Question

    Every year, usually in November, famous British people go to London for a special award ceremony Pride of Britain Awards. It celebrates Britain’s heroes—ordinary people who have shown bravery in a dangerous situation or who have done a lot to help others. When the nation needs a bit of cheering up, maybe we need more people like Dante Marvin.

Dressed in a tiny white suit, Dante was focused on in a wheelchair. He was a pocket rocket of positivity, taken to the stage with a loud “What’s up, London?” like a rock star. Dante Marvin told all celebrities present that he would not let a bone disease get in the way of his Raising efforts. Despite his own illness, he inspires everyone he meets. He often beams at others and works hard to spread happiness to others as an ambassador for the children’s charity, Variety.

Dante, 11, from Liverpool, suffers much more than most. He had 16 broken bones in his mum Rachael’ s body and was born with fragile bone disease and scoliosis (脊柱侧凸). He has broken 92 bones in his life—as a sneeze or slap can injure him—and has received 17 separate operations to insert metal chips. Rachael says, “I don’t prevent Dante doing anything. He just gets on with it. He hates seeing other children sad. If I take him to the hospital, he is more bothered about the crying children and tries to comfort them. I am so proud of him.”

Dante is so grateful for his new yellow wheelchair that has been donated by Variety. He said, “My message to anyone with a disability is ‘don’t give up.’ He reminds people of his motto—there are no disabilities, just abilities. Presenting Dante with the award—Child of Courage, Jason Manford, a famous comedian, asked if he’d like to be a comedian and Dante told him he never stops laughing.

1.Who is Pride of Britain Awards intended for?

A.Special talents. B.Civilian heroes.

C.Outstanding children. D.Super stars acting modestly.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “beams” in paragraph 2?

A.Glares. B.Fires.

C.Smiles. D.Guesses.

3.What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph 3?

A.Dante’s suffering and quality of helping others.

B.The importance of good family education.

C.Examples of Dante’s spreading happiness.

D.The symptom of fragile bone disease.

4.What can be inferred according to the text?

A.Dante’s dream is to be a comedian.

B.Jason Manford is a humorous host.

C.The award helps achieve one’s goal.

D.Dante is always optimistic and joyful.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了Pride of Britain Awards的获奖者——11岁的但丁·马文，虽身患重疾，但他仍然面带微笑，努力把快乐传递给他人的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“It celebrates Britain’s heroes—ordinary people who have shown bravery in a dangerous situation or who have done a lot to help others.(它颂扬英国的英雄——在危险的情况下表现出勇敢的普通人，或者为帮助他人做了很多事情的普通人。)”可知，Pride of Britain Awards的目的是表扬普通人的勇敢或乐于助人的品质，即表彰平民中的英雄。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“to spread happiness”，再结合文章最后一句中的“he never sops laughing”，可猜出该词的意思是“微笑”。故选C。

3.推理判断题。本段前三句“Dante, 11, from Liverpool, suffers much more than most. He had 16 broken bones in his mum Rachael’ s body and was born with fragile bone disease and scoliosis (脊柱侧凸). He has broken 92 bones in his life—as a sneeze or slap can injure him—and has received 17 separate operations to insert metal chips.(11岁的但丁来自利物浦，他遭受的痛苦比大多数人都要多。他母亲雷切尔的身体里有16块骨折，他生来就患有脆弱的骨病和脊柱侧弯。他一生中摔断了92根骨头——一个喷嚏或一巴掌就能伤害他——还接受了17次植入金属芯片的手术。)”可知，主要谈及但丁·马文的身体状况和所受的手术之苦，后面主要借用他母亲的话，说明他有乐于助人的品质。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Presenting Dante with the award—Child of Courage, Jason Manford, a famous comedian, asked if he’d like to be a comedian and Dante told him he never stops laughing. (在给但丁颁发“勇气之子”的奖项时，著名喜剧演员贾森·曼福德问他是否想成为一名喜剧演员——但丁告诉他，他不会停止笑)”。再结合第一段最后一句“When the nation needs a bit of cheering up, maybe we need more people like Dante Marvin.(当国家需要一点振奋精神的时候，也许我们需要更多像丹特·马文这样的人。)”由此可知，但丁是乐观且给别人带来欢乐的人。故选D。