Question

【題目】My sister Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. After three years behind the bars, she was released. Only a few years later, she was given a sentence far worse—she had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. Meanwhile, Grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her child’s face. She believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. She managed well despite fading vision.

For years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. She swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. When conventional medicine offered no hope, Grace began a personal quest. She entered a local college. The office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. Everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.

Eventually Grace’s own way worked and she earned the PhD. in Holistic Health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. Her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. Even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the Air Force.

【1】From the passage we can know that Grace used to be _______.

A. aggressive B. troublesome

C. ignorant D. competitive

【2】How did Grace regain her eyesight?

A. By following the treatment from specialists.

B. By just trying what was taught in the local college.

C. By practicing the principles sought by herself.

D. By adopting the experience from other patients.

【3】What is the power of Grace’s recovery?

A. Her love for her son.

B. Her patience as a mother.

C. Her desire to cure the blind.

D. Her determination to earn the PhD.

【4】The underlined word “quest” in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.

A. adventure B. profession

C. harvest D. search

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】B

【小題2】C

【小題3】A

【小題4】D

【解析】

試題分析：

【小題1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中，Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses，可知小的時候就是經(jīng)常闖禍出入少管所的一個孩子，說明是一個令人煩惱的孩子，故選B。

【小題2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences，可知她開始自己去尋找各種健康的科學(xué)知識與方法，并且學(xué)習(xí)與練習(xí)，努力是自己的眼睛恢復(fù)，故選C。

【小題3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段的For years she kept consulting specialists about her … to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate，可知自從她知道她的眼睛問題會遺傳給她的孩子后，她就開始去尋求方法是自己的眼睛恢復(fù)，這是對兒子的愛使得她這么做，故選A。

【小題4】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞前面，When conventional medicine offered no hope,可知傳統(tǒng)的醫(yī)藥等都幫助不了她，所以她開始參加大學(xué)等等自己去尋找恢復(fù)眼睛的方法。Quest本意為“尋求“，在這里也作為尋找的意思，相當(dāng)于search，故選D。