Question

    Mary, 16, was suffering from cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the _________left them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope  _______in with $1,800 to help with his living costs.

_______, he wanted to pay it back. In his youth, he had been a _________. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the _________again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. During this time, he  _________ his daughter. And for six months he did little but mourn.

One day, Mitchell _________ a Mark Twain quote —The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you _______ why. “After I read that quote, I was going to spend the rest of my life helping kids with cancer and their families,” he said.

Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, yet boxing did not seem_______any more for fundraising due to his age. Then he found that ________ could be a source to raise money. In the Corps Marathon he cut a striking figure on the course. ________ by this success, he set his sight higher. He __________ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their________ with him. Years after his daughter’s death, Mitchell now________ up in the morning knowing his________.

1.A.atmosphere B.crisis C.situation D.poverty

2.A.brought B.stepped C.took D.broke

3.A.Grateful B.Hopeful C.Sorrowful D.Regretful

4.A.runner B.singer C.boxer D.fighter

5.A.helmets B.gloves C.boxes D.sneakers

6.A.cured B.accompanied C.comforted D.lost

7.A.came upon B.agreed on C.looked to D.count on

8.A.consider B.negotiate C.discover D.launch

9.A.abstract B.realistic C.energetic D.critical

10.A.funding B.singing C.running D.projecting

11.A.Depressed B.Embarrassed C.Shocked D.Motivated

12.A.emerged B.donated C.enhanced D.conveyed

13.A.smiles B.parents C.strengths D.pictures

14.A.stands B.goes C.wakes D.climbs

15.A.passion B.destination C.course D.purpose

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了米切尔的女儿身患癌症，一个名为Growing Hope的组织拿出1800美元帮助他解决生活费用，他要还上这笔钱，所以他重操旧业去打拳，在此期间他的女儿去世。在他痛苦和绝望的时候，马克.吐温的一句话，让米切尔顿时振奋，他要成立一个基金组织来帮助患有癌症的孩子们，他通过跑步来筹集资金，对他来说每一天都是有目标的。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说这种情况使他们的经济状况更糟。A. atmosphere氛围；B. crisis危机；C. situation状况；D. poverty贫穷。根据上文“Mary, 16, was suffering from cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her.”可知，这种情况使他们的经济状况更糟。故选C项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，一个叫Growing Hope的组织介入他们的生活并拿出1800美元帮助他解决生活费用。A. brought带来；B. stepped迈步；C. took拿；D. broke打破。根据“with $1,800 to help with his living costs”可知，后来，一个叫Growing Hope的组织介入他们的生活并拿出1800美元帮助他解决生活费用。step in“介入，干预”。故选B项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很感激，想把钱还回去。A. Grateful感激的；B. Hopeful有希望的；C. Sorrowful悲痛的；D. Regretful悔恨的。根据常识可知，得到了别人的帮助一定心怀感激。故选A项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他年轻时曾是个拳击手。A. runner跑步者；B. singer歌手；C. boxer拳击手；D. fighter抗争者。根据下文“yet boxing”可知，他年轻时是个拳击手。故选C项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，在40岁时，米切尔再次拿起手套，参加了费尔法克斯的两场比赛。A. helmets头盔；B. gloves手套；C. boxes拳击；D. sneakers运动鞋。作者曾经是个拳击手，而如今他再次拿起手套打拳。手套是拳击手的必备装备。故选B项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在此期间，他的女儿去世了。A. cured治愈；B. accompanied陪伴；C. comforted安慰；D. lost失去。根据下文“And for six months he did little but mourn.以及Years after his daughter's death”可知，米切尔的女儿去世了。故选D项。

7.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有一天，米切尔看到了马克吐温的一句话：你生命中最重要的两天是你出生的那天，和你发现它为什么重要的那天。A. came upon无意中发现；B. agreed on达成一致；C. looked to当心；D. count on依靠。根据前文可知，米切尔的女儿去世了，他六个月来，几乎没有做什么，只是悲伤，所以有一天无意间看到了马克吐温的一句话。故选A项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，米切尔看到了马克吐温的一句话：你生命中最重要的两天是你出生的那天，和你发现它为什么重要的那天。A. consider考虑；B. negotiate协商；C. discover发现；D. launch发起。根据“why”可知，为什么重要的那天需要发现。故选C项。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：米切尔想创立一个基金会，但由于他的年龄，通过拳击来筹集资金似乎不再现实。A. abstract抽象的；B. realistic现实的；C. energetic经历充沛的；D. critical批判的。根据“ due to his age”可知，由于米切尔的年龄，通过拳击来筹集资金似乎不再现实。故选B项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后他发现跑步可能是一个筹集资金的来源。A. funding资金；B. singing唱歌；C. running跑；D. projecting计划。根据下文“In the Corps Marathon he cut a striking figure on the course.”可知，跑步可能是一个筹集资金的来源。故选C项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在成功的激励下，他把自己的目标定得更高。A. Depressed使沮丧；B. Embarrassed使尴尬；C. Shocked使吃惊；D. Motivated鼓励。根据“he set his sight higher. ”可知，在成功的激励下，米切尔把自己的目标定得更高。故选D项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把每一英里的赛程所得到的钱都捐给了患有癌症的孩子，还随身带着他们的照片。A. emerged出现；B. donate捐赠；C. enhanced改善；D. conveyed 运送。根据上文“Mitchell thought of creating a foundation”可知，米切尔把每一英里的赛程所得到的钱都捐给了患有癌症的孩子。故选B项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他把每一英里的赛程所得到的钱都捐给了患有癌症的孩子，还随身带着他们的照片。A. smiles微笑；B. parents父母；C. strengths力量；D. pictures图片。根据“carried以及with him”可知，米切尔随身带孩子们的照片。故选D项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他女儿去世多年后，米切尔现在一早醒来就知道了他的目的。A. stands站；B. goes走；C. wakes醒来；D. climbs爬。根据 in the morning可知，此空指米切尔现在一早醒来。故选C项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他女儿去世多年后，米切尔现在一早醒来就知道了他的目的。A. passion热情；B. destination目的地；C. course课程；D. purpose目的。米切尔通过跑步为患癌症的孩子筹集资金，所以米切尔现在一早醒来就知道了他的目的。故选D项。