Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A B C D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An _________ had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great _________ to him, so I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not _________ it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me _________ I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about _________ obstacles and struggling to achieve my dreams.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he _________ or ask, “Why _________ ?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and achieving his dreams. _________ , he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had _________ him because he was different. He just talked about his _________ for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me.

When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and _________ the first gold medal I had won and put it around his _________ . I told him he was more of a _________ and knew more about success and conquering difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it _________ and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You _________ that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a _________ from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had _________ away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:

Dear Dick,

My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have _________ to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.

I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. _________, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my _________and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

1.A. order B. illness C. instruction D. idea

2.A. desire B. conscience C. deal D. intention

3.A. manage B. rid C. survive D. make

4.A. because B. until C. before D. though

5.A. overcoming B. overlooking C. overtaking D. overflowing

6.A. explain B. laugh C. panic D. complain

7.A. you B. us C. me D. it

8.A. Strangely B. Obviously C. Abruptly D. Occasionally

9.A. made use of B. made notes of C. made fun of D. made out of

10.A. hopes B. fears C. standards D. illusions

11.A. carried B. pulled C. sucked D. wiped

12.A. hand B. arm C. head D. neck

13.A. life-winner B. fortune-teller C. trouble-maker D. fate-challenger

14.A. in B. off C. out D. over

15.A. regained B. matched C. lost D. deserved

16.A. card B. gift C. prize D. letter

17.A. given B. passed C. faded D. run

18.A. ripe B. flexible C. long D. good

19.A. However B. But C. Thus D. Therefore

20.A. certificate B. opportunity C. picture D. medal

Answer 1