Question

    Meals on Wheels delivery service is for those facing life-threatening illnesses like Borden did back in 2012. She had just finished a Master's program in _______ when she was diagnosed (诊断)with cancer called Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Soon, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Borden moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to take care of herself while _______ her mother.

''It's a _______ time in your life when you have great need for nutrition but you can’t provide healthy _______ for yourself, '' Borden said. ''Having a Master's in Nutrition, I knew how _______ nourishment was during my cancer treatment and recovery. ''

She started Revive and Thrive while going through treatment, _______ out to local hospitals and kitchens to get the organization off the ground. Soon she was _______ meals for patients referred to her by social workers, nurses and doctors in the area.

She _______ each patient to get a sense of what their nutrition needs are and how long they'll need help. Then, she gets to _______ .

''Serving meals to patients is equally important as teaching them to cook healthy foods, to ________ job skills, life skills and the joy of being able to ________ others in their community, ''Borden says.

She works with a head chef who ________ the nutrient-rich meals and makes sure each meal contains the essential vitamins and proteins that a person fighting a life-threatening illness ________ .

''When you're ________ and dealing with cancer by yourself, it can cause you more depression. Knowing somebody cares about what you eat is ________ , '' she said.

1.A.medicine B.education C.economics D.nutrition

2.A.nursing B.teaching C.guiding D.training

3.A.dangerous B.hard C.common D.valuable

4.A.1ifestyles B.spirit C.meals D.sleep

5.A.rare B.adequate C.comfortable D.important

6.A.going B.calling C.reaching D.speaking

7.A.enjoying B.preparing C.checking D.comparing

8.A.tells B.cures C.exams D.meets

9.A.rest B.work C.schoo1 D.bed

10.A.1earn B.show C.require D.test

11.A.judge B.serve C.gather D.relax

12.A.eats B.expects C.creates D.proves

13.A.needs B.makes C.shares D.provides

14.A.alone B.wise C.old D.free

15.A.interesting B.amusing C.amazing D.inspiring

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇继续文。文章讲述了Borden在自己被诊断为癌症后，成立了一个组织为癌症病人提供健康的饮食，她认为有人关心自己的饮食会让病人受到鼓舞，更好地抗击疾病。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她刚完成一个营养学的硕士项目，就被诊断得了名为Invasive Ductal Carcinoma的癌症。A. medicine药物；B. education教育；C. economics经济；D. nutrition营养。根据下文的Having a Master's in Nutrition可知Borden是学营养学的，故选D项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Borden搬到了密西根州的Grand Rapids去照顾自己和她的妈妈。A. nursing照顾；B. teaching教；C. guiding指导；D. training训练。根据上文的Soon, her mother was diagnosed with cancer.可知她的妈妈也生病了，故此处用“照顾”语境，nurse和take care of是同义词复现，故选A项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Borden说：“这是你生命中一段艰难的日子，在这期间你需要大量的营养，但是你不能给自己提供健康的饮食。” A. dangerous危险的；B. hard艰难的；C. common常见的；D. valuable珍贵的。根据上文的Soon, her mother was diagnosed with cancer.可知此处用“艰难日子”符合语境，故选B项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. 1ifestyles生活方式；B. spirit精神；C. meals餐，饮食；D. sleep睡眠。根据下文的Soon she was ___7___ meals for patients referred to her by social workers, nurses and doctors in the area.可知此处用“饮食”符合语境，meal是原词复现，故选C项。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“作为一个营养学硕士，在我的癌症治疗和恢复期间我知道了营养物质是多么重要。” A. rare 稀少的；B. adequate充足的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. important重要的。结合常识可知，营养物质对于病人来说很重要，故选D项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在治疗期间启动了Revive and Thrive，求助于当地的医院和餐厅，让组织发展起来。A. going去；B. calling叫；C. reaching到达；D. speaking说。结合句意可知，此处考查短语reach out“求助于”，故选C项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：很快，她就为那些通过社工、护士和医生向她求助的病人准备饮食。A. enjoying享受；B. preparing准备；C. checking检查；D. comparing比较。结合上下文可知，Borden成立的Revive and Thrive就是为病人准备健康饮食的组织，故选B项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她亲自和每位病人见面，了解她们需要的营养物质，以及需要多长时间的帮助。A. tells告诉；B. cures治愈；C. exams检查；D. meets见面。结合句意可知，此处是指Borden去和每个病人见面了解他们所需营养的情况，故选D项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她开始工作。A. rest休息； B. work工作；C. schoo1学校；D. bed床。结合上下文可知，此处是指Borden了解了病人的需求后，开始营养餐的准备工作，故选B项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Borden说：“给病人提供营养餐和教他们做营养餐、学会工作和生活技能、享受为社区的为他人服务同等重要。” A. 1earn学习；B. show展示；C. require要求；D. test测试。结合句意可知，此处是指帮助病人学会生活和工作技能，故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. judge判断；B. serve服务；C. gather 收集；D. relax放松。根据上文''Serving meals to patients is equally important as teaching them to cook healthy foods可知此处用“服务”符合语境，serve是原词复现，故选B项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她和一个主厨合作，主厨负责开发富含营养的饮食，并确保每一餐都包含了一个人抗击疾病所需要的基本的维他命和蛋白质。A. eats吃；B. expects期待；C. creates开发，创造；D. proves证明。结合句意可知，主厨的任务是开发和制作营养餐，故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. needs需要；B. makes制作；C. shares分享；D. provides提供。结合句意可知，此处是指抗击疾病所需的营养物质，故选A项。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她说：“当你一个人独自抗击癌症时，你会更加沮丧。知道有人关心你的饮食是鼓舞人心的。“A. alone一个人，独自；B. wise明智的；C. old冷的；D. free免费的。根据by yourself可知此处用“一个人”符合语境，故选A项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. interesting有趣的；B. amusing令人开心的；C. amazing令人吃惊的；D. inspiring鼓舞人心的。结合上下文可知，此处是指病人知道有人关心自己的饮食会让他们受到鼓舞、精神振作，故选D项。