Question

【题目】 Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Throughout Graham’s ______ in the hospital, Graham connected with everyone he met, from elderly patients to younger children. “He would lend other sick children his toys or act silly to make them laugh.” Morissette said. “Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the ______ to fight with him.” In 1997, when he was 8 years old, Graham passed away.

______ by how Graham lived his life caring about others, Morissette ______ the nonprofit Grahamtastic Connection in his honor. The organization provides free technology - including computers, iPads, and robots - to children ______ cancer and other serious illnesses.

One of the major goals of Morissette’s work is to ______ kids to their classrooms, which really helps them continue their education despite hospitalizations and days missed from school.

The robots “transport” children right into the classroom in real time. They can operate the robots right from their hospital bed or home. If a child is unable to attend school, they can ______ log on to their tablet or laptop and call in to the robot. They can walk up and down the school paths. They can go to lunch with their friends. The real magic happens between classes, when they’re walking down the hallway with their friends, by robots, ______ their weekend and their favorite foods and other things. It’s great technology that really gives children the feeling of control, when their world is maybe ______ control.

“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel ______ Graham is smiling down.” Morissette said, “I believe that Graham’s love lives on in the work that I do. And I’m proud and privileged to be able to do it in his honor.”

【1】A.surgeryB.treatmentC.vacationD.rest

【2】A.focusB.strengthC.resourceD.attention

【3】A.ConfusedB.DepressedC.InspiredD.Worried

【4】A.leftB.visitedC.benefitedD.founded

【5】A.causingB.curingC.battlingD.preventing

【6】A.connectB.forceC.inviteD.throw

【7】A.hardlyB.accidentallyC.simplyD.luckily

【8】A.talking aboutB.putting offC.depending onD.thinking of

【9】A.underB.withinC.away fromD.out of

【10】A.even ifB.as thoughC.in caseD.so that

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文讲述了受到儿子Graham关爱他人的生活方式的启发，莫里塞特为纪念格雷厄姆创立了非营利性的“Grahamtastic Connection”。该组织为患癌症和其他严重疾病的儿童提供包括电脑、ipad和机器人在内的免费技术。莫里塞特的工作的主要目标之一是把孩子们和他们的教室联系起来，这真的帮助他们在住院和缺课的情况下继续接受教育。

【1】句意：在Graham在医院的整个治疗过程中。

surgery外科；treatment治疗；vacation休假；rest休息；根据前文“Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. ”Graham被诊断出白血病，所以此处应该是在医院治疗。故选B。

【2】句意：他给了我与他一起战斗的能量和力量。

focus中心；strength力量；resource资源；attention注意力；根据“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going.”Graham特殊的精神，所以此处应是给我一起战斗的能力和力量，故选B。

【3】句意：受到Graham关爱他人的生活方式的启发。

Confused困惑；Depressed使……沮丧；Inspired激发；Worried担心；根据前文“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the strength to fight with him.”，所以此处应是受到启发而建立了帮助他人的基金会，故选C。

【4】句意：莫里塞特为纪念Graham创立了非营利性的“Grahamtastic Connection”。

left离开；visited拜访；benefited受益；founded建立；根据“Grahamtastic Connection ”是组织，所以用建立，故选D。

【5】句意：该组织为与癌症和其他严重疾病做斗争的儿童提供包括电脑、ipad和机器人在内的免费技术。

causing成为……原因；curing治愈；battling作战；preventing防止；根据“ cancer and other other serious illnesses. ”，所以此处是和病魔做斗争，故选C。

【6】句意：Morissette的工作的主要目标之一是把孩子们和他们的教室连接起来。

connect连接；force促使； invite邀请；throw扔；根据“which really helps them continue their education despite hospitalizations and days missed from school.”这真的帮助他们在住院和缺课的情况下继续接受教育，所以此处是连接起来，故选A。

【7】句意：如果孩子不能上学，他们可以简单地登录到平板电脑或笔记本电脑，然后呼叫机器人。

hardly几乎不；accidentally偶然地；simply简单地；luckily幸运地；根据“log on to their tablet or laptop and call in to the robot.”登录到平板电脑或笔记本电脑，然后呼叫机器人，此处登录应是简单地，故选C。

【8】句意：通过机器人，谈论着他们的周末和他们最喜欢的食物和其他东西。

talking about谈论；putting off推迟；depending on取决于；thinking of想起；根据“their weekend and their favorite foods and other things”，后文是他们的周末和他们最喜欢的食物和其他东西，所以是谈论，故选A。

【9】句意：这是伟大的技术，当他们的世界可能失控的时候，真正给孩子控制的感觉。

under在……下面；within在……内部；away from远离；out of由于；根据前文是孩子们不能去学校不能和朋友一起上学，所以他们真正的世界似乎是失控的世界，故选D。

【10】句意：每当我能帮助一个需要帮助的孩子时，我觉得Graham好像在微笑。

even if即使；as though好像；in case以防万一；so that以便于；根据“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel ___10___ Graham is smiling down”每当我能帮助一个需要帮助的孩子时，我觉得Graham 在微笑，因为Graham已经去世，所以此处应该是好像，故选B。