8. 江苏省镇江市2009届高三第三次调研测试  完形填空

Once I spoke at a high school．After the speech，the principal asked me to see a special student．An illness had kept the boy home，but he had expressed an _36_  in meeting me，and it would mean a great deal to him．I _37_．

He was Matthew．When he was born，the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five，then they were told he would not _38_ it to ten．Now he was thirteen．He wanted tomeet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I _39_ about overcoming obstacles(障碍)and _40_ for my dreams．

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew．Never did he  _41_．He spoke about winning andsucceeding and seeking his dreams．_42_ ，he knew what he was talking about．He just talked about his _43_ for the future，and how one day he wanted to _44_ weight with me．

When we finished talking，I went to my briefcase and _45_ out the first gold medal I won and put it around his _46_．I told him he was more of a _47_ and knew more about success and overcoming _48_ than I ever would．He looked at it for a while．then took it off _49_ handed it back to me．He said，“You are a _50_ ．You earned that medal. _51_ when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal，I will show it to you．”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed _52_ and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before：

Dear Rick，

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me．The doctors are _53_ to tell me that I don't have long to live any more．But I still _54_ as much as I can．

I told you that in the future I Was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I'll _55_．But 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

36.A．idea B．interest C．opinion D．agreement

37.A．neglected B．refused C．agreed D．ignored

38.A．make B．expect C．enjoy D．continue

39.A．knew B．read C．thought D．asked

40.A．looking B．longing C．going D．waiting

41.A．laugh B．cry          C．complain D．call

42A．Nearly B．Probably C．Mainly D．Obviously

43.A．hopes B．worries C．needs D．hobbies

44.A．lose B．lift          C．reduce D．gain

45.A．pushed B．pulled C．carried D．got

46.A．neck B．head C．hand D．waist

47.A．loser B．winner C．patient D．buy

48.A．pains B．diseases C．obstacles     D．shortcomings

49.A．or B．so C．but D．and

50.A．doctor B．teacher C．champion D．trainer

51A．Somewhere B．Somehow C．Nowadays    D．Someday

52.A．out B．away C．on D．by

53.A．eager B．surprised C．worried D．sorry

54.A．laugh B．eat C．smile D．talk

55.A．seldom B．already C．never D．ever

答案  36.B   37.C  38.A  39.A  40.C  41.C  42.D  43.A  44.B  45.B  46.A  47.B  48.C  49.D  50.C  51.D  52.B  53.D  54.C  55.C