Question

  Jerry Green was sent to spend a year at the South Pole Station (南极站) as the only doctor in 1998 when she was 47. While working at the station that March,she discovered that there was a hard lump (肿块) in her stomach. She knew it was cancer,but she wasnJt able to go to a doctor for help. She couldn^ leave the station for the next seven months until the snow thawed. Dr. Green didn^t wait for the death,but decided to fight against the cancer. She tried to send some information about the lump to a hospital in the United States. The doctors said it was cancer. Without the proper medical help,she wouldn’t live for long. Soon a USA airplane came to provide her with some help. She started her own treatments (治疗) after getting instructions from American doctors. She finally spent the long winter there before she returned home that October. Since then,she had become a member in support of cancer charities.She also wrote a best-selling book called Ice Bound.

   Sadly,Dr. Green's cancer finally returned. She died on June 23 ,2009.

1. Jerry Green discovered that she had a hard lump in her stomach in .

   A. March,1998   B. May,1998   C. June,2009   D. July,2009

2. What does the underlined word “thawed” mean in Chinese?

   A. 形成   B. 堆积   C. 融化   D. 覆盖

3. When did she start her own treatments?

   A. After searching the Internet.

   B. After getting instructions from American doctors.

   C. After hearing from her parents.

   D. After becoming a member in support of cancer charities.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. Dr. Green decided to give up the treatments.

   B. She sent the information about the lump to a hospital in the United States.

   C. She wrote a book called Ice Bound.

   D. Dr. Green died of cancer.

5. What does the writer feel about Dr. Green's death?

   A. Exciting. B. Happy. C. Sad. D. Pleased.

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C

1. A解析：细节理解题。由文中的“Jerry Green was sent to spend a year at the South Pole Station (南极站) as the only doctor in 1998 when she was  47. While working at the station that March,she discovered that there was a hard lump (肿块) in her stomach. ”可知答案。

2. C解析:词义猜测题。由文章内容可知， Jerry Green直到雪融化后才能离开南极 站，故thawed的意思为“融化”。

3. B解析：细节理解题。由文中的“Soon a USA airplane came to provide her with some help. She started her own treatments (治疗) after getting instructions from American doctors. ”可知答案。

4. A解析:推理判断题。通读全文，由文中 的“Dr. Green didn't wait for the death,but decided to fight against the cancer. ”可知， 在知道自己得癌症之后Dr. Green并没有 等死，而是顽强地与病魔作斗争。

5. C解析：由最后一段可知答案为C.