【题文】完形填空
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An ______ had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. _____
he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to_____. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about _____ and succeeding and seeking (追寻)his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my bag and pulled out the first gold ______
I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about ______ and overcoming obstacles (克服障碍) than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it _____ 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 got the news that Matthew had______
and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are _____ to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know nowI'll _____
. 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
【小题1】 | A.excuse | B.effect | C.operation | D.illness |
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【小题2】 | A.While | B.When | C.Although | D.Because |
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【小题3】 | A.three | B.ten | C.twenty | D.thirty |
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【小题4】 | A.winning | B.teaching | C.playing | D.working |
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【小题5】 | A.cup | B.coin | C.watch | D.medal |
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【小题6】 | A.failure | B.success | C.luck | D.smile |
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【小题7】 | A.around | B.in | C.back | D.down |
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【小题8】 | A.went away | B.passed away | C.stayed away | D.moved away |
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【小题9】 | A.surprised | B.brave | C.sorry | D.happy |
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【小题10】 | A.never | B.ever | C.often | D.seldom |
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