Question

    As an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted (插入) in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were linked to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented (补充的) oxygen to support his breathing.

Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.

This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler called me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”

1.From the passage, we can learn that Tyler is _________.

A.courageous and optimistic B.confident and energetic

C.enthusiastic and adventurous D.ambitious and passionate

2.Tyler had to wear his backpack because ________.

A.it contained his favourite toys from his mother

B.it provided oxygen to support his breathing

C.it had the pump supplying medications to his bloodstream

D.it made himself recognized by his mother in the crowd

3.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.Gifts in my life B.Dress me in red C.Never give up D.Live with HIV

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了从小感染上艾滋病病毒的泰勒勇敢乐观地面对生活的故事，作为一名教育和保健护理工作者的作者从中懂得了，即使在最弱小的人物身上也能发现其所蕴含的巨大勇气。

1.

推理判断题。根据最后一段的A few days before his death, Tyler called me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not scared.”(泰勒病逝前几天,招呼我到他病床前,低声对我说，“我可能就要死了，我不害怕。”)可知面对死亡时，他不害怕，可推理知他很勇敢。根据第三段的All of us who knew Tyler were amazed at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him.(我们所有认识泰勒的人都惊叹生命带给他那纯朴的欢乐和赋予他的活力。)可推理知他很乐观。因此从这篇文章中，我们得知泰勒是勇敢又乐观的。故选A项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段的When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were linked to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream.(他5岁时做手术，胸部插了一根管子，管子连着他背的背包里的泵，泵不断地把药通过管子输入他的血液)可知泰勒不得不背着他的背包是因为背包里装有为他的血液供应药物的泵。故选C项。

3.

主旨大意题。根据第三段的Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. (泰勒的妈妈经常逗他说，他动的那么快，得给他穿件红衣服)及最后一段的When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.(我死时请给我穿上红色的衣服，妈妈答应我她也会来天堂的，她来的时候我会在玩，我得保证她能找到我。)可知文章通过两次提到“给泰勒穿上红色衣服”来表达对泰勒面对病魔时仍坚强乐观的精神的歌颂。因此文章的最佳标题是B项“给我穿红色的衣服”。故选B项。