1、.完形填空When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the first thing that came to mind was a “death sentence”. I began _1_ destiny. Why would it have this placed upon me? _2_， I decided to look for the positive side of my fate instead of bemoaning (悲叹) it. When I think of the “gift of life” that was given
2、to me, I know I will gain _3_ from all my experiences. I was left with a few complications (并发症) I now have to live with after _4_my cancer period. A few years later, I was diagnosed with another cancer, which totally took me by _5_. Despite all the _6_ Ive dealt with all my life, I still feel truly
3、 _7_. Thinking about the individuals that are no longer among us, I _8_ there will always be someone _9_.Writing had become a therapy for me. I even _10_ one experience during my surgeries into a _11_ called “Peace”. I placed that poem, along with many others, into book _12_. I was lucky enough to h
4、ave that book _13_. Later, I had another inspirational book published, with a third one on the way. I wish to make a(n) _14_ impact on whoever is ill with the words and phrases of each poem of statement. I hope they could develop the strength to _15_ life in a whole new way. I truly believe when you
5、 _16_ a horrible disease like cancer, its for a reason. I want to live to _17_ exactly what that is for me.I would have never become a (n) _18_， producing inspirational poems and stories, if I had not gone through all that I did. Im a true example that you can survive cancer, _19_ you catch it, have
6、 faith and allow that faith to _20_ your path. 文章大意：作者先后患了两种癌症，但作者并没有向命运低头，而是用积极乐观的心态来面对生活，还通过写诗歌和故事来阐述人生，最终战胜了病魔。1. Aplanning Bquestioning Cfighting Dteasing答案：B解析：根据下文中的“Why would it have this placed upon me”可知，此处表示作者开始质疑命运。plan计划；question对提出质疑；fight与()作战；tease戏弄。故选B。2. AHowever BThereforeCBesides
7、 DOtherwise 答案：A解析：上文说作者对于患上癌症首先想到的是死亡判决；下文说，作者并没有抱怨。据此可以判断，空格前后之间是转折关系。however然而；therefore因此；besides此外；otherwise否则，不然。故选A。3. Astrength BknowledgeCreputationDcontrol答案：A解析：根据该句中的“from all my experiences”及语境可以判断，作者将从自己的经历中获得战胜癌症的力量。strength力气，力量；knowledge知识；reputation名声；control控制(或操纵)能力。故选A。4. Alearn
8、ing from Breacting to Cgoing through Dgetting across答案：C解析：此处表示作者经历癌症期后。learn from向学习；react to对做出反应；go through经历，遭受；get across被传达，被理解。故选C。5. Astorm Bsurprise Cmistake Daccident答案：B解析：几年后，作者又被诊断出患了癌症，这使作者感到惊讶。take sb. by surprise为固定短语，意为“使某人惊诧”，故选B。6. Aemergencies Bprocedures Cattempts Dstruggles答案：D
9、解析：根据该句中的“Ive dealt with all my life”并结合上文中作者对癌症的叙述可以判断，此处表示尽管作者生活中处理了很多难事，作者仍然能感受到自己是幸运的。emergency紧急情况；procedure程序；attempt企图；struggle难事。故选D。7. Ahonored Btroubled CdisturbedDblessed答案：D解析：参见上题解析。honored光荣的；troubled忧虑的；disturbed烦恼的；blessed有福气的，幸运的。故D项符合语境。8. Arealize Bwonder Cbelieve Dapprove答案：A解析：想
10、想那些已经不在我们身边的人，作者意识到总会有人的情况比自己更糟糕。realize意识到；wonder想知道；believe相信；approve赞成，批准。故选A。9. Ain rags Bin tears Cbetter offDworse off答案：D解析：参见上题解析。in rags衣衫褴褛；in tears流着眼泪；better off更好的；worse off更糟的。故D项符合语境。10. Aburst Bturned Cdivided Dslid答案：B解析：写作已经变成了作者的疗法，作者甚至把手术过程中的一次经历变成了一首叫作“和平”的诗。burst into意为“突然爆发”，b
11、urst此时为不及物动词，其后不能直接跟宾语；turn.into.意为“把变成”；divide.into.意为“把分为”；slide into.意为“不知不觉地陷入”，slide此时为不及物动词。故选B。11A.novel Bstory Cpoem Dbook答案：C解析：由下文“I placed that poem”可知选C。12. Astyle Bversion CformDedition答案：C解析：此处表示作者把那首诗(以及一些其他的诗)弄成了书的形式。book form图书形式。style风格，version版本，edition 版本，均不符合语境。故选C。13. Apublishe
12、d BsoldCtyped Dprinted答案：A解析：作者很幸运地把那本书出版了。publish出版；sell卖；type打字；print印刷。此题易误选D项，根据语境及下文中的提示“I had another inspirational book published”可知，A项符合语境。14. Alimited Bpositive Cnegative Dimmediate答案：B解析：作者的诗歌源于事实，作者希望它们对病人有积极的影响。limited有限的；positive积极的；negative消极的；immediate立刻的，立即的。故选B。15. Asave Baccept Csp
13、are Dend答案：B解析：作者希望他们能培养一种力量，以全新的方式接受生活。save挽救；accept接受；spare匀出；end结束。故选B。 16. Aprevent BfightCdevelop Dsurvive答案：D解析：作者真的相信，当人在癌症这样可怕的疾病中幸存下来的时候是有原因的。prevent阻止；fight战斗；develop发展；survive幸存。故选D。17. Aturn outBcome out Cfind out Dgive out答案：C解析：根据上文中的“its for a reason”可知，作者想要活着，以弄清楚对作者来说那是什么。 18. Awrit
14、er BpatientCentertainerDpoet答案：A解析：如果作者没有经历这些，作者从来不会成为一名作家，写出鼓舞人心的诗和故事。writer作家；patient病人；entertainer表演者；poet诗人。故选A。19. AregardingBconcerning CprovidingDconsidering答案：C解析：作者是真实的从癌症中幸存的例子。假如你得了癌症，要有信念，并允许这种信念指引你。regarding关于；concerning关于；providing假如；considering考虑到。故选C。20. ArunBleaveCfollow Ddirect答案：D
15、解析：参见上题解析。run跑；leave离开；follow跟随；direct给(某人)指路。故选D。.阅读理解Along with soccer, basketball is a global sport. As you read this, young people somewhere in the world are happily passing, dribbling(运球) and shooting. Its enormous fun and a joyful way to spend time with others.Basketball is a game for everyone
16、. Unlike golf or tennis, it doesnt require great wealth or a lot of space to play. After all, not many people have a golf coursesized backyard, and tennis equipment is expensive. Basketball, by contrast, just needs a wall with a hoop and a ball.So after its invention by CanadianAmerican physical edu
17、cator James Naismith in 1891, the sport took off within US citizens, who quickly became attracted to the game because it suited their circumstances. Today, 129 years later, basketball remains one of the most popular sports in the US, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) has an increasing ap
18、peal for fans around the world.The success of basketball as a global phenomenon is undoubtedly related to the way AfricanAmericans play the game. “The basketball court reflected some of the major cultural shifts in America, such as from forbidding AfricanAmericans to play basketball to allowing them
19、 to play it in the NBA，” the LIVESTRONG website noted.From the 1950s onwards, segregation rules, which had prohibited AfricanAmericans from playing basketball in NBA games, were no longer used in the US. In 1950, when Earl Lloyd started to play for the Washington Capitols, things began to change. Si
20、nce then, most of the greats of the game have been AfricanAmericans, like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.Its not difficult to see that theres a strong link between political liberation and basketball. Something of this is expressed in a quote from the US author John Edga
21、r Wideman. He makes a connection between basketball and hope: “When its played the way its supposed to be played, basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, raised above the floor, letting the oppressed (受压制的) people of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams.” 文章大意：说起伟大的篮球运动员，我们会想到迈克尔乔丹
22、、“魔术师”埃尔文约翰逊、科比布莱恩特以及勒布朗詹姆斯等非裔美国篮球运动员，而篮球运动其实也和非裔美国人有着颇深的渊源1. What advantage does basketball have over golf or tennis, according to the author?AIt can be played everywhere.BIt doesnt cost much.CIt doesnt require too much skill.DIt interests almost everyone.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句“Unlike golf or tenni
23、s, it doesnt require great wealth or a lot of space to play”可知，打篮球不需要花很多钱，也不需要很大的运动场地。故选B。2. What can we learn about basketball from Paragraph 3?AThe sport was created by a PE teacher.BThe sport was not popular with people at first.CIts rules have been changed a lot to suit new circumstances.DThe NB
24、A, with a history of 129 years, attracts people worldwide.答案：A解析：细节理解题。由文章第三段第一句中的“So after its invention by CanadianAmerican physical educator James Naismith in 1891”可知，1891年加拿大裔美国体育教师James Naismith发明了篮球运动。故选A。3. The main purpose of Paragraph 5 is to_.A. explain the origin and rules of NBA games in the 1950sBprove the popularity of basketball among AfricanAmericansCstress the success of AfricanAmericans in basketballDshow how racial integration took place in basketball答案：D解析：推理判断题。由文章第五段的内容可知，从20世纪50年代开始美国废除了禁止非裔美国人参与NBA比赛的种族隔离政策，大多数篮球运动的杰出人物就是非裔美国人。因而，第五段主要说明了美国篮球界的种族融合现象。故选D。
