【題目】 Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Throughout Graham’s ______ in the hospital, Graham connected with everyone he met, from elderly patients to younger children. “He would lend other sick children his toys or act silly to make them laugh.” Morissette said. “Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the ______ to fight with him.” In 1997, when he was 8 years old, Graham passed away.

______ by how Graham lived his life caring about others, Morissette ______ the nonprofit Grahamtastic Connection in his honor. The organization provides free technology - including computers, iPads, and robots - to children ______ cancer and other serious illnesses.

One of the major goals of Morissette’s work is to ______ kids to their classrooms, which really helps them continue their education despite hospitalizations and days missed from school.

The robots “transport” children right into the classroom in real time. They can operate the robots right from their hospital bed or home. If a child is unable to attend school, they can ______ log on to their tablet or laptop and call in to the robot. They can walk up and down the school paths. They can go to lunch with their friends. The real magic happens between classes, when they’re walking down the hallway with their friends, by robots, ______ their weekend and their favorite foods and other things. It’s great technology that really gives children the feeling of control, when their world is maybe ______ control.

“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel ______ Graham is smiling down.” Morissette said, “I believe that Graham’s love lives on in the work that I do. And I’m proud and privileged to be able to do it in his honor.”

1A.surgeryB.treatmentC.vacationD.rest

2A.focusB.strengthC.resourceD.attention

3A.ConfusedB.DepressedC.InspiredD.Worried

4A.leftB.visitedC.benefitedD.founded

5A.causingB.curingC.battlingD.preventing

6A.connectB.forceC.inviteD.throw

7A.hardlyB.accidentallyC.simplyD.luckily

8A.talking aboutB.putting offC.depending onD.thinking of

9A.underB.withinC.away fromD.out of

10A.even ifB.as thoughC.in caseD.so that

【答案】

1B

2B

3C

4D

5C

6A

7C

8A

9D

10B

【解析】

本文講述了受到兒子Graham關愛他人的生活方式的啟發(fā),莫里塞特為紀念格雷厄姆創(chuàng)立了非營利性的“Grahamtastic Connection”。該組織為患癌癥和其他嚴重疾病的兒童提供包括電腦、ipad和機器人在內的免費技術。莫里塞特的工作的主要目標之一是把孩子們和他們的教室聯(lián)系起來,這真的幫助他們在住院和缺課的情況下繼續(xù)接受教育。

1句意:在Graham在醫(yī)院的整個治療過程中。

surgery外科;treatment治療;vacation休假;rest休息;根據(jù)前文“Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Graham被診斷出白血病,所以此處應該是在醫(yī)院治療。故選B。

2句意:他給了我與他一起戰(zhàn)斗的能量和力量。

focus中心;strength力量;resource資源;attention注意力;根據(jù)“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going.Graham特殊的精神,所以此處應是給我一起戰(zhàn)斗的能力和力量,故選B。

3句意:受到Graham關愛他人的生活方式的啟發(fā)。

Confused困惑;Depressed使……沮喪;Inspired激發(fā);Worried擔心;根據(jù)前文“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the strength to fight with him.”,所以此處應是受到啟發(fā)而建立了幫助他人的基金會,故選C。

4句意:莫里塞特為紀念Graham創(chuàng)立了非營利性的“Grahamtastic Connection”。

left離開;visited拜訪;benefited受益;founded建立;根據(jù)“Grahamtastic Connection ”是組織,所以用建立,故選D

5句意:該組織為與癌癥和其他嚴重疾病做斗爭的兒童提供包括電腦、ipad和機器人在內的免費技術。

causing成為……原因;curing治愈;battling作戰(zhàn);preventing防止;根據(jù)“ cancer and other other serious illnesses. ”,所以此處是和病魔做斗爭,故選C。

6句意:Morissette的工作的主要目標之一是把孩子們和他們的教室連接起來。

connect連接;force促使; invite邀請;throw扔;根據(jù)“which really helps them continue their education despite hospitalizations and days missed from school.”這真的幫助他們在住院和缺課的情況下繼續(xù)接受教育,所以此處是連接起來,故選A。

7句意:如果孩子不能上學,他們可以簡單地登錄到平板電腦或筆記本電腦,然后呼叫機器人。

hardly幾乎不;accidentally偶然地;simply簡單地;luckily幸運地;根據(jù)“log on to their tablet or laptop and call in to the robot.”登錄到平板電腦或筆記本電腦,然后呼叫機器人,此處登錄應是簡單地,故選C。

8句意:通過機器人,談論著他們的周末和他們最喜歡的食物和其他東西。

talking about談論;putting off推遲;depending on取決于;thinking of想起;根據(jù)“their weekend and their favorite foods and other things”,后文是他們的周末和他們最喜歡的食物和其他東西,所以是談論,故選A。

9句意:這是偉大的技術,當他們的世界可能失控的時候,真正給孩子控制的感覺。

under在……下面;within在……內部;away from遠離;out of由于;根據(jù)前文是孩子們不能去學校不能和朋友一起上學,所以他們真正的世界似乎是失控的世界,故選D

10句意:每當我能幫助一個需要幫助的孩子時,我覺得Graham好像在微笑。

even if即使;as though好像;in case以防萬一;so that以便于;根據(jù)“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel ___10___ Graham is smiling down”每當我能幫助一個需要幫助的孩子時,我覺得Graham 在微笑,因為Graham已經去世,所以此處應該是好像,故選B。

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