Question

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 (肌肉萎縮癥). 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 boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________. 

A．he was one of the author’s fans

B．he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal

C．he was also good at weight lifting

D．he admired the author for his courage very much

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 accept 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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文為一篇介紹一個身殘志堅、積極樂觀的小男孩的文章。

1.從第一段中的“ but he had expressed an interest in meeting me.”和第二段中的“he wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.”可得出答案,故選A。

2.本文主要是向大家介紹一個身殘志堅、積極樂觀的小男孩，故選B。

3.從第三段的最后他所說的話可知matthew是想通過自己的努力獲得成功，而不想只是得到別人的同情或憐憫,故選D。

4.縱觀全文可知，作者很欽佩matthew的那種身殘志堅、積極與病魔作斗爭的精神，所以，從文中可看出matthew才是真正的冠軍。故選C。

考點：本文為一篇記敘文。

點評：這篇閱讀文章非常簡單，可以根據問題，在文章找到講述相關內容的段落，從中尋找有效信息。掌握所讀材料的主旨和大意是正確理解全文的關鍵。