The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon(外科医生） e out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m . We did all we could, but your boy didn’t it.”
Sally into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock（一撮）of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to his body to the university for study. He said it might somebody else. “I said no at first, Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of , always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was . It was even harder to enter the house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally . Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all . I don’t have to stand that any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
【小题1】A．worried B．sorryC．happy D．grateful【小题2】A．make B．passC．winD．like【小题3】A．knockedB．lookedC．sankD．got【小题4】A．house B．churchC．hospital D．university【小题5】A．anxiouslyB．lovinglyC．patientlyD．angrily【小题6】A．donateB．moveC．showD．lend【小题7】A．affectB．helpC．protectD．impress【小题8】A．forB．andC．soD．but【小题9】A．goldB．stoneC．wisdom D．bravery【小题10】A．toysB．clothesC．belongingsD．letters【小题11】A．longB．smoothC．difficultD．dangerous【小题12】A．emptyB．familiarC．bigD．old【小题13】A．roughlyB．exactlyC．especiallyD．possibly【小题14】A．putB．sent C．criedD．buried【小题15】A．wroteB．spokeC．sleptD．awoke【小题16】A．understandB．forgiveC．leaveD．miss【小题17】A．withB．aroundC．onD．in【小题18】A．saveB．hostC．visitD．adopt【小题19】A．lostB．goneC．cured D．spotted【小题20】A．depressionB．sadness C．painD．stressB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述莎莉的儿子死于癌症，并且把遗体捐献给大学做研究，妈妈十分不舍，在孩子的床上发现儿子写给自己的信，安慰妈妈不要悲伤，天堂的天使是很温柔的。
【小题1】B考查形容词辨析A. worried着急的；B. sorry对不起；C. happy高兴的；D. grateful感激的；句意：医生说，对不起。我们已经尽力。根据上文提到Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon(外科医生） e out of the operating room.在手术室外等待医生，可见医生说尽力了，所以是对不起。
【小题2】A考查动词辨析A. make 使；B. pass经过；C. win赢得；D. like喜欢；句意：我们已经尽力了，但你的孩子已经不行了。根据下方提到The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ?”可知孩子死了，故选A项。
【小题3】C考查动词辨析A. knocked敲；B. looked看；C. sank下沉；D. got得到；句意：莎莉一下子坐到椅子上。根据上文提到We did all we could, but your boy didn’t it.”可知母亲经受不起这样的打击，一下坐到椅子上。
【小题4】D考查名词辨析A. house房子；B. church教堂；C. hospital医院；D. university大学；句意：在他被送到大学之前你需要看看你儿子吗？根据“It was Jimmy’s idea to his body to the university for study.可知把儿子送去大学做研究，故选D项。
【小题5】B考查副词辨析A. anxiously焦虑地；B. lovingly柔情地；C. patiently耐心地；D. angrily生气地；句意：当说再见时，她温柔地抚摸着儿子浓密的卷发。根据语境，母亲与儿子说再见时，不舍地爱抚着，故选B项。
【小题6】A 考查动词辨析A. donate捐赠；B. move移动；C. show展示；D. lend借出；句意：这是他自己的主意把尸体捐献给大学做研究。Donate sth to sb 把某物捐给某人，故选A项。
【小题7】B考查动词辨析A. affect影响；B. help帮助；C. protect保护；D. impress留下印象；句意：他说这样能帮助到他人。根据下方提到Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom可见可以用来帮助别人故选B项。
【小题8】D考查连词辨析A. for因为；B. and并且；C. so因此；D. but但是；句意：开始时我说不行，但他跟我说，妈妈，当我死后又没有用。根据句意两个句子是转折关系，故选D项。
【小题9】A考查名词辨析A. gold金子；B. stone石头；C. wisdom聪明；D. bravery勇敢；句意：我的孩子有金子般的心，一直在考虑别人，总是尽可能地去帮助别人。根据文中提到总爱帮助别人，可见有金子一样的心，故选A项。
【小题10】C考查名词辨析A. toys玩具；B. clothes衣服；C. belongings所有物；D. letters信；句意：当妈妈走出医院时，把吉姆的头发放在包里。根据上文提到“Would you like a lock（一撮）of his hair?” the surgeon asked.可知留下了撮孩子的头发，故选C项。
【小题11】C考查形容词辨析A. long长的；B. smooth光滑的顺利的；C. difficult难的；D. dangerous危险的；句意：回家之路是那么的艰难。根据文中提到儿子死去，捐出自己的身体，对于母亲来说，回家之路是那么的艰难，故选C项。
【小题12】A考查形容词辨析A. empty空的；B. familiar熟悉；C. big大的；D. old老的；句意：回到空空的家更难过。与上句话提到The drive home was 回家之路很难，而回到空空的家更难，故选A项。
【小题13】B考查副词辨析A. roughly粗略地；B. exactly确切地；C. especially尤其；D. possibly可能地；句意：她开始收拾孩子的东西，这些东西一直在她熟悉的地方。根据文中可知母亲熟悉孩子每件东西的位置，故选B 项。
【小题14】C考查动词辨析A. put放；B. sent 送；C. cried哭；D. buried埋藏；句意：她躺在孩子的床上，抱着孩子的枕头，哭着睡着了。根据句意，母亲抱着孩子的枕头肯定是哭到不行，故选C项。
【小题15】D考查动词辨析A. wrote写；B. spoke说；C. slept 睡觉；D. awoke醒着；句意：午夜时，莎莉突然醒了。根据下方提到Lying beside her on the bed was a letter.床上放着封信，所以是妈妈突然醒来看到的，故选D项。
【小题16】D考查动词辨析A. understand 理解；B. forgive原谅；C. leave离开；D. miss错过，想念；句意：妈妈，我知道你肯定在想我，我也想你。根据语境得知儿子提前给妈妈写的信，说想念妈妈，妈妈肯定也在想念着他，故选D项。
【小题17】A考查介词辨析A. with与。。B. around在。。周围；C. on 在。。上；D. in在。。里；句意：妈妈，我爱你，一直爱你每天。With表示伴随，故选A项。
【小题18】D考查动词辨析A. save挽救；B. host 举办；C. visit访问；D. adopt收养；句意：如果你收养个小孩，你就不会那么孤单。根据you won’t be so lonely 可知要妈妈收养个孩子，故选D项。
【小题19】B考查动词辨析A. lost失去；B. gone去；C. cured治愈；D. spotted找到；句意：癌症也会消失。根据上文提到Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more.想我时不要悲伤，我不再受伤，可知天堂没有疾病了，故选B项。
【小题20】C考查名词辨析A. depression沮丧；B. sadness悲伤；C. pain痛苦；D. stress压力 ；句意：我不必在忍受痛苦。根据下方提到The angels in Heaven are so tender.天堂里的天使是如何的温柔，可知天堂没有痛苦，让妈妈放心，不要悲伤，故选C项。