Question

 

Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant    1   . 

Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that    2   Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept    3   hospitals all over the country.

Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble    4   from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a    5   of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t    6   it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to    7   something from herself. Could her

8   go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors    9   Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to    10   the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was    11   dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was    12   for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s    13   with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria    14   with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was    15   in another loving mother’s chest.

1. A. change        B. danger         C. disorder           D. pain

2. A. matched       B. replaced         C. controlled          D. cooperated

3. A. finding           B. phoning      C. hoping               D. interrupting

4. A. leaving          B. taking           C. walking          D. Carrying

5. A. corner            B. bed          C. man              D. nurse

6. A. put               B. support          C. pass             D. make 

7. A. save          B. recycle          C. donate               D. separate

8. A. heart         B. mind         C. organ                D. spirit

9. A. informed      B. introduced       C. congratulated        D. reminded

10.A. give up           B. carry out        C. search after         D. put off

11.A. noticed           B. predicted        C. found                D. declared

12.A. praying          B. begging        C. thinking            D. expecting

13. A. funeral          B. operation        C. conference           D. anniversary

14.A. passed away       B. woke up      C. left behind      D. went on

15. A. active           B. alive          C. conveyed      D. Transformed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.B

 

【答案】 

【解析】

试题分析：

1.A. change改变, 变化B. danger危险, 风险C. disorder混乱, 凌乱D. pain痛苦

固定短语：in danger 处于危险状况 由语境可知：如果没有心脏移植手术的话，她的生命会长期处于危险状态。

2.A. matched相配B. replaced取代, 代替C. controlled受约束的D. cooperated合作; 配合 由语境可知：是要找到和玛利亚血型相匹配的人

3.A. finding发现B. phoning打电话C. hoping希望, 期望D. interrupting打断

由语境可知：为了救母亲，卡门用电话打遍了全国上下所有的医院。

4.A. leaving把…留下; 遗忘  B. taking带(去), 携带C. walking走, 步行D. carrying运送, 搬运，由语境可知，到圣诞节的时候，玛利亚走路已经变得非常困难了

5.A. corner角, 角落B. bed 床C. man男人 人 D. nurse护士

  由语境可知，卡门面对病痛的母亲无能无力，躲在医院的一角，放声痛哭起来了。

6.A. put放; 置B. support支撑; 撑扶 C. pass 经过    通过; 批准D. make做; 制造 

固定短语：make it through成功渡过 由语境知：名唤弗兰克的男子的妻子患了脑病，熬不过今晚了

7.A. save储蓄, 贮存B. recycle回收利用C. donate捐赠, 赠送D. separate分开, 隔离

由语境可知：男子知道自己的妻子一直想重新利用自己身上的东西去帮助别人

8.A. heart内心 心, 心脏B. mind 想法, 感觉C. organ器官D. spirit精神, 心灵

由上下文串联可知，男子在想自己的妻子介意去找卡门的母亲吗

9.A. informed告诉, 通知 B. introduced介绍, 引见 C. congratulated祝贺D. reminded使想起

由语境可知，校对了数据后，医生们通知弗兰克说他妻子的心脏竟奇迹般地和卡门母亲的心脏十分匹配。

10.A. give up放弃; 认输 B. carry out 执行; 贯彻C. search after追求寻找D. put off延期

由上下文串联可知，医生可以帮助卡门的母亲实施心脏移植手术。

11.A. noticed注意 B. predicted预言; 预测   C. found找到, 发现D. declared宣布, 宣告

固定句型：declare sb---宣布某人怎么了  由语境可知：在那个寒冷的晚上，医生宣布了谢丽尔死亡的消息。

12.A. praying祈祷B. begging乞讨, 乞求C. thinking想, 思索D. expecting预料; 预期

由语境可知，好心的玛利亚和往常一样一直在为弗兰克的家庭祈祷。

13.A. funeral葬礼, 丧礼B. operation操作    手术C. conference会议 D. anniversary周年纪念

由语境可知，在新年的除夕夜上，卡门同弗兰克家庭一起参加了谢丽尔的葬礼

14.A. passed away去世   停止B. woke up醒来C. left behind留下; 丢弃D. went on向前走继续

由语境可知，一天之后，也就是在新年除夕夜的晚上，玛丽也因为用了谢丽尔的心脏而苏醒了

15.A. active活泼的 起作用B. alive 活着的C. conveyed运输;表达, 转达D. Transformed改变

由上下文串联可知，谢丽尔的爱心心脏将一直继续，因为它仍然在另一个爱心妈妈的胸膛里跳动

考点：考察人物故事类

点评：文章主要讲述了一个感人的故事，故事里的谢丽尔在临死之前仍想着别人，用自己的心脏换取了别人的生命，旨在告诉人们要甘愿付出，甘心奉献，不求回报。在解答此类文体时，考生应将自己的情感融入到文章中去，用心去读。同时，在做题时要多注意固定搭配，平时加强对此类文体的训练。