18．After giving a talk at a high school，I was asked to pay a visit to a special student．An illness had kept the boy home，but he had expressed an interest in meeting me，and it would mean a great deal to him．I agreed．
During the nine-mile drive to his home，I found out something about Matthew．He had muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）．When he was born，the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five，then they were told he would not make it to ten．Now he was thirteen．He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter，and I knew about overcoming difficulties and going for my dreams．
I spent over one hour talking to Matthew．Never once did he complain or ask，"Why me？"He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams．Obviously，he knew what he was talking about．He didn't mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different．He just talked about his hopes for the future，and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me．
When we finished talking，I went to my briefcase（公文包） and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck．I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming difficulties than I ever would．He looked at it for a moment，then took it off and handed it back to me．He said，"You are a champion．You earned that medal．Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal，I will show it to you．"
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew's parents telling me that Matthew had passed away．They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before：
Dear Rick，
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me．I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don't have long to live anymore．But I still smile as much as I can．
I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I will never get to do that．But I know I'm a champion，and God knows that too．When I get to Heaven，God will give me my medal and when you get there，I will show it to you．Thank you for loving me．
Yours，
Matthew根据短文所提供的信息判断正（A）误（B）
41．I paid a visit to a boy because I was interested in him．B
42．Matthew had an illness that stopped him from going to school．A
43．During the talk，Matthew complained to the writer about his illness more than once．B
44．Matthew refused the writer's medal because he thought he himself would get one in the future．A
45．From the passage，we know that Matthew is a determined boy whose dream came true at last．B．
分析 我在一所中学演讲完后，被邀请去见一位特殊的学生，他患有肌肉萎缩症．他梦想能够参加奥运会，获得奥运奖牌．有一天我收到一封他的感谢信，那时他已经去世了．他告诉我说，他虽然去世了，但他认为他是一位冠军，上帝也会这样认为．他会在天堂把奖牌展示给我看．
解答 41．B 细节理解题 根据"An illness had kept the boy home，but he had expressed an interest in meeting me，and it would mean a great deal to him．I agreed．"可知，是那位男孩非常想见到我，故这句话错误，答案为B
42．A 细节理解题 根据"An illness had kept the boy home"可知，他因病只能待在家里，故这句话正确，答案为A
43．B 细节理解题 根据"Never once did he complain or ask，"Why me？""可知，他从未抱怨过他的病情，故这句话错误，答案为B
44．A 细节理解题 根据"He said，"You are a champion．You earned that medal．Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal，I will show it to you．""可知，他拒绝奖牌是因为他坚信自己能获得奖牌，故这句话正确，答案为A
45．B 细节理解题 根据"I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I will never get to do that"可知，他不可能实现自己的愿望了，故这句话错误，答案为B
点评 这是一篇阅读判断题，做这道题时要先通读短文，弄清楚短文大意，然后在文中找出相关句子，根据句子判断所做小题描述是否正确．
