Question

    A year ago I lost my wonderful friend and colleague Rachael Bland. She died at the age of just 40, two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Her death knocked me for six. I knew it was coming and we had talked about it—but nothing prepared me for actually not having her in my life every day. The thing was, while we only knew each other for a short period of time, she had a huge impact on me. When I got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, I made a whole new group of friends. Rachael was up there with the best of them. She understood exactly what I was going through, she shared my fears and was always there at 3 am to reassure me. She was my rock.

After Rachael died, I had a nervous breakdown. I hit numerous brick walls in the weeks and months that followed. My cancer was progressing and I fell into a dark place. I pushed it away but ignored the terror of it all and inevitably it all came crashing down around me. Great Sorrow hit me when I least expected. Her death felt like a bad dream. The emotional bit aside, one of the things I found really hard was to actually accept she died.

Rachael hoped that by starting the conversation around cancer, she could help other women avoid getting cancer too. It was her absolute determination and bravery at helping to break down taboos (禁忌) that will live on for generations to come.

Rachael showed me how to live with cancer. Even in her darkest days she was determined to show that cancer didn’t get to take over. She helped remind me to get busy living with cancer rather than worry about dying of it. She was in the bottom of my heart forever.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.I was beaten six times.

B.Her death gave me the strength.

C.She was knocked down and died.

D.Her death made me very shocked.

2.Why did the author hit the brick walls?

A.She wanted to end up her life.

B.She couldn’t stand the pain of cancer.

C.She had been suffering from nightmares.

D.She was too sorrowful to accept Rachael’s death.

3.What is Rachael’s wish?

A.To help women fight against fear.

B.To assess women’s conversational skills.

C.To prevent other women from getting cancer.

D.To inspire sick people to hope for their future.

4.Which of the following best describes Rachael?

A.Optimistic. B.Weak.

C.Humorous. D.Demanding.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者对因癌症去世的朋友Rachael的怀念，Rachael对她的影响和鼓励，使作者能正视癌症并与之斗争。.

1.词句猜测题。根据划线句子的下文“I knew it was coming and we had talked about it—but nothing prepared me for actually not having her in my life every day.”（我知道死亡会来的，我们谈论过——但是，关于她确实不会在我生命中的每一天出现了这件事，我还没准备好。）可以推测，划线句子的意思是“她的死亡让我非常震惊。”故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“After Rachael died, I had a nervous breakdown. I hit numerous brick walls in the weeks and months that followed.”（Rachael去世以后，我精神崩溃了。在接下来的几周、几个月里，我撞了无数次砖墙。）可知，无法接受Rachael的死亡，精神崩溃是作者撞墙的原因。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段“Rachael hoped that by starting the conversation around cancer, she could help other women avoid getting cancer too.”（Rachael希望通过开始关于癌症的对话，能够帮助其他的女人避免也得癌症。）可知，Rachael希望能够阻止其他女人得癌症。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“Even in her darkest days she was determined to show that cancer didn’t get to take over. She helped remind me to get busy living with cancer rather than worry about dying of it.”（即使在她最黑暗的日子里，她决心表现出癌症不会占上风的样子。她帮助提醒我忙于治疗癌症，而不是担心死于癌症。）可知，Rachael是一个乐观的人。Optimistic意为“乐观的”。故选A。