After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a speci
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After giving a talk at a high school, I wasasked 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 agreat deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, Ifound out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, thedoctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were toldhe would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me becauseI was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(阻碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Neveronce did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning andsucceeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talkingabout. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he wasdifferent. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day hewanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to mybriefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around hisneck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success andovercoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then tookit off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal.Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it toyou.”
Last summer I received a letter fromMatthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed
away. They wanted me to have a letter hehad written to me a few days before:
Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-youletter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that thedoctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile asmuch as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to theOlympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I
will never get to do that. However, I knowI’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give memy medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for lovingme.
Yours,
Matthew
1. How old was Matthew when they met?
| A．Five. | B．Ten. | C．Thirteen. | D．Eighteen. |
2.The underlined sentence in the thirdparagraph probably means that _______.
| A．the boy never complained about not getting a medal |
| B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school |
| C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before |
| D．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease |
3.Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medalbecause _________.
| 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.From the passage we learn that _________.
| A．Matthew was an athlete |
| B．Matthew was an optimistic and strong-minded boy |
| C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had |
| D．Matthew became a champion before he died |
试题答案
【答案】
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.B
【解析】
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