Question

6．The Power of Determination（决心）
The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove（火炉）．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the（16）Aand warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there．
 One morning they（17）Cto find the schoolhouse burning．They dragged（拖）the little boy out of the building more dead than alive．Then he was（18）Btaken to a nearby county hospital．
The doctor told the boy's mother that（19）Dthe lower part of his body was seriously burnt，he couldn't use his legs anymore．However，the（20）Bboy made up his mind that he would walk．Unluckily his thin legs（21）Ahung there，all but lifeless．
Finally he returned home from the（22）C．Every day his mother would press his little legs，but there was no feeling，no control．Yet his determination that he would walk was as（24）Aas ever．
When he wasn't in bed，he would sit in a wheelchair．One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air．This day，instead of sitting there，he（25）Bhimself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his（26）Cbehind him．
He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard．With great effort，he raised himself up on the fence．Then，he began dragging himself along the fence，（27）Athat he would walk．He started to do this every day．There was nothing he（28）Dmore than to develop life in those legs．
In the end，through his determination he did（29）C．He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run（30）Bthe joy of running．Later in college he made the running team．
Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man，Dr．Glenn Cunningham，ran the world's fastest mile!

16．A．fire	B．class	C．game	D．story
17．A．left	B．waited	C．arrived	D．hid
18．A．clearly	B．quickly	C．suddenly	D．nearly
19．A．when	B．unless	C．before	D．because
20．A．honest	B．brave	C．worried	D．calm
21．A．just	B．also	C．once	D．ever
22．A．school	B．yard	C．hospital	D．square
23．A．everything	B．anything	C．something	D．nothing
24．A．strong	B．simple	C．strange	D．similar
25．A．helped	B．threw	C．picked	D．enjoyed
26．A．arms	B．chair	C．legs	D．mother
27．A．believing	B．doubting	C．promising	D．suggesting
28．A．afforded	B．hated	C．forgot	D．wanted
29．A．set off	B．get back	C．stand up	D．run away
30．A．to	B．for	C．from	D．without．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述的是一个被严重烧伤的小男孩坚强的活了下来，勇敢的他不想变成一个瘸子．每天母亲为他按摩双腿，自己努力拖着双腿锻炼爬行，为了使自己的身体直立起来，通过钢铁般的毅力和决心，他终于能够自己站立了．这个没想到会活下来且意志坚定的年轻人，格兰．坎宁安博士，打破了世界纪录．通过本文，作者旨在告诉我们坚强的决心和意志力是很重要的．

解答 16．A；考查名词及语境理解．A．fire火；B．class班；C．game游戏，运动；D．story故事．根据 warm the room 暖和房间可知要"生火"暖和教室．故选A．
17．C；考查动词及语境理解．A．left离开；B．waited等待；C．arrived到达；D．hid躲藏．根据find the schoolhouse burning发现学校房屋着火了，可知是"到达"学校时，才能发现着火了．故选C．
18．B；考查副词及语境理解．A．clearly清楚地；B．quickly快速地；C．suddenly突然地；D．nearly几乎．根据the lower part of his body was seriously burnt他的下半身被严重烧伤，可知重度烧伤，需"快速"送医．故选B．
19．D；考查连词及语境理解．A．when当…时，表示时间；B．unless如果不，除非，表示相反的条件；C．before在…之前，表示时间；D．because因为，根据he couldn't use his legs anymore他再也不能用他的腿了，可知"因为"下肢重度烧伤，故选D．
20．B；考查形容词及语境理解． A．honest诚实的；B．brave勇敢的；C．worried担心地；D．calm沉着的．根据 made up his mind that he would walk决心要走路，可知重度烧伤后还决心要步行，是很"勇敢的"，故选B．
21．A；考查副词及语境理解．A．just刚好，恰好，只是；B．also也；C．once曾经，一次；D．ever曾经．  根据all but lifeless毫无生气，可知他的瘦弱的腿"只是"挂在那儿，用just表示仅仅，只，故选A．
22．C；考查名词及语境理解．A．school学校；B．yard庭院；C．hospital医院；D，square广场．根据前文语境，开始在住院，因此他是从"医院"回到家里．故选C．
23．D；考查代词及语境理解．A．everything一切事物；B．anything任何事物；C．something一些事情；D．nothing什么也没有．根据but there was no feeling，no control但是没有任何感觉，没有控制，可知这里表示他的大腿没有任何反应，故选D．
24．A；考查形容词及语境理解．A．strong强烈，强壮，坚强；B．simple简朴；C．strange奇怪；D．similar相似．根据他Yet的转折，说明他走路的决心是和以前一样"强烈"，故选A．
25．B考查动词及语境理解．A．helped帮助；B．threw投，掷，摔倒；C．picked拾起，捡起；D．enjoyed喜欢，享受．根据instead of sitting there不是坐在那儿，结合选项，说明他把自己"摔倒"在地上，为了锻炼自己，他自己摔倒在地上．故选B．
26．C；考查名词及语境理解．A．arms手臂；B．chair椅子；C．legs腿；D．mother母亲．根据pulled himself across the grass把自己拉倒草地上，可知他是他拖着"双腿"在地上爬．故选C．
27．A；考查动词及语境理解．A．believing相信；B．doubting怀疑；C．promising承诺；D．suggesting建议．根据he began dragging himself along the fence他把自己拖到篱笆上，可知他相信自己将能步行．怀着成功的信念，故选A．
28．D；考查动词及语境理解．A．afforded负担得起；B．hated讨厌；C．forgot记忆；D．wanted想要．根据语境，可知他想要的事情中，没有什么能超过他对延长大腿的寿命的期盼，故选D．
29．C；考查动词短语及语境理解．A．set off出发；B．get back回来；C．stand up站起来；D．run away逃跑．根据He began to walk to school他开始走着去上学，说明他"站"起来了，故选C．
30．B；考查介词及语境理解．根据He began to walk to school，then to run to school他开始步行到校，然后跑到学校，可知开始为了跑步的快乐而奔跑．"为了…"，表示目的，用介词for，故选B．

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