingC. playingD. racing

11.A. deadlyB. bloodyC. badlyD. dreadful

12. A. oftenB. occasionalC. unusualD. frequent

13.A. orangeB. blueC. redD. green

14.A. lookB. spotC. glareD. glance

15. A. suddenlyB. eventuallyC. immediatelyD. constantly

16.A. suchB. asC. so D. nor

17.A. satisfiedB. convincedC. encouragedD. comforted

18.A. in heavenB. in the bedC. in hospitalD. in the yard

19.A. yelledB. whisperedC. criedD. shouted

20.A. wearB. putC. dressD. wrap

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6. D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，在文中作者讲述Tyler的故事。Tyler出生时候就感染了艾滋病毒，在随后的日子里他不得不靠药物来维持生命，但是尽管如此他仍然快乐的享受着自己的童年，勇敢地面对痛苦和死亡。作者认为作为一名老师和医疗服务人员自己从这些携带艾滋病毒的儿童身上学到了很多。

1.动词辨析。 A. causes导致；B. causing导致；C. leads 领导；D. leading领导。此处是定语从句，从句缺少谓语动词，排除BD选项；lead“带领”，cause“造成”，根据常识可知病毒会导致艾滋病，由词意判断选A。

2.名词辨析。A. experience经验；B. lessons功课；C. gifts礼物；D. business生意。根据后句内容They have taught me so many things,可知作者认为在和孩子们相处的过程中有很多收获，由此判断作者认为这些收获是给他的礼物，选C。

3.副词辨析。A. specially专门地；B. approximately近似的；C. permanently永久；D. especially特别。前句提到作者有很多收获，从but后面内容可知作者在此专门强调其中之一，故答案选D。

4.动词辨析。A. infected感染；B. affected影响；C. rejected拒绝；D. reflected反应。文章讲述的是感染艾滋病毒的孩子的事情，be infected with “感染”根据动词搭配可知选A。

5.副词辨析。A. soon不久；B. very很；C. much多；D. most最多。Very可以修饰名词，用来加强语气，意思是“恰好，正是”。句意：从他生命的开始……。

6.形容词辨析。A. keen热心的；B. hard困难的；C. impressed印象深刻的；D. dependent独立的。从上文内容可知Tyler从一出生就感染了艾滋病毒，所以为了生存他不得不依靠药物维持生命，be dependent on “依靠，依赖”，答案选D。

7.名词辨析。 A. pump泵；B. backpack背包；C. ball球；D. tube管。根据下文This tube was connected to a pump,可知Tyler在身体内插入了一个管子，选D。

8.动词辨析。A. carried搬运，携带；B. lifted举起；C. fetched去拿；D. hooked钩住。从常识可知Tyler必须随身携带连着管子的泵，carry“携带”，而fetch是“去取来”，表示往返过程，故答案选A。

9.副词辨析。 A. fluently流利的；B. temporarily暂时地；C. continuously持续地；D. optionally选择地。由上文内容可知Tyler必须依靠药物来维持生命，所以药物得是不断地输入体内，选C。

10.动词辨析。A. bathing洗澡；B. breathing呼吸；C. playing玩；D. racing跑步。根据前面出现的名词oxygen可以判断他要靠供给的氧气来呼吸，选B。

11.副词辨析。A. deadly死地；B. bloody流血地；C. badly坏得；D. dreadful可怕的。从常识可知艾滋病是致命的疾病，而且从下文内容可知这个孩子最终死于艾滋病，故答案选A。

12.形容词辨析。 A. often经常；B. occasional偶尔；C. unusual特别；D. frequent频繁的。从上下文可知Tyler依旧活泼，经常在院子里玩耍，所以见到他在院子里不是不寻常的，是常见的情景，选C。

13.名词辨析。A. orange桔色；B. blue蓝色；C. red红色；D. green绿色。根据下文 40 me in red.可知Tyler的妈妈开玩笑要让他穿红色，以便容易地找到他，选C。

14.动词辨析。A. look看；B. spot看到，发觉；C. glare怒视；D. glance一瞥。根据上文内容可知Tyler的妈妈是说为了容易找到他而让他穿红色衣服，look，glare，glance等是不及物动词，故答案选B。

15.副词辨析。 A. suddenly突然；B. eventually最后；C. immediately立即；D. constantly经常地。Tyler从出生就感染了艾滋病，一直活到现在，但是疾病最终还是夺走了他的生命，故答案选B。

16.词语辨析。A. such这样的；B. as作为；C. so 所以；D. nor也不。根据下文内容可知他妈妈也要离开人世了，此处是倒装结构，“so +动词 +主语”，意思是“他妈妈也是这样”。

17.形容词辨析。A. satisfied满意的；B. convinced坚信的；C. encouraged有勇气的；D. comforted舒服的。根据后面他妈妈说的内容可知她是在安慰孩子，让他不要害怕，故答案选D。

18.介词短语辨析。A. in heaven在天堂；B. in the bed卧床；C. in hospital住院；D. in the yard在院里。西方人认为人死后要去天堂，故答案选A。

19.动词辨析。A. yelled大喊；B. whispered吹口哨；C. cried哭；D. shouted喊。孩子变得非常虚弱，但是面对死亡非常平静，由此判断他是对作者耳语，告诉他自己的愿望，答案选B。

20.动词辨析。A. wear穿着；B. put放；C. dress穿衣；D. wrap包裹。根据上文内容可知当他在院子里玩耍的时候，他妈妈开玩笑为了能找到他要给他穿红色衣服，由此判断他是让作者给他穿红色的衣服，为了在天堂他的妈妈能找到他，答案选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。