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 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. 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:

Dear 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.

                                               Your friend,

                                                   Matthew

1. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that_______.

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

   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 not gettig a medal

2. From the passage we learn that ________.

   A. Matthew was an athlete

   B. Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy

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

   D. Matthew became a champion before he died

3.Matthew didn’t accepted 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. What would be the best title for this passage?

   A. A sick boy.          B. A special friend.

   C. A real champion.     D. A famous athlete.

单词拼写：（每个1分，共10分）

1.Whenever I ask him question, the teacher is always ___________ (热情) about/for explaining them to me. 

2.I found him _______________(失望) at the result of the examination. 

3.We should a________________(采纳) the consumer’s reasonable suggestions. 

4.I ______________(意识到) that he was lying again after a thought.  

5. Through music, people enter a world of beauty,_____________ (表达) themselves from the hearts.

6.I was f______________ to catch today's last bus to the county at the last minute. 

7. Without the teacher’s p______________, you can’t go into his office.

8. Tom is c______________ about drawing, and he wants to become an artist.  

9.Beethoven became c_____________ deaf during the last years of his life. 

10. Liu Ping has a t_______________ for language and she does very well in English. 

单词拼写：（每个1分，共10分）
【小题1】Whenever I ask him question, the teacher is always ___________ (热情) about/for explaining them to me. 
【小题2】I found him _______________(失望) at the result of the examination. 
【小题3】We should a________________(采纳) the consumer’s reasonable suggestions. 
【小题4】I ______________(意识到) that he was lying again after a thought.  
【小题5】 Through music, people enter a world of beauty,_____________ (表达) themselves from the hearts.
【小题6】I was f______________ to catch today’s last bus to the county at the last minute. 
【小题7】 Without the teacher’s p______________, you can’t go into his office.
【小题8】 Tom is c______________ about drawing, and he wants to become an artist.  
【小题9】Beethoven became c_____________ deaf during the last years of his life. 
【小题10】 Liu Ping has a t_______________ for language and she does very well in English. 

单词拼写 根据首字母或所给中文提示写出单词的正确形式（共10题，每小题1分）

1.Which subjects are ________(必修的) in your school?

2.The workers are e________ for mineral deposits or oil．

3.He has obtained a degree in ________(心理学)．

4.Our teacher won’t t________ any cheating on exams．

5.His left leg was _________(瘫痪)．

6.The thief s________ the handbag and ran away．

7.The wool was w________ round the back of the chair

8.One of the new government’s p________ is to control public spending．

9.We have made _________(预订) for three rooms at the hotel．

10.They are all ________(业余的) basketball players．

Matthew Ames returned to Brisbane from Melbourne at the weekend after experiencing one of many rounds of surgery，becoming Australia’s first bionic（仿生学的）man. Matthew Ames was at home on Monday morning，adjusting to national media attention and life with titanium rods（钦杆）in what remains of his arms and legs．If all goes to plan，later in the year he will have more surgery to fix bionic prosthetics（假肢）．

????? It all started 15 months ago，when the Origin Energy engineer一who lives with his wife Diane and four children in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s east一began feeling like he was coming down with the“man flu”，A week later he was in hospital，senseless and on life support，which was caused by a deadly form of bacteria．

????? “He had a. 99％chance of dying，”Matthew’s son Luke，9，said in a program，Sunday Night which drew more than 2．12 million viewers nationally．

??? Matthew’s younger sons Ben，8，and Will，7，added：“And only 1％of living.”

??? Proudly Will concluded：“And the 1％ won against the 99．”

??? Matthew’s families were told Matthew’s only chance of survival was to have his four limbs removed．For Diane，the choice was easy．She could not allow their children to grow up without a father．Eventually，Matthew came to，only to find he had no arms and legs．

??? On Monday，he is attending a Pride of Australia Medal ceremony for which he has been nominated（被提名）In the courage category．“The 40-year-old is slowly getting used to a few more people knowing about his story，”his sister Kate told Fairfax Media．“We told his story so that he was known to the kids，and thus people wouldn’t stop and stare，”Kate continued．“We’re not sure what to expect now that his story has aired across Australia．The effect it would have in a positive way on people is beyond our expectation．”

1.From the first two paragraphs we can learn that Matthew Ames

A．has finished all of his operations

B．is the first bionic man in the world

C．is becoming the focus of the public

D． had his arms and legs cut completely

2.From what Matthew Ames’sons say，we can conclude that

A．it was a wonder for their father to escape from death

B．most doctors refused to operate on their father

C．the sons’love is the cure of their father，s disease

D．the sons’pray moved God and saved their father

3.What was the attitude of Matthew’s wife when he was advised to cut his legs and arms？

A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Cautious. D. Casual.

4.What would be the best title for the passage？

A. A Lucky Father B. A Bionic Man

C．A National Hero D'. A Reliable Husband