题目内容
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communi?cation challenges—a speech impediment (口吃，结巴) ， dyslexia(诵读困难) ，and auditory(听觉的) problems.
1 today he is walking confidently,standing tall to make an acceptance 2 for having been chosen as one of " the Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County,New Jersey 3 his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened* I closed my eyes. I found myself 4 those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving,caring youth,a gen?tle soul,5 his challenges. And now,as he stood at the platform,I knew his heart 6 be racing. As Russ continued to speak,I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments (损伤) and how 7 his tutors (家庭教师) would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twentynine,being honoured for ten years of service as a vol?unteer 8 . Russ was 9 for organizing clothing for the homeless,teaching preschool children about fire safety,and for playing Santa Claus for very sick chil?dren by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and teaching him about morals. Then,pausing for a few seconds,he 10 us by surprise by touch?ing lovingly on the 11 of his nephew,Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment,I had to close my eyes again 12 a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence 13 the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He 14 his address by lifting the audience up with these words , "Austin taught me how to love."
I have never thought of this day. 15 ,no one had ever thought that Russ would make 16 as the star of the football team,and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed", but he 17 to be a true "star" in his community. Russ became a man of strong character 18 his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments,Russ now sees and acts 19 with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ,our son,who has shown us what 20 is.
1. A. And B. When C. As D. But
2. A. point B. speech C. call D. appeal
3. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. because of D. in face of
4. A. recalling B. recording C. seizing D. expecting
5. A. putting up with B. concerning about
C. escaping from D. facing up to
6. A. could B. must C. would D. might
7. A. nervous B. excited
C. proud D. surprised -
8. A. policeman B. tailor C. fireman D. tutor
9. A. grateful B. responsible C. anxious D. fit
10. A. took B. got
C. shocked D. moved
11. A. birth B. achievement C. loss D. disease
12. A. since B. after C. when D. before
13. A. dropped down B. fell over C. took off D. got up
14. A. concluded B. wrote C. delivered D. started
15. A. Generally B. Surprisingly C. Actually D. However
16. A. it B. him C. one D. that
17. A. happened B. rose
C. appeared D. reduced
18. A. at B. on C. by D. in
19. A. cautiously B. generously C. closely D. clearly
20. A. sharing B. love
C. sacrifice D. confidence
1. D此句与前一句在逻辑上是转折关系。
Russ虽然是一个有多种交流障碍的人，今天却当选为Ocean县"优秀青年市民"，现在站在台上做演讲。2. B make an acceptance speech意为"做领奖致辞，做受奖演讲"。
3. C Russ当选"优秀青年市民"是因为(because of) 他非凡的志愿者服务。
4. A "我"情不自禁地回忆(recall) 过去一些难忘的时刻。以下的部分是作者的回忆。故A项正确。
5. D put up with忍受;concern about涉及;escape from逃脱;face up to勇敢面对。作者回想起Russ是一个有爱心、有同情心和善良的人，他敢于面对自己的交流障碍。
6. B "我"想他现在在台上演讲，心跳一定很快。此处的must表示推测，意为"一定"，
7. C Russ小时候被诊断为语言障碍、诵读困难和听觉困难。现在，29岁的他被授予荣誉称号，他的家庭教师们知道后一定会感到很自豪(proud) 。
8. C根据下文的about fire safety和driving up in a fire truck可知Russ义务做了 10年的消防志愿者。
9. B Russ负责(responsible) 给无家可归者捐衣服、给学龄前儿童讲防火知识等。
10. A take sb by surprise为固定短语，意为"使某人吃惊"。
11. C此空前的touch on意为"提及，谈及"，根据后面的"…he died from…"可知他三岁的侄子因为生病而夭折了，故此处用loss。
12. D在那一刻，"我"不得不在落泪之前再一次闭上眼睛。
13. B当Russ将他的获奖归功于侄子Austin时，房间里所有的人都沉默了下来。
drop down落下;fall over占据，跌落;take off起飞，脱下，(产品等) 突然受欢迎；get up起床。
14. A conclude his address意为"结束他的演讲"。
15. C "我"从未想到Russ会有今天这样的荣誉和成就。事实上(actually) ,没有人曾经会想到Russ会成为足球队的明星。
16. A make it为固定短语，意为"成功，达到预定目标"。
17. B但是他一步步地上来了，最终成为社区一位真正的"明星"。
18. C Russ通过(by) 给他人提供无私的服务而成了一个性格坚强的人。
19. D根据上文，Russ现在知道了如何去爱，所以他做事有着清晰的目标。
20. B 第三段最后一句中有how to love的提示。
