1、成才之路 英语,路漫漫其修远兮 吾将上下而求索,人教版 选修7（通用本）,Living well,Unit 1,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, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.,During the ninemile drive
2、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 see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a goldmedal power lifter, and
3、 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 didnt mention that his classmates had mad
4、e fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.,When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew m
5、ore 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
6、from Matthews 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 Rick，My mom said I should send you a thankyou letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I dont have long to
7、live anymore. But I still smile as much as I can.,I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know Im 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
8、to you. Thank you for loving me.Your friend，Matthew,1The boy wanted to meet the author because_.Ahe was interested in weightliftingBhe wanted to get a gold medalChe admired the author very muchDhe wanted the author to know him答案：C细节理解题。由第一段“.but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it wou
9、ld mean a great deal to him”可知。,2The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means“_”AWhy do you come to see me?BWhy do I have to stay at home?CWhy does the disease fall on me?DWhy not give a gold medal to me?答案：C细节理解题。由文章第三段可知：马修没有提到自己的残疾，没有说自己的生命短暂，而是对作者讲述了自己要当世界冠军的梦想Never once did he comp
10、lain or ask, “Why me？”(他从未抱怨或问“为什么疾病会降临到我的头上？”)。故选C项。,3We can infer from the passage that_.AMatthew is a determined boyBRick used to have the same diseaseCMatthew became a champion finallyDRick regarded Matthew as normal答案：A推理判断题。文章未提及B、D两项；倒数第三段中的“.Matthew had passed away”表明C项错误；由马修与作者的谈话内容以及他写给作者的
11、信可确定A项正确。,4The boy refused the authors medal because_.Ahe was not worthy of itBhe would not be pitied by othersChe knew he would die soonDhe himself could earn one in the future答案：B细节判断题。由马修的话“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.”可知：因为他相信自己有一天也能拿到金牌，所以他不需要别人的怜悯。,
