It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.

Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”

Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.

____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.

____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”

1.A. anxiousB. proud C. contentD. active

2.A. rideB. driveC. workD. study

3.A. signsB. curesC. fundsD. ways

4.A. his B. herC. oursD. its

5.A. similarly B. definitelyC. differentlyD. exactly

6.A. beyondB. onC. likeD. within

7.A. refer toB. work outC. make sureD. give up

8.A. safestB. largest C. wildestD. farthest

9.A. shopB. hotelC. restaurantD. hospital

10.A. villagers B. patientsC. friends D. doctors

11.A. preventB. restrict C. warnD. stop

12.A. WhileB. OnceC. Unless D. If

13.A. examine B. considerC. meetD. ignore

14.A. walkB. seeC. leaveD. concern

15.A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. SomehowD. However

16.A. putB. turned C. givenD. thrown

17.A. effortsB. advantagesC. plansD. emotions

18.A. settledB. knockedC. broke D. held

19.A. Exciting B. ChallengingC. DisappointingD. Attracting

20.A. thinkB. dream C. hearD. talk

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析:Jim Bevier是一位六十二歲的退休飛行員,他一直為一個防治失明的非盈利組織義務駕駛飛機,從事著到世界各地去救治失明患者的事業(yè)。盡管工作辛苦,但是看著進去接受治療的盲人走出來重見光明是最讓他感到滿足的時刻。

1.形容詞辨析。A. 焦慮的;B. 驕傲的;C.滿意的;D. 積極的。根據(jù)下文內容可知他在業(yè)余時間去幫助失明的人們,由此可知他不滿足帶孫子孫女,或者呆在自己的馬場,選C。

2.動詞辨析。A.騎;B. 駕駛;C. 工作;D. 學習。根據(jù)情理可知他只能教給小孩子們騎車,其余不符合情理。

3.名詞辨析。A. 標志;B.對策;C. 基金;D. 方法。根據(jù)下文內容可知Bevier是一位防治失明組織的志愿者,由此推測他是幫助發(fā)放藥品,故選B。

4.代詞辨析。A. 他的;B.她的;C. 我們的;D.它的。根據(jù)上文內容可知此處指a nonprofit organization,故答案選D。

5.副詞辨析A. 相似;B. 確切;C. 不同;D. 精確。Bevier駕駛的飛機大多數(shù)時候降落的地點不是有專門飛機跑道的地方,選B,其他不符合句意。

6.介詞辨析。 A. 超出;B. 在上;C.像;D. 在內。根據(jù)下文Bevier的講述可知大多數(shù)降落的地方不像標準的飛機跑道,選C。

7.動詞短語辨析。A. 寧肯;B. 計算出;C.確信;D.放棄。由后句內容可知他們必須為了防止意外而確保跑道的長度等各方面情況,選C。

8.形容詞辨析。A. 最安全;B.最大;C. 最野蠻;D. 最遠。根據(jù)前句內容和后面in case of accident等判斷他們要選擇最安全的降落地,選A.。

9.名詞辨析。 A.商店;B.旅館;C. 餐廳;D. 醫(yī)院。由上文內可知這架飛機名叫the Flying Eye Hospital,所以選D。

10.名詞辨析。 A. 村民;B. 病人;C. 朋友;D.醫(yī)生。從后句內容they can treat certain conditions可以判斷為了在他們離開后當?shù)氐尼t(yī)生能夠去應付某些醫(yī)療情況他們還要培訓當?shù)氐尼t(yī)生,選D。

11.動詞辨析。A. 阻止;B. 在嚴格;C. 警告;D. 停止。根據(jù)and前面內容可以推測醫(yī)生要能治療某些疾病,以免引起失明,也就是防止人們失明,選A。

12.連詞辨析。 A. 同時;B. 一旦;C. 除非;D. 如果。前后句內容為轉折關系,他可以回家,但是他卻喜歡呆在那里看那些前來檢查的人們,所以選A。

13.動詞辨析。A.檢查;B.認為;C. 會見,看;D. 忽略。根據(jù)后句內容I’m glad to see them get on the airplane可知他是喜歡見到那些人們,選C。

14.動詞辨析。A. 走;B. 看;C. 離開;D. 聯(lián)系。從文章內容可知Bevier工作的醫(yī)院是診治失明的,所以當人們治療之后會恢復視力,重新看到光明,選B。

15.副詞辨析。 A. 因此;B. 包括;C. 而且;D. 然而。上文提到他喜歡看到那些經(jīng)過治療后 恢復視力的人們,而此處說他們不能處理治療所有的病人,由此判斷為轉折關系,選D。

16.動詞辨析。 A. 放;B.轉彎;C. 給;D. 投。根據(jù)上句內容可知這些志愿醫(yī)生不能治療病人時,只能拒絕他們,讓他們失望地離開,turn sb away 把某人拒之門外,選B。

17.名詞辨析。 A. 影響;B. 益處;C. 計劃;D. 情緒。前句提到他們的工作不僅有著長時間的枯燥,而且還要面對各種病人,各種情況,再根據(jù)下文內容可以判斷,他們要學會控制自己的各種情感,選D。

18.動詞辨析。A. 定居;B. 敲;C.打破;D. 抓住。Bevier是一名充滿愛心的志愿者,當他看到孩子因不能接受治療而被拒之門外的時候,他內心是痛苦的,break down 情緒垮掉,失聲痛哭,選C。

19.形容詞辨析。A. 激動的;B. 有挑戰(zhàn)的;C. 失望的;D. 進攻的。從上文的敘述可知他們的工作是很辛苦的,選C。

20.動詞辨析。A. 認為;B. 夢想;C. 聽見;D. 交談。Bevier因工作需要會長時間離家在外,所以他看到這些孩子的時候會想起自己的孫子孫女們,選A。

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