Heroes come in different forms. They are the people who save lives and the people who can stand 36   times. My hero is my mother. When she was diagnosed(診斷)with breast cancer, I was 37  . I didn’t understand how she could appear so healthy 38   a deadly disease existed inside.

My mother went 39  a mastectomy(乳房切除手術(shù))to remove the cancerous cells. For a month after her surgery (外科手術(shù)) she was unable to do anything.

It was after this surgery that my mother 40  me the most. Her inactivity really made her  frustrated (沮喪), but she never 41  . She is a strong woman. Unlike some, she never 42  why she had got cancer. Instead, she 43  it and remained optimistic(樂觀的).

44   my mother’s illness, I had to step in to do the housework. Previously I would have 45  not to, but I knew this was my 46  .

Those weeks passed slowly but in the end I had a new 47  for my mom. I had never 48  all the things she does on a regular basis. Simple things like cleaning, cooking, laundry and bills really started to become great 49   .

During this special period, I saw the amazing supportive group we have. My parents’ friends couldn’t have done 50   .They stopped by on a regular basis, cooked meals, and supplied us with anything we 51  .They let me know that we will always be there 52   each other.

My mother is healthier now and back to her 53   activities. Our lives are busy but I am a little more willing to 54  around the house. I   55 my mother’s ability to stay optimistic and I only hope that some day I can be lucky enough to be like her.

1.                A.present         B.short           C.boring    D.hard

 

2.                A.shocked        B.discouraged     C.disappointed   D.hurt

 

3.                A.but            B.though         C.while D.since

 

4.                A.up            B.through         C.a(chǎn)way     D.off

 

5.                A.worried        B.impressed       C.benefited from D.depended on

 

6.                A.complained     B.minded         C.moved   D.spoke

 

7.                A.questioned      B.explained       C.understood    D.learned

 

8.                A.welcomed      B.received        C.changed  D.a(chǎn)ccepted

 

9.                A.As well as       B.Because of      C.In case   D.As a result

 

10.               A.begged         B.refused        C.decided   D.pretended

 

11.               A.chance         B.turn           C.luck  D.responsibility

 

12.               A.respect        B.opinion         C.gift   D.job

 

13.               A.thought        B.known         C.realized   D.understood

 

14.               A.lessons         B.pleasures       C.troubles   D.experiences

 

15.               A.a(chǎn)ll             B.nothing         C.less  D.more

 

16.               A.dreamed       B.knew          C.needed   D.borrowed

 

17.               A.from           B.for            C.a(chǎn)gainst    D.without

 

18.               A.interesting      B.often          C.busy  D.normal

 

19.               A.work out       B.set out         C.look about D.help out

 

20.               A.treasure        B.respect         C.a(chǎn)dmire    D.a(chǎn)dmit

 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析:

1.從下文My hero is my mother. When she was diagnosed(診斷)with breast cancer,可以看出得了癌癥的時(shí)間肯定是艱難的日子,故選 D。

2.從I didn’t understand how she could appear so healthy 可以看出作者不能相信自己的母親得了癌癥,因?yàn)樗雌饋砗芙】,所以作者知道了這病后感覺非常吃驚,故選A。溫馨提醒:shocked 震驚的;discouraged氣餒的;disappointed失望的;hurt受傷的。

3.我不理解如此健康的一個(gè)人,而卻她得了一種致命的疾病?崭袂昂笫菍(duì)比關(guān)系故選C。溫馨提醒:but表示前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系;though盡管,引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句;since自從。

4.go up上升,增長(zhǎng); go through通過,經(jīng)受;  go away 走開;go off離開,進(jìn)行。句意:

我母親通過做乳房切除術(shù)來切除癌細(xì)胞,故選B。

5.worry sb使某人擔(dān)心;impress sb感動(dòng)某人;benefit from得益于;depend on依靠 。根據(jù)She is a strong woman.和 remained optimistic(樂觀的)可以看出作者的母親很堅(jiān)強(qiáng),所以這一點(diǎn)令作者很感動(dòng),故選B。

6.complain抱怨;mind 介意;move移動(dòng),感動(dòng);speak說話。根據(jù)remained optimistic(樂觀的) 作者的母親抱著樂觀的態(tài)度,所以這里應(yīng)該說她從不抱怨,故選A。

7.question詢問; explain解釋;understand理解; learn學(xué)習(xí),認(rèn)識(shí)到。根據(jù)why she had got cancer.可以判斷母親從來沒有詢問過為什么她得了癌癥,故選A。

8.welcome歡迎; receive收到; change改變;accept接受。母親不抱怨自己得了癌癥,而是接受了現(xiàn)實(shí),故選 D。

9.As well as 和……一樣; Because of因?yàn),由于?In case 萬一,假使; As a result因此 。句意:由于母親病了,我不得不做家務(wù),故選B

10.beg請(qǐng)求,祈求; refuse拒絕;decide決定;pretend假裝。以前我可以請(qǐng)求不做家務(wù),但是現(xiàn)在不行了,母親病了。故選A

11.以前我可以請(qǐng)求不做家務(wù),但是現(xiàn)在我知道這是我的責(zé)任了,因?yàn)樽髡咧滥赣H病了,不能干家務(wù)了,故選D。

12.respect尊敬; opinion意見; gift禮物; job工作 幾周過后我更加尊敬我的母親。故選A

13.think認(rèn)為,想起; know 知道;realize認(rèn)識(shí)到; understand理解。溫馨提醒:realize作為及物動(dòng)詞,可以表達(dá)“認(rèn)識(shí)到;了解”的意思還可以表示“實(shí)現(xiàn);完成”的意思。understand理解更深刻,這里就是說作者多于母親平時(shí)的日常家務(wù),以前的時(shí)候沒有意識(shí)到有多么重要。只有在自己做起家務(wù)來才意識(shí)到這些。故選C。

14.像打掃衛(wèi)生、洗衣、做飯、開支這些簡(jiǎn)單的家務(wù)就成了我的負(fù)擔(dān)或麻煩,故選C

15.根據(jù)They stopped by on a regular basis ,cooked meals, and supplied us with anything…可以看出這些人盡他們的最大努力去幫助我們。所以他們做了最多了,這里把more 放在否定句里,表示最多的意思,故選 D。

16.這些人盡他們的最大努力去幫助我們,幫我們做我們所需要做的一切,故選C。

17.for sb為了某人。他們讓我知道我們都在那里為了彼此,故選B。

18.根據(jù)My mother is healthier now 可以看出母親恢復(fù)了健康,所以她回到了正常的家務(wù)勞動(dòng)上了,故選D。

19.work out解決,算出;set out出發(fā),開始;look about環(huán)視,查看;help out幫助……擺脫困境。由于作者已經(jīng)做起了家務(wù),所以還是愿意繼續(xù)幫著做家務(wù)。故選D。

20.根據(jù)I only hope that some day I can be lucky enough to be like her.可以看出作者羨慕自己的母親,故選C。

考點(diǎn):這是一篇記敘文。

點(diǎn)評(píng):本文敘述了自己的母親在得了癌癥后,從不抱怨,而是抱著樂觀的態(tài)度繼續(xù)生活,使作者深受感動(dòng),同時(shí)也教育讀者我們要抱著樂觀的態(tài)度來戰(zhàn)勝病魔。近幾年高考的完型填空的短文中,經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)讓考生根據(jù)上下文來判斷文中主人公在事情發(fā)展的過程中,心理變化的歷程。提醒考生注意,仔細(xì)閱讀文章注意上下文之間的呼應(yīng)。

 

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