Question

When nine-year-old Zion Harvey was two, he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection. The infection also damaged his kidneys and he receive a healthy kidney donated by his mom, Pattie Ray.

In the first few years of his life Zion had more medical hardship than most of us in a lifetime. That didn’t kill his spirit, though. Last year he became the first child to receive a double-hand transplant in the US. NBC News checked with him to see just how he was doing after the operation.

“I will be proud of the hands I get, ”he told NBC News. “Now I can do many things most people take for granted. When I got my hands, it’s like, here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now my life is complete.”

When his mom Pattie talks about him, you can see the pride in her eyes, but you also see her strength. You can tell she’s helped her child develop his unbelievable spirit. The two are clearly a team, and seeing them together would make any person’s heart overflow.

“One of the major concerns I have for him is his being able to do certain things in his life,” Ray explains. “Without my mom, I would not be right here right now,” Zion says. “She helped me get through the most difficult times of my life. She is the best mom in the world.”

Zion Harvey is an amazing spirit, and wise well beyond his years.

1.Zion lost his hands ________.

A. at the age of nine    B. owing to a medical failure

C. because of being seriously infected    D. after a kidney transplant operation

2.After Zion received the double-hand transplant, ________.

A. NBC News went to give him encouragement    B. he took what he got for granted

C. he joined a team with his mother    D. he was content with his life

3.What may Pattie care most about Zion?

A. Whether he can succeed.    B. Whether he can manage on his own.

C. How he can suffer less hardship.    D. How he can keep high spirits.

4.What emotion is expressed by the author in the last paragraph?

A. Appreciation.    B. Excitement.    C. Surprise.    D. Satisfaction.

Answer

due to a life-threatening infection与C选项because of being seriously infected

【解析】本文主要讲了一位小男孩由于一次严重的感染，失去了双手和双脚，之后在母亲的努力下，成为美国首位接受双手移植的孩子。他很感激自己的母亲。

1.C 细节理解题。根据文中第一段第一句的he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection可知，他失去双手是因为一次严重的感染。故选C。

2.D 细节理解题。根据文中第三段最后一句的When I got my hands, it’s like, here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now my life is complete.”可知，他获得双手移植后，他觉的他的人生完整了，对生活很满意。故选D。

3.B 推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段的第一句“One of the major concerns I have for him is his being able to do certain things in his life,” Ray explains.可知，他妈妈最担忧的是他能否自己完成生活中的一些事情。故选B。

4.A 推理判断题。根据文中最后一段的“Without my mom, I would not be right here right now,” Zion says. “She helped me get through the most difficult times of my life. She is the best mom in the world.”可知，他认为他妈妈帮助他度过了人生最艰难的阶段，所以他对妈妈是充满了感激的。故选A。

【名师点睛】

文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例较少。（2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。（3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题。（4）是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误”(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或“三误一正”（三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)。（5）事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出时间发生，发展的正确顺序。例如：本文的第1小题：此题属于细节理解中的（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合。

【答案定位】根据第二段的第一段第一句的he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection他失去双手和双腿是因为一次威胁生命的感染。

【推理关系】题干Zion lost his hands ________.文章内容he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection