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 andgoing for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Neveronce did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeedingand going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. Hedidn’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. You earned thatmedal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show itto you.”
Last summer I received a letter fromMatthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me tohave a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear 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 know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven,God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thankyou for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
1.The boy looked forward to meeting theauthor because _________.
| A．he was also good at weight lifting |
| B．he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal |
| C．he was one of the author’s fans |
| D．he admired the author very much |
2.The underlined sentence in the thirdparagraph probably means that _______.
| A．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease |
| 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 not getting a medal |
3.From the passage we learn that_________.
| A．Matthew was an athlete |
| B．Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy |
| C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had |
| D．Matthew became a champion before he died |
4.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 |
5.What would be the best title for thispassage?
| A．A sick boy. | B．A special friend. |
| C．A real champion. | D．A famous athlete. |
试题答案
【答案】
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.C
【解析】
1.D。从第一段中的“…, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me.”和第二段中的“He wanted to meet mebecause I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstaclesand going for my dreams.”可得出答案。
2.A。从下文可知，Matthew一直在向往着成功，而从来没有抱怨过得这种病的人为什么是他。
3.B。本文主要是想向大家介绍一个身残志坚、积极乐观的小男孩。
4.D。从第三段的最后他所说的话可知Matthew是想通过自己的努力获得成功，而不想只是得到别人的同情或怜悯。
5.C。纵观全文可知，作者很钦佩Matthew的那种身残志坚、积极与病魔作斗争的精神，所以，从文中可看出Matthew才是真正的冠军。</P< p>