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【题目】For five years, Claire Lomas hasn't been able to walk or feel her legs. But that hasn't _____her. She was _______a professional horse rider. But in 2007, she was thrown off her horse. The _____paralyzed her from the chest down. She spent all her time in a ______, at least until January, 2012. That’s when she started _______again, thanks to a 75, 000 bionic suit known as the Re walk.

“It's_____after five years of sitting down to be back on my ______,” she said, “and it's fully weight-bearing and I can walk in it as well. "The Re Walk and two canes would______her when she wanted to walk. But it's not ______. Each day, when she started, she could _____only 30 steps. Every_____ was a challenge, and because she couldn't ______ where she was standing, she _____feared falling over. She had bigger_____, though. Lomas decided to set out to walk the entire length of the London Marathon.

She started, alongside 35,000______, 16 days ago, but today, May 8th, 2012, in the shadow of Buckingham Palace, she______—to the screams of thousands of fans who came out to support her.

"It's a moment I’m going to ______ for the rest of my life,” she told the BBC. “The support here has been so amazing—I didn't ______it here like this. I couldn’t believe it when I______this morning in the taxi to start, and I thought it was just a ______day in London. Someone told me they’re all there for me.’’

【1】A. frightened B. stopped C. wounded D. bothered

【2】A. also B. just C. once D. still

【3】A. pressure B. fault C. disease D. accident

【4】A. wheelchair B. room C. bed D. field

【5】A. speaking B. walking C. competing D. working

【6】A. amazing B. satisfying C. touching D. puzzling

【7】A. hands B. feet C. car D. side

【8】A. follow B. improve C. save D. support

【9】A. late B. fair C. lucky D. easy

【10】A. gather B. practice C. take D. dance

【11】A. moment B. decision C. purpose D. method

【12】A. find B. feel C. hear D. understand

【13】A. probably B. already C. always D. sometimes

【14】A. questions B. fortunes C. changes D. goals

【15】A. journalists B. passengers C. runners D. friends

【16】A. insisted B. agreed C. arrived D. finished

【17】A. remember B. take C. save D. seize

【18】A. enjoy B. expect C. avoid D. achieve

【19】A. turned up B. passed by C. worked out D. broke in

【20】A. lovely B. regular C. busy D. quiet

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】B

【8】D

【9】D

【10】C

【11】A

【12】B

【13】C

【14】D

【15】C

【16】D

【17】A

【18】B

【19】A

【20】C

【解析】 本文属于故事性文章。克莱尔.洛马斯曾经是一名职业骑手，在2007年从马上摔下来瘫痪了五年，后来在一种the Re walk的帮助下，经过痛苦的练习能走路后。参加并完成了伦敦的马拉松全程。

【1】B

考查动词辨析。frighten使惊恐，吓唬； stop停止； wound受伤；bother打扰。句意：五年了克莱尔-洛马斯一直无法行走或感觉到她的腿。但这并没有阻止（stop）她。故选B项。

【2】C

考查副词辨析。also也；just刚刚； once曾经； still然而。根据后面的内容可知她曾经是一职业骑手。故选C。

【3】D

考查名词辨析。 pressure压力；fault缺点，过错；disease疾病；accident事故。根据上句“she was thrown off her horse.”可知是一场事故。故D项符合题意。

【4】A

考查名词辨析。句意： wheelchair轮椅； room房间； bed床上；field领域，田野。上文说她从马上掉下来，瘫了，所以不能行走，只好做轮椅了。故A正确。

【5】B

考查动词辨析。speaking说话；walking走路；competing竞争； working工作。根据第7小题后的“and I can walk in it as well.”可知多亏了“bionic suit”让她重新能走了。故选B项。

【6】A

考查形容词辨析。 amazing令人惊异的； satisfying令人满意的；touching令人感动的；puzzling令人迷惑的。五年以来只能坐轮椅的一个瘫痪的人还能走，令人惊异。故选A项。

【7】B

考查固定搭配。句意：坐在轮椅上五年我重新站起来真是太棒了。 be back on one’s feet 为固定搭配，意为“恢复健康”。故选B项。

【8】D

考查动词辨析。follow跟随，理解；improve提高； save节约；support支持，支撑。当她想走路时，The Re Walk和两个拐杖会支撑她。故选D项。

【9】D

考查形容词辨析。Late晚的，迟的；fair公平的；lucky幸运的； easy容易的。根据后面的内容可知，开始时她每次只能走30步，可知这并不容易（easy），故选D项。

【10】C

考查动词辨析。 gather收集；practice练习；take取，采取；danc跳舞。她开始时，每天她只能走30步。take a step意为走一步，take 30 steps走30步。故选C。

【11】A

考查名词辨析。moment时刻；decision决定；purpose目的；method方法。对她来说时时刻刻都是挑战。故选A。

【12】B

考查动词辨析。find找到； feel感觉；hear听见； understand理解。时时刻刻都是挑战，因为她感觉不到她站在哪儿。故选B项。

【13】C

考查副词辨析。 probably可能；already已经； always 总是； sometimes有时。根据上句可知她不知道自己站在哪了，所以她总是（always）害怕摔倒。故C符合题意。

【14】D

考查名词辨析。不过她有更大的目标。洛马斯决定参加伦敦马拉松全程。 questions问题；fortunes财富；changes变化；goals目标。她是一个靠“the Re walk”。才能走路的人，所以参加马拉松确实是一个大目标（goals）

【15】C

考查名词辨析。journalists记者； passengers乘客；runners 走路的人，跑步的人；friends朋友。她参加了马拉松，当然是和赛跑的人一起了。句意：16天前，她和35000名赛跑选手一起出发了。故选C项。

【16】D

考查动词辨析。 Insisted坚持； agreed同意；arrived到达；finished完成。但是今天，2012年5月8日，她完成了马拉松，数千名粉丝对她尖叫，来支持她。故选D项。

【17】A

考查动词辨析。这是我余生要记住的一刻。 remember记得；take拿，取；save节约，节省；seize抓住。她完成了马拉松全程，确实值得她一生都要记住的事。故选A项。

【18】B

考查动词辨析。enjoy享受；expect期望，预料； avoid避免；achieve完成，达到。根据下一句“I couldn’t believe it”可知我没料到（expect）会像这样（这里对我的支持真让人吃惊）。故选B项。

【19】A

考查动词短语辨析。 turned up出现； passed by经过； worked out制定，计算，锻炼；broke in闯入。今天早上我从出租车里出来（turned up）的时候，我真不敢相信。故选Ａ。

【20】C

考查形容词辨析的。 lovely可爱的，令人愉快的；regular定期的，普通的；busy忙碌的； quiet安静的。我真不敢相信，今天早上我从出租车出来的时候，我还以为这只是在伦敦的普通的一天。故选C项。