Question

【題目】 Mary, 16, was suffering from cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the _____ left them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope _____in with $1,800 to help with his living costs.

____, he wanted to pay it back. In his youth, he had been a ______. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the ______ again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. During this time, he _____ his daughter. And for six months he did little but mourn.

One day, Mitchell ______ a Mark Twain quote—The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you ______ why. "After I read that quote, I was going to spend the ______ of my life helping kids with cancer and their families," he said.

Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, yet boxing did not seem practical anymore for fundraising due to his age. Then he found that ______ could be a source to raise money. In the

Corps Marathon he cut a striking figure on the course. ______ by this success, he set his sight higher. He ______ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their ______ with him. Years after his daughter's death, Mitchell now ______ up in the morning knowing his ______.

【1】A.atmosphereB.crisisC.situationD.poverty

【2】A.broughtB.steppedC.tookD.broke

【3】A.GratefulB.HopefulC.SorrowfulD.Helpful

【4】A.runnerB.singerC.boxerD.fighter

【5】A.helmetsB.glovesC.boxesD.sneakers

【6】A.curedB.accompaniedC.comfortedD.lost

【7】A.came uponB.agreed toC.looked atD.depended on

【8】A.considerB.askC.discoverD.make

【9】A.forcesB.restC.energyD.resources

【10】A.fundingB.singingC.runningD.projecting

【11】A.DepressedB.MovedC.ShockedD.Inspired

【12】A.leftB.donatedC.competedD.conveyed

【13】A.smilesB.parentsC.strengthsD.pictures

【14】A.standsB.goesC.wakesD.climbs

【15】A.timeB.whatC.courseD.why

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【11】D

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。Mitchell在女兒去世后受到馬克吐溫名言的啟示，加入陸戰(zhàn)隊馬拉松，并把錢都捐給身患癌癥的孩子們，從而發(fā)現(xiàn)在了自己的社會價值。

【1】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他說，這種情況使他們的經(jīng)濟狀況更糟。A. atmosphere 氛圍；B. crisis危機；C. situation境況；D. poverty貧窮。根據(jù)空前的As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her.可知，因為Mary患有癌癥，父親Mitchell要呆在家里照顧女兒。這種情況使得家庭經(jīng)濟狀況變得越來越糟糕。故選C。

【2】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：后來，一個名為“成長的希望”(Growing Hope)的組織拿出了1800美元，幫助他支付生活費用。A. brought拿來；B. stepped踏，行走；C. took 拿走；D. broke打破。根據(jù)語境和下文可知，后來一個名為Growing Hope的組織伸出援手（step in），給了他1800美元的生活費。故選B。

【3】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他很感激，想把錢還回去。A. Grateful感激的；B. Hopeful充滿希望的；C. Sorrowful悲傷的；D. Helpful有幫助的。根據(jù)空后的he wanted to pay it back.可知，Mitchell對這個組織是非常感激的。故選A。

【4】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他年輕時曾是拳擊手。A. runner跑步者；B. singer歌手；C. boxer拳擊手；D. fighter戰(zhàn)士，奮斗者。根據(jù)下文第四段中的“boxing”一詞可知，Mitchell年輕時是一名拳擊手。故選C。

【5】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：因此，在40歲時，米切爾再次拿起手套，參加了費爾法克斯的兩場比賽。A. helmets頭盔；B. gloves手套；C. boxes箱子；D. sneakers運動鞋。根據(jù)空后的participating in two fights in Fairfax可知，Mitchell又開始接受挑戰(zhàn)了。take up the gloves“接受挑戰(zhàn)”，符合語境。故選B。

【6】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在此期間，他失去了女兒。A. cured治愈；B. accompanied陪伴；C. comforted 使舒適；D. lost丟失。根據(jù)下一句中的he did little but mourn以及文章最后Years after his daughter's death,可知，這個時候他失去了自己的女兒。故選D。

【7】考查動詞詞組。句意：有一天，米切爾偶遇馬克·吐溫說過的話——你生命中最重要的兩天是你出生的那一天和你發(fā)現(xiàn)原因的那一天。A. came upon偶遇；B. agreed to 同意；C. looked at 看；D. depended on依賴，依靠。根據(jù)下文中的a Mark Twain quote可知，Mitchell偶然讀到馬克吐溫的名言。故選A。

【8】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：有一天，米切爾偶遇馬克·吐溫說過的話——你生命中最重要的兩天是你出生的那一天和你發(fā)現(xiàn)原因的那一天。A. consider考慮；B. ask問；C. discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；D. make制造。根據(jù)語境可知，人生中另外一個重要的日子是你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己為何出生。故選C。

【9】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：讀完這句話后，我打算用我的余生來幫助癌癥兒童和他們的家人。A. forces 武裝力量；B. rest其余的人或物；C. energy能量，精力；D. resources資源，物力。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，Mitchell在余下的日子里開始幫助那些患有癌癥的孩子。the rest of life余生。故選B。

【10】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：后來他發(fā)現(xiàn)，跑步可能是一種籌集資金的途徑。A. funding提供資金；B. singing唱歌；C. running跑步；D. projecting計劃。根據(jù)空后的In the Corps Marathon可知，然后Mitchell發(fā)現(xiàn)可以通過跑步來籌錢。故選C。

【11】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：受到這次成功的鼓舞，他把眼光放得更高了。A. Depressed沮喪的；B. Moved感動的；C. Shocked感到震驚的；D. Inspired受鼓舞的。在此次馬拉松比賽中，Mitchell在比賽場上嶄露頭角。在此成功的激勵下，他把眼光放得更高。故選D。

【12】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：他把每一英里的賽程都捐給了一個患有癌癥的孩子，還隨身帶著他們的照片。A. left離開；B. donated捐贈；C. competed競爭；D. conveyed傳達。根據(jù)空后的to a different child with cancer可知，Mitchell把比賽的每一分錢都捐給了患癌癥的孩子們。故選B。

【13】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他把每一英里的賽程都捐給了一個患有癌癥的孩子，還隨身帶著他們的照片。A. smiles微笑；B. parents父母；C. strengths優(yōu)勢；D. pictures圖片。Mitchell隨身帶著他們的照片。故選D。

【14】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：女兒去世多年后，米切爾現(xiàn)在早上醒來，知道他的原因。A. stands站立；B. goes去；C. wakes醒來；D. climbs爬。根據(jù)空后的in the morning可推知，此處表示在早晨醒來的時候。故選C。

【15】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：女兒去世多年后，米切爾現(xiàn)在早上醒來，知道他的原因。A. time時間；B. what 什么；C. course科目，課程；D. why原因，理由。根據(jù)上文提到的馬克吐溫的名言中的“why”可知，故選D。