题目内容
【题目】 Go for the Gold
Diana Golden was 12 years old when she found she had bone cancer. Doctors recommended her right leg above the knee.
Diana heard the news, she asked the first question that came into her mind, “Will I still be able to ?”
“When the doctors said yes,” she later said, “I thought it wouldn’t be too .”
That was Diana’s to life. Losing a leg would cause most children to lose , but Diana refused to think about the side. “Losing a leg?” she’d say. “It’s nothing. A body part.”
Most of all, Diana didn’t want to let cancer stop her from doing what she loved—skiing. She had been on ski since five. After the operation, Diana worked hard to get back to the . “I always skied, and I intended to keep on skiing. There was never any question in my mind about that,” she . Seven months after losing her leg, Diana met her . She was back out on the slopes (斜坡).
Skiing wasn’t quite the same with just one leg, but Diana made the best of it. She to go faster on one leg than most people could go on two. When she was just 17, she became a member of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.
After high school, Diana went on to Dartmouth College. There she saw how top two-legged skiers trained. not to be left behind, Diana began training with the Dartmouth
Her constant efforts finally paid off. In 1987, Diana placed 10th in a race some of the best nondisabled skiers in the country. And in 1988, the magazine Ski Racing selected her “Skier of the Year”, breaking the of electing able-bodied World Cup athletes.
As a result of her and determination, Diana has changed the way the world looks at
athletes. People have begun to see them as strong and competent. “Everyone has some kind of ‘disability’,” Diana says, “It’s what we do with our abilities that .”
【1】 A. pulling B. losing C. removing D. breaking
【2】 A. Until B. When C. Once D. Since
【3】 A. run B. walk C. train D. ski
【4】A. bad B. strange C. difficult D. dangerous
【5】 A. answer B. attitude C. attention D. challenge
【6】 A. memory B. interest C. confidence D. patience
【7】 A. serious B. practical C. positive D. negative
【8】 A. mountain B. field C. track D. court
【9】 A. responded B. commented C. declared D. introduced
【10】 A. goal B. requirement C. approval D. standard
【11】 A. offered B. agreed C. expected D. learned
【12】A. Determined B. Ashamed C. Anxious D. Cautious
【13】 A. climbing B. running C. jumping D. walking
【14】 A. adapt B. perform C. survive D. transform
【15】 A. properly B. immediately C. differently D. deliberately
【16】 A. between B. against C. to D. for
【17】 A. reality B. system C. promise D. tradition
【18】 A. wisdom B. experience C. behavior D. courage
【19】 A. top B. disabled C. young D. international
【20】 A. pushes B. matters C. helps D. contributes
【答案】【1】C
【2】B
【3】D
【4】A
【5】B
【6】C
【7】D
【8】A
【9】C
【10】A
【11】D
【12】A
【13】C
【14】A
【15】C
【16】B
【17】D
【18】D
【19】B
【20】B
【解析】【1】 remove:去除,移除;At least three bullets were removed from his wounds。根据句意医生建议她截肢,remove 符合语境,故答案选C。
【2】 根据句意当她听到这个消息的时候,她问的第一个问题是…。when 符合语境,故答案选B。
【3】 根据后文Most of all, Diana didn’t want to let cancer stop her from doing what she loved—skiing.可知她热爱滑雪,故答案选D。
【4】 根据上下文当医生说她可以继续滑冰的时候,她觉得截肢没那么糟糕,因此用bad, 故答案选A。
【5】 这就是她面对生活的态度。这里在描述她面对截肢,态度积极。故答案选B。
【6】 根据but 可知这一句在讲通常情况下,失掉一条腿会使孩子们失掉信心。故答案选C。
【7】 根据上下文可知她拒绝想它消极的一面。negative:消极的;positive:积极的;practical:实用的,实际的。根据句意答案选D。
【8】 手术之后, Diana努力回到了山里.因为Diana是滑雪, B.field:田赛C.track: 径赛 D. court:法庭,都不能滑雪.因此只能是mountain去滑雪。故答案选A。
【9】declare的基本意思是明确地、清楚地、正式地“宣布,宣告”, respond:回答; comment:评论; introduce:介绍。根据语境,她宣布:“我一直在滑雪,没有任何疑问,我会继续坚持下去。” 故答案选C。
【10】 几个月之后,她达到了她的目标,她回到了训练处。重新回到训练场是她的目标。goal:目标; requirement:要求; approval:同意; standard:标准。根据句意,goal:目标 符合语境,故答案选A。
【11】 根据上下文,Diana made the best of it和When she was just 17, she became a member of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.可知她学会了用一条腿滑雪比其他正常人都滑的快。offer:提供;agree :同意;expect:期望。根据句意,可知答案选D。
【12】 为了不落后,Diana和Dartmouth队一起训练,determined:坚定的;坚决的;果断的;确定的,既定的;ashamed:感到惭愧的; anxious:渴望的,焦虑的; cautious:小心的,谨慎的。这里描述Diana 的坚定的决心,故答案选A。
【13】 当别人跑过足球场时,Diana只有一条腿,所有只能跳,故答案选C。
【14】 她后来解释说“我不得不适应,因为我是一个运动员” adapt:适应; perform:表现; survive:幸存; transform:转变,转换。根据上下文可知面对训练我别无选择只能适应。故答案选A。
【15】 因为她只有一条腿,因此滑雪和别人不一样。故答案选C。properly :合适的正确的;immediately :立刻,马上;deliberately:深思熟虑的;故意的;从容不迫。根据句意,答案选C。
【16】 against:相对,相比。符合句意,故答案选B。
【17】 在1988年,她被评为了最佳滑雪运动员,打破了当时只从健康选手里评选的传统。故答案选D。
【18】 由于她的勇气和决心,Diana改变了世界对残疾运动员的看法。她失去一条腿后仍然坚持滑雪,这是一种勇气,故答案选D。
【19】 Diana改变了世界对残疾运动员的看法。根据句意,故答案选B。
【20】 Diana说每个人都有某种“缺陷”,重要的是我们做了什么。Matter: 要紧,起作用。eg:As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter what you will do.故答案选B。