文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者身患癌症,但并没有向命运低头而是在绝境中发现生活积极的一面,体会到人生的另一个境界。作者坚定的信念和积极乐观的态度为他人树立了榜样。
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When l was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years back, I reacted like most who receive a cancer diagnosis, the first thing that came to mind was a “death sentence”.
_______ , instead of complaining, I decided to look for the
_______ side of it.
I realized that l was about to
_______ a new beginning. I knew that I had to develop and gain
_______ from all my experiences. Even with the pain I had to
_______ through each diagnosis, and all the
______I’ve dealt with all my life, l still felt truly lucky. I
______myself that I still have my life, so why am I to
_______ ?
One day, I had an unusual experience. I turned that experience into a
_______ and I called it “Peace”. Writing had become therapy (治疗) for me. I took that poem, along with many others I had
________ during my breast cancer period and placed them in book form. I was
________ enough to have that book published. I later had another inspirational children’s book
________ ,with a third one
________. I’m hoping that anyone who has the chance to read my first book of poems will benefit from it. My poems are from the heart, and l wish to have a positive
________ on someone who’s ill. I
________ believe when you survive a serious
________ like cancer, it’s for a reason, and I want to live to
_________exactly what that is for me.
That’s what I’m all about now? inspiration.1 would have
________ become a writer, producing inspirational poems and stories, if I had not gone through all that I did. I’m a true example that you can
________ cancer, as long as you have faith and allow that faith to
________ your path.
21. A.However | B.Besides | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
22. A.bad | B.opposite | C.right | D.positive |
23. 24. A.advantage | B.strength | C.knowledge | D.skill |
25. A.express | B.hide | C.go | D.bear |
26. A.chances | B.struggles | C.decisions | D.businesses |
27. A.persuaded | B.showed | C.reminded | D.taught |
28. A.complain | B.encourage | C.disappoint | D.please |
29. A.poem | B.novel | C.diary | D.play |
30. A.read | B.learned | C.written | D.collected |
31. A.confident | B.lucky | C.careful | D.satisfied |
32. A.published | B.translated | C.typed | D.reviewed |
33. A.in the dark | B.above the average | C.ahead of time | D.on the way |
34. A.impression | B.influence | C.result | D.conclusion |
35. A.hardly | B.honestly | C.truly | D.widely |
36. A.accident | B.diagnosis | C.disaster | D.disease |
37. A.look for | B.find out | C.concentrate on | D.pick out |
38. A.ever | B.already | C.just | D.never |
39. A.cure | B.develop | C.survive | D.treat |
40. A.direct | B.cross | C.follow | D.walk |