Question

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. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so 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 five, and 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 obstacles(阻碍) and going for my dreams.

I spent over an 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 weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles 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（冠军）. 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:

Dick,

My mum 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 any more, but I still smile as much as I can.

I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I

will never get to do that. However, 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

1. How old was Matthew when they met?

A．Five.

B．Ten.

C．Thirteen.

D．Eighteen.

2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.

A．the boy never complained about not getting a medal

B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school

C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before

D．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease

3.Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.

A．he thought it was too expensive

B．he was sure that he could win one in the future

C．he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon

D．he would not be pitied by others

4.From the passage we learn that _________.

A．Matthew was an athlete

B．Matthew was an optimistic and strong-minded boy

C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had

D．Matthew became a champion before he died

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。根据第二段第三行Now he was thirteen.说明C正确。

2.D 推理题。根据本句Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams.说明他只是谈论了获胜以及成功的梦想，从来没有抱怨为什么是他患了这样的疾病，为什么是他如此的不幸，故D正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第三段最后2行“You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”说明他认为要自己获得金牌，故B正确。

4.B 推理题。根据第三段和最后一段“You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”和I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, 说明他很乐观也是一个意志坚定的人，认为自己可以获得冠军，故B正确。

考点：考查情感类短文

点评：我作为奥运冠军被邀请去见一个患肌肉萎缩症的孩子，这个孩子很积极乐观，认为自己能够获得奥运冠军。他用他的乐观诠释了生命的价值。本文以推理题为主，要求考生在审题时准确定位，结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。