Question

My good friend and neighbor is dying. She has more health problems through the years than anyone should have to tolerate. Now as she approaches her 57th birthday she knows that it will be her last. She has started a lot of her things. She has given all of us around her much more than just her things though. She has also given us her friendship, her kindness, and her joyful smile.  She has given us her shining spirit that has made all of our lives so much . When a local dog was killed by a bear, my friend welcomed it into her home and nursed it back to . When any of us needed anything she was there doing all that she could with a full of love and a soul full of goodness.

She did all of this too while her health to grow worse and worse. My friend, , is not afraid of death. She has told me several times that she believes it will only be like a brief and then she will awaken in Paradise. I am as well that she will fit right in there because she already has a lot of paradise within herself. It is the paradise within her that she has so freely and beautifully given to us all.

We all have a bit of paradise within ourselves. She has shown me that the best way to enjoy that paradise is to it with everyone you meet. I wish my friend only joy in her days here and endless love and life in her coming days in Paradise.

1.A.askedB. battledC. raisedD. checked

2.A. probablyB. temporarilyC. unbelievablyD. hardly

3.A. collectingB. purchasingC. consuming D. donating

4.A. tougherB. strangerC. brighterD. heavier

5.A. nearlyB. accidentallyC. suddenlyD. cruelly

6.A. deathB. healthC. happinessD. heaven

7.A.storyB. purposeC. heartD. friend

8.A.refusedB. stoppedC. intendedD. continued

9.A. howeverB. thereforeC. insteadD. also

10.A. reportB. sleepC. journeyD. account

11.A. sureB. doubtfulC. afraidD. pleased

12.A. chargeB. createC. provideD. share

13.A. terrifyingB. remainingC. comingD. interesting

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者在文中讲述了自己的邻居的故事，她一直身体状况不好，但是她一直在帮助别人，给予别人爱心和快乐，和别人一起分享着生命的快乐。她的生命即将接近终点，但是她对待生命、对待生活、对待别人的方式应该值得人们深思。

1.B动词辨析。A.问；B. 战斗；C. 举起；D. 检查。文章第一句话提到作者的邻居生命垂危，而从下文内容可知她一直在和病魔抗争，故答案选B。

2.A副词辨析。A. 很可能；B. 暂时地；C. 不可信地；D. 几乎不。从上文可知她生命进入了尾声，所以这可能是她人生中的最后一个生日，选A。

3.D动词辨析。A. 搜集；B. 购买；C. 耗尽；D. 捐赠。从下文可知邻居不但给周围的人物品，而且还给予友谊、还有善意和微笑，选D。

4.C形容词辨析。A. 更粗暴的；B. 更奇怪的；C. 更明亮的；D. 更重的。So…..that引导结果状语从句，根据句中的shining spirit 可以判断她的精神照亮了我们的生活，选C。

5.A副词辨析。A. 几乎；B. 偶尔；C. 突然； D. 残酷的。根据下文可知小狗没有死，所以选A，表示“差一点死掉”。

6.B名词辨析。A. 死亡；B. 健康；C. 快乐；D. 天堂。她把受伤的小狗带回家中为的是照顾它，使它康复，选B。

7.C名词辨析。A.故事； B. 目的；C.心脏；D. 朋友。从邻居的做法可以判断她有着善良、充满爱的心灵，选C。

8.D动词辨析。A.拒绝；B. 阻止；C. 打算；D. 继续。从文章内容判断邻居的健康状况越来越差，选D。

9.A副词辨析。A. 然而；B. 因此；C. 代替；D. 也。前面提到她生命几乎到了终点，后面说她不惧怕死亡，前后是一种转折关系，选A。

10.B名词辨析。A. 报告；B.睡觉；C. 旅行；D. 账户。根据and后面awaken可以判断邻居只是把死亡看做短暂的睡眠，她到天堂后会醒来，选B。

11.A形容词辨析。A. 确信；B. 怀疑的；C. 害怕的；D. 高兴的。根据空后面的as well 判断作者的想法和邻居的想法是一样的，深信她会在天堂过的幸福快乐，由前句内容判断选A。

12.D动词辨析。A. 掌控；B. 创造；C. 提供；D. 分享。从上文的讲述可知邻居一直满怀爱心 ，帮助别人和别人共同分享着从物品到友谊，故选D。

13.B动词辨析。A. 惊吓；B.提醒；C. 来；D. 有趣的。从文章首句可知邻居的生命快要结束了，所以作者是希望在她剩余的日子里过的开心快乐，选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。