Question

【题目】 Terry Fox never thought he’d live a great life. He liked sports, but no one thought he was talented. However, Terry was ______ for one reason he had determination.

Terry was too short for basketball, but he worked harder at it. He also practiced cross-country running ______ he didn’t like it. Finally he made the ______ team and even won the Athlete of the Year Award later.

During his first year at university, he had a pain ______ his right knee, which was so bad that he ______ stand up. He went to the doctor for ______. They showed that he had cancer. He was going to lose one of his ______ and be given an artificial one.

Terry’s family and friends all gave him support. “Knowing that all those people cared really helped me,” Terry said. He decided to face it with courage and ______.

One night Terry was ______ through an article. It was about Dick Traum, who also had an artificial leg and had ______ the New York Marathon. “If he can do it,” thought Terry, “I can, too. I’ll run across Canada and ______ money for cancer research. It will be a Marathon of ______!”

Terry did just that. He began to run a little every day. It is 5,300 miles across Canada. Terry hoped to run thirty to forty miles a day so that it would ______ him six months. Most of all, he hoped to raise $1 million for cancer research. Because Terry had an artificial leg, running wasn’t ______. People supported Terry. As he ran, they ______ and cheered. However, he had to give up the Marathon after 3,339 miles, with a ______ pain in his chest. He told the people before he left, “I won’t ______. I just hope people will ______ to give money.” And they did. Just under $25 million was given.

Terry ______ a lot of awards all his life. He passed away on June 28, 1981, almost a year after his Marathon of Hope. He was considered a ______ in all areas of his life.

【1】A. specialB. energeticC. powerfulD. independent

【2】A. becauseB. soC. thoughD. if

【3】A. footballB. basketballC. tennisD. volleyball

【4】A. onB. atC. inD. to

【5】A. wouldn’tB. couldn’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t

【6】A. testsB. goalsC. answersD. methods

【7】A. feetB. kneesC. legsD. bones

【8】A. happinessB. patienceC. curiosityD. determination

【9】A. seeingB. gettingC. makingD. looking

【10】A. runB. participatedC. joinedD. fled

【11】A. giveB. borrowC. raiseD. provide

【12】A. HopeB. StrengthC. LoveD. Courage

【13】A. spendB. costC. needD. take

【14】A. difficultB. painfulC. easyD. extra

【15】A. performedB. wavedC. admiredD. screamed

【16】A. sharpB. lightC. mildD. hard

【17】A. break downB. blow outC. go awayD. give up

【18】A. planB. competeC. continueD. succeed

【19】A. receivedB. admittedC. benefitedD. gave

【20】A. workerB. winnerC. loserD. leader

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【9】D

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】D

【14】C

【15】B

【16】A

【17】D

【18】C

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是Terry Fox的故事。他从没想过他会过上好日子。他喜欢运动，但没有人认为他有天赋。然而，Terry的特殊之处在于他有决心。在大学的第一年，他的右膝盖疼得厉害，以至于他不能站起来。后来，他装上了一条假腿。他决定以勇气和决心面对它。他要跑遍加拿大为癌症研究筹集资金。他被认为是他人生各个领域的赢家。

【1】考查形容词。A. special 特殊的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. powerful强大的；D. independent独立的。Terry Fox从没想过他会过上好日子。他喜欢运动，但没有人认为他有天赋。然而，Terry的特殊之处在于他有决心。故选A。

【2】考查状语从句。A. because因为；B. so所以；C. though 尽管；D. if如果。虽然他不喜欢越野跑，但他也练习过。故选C。

【3】考查名词。A. football足球；B. basketball 篮球；C. tennis网球；D. volleyball排球。最后，他进了篮球队，甚至获得了年度最佳运动员奖。故选B。

【4】考查介词。在大学的第一年，他的右膝盖疼得厉害，以至于他不能站起来。故选C。

【5】考查情态动词。A. wouldn’t不会；B. couldn’t不可能，不能；C. mustn’t禁止；D. needn’t不必。在大学的第一年，他的右膝盖疼得厉害，以至于他不能站起来。故选B。

【6】考查名词。A. tests测试；B. goals目标；C. answers回答；D. methods方法。他去看医生做检查。故选A。

【7】考查名词。A. feet脚； B. knees膝盖；C. legs腿；D. bones骨头。他将失去一条腿，只能装一条假腿。故选C。

【8】考查名词。A. happiness幸福；B. patience 耐心；C. curiosity 好奇；D. determination决心。他决定以勇气和决心面对它。故选D。

【9】考查动词。A. seeing看见；B. getting得到；C. making制造；D. looking看。一天晚上，Terry正在看一篇文章。固定词组：look through“浏览”。故选D。

【10】考查动词。A. run跑；B. participated参加；C. joined加入；D. fled逃走。这是关于迪克·特劳姆(Dick Traum)的故事，他也装了一条假肢，参加过纽约马拉松比赛。故选A。

【11】考查动词。A. give给；B. borrow借入；C. raise提高，养育；D. provide提供。我要跑遍加拿大为癌症研究筹集资金。故选C。

【12】考查名词。A. Hope希望；B. Strength力量，力气；C. Love爱；D. Courage勇气。这将是一场充满希望的马拉松!故选A。

【13】考查动词。A. spend花费，度过；B. cost花费；C. need需要；D. take耗费时间。Terry望每天跑30到40英里，这样他就需要6个月的时间。固定句式：It takes sb. some time to do sth.“做某事花费某人多长时间”。故选D。

【14】考查动词。A. difficult 困难的；B. painful 痛苦的；C. easy容易的；D. extra额外的。因为Terry有一条假腿，所以跑步不容易。故选C。

【15】考查动词。A. performed执行，表演；B. waved挥动；C. admired钦佩；D. screamed尖叫。当他奔跑时，他们挥手欢呼。故选B。

【16】考查形容词。A. sharp锋利的，强烈的；B. light轻的，浅色的；C. mild温和的；D. hard艰苦的，努力的。然而，在跑完3339英里后，他不得不放弃了马拉松，因为他的胸部剧烈疼痛。故选A。

【17】考查动词词组。A. break down毁掉；B. blow out爆裂；C. go away走开；D. give up放弃。我不会放弃的。我只是希望人们会继续捐钱。故选D。

【18】考查动词。A. plan计划；B. compete比赛；C. continue继续；D. succeed成功。我不会放弃的。我只是希望人们会继续捐钱。故选C。

【19】考查动词。A. received收到；B. admitted承认；C. benefited有利于；D. gave给。Terry一生中获得了许多奖项。故选A。

【20】考查名词。A. worker工人；B. winner赢得者；C. loser失败者；D. leader领导者。他被认为是他人生各个领域的赢家。故选B。