After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked 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 a great deal to him, so I
agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about
Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told
his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not
make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a
gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my
dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he
complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going
for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention
that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked
about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with
me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the
first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of
a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would.
He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He
said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the
Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received
a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They
wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear
Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you
sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have
long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday
that I would go to the Olympics 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. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
【小题1】The
boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________.
A．he was also good at weight lifting2 O5 O4 Z% I: W* X: ?
B．he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal9 K, ?5 ' S2 C5 b4 G3 ?. c- D
C．he was one of the author’s fans ) U) U* h0 ]; c) d7 L P- W" ?
D．he admired the author very much4 W% 1 I* ] c) Y. ?
【小题2】The
underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.
A．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have
this disease
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B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school
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C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see
him before
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D．the boy never complained about not getting a medal- U) G/ R/ L9 V- A$ F2 N7 c0 @! j$ K! R
【小题3】From the passage we learn that _________.
A．Matthew was an athlete 4
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B．Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy+ b# a/ U; Z8 P3 a' J% c; ^! [
C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had 0 h! W6 `! j1 W! J
D．Matthew became a champion before he died4 * [# X8 `6 ?+ M
【小题4】Matthew didn’t
accept the author’s medal because _________.
A．he thought it was too expensive 7 O: K; H* h1 ) [9 L
B．he was sure that he could win one in the future 5 P. f" _/ 1 @& I-
C．he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon * L( `& ?7 M; c7 F) i- R! ? R
D．he would not be pitied by others$ L7 K9 _/ R" T& @
【小题5】What
would be the best title for this passage?
A．A sick boy.! e! d( G" d5
j! ?$ d& T
B．A special friend. / i, Q5 R9
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C．A real champion.0 g( I! e1
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D．A famous athlete.
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答案
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析【小题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 me because I was a gold-medal
power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my
dreams.”可得出答案。
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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。
翻译：
在一所中学发表演讲，我应邀去看望一个SPE特殊学生。病了让孩子回家，但他也表示有兴趣在满足我。我是说这会意味着很多，所以我同意。
开车九英里到他的家中，我发现了一些关于马修。他有肌营养不良症（肌肉萎缩症）。他出世的时候，医生告诉他的父母，他活不到五，然后他们告诉他活不到十。现在他十三岁。他想见我是因为我是举重金牌获得者，我知道如何克服困难去实现我的梦。
我和他聊了一个多小时。他从不抱怨或者问，“为什么是我？“他谈到胜利、成功和实现梦想。显然，他知道自己在说什么。他没有提到他的同学取笑他，因为他是不同的。他谈到了他对未来的希望，有一天他想和我举重。当我们讲完了，我去了我的公文包里拿出了我赢了，把它放在他的脖子上的第一枚金牌。我告诉他，他是一个胜利者，知道更多关于成功和克服障碍比我还。他看了一会儿，然后把它递给我。他说，“你是冠军。你赢得了这枚金牌。有一天，我参加了奥运会，赢得了我自己的奖牌，我将把它给你。”
去年夏天，我收到了马修的父母告诉我，他已经去世了的一封信。他们希望我有一封他写给我的前几天：
亲爱的迪克，
我妈妈说我应该给你一个你发给我的图片的感谢信。我还想让你知道，医生说我活不多久的任何更多的，但我仍然微笑着尽我所能。
我告诉你，总有一天我会去奥运会赢得一枚金牌，但是现在我知道我永远不会那样做。然而，我知道我是一个冠军，上帝也知道。当我到了天堂，上帝会给我颁发奖牌，当你到达那里时，我会告诉你。谢谢你对我的爱。
你的朋友，
马修
是这个吗？