2.In my profession as an educator and health care provider,I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS.The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life.They have taught me so many things,but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV:his mother was also infected.From the very beginning of his life,he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive.When he was five,he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest.This tube was connected to a pump,which he carried in a small backpack on his back.Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream.At times,he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease.It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard,wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon.All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him.Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red.That way,when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard,she could quickly spot him.
This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler.He grew quite ill and,unfortunately,so did his HIV-infected mother.When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive,Tyler's mom talked to him about death.She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too,and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death,Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered,"I might die soon.I'm not scared.When I die,please dress me in red.Mom promised she's coming to heaven,too.I'll be playing when she gets there,and I want to make sure she can find me."
64.What is the boy Tyler's attitude towards death?B
A.pessimistic. B.optimistic.
C.sorrowful. D.fearful.
65.Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply becauseC.
A.red is a lucky color
B.red might help to cure him
C.his mom could spot him easily
D.he could find more mates by wearing red
66.Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?D
A.My unusual profession. B.A caring mother.
C.Mother and son. D.Dying in red.
67.The underlined word dynamo in the fourth paragraph here meansB.
A.a promising and helpful youth
B.an extremely energetic person
C.a rare and beautiful flower
D.a magic and understanding superstar.
分析 本文是一篇记叙文,在文中作者讲述泰勒的故事.泰勒出生时候就感染了艾滋病毒,在随后的日子里他不得不靠药物来维持生命,但是尽管如此他仍然快乐的享受着自己的童年,勇敢地面对痛苦和死亡.作者认为作为一名老师和医疗服务人员自己从这些携带艾滋病毒的儿童身上学到了很多.
解答 64.B 推理判断题.根据最后一段泰勒在死前找到作者所说的话,尤其是"I might die soon.I'm notscared."可知,泰勒知道自己要死了,但他不害怕,他对于死亡的态度是乐观的,纵观全文也可看出泰勒是个乐观快乐的孩子,故选B.
65.C 细节理解题.根据最后一段的"When I die,please dress me in red.Mom promised she's coming to heaven,too.I'll beplaying when she gets there,and I want to make sure she can find me."可知,泰勒请求作者在他死后为他穿上红色的衣服,是因为他妈妈曾开玩笑为了能找到他要给他穿红色衣服,由此判断他让作者给他穿红色的衣服,是为了在天堂他的妈妈能找到他,故选C.
66.D 主旨大意题.根据文章内容可知:当泰勒在院子里玩耍的时候,他妈妈开玩笑为了能找到他要给他穿红色衣服,为了他在天堂玩耍时,妈妈可以认出他,泰勒临死前也请求作者在他死后为他穿上红色的衣服.所以选项D"穿着红色的衣服死去"是最好的标题.
67.B 词义猜测题.根据上文的"It was not unusual to find him playing andracing around his backyard"可知,泰勒经常玩耍和跑步,所以他是个很喜欢运动的孩子;结合画线的句子可知,这种可怕的疾病最终还是拖垮了他,即使他是一个非常有活力的人,故选B.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读,主要考查细节理解题.做题时,首先看题目要求我们理解什么细节,找出关键词,运用寻读的技巧迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节,在正确理解细节的前提下,确定最佳答案.