Question

A Different View

At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our ______ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, _______of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house ______. At one point, I was running back to the pool. I ______ on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung(蛰) me. I instantly started to feel ______. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely ______. When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more ______. My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the ______, and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my waist was becoming. That ______ me more than any concern over my leg.

That would all ______ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the ______ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.

Never before had I had such great ______ for my foot. And walking seemed like a ________from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about ______ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me ______. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and ______ the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second ______ before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her ______.

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, ______ I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and ______ good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.

1.A.brains B.bodies C.grades D.clothes

2.A.proud B.sure C.ashamed D.tired

3.A.dancing B.chatting C.swimming D.jogging

4.A.focused B.took C.held D.stepped

5.A.upset B.anxious C.fearful D.sick

6.A.stand B.run C.jump D.rest

7.A.interested B.relieved C.concerned D.surprised

8.A.beach B.gym C.school D.hospital

9.A.troubled B.impressed C.blamed D.shocked

10.A.happen B.change C.help D.bother

11.A.nutrition B.time C.air D.blood

12.A.devotion B.appreciation C.observation D.admiration

13.A.treat B.gift C.promise D.hand

14.A.gymnastics B.homework C.movies D.appointment

15.A.suddenly B.eventually C.regularly D.recently

16.A.advise B.serve C.encourage D.instruct

17.A.thought B.glance C.choice D.chance

18.A.flowers B.ideas C.visits D.words

19.A.so B.then C.for D.but

20.A.spreading B.gaining C.enjoying D.discovering

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位体操运动员因为脚部受伤而情绪低落，但在她恢复的过程中，一位曾经患癌症的女孩经常有规律的来看望她、鼓励她。运动员认为这位女孩是在地球上的天使。

1.考查名词辨析。句意：在高中时，我们加入了体操队，我们的身体状态也由此变得更重要。A. brains大脑；B. bodies身体；C. grades分数；D. clothes衣服。作者加入的是体操队，因此身体状态是最重要的。故选B。

2.考查形容词辨析。句意：在周末，我们总是去海滩，为我们美妙的身材而骄傲。A. proud骄傲的；B. sure确信的；C. ashamed感到羞愧的；D. tired感到累的。作者是体操队的一员，因此身体素质和身材都非常好，作者对自己的身材非常骄傲，同时去海边也可以展示自己的好身材。故选A。

3.考查动词辨析。句意：有一个夏天，我的朋友都在我家里游泳。A. dancing跳舞；B. chatting闲聊；聊天；C. swimming游泳；D. jogging慢跑。后文提到“I was running back to the pool.”作者跑回泳池，由此判断作者和朋友们在游泳。故选C。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：我踩在了一只蜜蜂上。A. focused集中精力；关注；B. took拿走；带走；C. held持有；拥有；D. stepped踩；踏；行走。分析文章可知，后文提到“while it was dying under my foot”蜜蜂死在了“我”的脚下，由此判断是“我”把蜜蜂踩死的。故选D。

5.考查形容词辨析。句意：我立刻感到不舒服。A. upset烦恼的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. fearful害怕的；D. sick恶心的。被虫子叮咬后会产生不舒服的感觉，且此处是固定词组“feel sick”，意为“感到恶心；感到不舒服”。故选D。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：我几乎不能忍受。A. stand站立；忍受；B. run跑；C. jump跳；D. rest休息。分析句子可知，前文提到“That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk.”作者被蛰了之后，不仅发了高烧同时脚又红又肿还不能走路，这对于作者而言是难以忍受的。故选A。

7.考查形容词辨析。句意：当我的脚开始麻木起来，每个人都更加关心我了。A. interested感兴趣的；B. relieved感到缓解的；C. concerned关心的；D. surprised吃惊的。因为作者的脚已经开始麻木了，这是一个不好的现象，因此作者的朋友也更加关心作者的情况了。故选C。

8.考查名词辨析。句意：我不得不去医院。A. beach海滩；B. gym体育馆；C. school学校；D. hospital医院。可知，作者被蜜蜂蜇了之后非常的难受，因此需要去医院。根据下文的“doctor”也有提示。故选D。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那比我对腿的任何担忧更困扰我。A. troubled麻烦；使烦恼；B. impressed给……留下印象；C. blamed责备；D. shocked震惊。前文提到“All I could do was think about how soft my waist was becoming. ”作者能做的只能是躺在床上想象自己的腰部有多柔软，但作者现在的情况却不允许她进行任何的训练，这对她而言是一件很烦恼的事情。故选A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我听到医生说很有可能会截肢时，我知道所有的事情都要发生改变。A. happen发生；B. change改变；C. help帮助；D. bother干扰。作者是一名体操运动员，如果作者的脚被截肢的话这对作者而言将会是一个巨大的改变。故选B。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这只脚仍然没有得到所需提供的血液。A. nutrition营养；B. time时间；C. air空气；D. blood血液。前文提到作者的脚已经麻木了，而且医生说有可能会截肢，由此判断只有在供血不足的情况下才有可能截肢，故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：以前我从没有对我的脚有这么的感激。A. devotion奉献；忠诚；B. appreciation感激；C. observation观察；D. admiration赞赏。作者在受伤之前认为脚是自己的一部分，并没有特别之处，但现在面临着截肢的情况，才能感受到身体的珍贵。故选B。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：走路，似乎是上天赐予的礼物。A. treat款待；B. gift礼物；C. promise承诺；D. hand手。走路是一种本能，而作者现在可能无法走路了，作者把走路当做是上天的礼物。故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我越来愿不愿意听到朋友们谈论体操。A. gymnastics体操；B. homework家庭作业；C. movies电影；D. appointment约会。作者面临着截肢，有可能不能再进行体操运动了，因此会排斥和体操相关的事，并不想听到朋友们谈论体操。故选A。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一个女孩经常来看望我。A. suddenly突然地；B. eventually最终；C. regularly有规律地；D. recently最近地。后文提到“Every time she came…”女孩每次来的时候都带着花，由此判断女孩经常去探望作者。故选C。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：女孩曾经是一名癌症患者，她认为自己应该来鼓励其他的病人积极治疗。A. advise建议；B. serve服务；C. encourage鼓励；D. instruct指导。女孩希望通过自己战胜癌症的经历，鼓励其他病人，鼓励他们积极治疗。故选C。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：换做以前我绝对不会多看她一眼。A. thought想法；B. glance一瞥；C. choice选择；D. chance机会。该段第一句提到“She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking.”女孩现在还是光头而且因为服药而身体浮肿，最后一句提到“I now loved every inch of her…”作者现在喜爱这位女孩的每一个地方，由此判断作者之前是不喜欢这个女孩的，因此也不想多看她一眼。故选B。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我现在爱她的每一个地方，并且期待她的到访。A. flowers花；B. ideas想法；C. visits来访；D. words单词。女孩会定期来看望作者，作者由最开始的不喜欢到现在的喜欢，由此判断作者是喜欢女孩来看望她的。故选C。

19.考查连词辨析。句意：我的腿仍然肿着，但我也在努力地走着路。A. so所以；B. then那么；C. for为了；D. but但是。分析句意可知，此处表示“转折”，故选D。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她仍然看望着人们并传播着欢乐。A. spreading传播；B. gaining获得；C. enjoying享受；D. discovering发现。文中最后一句提到“I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.”如果世界上真的有天使的话，那一定就是她，作者将女孩比作天使，而天使是为人们带来希望和欢乐的，女孩也在做着同样的事，向患病的人传递着欢乐，鼓励病人积极面对。故选A。