Question

  Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communi?cation challenges—a speech impediment (口吃，結(jié)巴) ， dyslexia(誦讀困難) ，and auditory(聽覺的) problems.

1       today he is walking confidently,standing tall to make an acceptance 2        for having been chosen as one of " the Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County,New Jersey 3        his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.

  As I listened* I closed my eyes. I found myself 4        those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving,caring youth,a gen?tle soul,5       his challenges. And now,as he stood at the platform,I knew his heart 6        be racing. As Russ continued to speak,I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments (損傷) and how 7        his tutors (家庭教師) would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twentynine,being honoured for ten years of service as a vol?unteer 8       .     Russ was 9        for organizing clothing for the homeless,teaching preschool children about fire safety,and for playing Santa Claus for very sick chil?dren by driving up in a fire truck.

Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and teaching him about morals. Then,pausing for a few seconds,he 10       us by surprise by touch?ing lovingly on the 11        of his nephew,Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment,I had to close my eyes again 12       a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence 13        the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He 14       his address by lifting the audience up with these words , "Austin taught me how to love."

  I have never thought of this day. 15      ,no one had ever thought that Russ would make 16        as the star of the football team,and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed", but he 17        to be a true "star" in his community. Russ became a man of strong character 18        his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments,Russ now sees and acts 19        with his heart.  His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ,our        son,who has shown us what 20        is.

1. A. And   B. When   C. As   D. But

2. A. point   B. speech   C. call   D. appeal

3. A. in spite of   B. regardless of   C. because of   D. in face of

4. A. recalling   B. recording   C. seizing   D. expecting

5. A. putting up with   B. concerning about   

  C. escaping from   D. facing up to

6. A. could   B. must   C. would   D. might

7. A. nervous   B. excited

  C. proud   D. surprised -

8. A. policeman   B. tailor   C. fireman   D. tutor

9. A. grateful   B. responsible   C. anxious   D. fit

10. A. took   B. got

  C. shocked   D. moved

11. A. birth   B. achievement   C. loss   D. disease

12. A. since   B. after   C. when   D. before

13. A. dropped down   B. fell over   C. took off   D. got up

14. A. concluded   B. wrote   C. delivered   D. started

15. A. Generally   B. Surprisingly   C. Actually   D. However

16. A. it   B. him   C. one   D. that

17. A. happened   B. rose

  C. appeared   D. reduced

18. A. at   B. on   C. by   D. in

19. A. cautiously   B. generously   C. closely   D. clearly

20. A. sharing   B. love

  C. sacrifice   D. confidence

Answer 1

1. D此句與前一句在邏輯上是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

Russ雖然是一個有多種交流障礙的人，今天卻當(dāng)選為Ocean縣"優(yōu)秀青年市民"，現(xiàn)在站在臺上做演講。2. B make an acceptance speech意為"做領(lǐng)獎致辭，做受獎演講"。

3. C Russ當(dāng)選"優(yōu)秀青年市民"是因為(because of) 他非凡的志愿者服務(wù)。

4. A "我"情不自禁地回憶(recall) 過去一些難忘的時刻。以下的部分是作者的回憶。故A項正確。

5. D put up with忍受;concern about涉及;escape from逃脫;face up to勇敢面對。作者回想起Russ是一個有愛心、有同情心和善良的人，他敢于面對自己的交流障礙。

6. B "我"想他現(xiàn)在在臺上演講，心跳一定很快。此處的must表示推測，意為"一定"，

7. C Russ小時候被診斷為語言障礙、誦讀困難和聽覺困難�，F(xiàn)在，29歲的他被授予榮譽稱號，他的家庭教師們知道后一定會感到很自豪(proud) 。

8. C根據(jù)下文的about fire safety和driving up in a fire truck可知Russ義務(wù)做了 10年的消防志愿者。

9. B Russ負(fù)責(zé)(responsible) 給無家可歸者捐衣服、給學(xué)齡前兒童講防火知識等。

10. A take sb by surprise為固定短語，意為"使某人吃驚"。

11. C此空前的touch on意為"提及，談及"，根據(jù)后面的"…h(huán)e died from…"可知他三歲的侄子因為生病而夭折了，故此處用loss。

12. D在那一刻，"我"不得不在落淚之前再一次閉上眼睛。

13. B當(dāng)Russ將他的獲獎歸功于侄子Austin時，房間里所有的人都沉默了下來。

drop down落下;fall over占據(jù)，跌落;take off起飛，脫下，(產(chǎn)品等) 突然受歡迎；get up起床。

14. A conclude his address意為"結(jié)束他的演講"。

15. C "我"從未想到Russ會有今天這樣的榮譽和成就。事實上(actually) ,沒有人曾經(jīng)會想到Russ會成為足球隊的明星。

16. A make it為固定短語，意為"成功，達到預(yù)定目標(biāo)"。

17. B但是他一步步地上來了，最終成為社區(qū)一位真正的"明星"。

18. C Russ通過(by) 給他人提供無私的服務(wù)而成了一個性格堅強的人。

19. D根據(jù)上文，Russ現(xiàn)在知道了如何去愛，所以他做事有著清晰的目標(biāo)。

20. B 第三段最后一句中有how to love的提示。