Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I will never forget the night in 1946 when disaster and difficulty visited our home.

My brother, George, came home from football practice and fell ______ with temperature of 40C. After an ______, the doctor informed us that it was polio. Polio was well known in Webster Groves, Missouri, having killed and ______ many children there.

The doctor felt duty-bound(义不容辞的）to inform George of the ______ truth. “I hate to tell you this, son” he said, “but the polio is so bad that you will probably never ______ again without a limp(跛行), and your left arm will be useless.”

George had always ______ himself as a championship wrestler in his senior year after just missing it as a junior. ______ able to speak, George whispered: “Doctor...”

“Yes,” said the doctor ______the bed. “What is it, my boy?”

“Go to hell(见鬼去吧),” said George in a voice filled with ______.

The doctor seemed shocked, but you see, Mom and Dad ______ us that just like you would never like someone else come into your house with an axe and break up your furniture, you should never let a ______ thought come into your mind and break up your dreams.

The next day, the nurse walked into George’s room to find him lying flat on his _____ on the floor.

“What’s going on in here?” asked the ______ nurse.

“I’m walking.” George ______ replied.

Sometimes it would take George 20 minutes just to get out of the chair, but he ______ any offers of help. I remember seeing him lift a tennis ball with as much ______ as a healthy man would need to lift a 100-pound barbell.

I also remember seeing him, six months later, step out on the mat as captain of the ______ team. George’s return from the horrible effects of polio was written about in ______ all over the state of Missouri. No one had ever been known to ______ so quickly or so completely from this disease. He had been through hell and he came out of it with a ______ as strong as steel.

1.A. ill        B. asleep   C. senseless    D. silent

2.A. assessment  B. analysis   C. examination  D. investigation

3.A. seized      B. disabled   C. injured     D. discouraged

4.A. terrible  B. simple    C. unpleasant   D. scientific

5.A. stand       B. wrestle   C. practice     D. walk

6.A. dressed    B. defended   C. pictured    D. awarded

7.A. Barely     B. Well       C. Finally      D. Not

8.A. making up  B. staring at C. turning to   D. leaning over

9.A. anxiety    B. determination C. admiration D. pride

10.A. comforted  B. warned    C. taught       D. reminded

11.A. positive  B. pleasant   C. damaging   D. disturbing

12.A. face       B. head      C. side         D. knees

13.A. curious  B. shocked  C. amused       D. sensitive

14.A. briefly    B. firmly   C. gently       D. calmly

15.A. considered B. accepted   C. refused      D. missed

16.A. effort    B. enthusiasm C. time         D. energy

17.A. football   B. wrestling C. weightlifting D. tennis

18.A. essays   B. books      C. magazines   D. newspapers

19.A. flee       B. arise      C. recover      D. survive

20.A. feeling    B. desire    C. body         D. soul

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是一个小男孩因为患了小儿麻痹症而不能正常行走。医生也告诉他很多人因为这种疾病而丧命或者残疾了，但是他没有放弃，凭借着自己钢铁般的意志从疾病中走出来了。

1.A考查形容词。A.ill有病的，不舒服的；B.asleep睡熟的，昏沉的；C.senseless失去知觉的，无意义的；D.silent安静的。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是Geroge刚踢完足球回来，发烧到40摄氏度，感到很不舒服。由此可判断此处只有选项A符合句意，故选A。

2.C考查名词。A.assessment评估，评定；B.analysis分析结果；C.examination检验，审查；D.investigation侦查，科学研究。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是经过诊断，医生通知我们那是小儿麻痹症。由此可判断此处只有选项C符合句意，故选C。

3.B考查动词。A.seized抓住，没收；B.disabled使残疾；C.injured受伤；D.discouraged阻止，劝阻。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是小儿麻痹症让很多孩子都死了或者残疾了。由此可判断此处只有选项B符合句意，故选B。

4.A考查形容词。A.terrible糟糕的；B.simple简单的；C.unpleasant令人不快的；D.scientific科学的。医生觉得告诉George这个糟糕的事实很义不容辞。根据句意理解可知此处只有选项A符合句意，故选A。

5.D考查动词。A. stand站立；B. wrestle摔跤；C. practice练习；D. walk走路。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是小儿麻痹症很严重，你可能不会正常行走。由此可判断此处只有选项D符合句意，故选D。

6.C考查动词。A.dressed穿着；B.defended防守，保卫；C.pictured画，用图片表示；D.awarded授予，将与。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是George经常幻想着自己使锦标赛摔跤手，由此可判断此处的勾画也和幻想着是同一个意思，故选C。

7.A考查副词。A.Barely仅仅，几乎不；B.Well好，很，大大地；C.Finally终于，最终；D.Not不是。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是Geroge几乎不能说话，只是轻声呢喃着：医生。由此可判断此处只有选项A符合句意，故选A。

8.D考查动词短语。A.making up弥补，签订；B.starting at开始；C.turning to求助于…；D.leaning over伏在…上面。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是医生伏在床上问小男孩怎么了，由此可判断此处只有选项D符合句意，故选D。

9.B考查名词。A.anxiety焦虑，忧虑；B.determination决心，确定；C.admiration钦佩，赞赏；D.pride骄傲，自豪。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是Geroge用一种很确定的语气说：都去见鬼吧。由此可判断此处只有选项B符合句意，故选B。

10.C考查动词。A. comforted 安慰，使快乐；B. warned警告，告诫；C. taught教学，教训；D. reminded使生气。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是就像爸爸妈妈曾经教过我们的，你不会想要希望有人拿着一把斧头闯进你的家里破坏你的家具。由此可判断此处表达的意思是爸爸妈妈教过我们，故选C。

11.C考查形容词。A. positive积极的；B. pleasant令人愉快的；C. damaging造成破坏的；D. disturbing令人不安的。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是你也不会愿意有一种破坏性的想法进入你的脑海然后破坏你的梦想。由此可判断此处只有选项C符合句意，故选C。

12.A考查名词。A. face脸部；B. head头部；C. side一边；D. knees膝盖。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是第二天，护士走进乔治的房间，发现他脸朝地的直挺挺地躺在地板上。由此可判断此处只有选项A符合句意，故选A。

13.B考查形容词。A. curious好奇的；B. shocked震惊的；C. amused逗乐的；D. sensitive善解人意的。根据居易理解可知此处表达的意思是护士震惊de说：你怎么在这儿？由此可判断此处只有选项B符合句意，故选B。

14.D考查副词。A. briefly简要地；B. firmly鉴定地；C. gently温柔地；D. calmly平心静气地。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是George平静地说：我在走路。由此可判断此处只有选项D符合句意，故选D。

15.C考查动词。A. considered 认为，觉得；B. accepted承认，接纳；C. refused拒绝，否认；D. missed错过，思念。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是有的时候George去椅子那边要很久，但是他拒绝向别人求助。由此可判断此处只有选项C符合句意，故选C。

16.A考查名词。A. effort努力；B. enthusiasm热情；C. time时间；D. energy能量。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是他付出比别人多的力气拿起一个小球。由此可判断此处只有选项A符合句意，故选A。

17.B考查名词。A. football足球；B. wrestling摔跤；C. weightlifting举重；D. tennis网球。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是我还记得六个月以后以摔跤队长的身份走出屋了。由此可判断此处只有选项B符合句意，故选B。

18.D考查名词。A. essays文章；B. books书；C. magazines杂志；D. newspapers报纸。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思是George从小儿麻痹中走出来所造成的影响被写在报纸上了，由此可判断此处只有选项D符合句意，故选D。

19.C考查动词A. flee逃离；B. arise出现；C. recover康复； D. survive幸存。根据句意理解可知此处表达的意思没有人能够这么快或者这么彻底地恢复健康。由此可判断此处只有选项C符合句意，故选C。

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考点：考查各项语法知识