Question

    Mr. Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids. Two months ago,he was told that he had cancer and he needed 1 at once. And he knew he would spend a lot of 2on the operation. It was too much for Mr. Lin's family. They had no jobs and both their children were at school. The situation seemed 3 .

     After two weeks,4 , Mr. Lin got a piece of good news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for 5 patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less. 6 the project,he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting 7 . Now he has returned to his family.

     The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in 8 China. So far,the project has helped more than 5,000 people to 9 medical aid. The Chinese government is also working together with other 10 and international organizations to do it. They hope to develop a new health care model for China.

() 1. A. some medicine   B. some help   C. an operation   D. a doctor

() 2. A. money   B. time   C. work   D. energy

() 3. A. hopeful   B. hopeless   C. colorful   D. colorless

() 4. A. instead   B. though   C. but   D. however

() 5. A. young   B. old   C. poor   D. rich

() 6. A. Thanks to   B. Thanks for   C. According to   D. Instead of

() 7. A. bad   B. worse   C. well   D. better

() 8. A. eastern   B. southern   C. western   D. northern

() 9. A. offer   B. make   C. give   D. receive

() 10. A. towns   B. provinces   C. cities   D. countries

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D

这篇短文主要介绍一个生活在中国西部的贫穷农民不幸患了癌症，无法支付高昂的手术费。正在困境之时，一个医疗保健项目给予了他帮助，使他顺利做了手术。

1. C上文提到他得了癌症，故后文是他需要立刻手 术。need+名词，需要……。A.药；B. 帮助；D.医 生，故选C手术。

2. A句意:他知道他会花费大量的钱做手术。spend 花费时间或钱，故选A.

3. B句意：这种情形似乎没有希望。故选B.

4. D句意：可是两周后，他得到了一个好消息。根 据后文可知情况发生了变化，故用转折连词，可 是，但是。故选D.可是，经常用逗号与句子隔开。

5. C句意：他知道了一个关于给西部贫困病人提供 医疗帮助的医疗保健项目。联系上下文，可知接 受帮助的对象是贫困病人。故选C.

6. A联系上下文可知，多亏了这个项目他才……。 故选A.

7. B多亏了这个项目，他才能及时的接受手术，阻 止了病情恶化。联系上下文，疾病本来就很糕， 可知阻止了病情的进一步恶化。故选B.

8. C根据句意，医疗保健项目旨在改善西部贫困地 区的现状。故选C.

9. D到目前为止，这个项目已经使5000多人获得 了医学急救。根据句意，故选D.

10. D中国政府还和其他的国家及国际组织一起做这 件事。和中国政府并列的只能是其他国家，故选D.