Question

It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just ______ in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n) ______ and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was ______.

The doctor described the ______, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they ______ the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames _____ my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

______, one of the boys who was quick—minded grasped my son and ______ him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in _____ to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.

After he ______ from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months ______ it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very ______ scar on her arm, “Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not ______ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you. ’’

I ______ this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to __ ___ and returned to school with his head held high—glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not ______. So he made the ______ to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe _____ people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks or your clothes if you are judging yourself by these same ______ standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value ______ yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed

2.A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance

3.A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important

4.A. event B. process C. reason D. accident

5.A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved

6.A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted

7.A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly

8.A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled

9.A．shape B. place C. fact D. time

10.A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed

11.A. if B. while C. because D. although

12.A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular

13.A. mention B. notice C. 1augh D. hide

14.A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed

15.A. heart B. life C. practice D. considerate

16.A. grow B. matter C. exist D. Appear

17.A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request

18.A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind

19.A. false B. strict C. moral D. general

20.A. by B. over C. beyond D. within

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者的儿子在一次意外事故中被严重烧伤，在作者的劝说下，他昂首挺胸地返回了学校，并主动放弃了整容手术。诚然，外表只是虚假的东西，真正重要的是人的内心。

1.brought带来；B：given给出了；C：turned转身；D：showed显示。对方给作者打电话，说作者的儿子被“送进”了急诊室。turn in表示“归还”，不符合语境。故选A。

2.doctor医生；B：hospital医院；C：aircraft飞机；D：ambulance救护车。根据本句后半部分的“fly him to the burn unit in Seattle”可知对方已经联系好了“飞机”，打算 把作者的儿子送往西雅图治疗。故选C。

3.serious严重的；B：terrible可怕的；C：dangerous危险的；D：important

重要的。Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was ______.结合上文提到的内容可知作者立刻意识到了事态的“严重性”。故选A。

4.event事件；B：process过程；C：reason原因；D：accident事故。根据下文内容可知作者的儿子被烧伤是“意外事故”。A项常用来表示重大事件。故选D。

5.got得到；B：lit点燃；C：burned燃烧；D：moved移动。When they _____ the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline.根据本句后半部分的内容可知是“点燃”木炭时。故选B。

6.took带；B：held举行；C：caught抓住；D：attracted吸引。由上句it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline.浇有过多汽油的木炭喷出的火苗烧着了作者儿子的衬衣，此处catch可理解为“着（火）烧着”。故选C。

7.Fortunately幸运的是；B：Surprisingly令人惊讶的是；C：Happily愉快地； D：Slowly慢慢地。_____, one of the boys who was quick—minded grasped my son and ______ him on the grass.当时，作者的儿子身上火势熊熊，“幸运的是”，其中一个孩子反应敏捷，及时采取行动，

从而挽救了作者儿子的生命。故选A。

8.pushed推动；B：threw扔了；C.：dropped下降；D：rolled卷。由minded grasped my son and ______ him on the grass.那个孩子的目的是想扑灭作者儿子身上的大火，由此可推断他是让作者的儿子在草地上“滚动”。故选D。

9.shape形状；B：place地方；C：fact事实；D：time时间。那个孩子虽然救了作者儿子一命，却没能“及时”挽回大火对作者的儿子造成的肉体伤害的局面。While it saved his life, it was not in ______ to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars. 故选D。

10.benefited受益；B：recovered恢复；C：suffered遭受；D：relaxed放松。上文提到作者的儿子被送往西雅图救治，所以此处是作者的儿子经过治疗后“康复”。故选B。

11.if如果；B：while而；C：because因为；D：although虽然。the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months ______ it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling根据本句后半部分的内容可知这里说的是六个月之内不能进行整容的原因。故选C。

12.normal正常的；B：violent猛烈的；C：obvious明显的；D：popular受欢迎的。根据常识可知如果胳博上有一条10英寸长的伤疤，一定非常“明显”。故选C。

13.mention提到；B：notice注意到；C：1augh嘲笑；D：hide隐藏。根据Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it.如果自己不把伤疤放在心上，其他人也会这么做，但这并不意味着他们没有“注意到”伤疤的存在。故选B。

14.sent发送；B：kept保持；C：handed交；D：passed通过。It does not mean they will not ______ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you. ”pass on表示“传递”，即作者把这种智慧传给自己的儿子。故选D。

15.heart心；B：life生活；C：practice实践；D：considerate体贴。He took my advice to _____ and returned to school with his head held high 作者的儿子将作者的建议牢牢地记在“心”中，昂首挺胸地返回了学校。故选A。

16.grow成长；B：matter要紧；C：exist存在；D：appear出现。By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not ______. So he made the _____ to give up any plastic surgery. 经过六个月的漫长等待，作者的儿子认为自己的伤疤无关紧要，决定放弃整容手术。matter表示“要紧，有关系”。故选B。

17.mistake错误；B：effort努力；C：decision决策；D：request请求。上文提到医生告诉作者的儿子六个月后才可以实施整容手术，而此时的他发生了思想转变， 作出“决定”——不再进行任何整容手术。故选C。

18.invite邀请；B：cause导致；C：allow允许；D：remind提醒。We all have “scars” that we believe ______ people to keep away from us.此处是cause sb. to do sth.结构，表示“导致某人做某事”。定语从句中的we believe可看作是插入语。故选B。

19.false虚假的；B：strict严格的；C：moral；道德的D：general一般的。在作者看来，外表和衣着只是“虚假的”评判标准。后三项分别表示“严格的”“道德的” “一般的，大体的”，都不符合语境。故选A。

20.by通过；B：over结束；C. beyond超过；D：within在内。本句的前半部分提到要把外表和衣着等外在表现抛在脑后，由此可知作者强调的是内在美。故选D。

考点：故事类阅读。