Question

【题目】 Mary, 16, was suffering from cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the _____ left them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope _____in with $1,800 to help with his living costs.

____, he wanted to pay it back. In his youth, he had been a ______. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the ______ again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. During this time, he _____ his daughter. And for six months he did little but mourn.

One day, Mitchell ______ a Mark Twain quote—The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you ______ why. "After I read that quote, I was going to spend the ______ of my life helping kids with cancer and their families," he said.

Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, yet boxing did not seem practical anymore for fundraising due to his age. Then he found that ______ could be a source to raise money. In the

Corps Marathon he cut a striking figure on the course. ______ by this success, he set his sight higher. He ______ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their ______ with him. Years after his daughter's death, Mitchell now ______ up in the morning knowing his ______.

【1】A.atmosphereB.crisisC.situationD.poverty

【2】A.broughtB.steppedC.tookD.broke

【3】A.GratefulB.HopefulC.SorrowfulD.Helpful

【4】A.runnerB.singerC.boxerD.fighter

【5】A.helmetsB.glovesC.boxesD.sneakers

【6】A.curedB.accompaniedC.comfortedD.lost

【7】A.came uponB.agreed toC.looked atD.depended on

【8】A.considerB.askC.discoverD.make

【9】A.forcesB.restC.energyD.resources

【10】A.fundingB.singingC.runningD.projecting

【11】A.DepressedB.MovedC.ShockedD.Inspired

【12】A.leftB.donatedC.competedD.conveyed

【13】A.smilesB.parentsC.strengthsD.pictures

【14】A.standsB.goesC.wakesD.climbs

【15】A.timeB.whatC.courseD.why

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【11】D

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。Mitchell在女儿去世后受到马克吐温名言的启示，加入陆战队马拉松，并把钱都捐给身患癌症的孩子们，从而发现在了自己的社会价值。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说，这种情况使他们的经济状况更糟。A. atmosphere 氛围；B. crisis危机；C. situation境况；D. poverty贫穷。根据空前的As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her.可知，因为Mary患有癌症，父亲Mitchell要呆在家里照顾女儿。这种情况使得家庭经济状况变得越来越糟糕。故选C。

【2】考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，一个名为“成长的希望”(Growing Hope)的组织拿出了1800美元，帮助他支付生活费用。A. brought拿来；B. stepped踏，行走；C. took 拿走；D. broke打破。根据语境和下文可知，后来一个名为Growing Hope的组织伸出援手（step in），给了他1800美元的生活费。故选B。

【3】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很感激，想把钱还回去。A. Grateful感激的；B. Hopeful充满希望的；C. Sorrowful悲伤的；D. Helpful有帮助的。根据空后的he wanted to pay it back.可知，Mitchell对这个组织是非常感激的。故选A。

【4】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他年轻时曾是拳击手。A. runner跑步者；B. singer歌手；C. boxer拳击手；D. fighter战士，奋斗者。根据下文第四段中的“boxing”一词可知，Mitchell年轻时是一名拳击手。故选C。

【5】考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，在40岁时，米切尔再次拿起手套，参加了费尔法克斯的两场比赛。A. helmets头盔；B. gloves手套；C. boxes箱子；D. sneakers运动鞋。根据空后的participating in two fights in Fairfax可知，Mitchell又开始接受挑战了。take up the gloves“接受挑战”，符合语境。故选B。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在此期间，他失去了女儿。A. cured治愈；B. accompanied陪伴；C. comforted 使舒适；D. lost丢失。根据下一句中的he did little but mourn以及文章最后Years after his daughter's death,可知，这个时候他失去了自己的女儿。故选D。

【7】考查动词词组。句意：有一天，米切尔偶遇马克·吐温说过的话——你生命中最重要的两天是你出生的那一天和你发现原因的那一天。A. came upon偶遇；B. agreed to 同意；C. looked at 看；D. depended on依赖，依靠。根据下文中的a Mark Twain quote可知，Mitchell偶然读到马克吐温的名言。故选A。

【8】考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，米切尔偶遇马克·吐温说过的话——你生命中最重要的两天是你出生的那一天和你发现原因的那一天。A. consider考虑；B. ask问；C. discover发现；D. make制造。根据语境可知，人生中另外一个重要的日子是你发现自己为何出生。故选C。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。句意：读完这句话后，我打算用我的余生来帮助癌症儿童和他们的家人。A. forces 武装力量；B. rest其余的人或物；C. energy能量，精力；D. resources资源，物力。根据下文内容可知，Mitchell在余下的日子里开始帮助那些患有癌症的孩子。the rest of life余生。故选B。

【10】考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来他发现，跑步可能是一种筹集资金的途径。A. funding提供资金；B. singing唱歌；C. running跑步；D. projecting计划。根据空后的In the Corps Marathon可知，然后Mitchell发现可以通过跑步来筹钱。故选C。

【11】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：受到这次成功的鼓舞，他把眼光放得更高了。A. Depressed沮丧的；B. Moved感动的；C. Shocked感到震惊的；D. Inspired受鼓舞的。在此次马拉松比赛中，Mitchell在比赛场上崭露头角。在此成功的激励下，他把眼光放得更高。故选D。

【12】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把每一英里的赛程都捐给了一个患有癌症的孩子，还随身带着他们的照片。A. left离开；B. donated捐赠；C. competed竞争；D. conveyed传达。根据空后的to a different child with cancer可知，Mitchell把比赛的每一分钱都捐给了患癌症的孩子们。故选B。

【13】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他把每一英里的赛程都捐给了一个患有癌症的孩子，还随身带着他们的照片。A. smiles微笑；B. parents父母；C. strengths优势；D. pictures图片。Mitchell随身带着他们的照片。故选D。

【14】考查动词词义辨析。句意：女儿去世多年后，米切尔现在早上醒来，知道他的原因。A. stands站立；B. goes去；C. wakes醒来；D. climbs爬。根据空后的in the morning可推知，此处表示在早晨醒来的时候。故选C。

【15】考查名词词义辨析。句意：女儿去世多年后，米切尔现在早上醒来，知道他的原因。A. time时间；B. what 什么；C. course科目，课程；D. why原因，理由。根据上文提到的马克吐温的名言中的“why”可知，故选D。