A

　　From the very first moment I met Mattie on my TV show, I fell in love with him. He was a 10­year­old little __1__ born with a life­threatening disease. But his poems of peace and __2__ had touched millions of lives. We became quick friends, e­mailing each other.

　　We often talked about the sunrises and sunsets, and I shared with Mattie that being a black, I wasn't a __3__ person because there was no __4__ for me to tan(曬黑). He strongly __5__ me to go to the beach that he and his mom visited. He always __6__ every single second of the present. He could not understand why everybody wasn't out at the pier(碼頭) at __7__ during their vacation, because he couldn't __8__ why people would want to miss a sunrise. I said, “Mattie, most people like to __9__ on vacation.”

　　We also talked a lot about __10__ . He said to me one day, “I sometimes get a little unhappy or angry when I'm __11__ of dying. The boys who live upstairs said that __12__ I got famous, I should always be happy and never sad. I don't __13__ they understand what it's like to know you have to live your life so __14__ , because unless I keep getting miracles, my life here won't __15__ . I am afraid of the pain of dying and worried about what I will __16__ because I love living so, so, so much. ”

　　He said to me, “I really do want to be a __17__ when I die.” His dream was to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible.

　　Mattie __18__ on June 22, 2004, but the light of his life shone so __19__ that every one of us will feel the light for the rest of our lives. I know that Heartsongs (his book of poems) has left a __20__ in my life.

　　1. A. painter　　　　　　　 B. poet

　　C. dancer D. architect

　　2. A. war B. hope

　　C. struggle D. success

　　3. A. job B. sports

　　C. vacation D. beach

　　4. A. time B. place

　　C. need D. possibility

　　5. A. advised B. persuaded

　　C. forced D. commanded

　　6. A. hated B. doubted

　　C. enjoyed D. noticed

　　7. A. dawn B. dusk

　　C. midnight D. noon

　　8. A. try out B. cheek out

　　C. speak out D. figure out

　　9. A. travel B. sleep

　　C. take photos D. go shopping

　　10.A. living B. dying

　　C. dream D. friendship

　　11.A. afraid B. ashamed

　　C. fond D. confident

　　12.A. if B. unless

　　C. because D. although

　　13.A. remember B. imagine

　　C. realize D. think

　　14.A. fast B. hard

　　C. unhappily D. painfully

　　15.A. stop B. last

　　C. begin D. exist

　　16.A. lose B. achieve

　　C. meet D. miss

　　17.A. dream­maker B. peace­maker

　　C. miracle­creator D. success­achiever

　　18.A. broke down B. wore out

　　C. passed away D. set off

　　19.A. heavily B. clearly

　　C. strongly D. brightly

　　20.A. scar B. spot

　　C. crack D. print

　　【語篇解讀】　本文改編自美國著名脫口秀主持人Oprah Winfrey在美國勵(lì)志小詩人Mattie Stepanek逝世十周年之際發(fā)表的講話。雖然Mattie離我們遠(yuǎn)去已有十年，但是他熱愛和平、熱愛生活、對(duì)生活充滿希望的精神將一直伴我們左右，給我們激勵(lì)和鼓舞!

　　1.解析：由下一句中的“But his poems of peace”可知應(yīng)選poet“詩人”。

　　答案：B

　　2.解析：從下文可看出Mattie是一個(gè)對(duì)生活充滿希望的人，“戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)”、“奮斗”和“成功”都不符合題意。

　　答案：B

　　3.解析：“我”是黑人，“我”不喜歡去沙灘(beach)曬太陽，因?yàn)椤拔摇睕]有必要(need)曬黑皮膚。beach“沙灘”，符合語境。下文中的“He strongly __5__ me to go to the beach”也是提示。

　　答案：D

　　4.解析：參見上題解析。

　　答案：C

　　5.解析：Mattie強(qiáng)烈“建議”“我”去他和他媽媽去的沙灘�！罢f服”、“逼迫”、“命令”皆不符合題意。

　　答案：A

　　6.解析：Mattie總是“享受”當(dāng)下的每一秒鐘。enjoy“享受”。

　　答案：C

　　7.解析：他不理解人們度假時(shí)為什么不去碼頭看日出，因?yàn)樗�不明白人們�(yōu)槭裁匆�錯(cuò)過日出。根據(jù)下文中的“why people would want to miss a sunrise”可知選A，黎明時(shí)才能看到日出。

　　答案：A

　　8.解析：參見上題解析。try out“測(cè)試”;check out“調(diào)查，核實(shí)”;speak out“公開反對(duì)”;figure out“想出，弄明白”。

　　答案：D

　　9.解析：從上文可以推出，此處指人們度假時(shí)不在黎明時(shí)分去看日出，是因?yàn)樗麄円�睡覺。

　　答案：B

　　10.解析：根據(jù)下文中的“I am afraid of the pain of dying”可知，“我”和Mattie也談?wù)摵芏嚓P(guān)于死亡的事。

　　答案：B

　　11.解析：當(dāng)他害怕(afraid)死亡時(shí)，他有時(shí)會(huì)感到不開心，會(huì)對(duì)自己生氣。下文中的“I am afraid of the pain of dying”是提示。

　　答案：A

　　12.解析：從句和主句之間是因果關(guān)系，故用because“因?yàn)椤�。此處指“因�(yàn)槲页雒�了，所以我�?yīng)該一直開開心心的，而不該傷心”。

　　答案：C

　　13.解析：此處指“我認(rèn)為(think)他們不懂‘只能匆匆地活’的生活是什么樣子的”。

　　答案：D

　　14.解析：參見上題解析。fast“快速”。

　　答案：A

　　15.解析：除非奇跡不斷發(fā)生，否則“我”的生命就不能持續(xù)下去。last“持續(xù)，維持”，符合語境。

　　答案：B

　　16.解析：因?yàn)镸attie太熱愛生命了，不愿錯(cuò)過每一刻，所以他一想到他會(huì)錯(cuò)過(miss)些什么，就感到擔(dān)心。

　　答案：D

　　17.解析：從下一句“His dream was to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible”可知，Mattie想成為一個(gè)給世界帶來和平的人。

　　答案：B

　　18.解析：pass away意為“死亡”，下文中的“但他的生命之光卻明亮地閃耀著”是提示。

　　答案：C

　　19.解析：此處指“生命之光明亮地閃耀著”，故用brightly修飾shone。

　　答案：D

　　20.解析：他的詩集已在“我”的生命中留下了“印記”。print“印記”，符合語境。

　　答案：D