Linda British was an outstanding teacher who felt that if she had the time, she would like to create great art and poetry. When she was 28, however, she began to get severe 36 . Her doctors discovered that she had an enormous brain tumor (瘤). They told her that her 37 of surviving an operation were about 2 percent. Therefore, 38 operate immediately, they chose to wait for six months.
The night before the operation after six months, she 39 to give herself away. She made a 40 , in which she would donate all of her body parts to those who needed them in 41 of her death.
42 , Linda died after the operation. Afterwards, her eyes went to an eye 43 in Bethesda, Maryland, and from there to a recipient in South Carolina. A young man, aged 28, went from darkness to 44 . That young man was so 45 that he wrote to the eye bank thanking them for existing.
46 , he said he wanted to thank the parents of the donator. They must 47 be magnificent people to have a child who would 48 her eyes. He was given the 49 of the British family on Staten Island. He arrived unannounced and rang the doorbell. After hearing his introduction, Mrs. British 50 and hugged him. She said, “Young man, if you’ve got 51 to go, my husband and I would love you to spend your weekend with us.”
He stayed, and 52 he was looking around Linda’s room, he saw that she’d read Hegel. He’d read Hegel in Braille as well.
The next morning Mrs. British was looking at him and said, “You know, I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere before.” All of a sudden she 53 . She ran upstairs and pulled out the last picture Linda had drawn. It was a portrait of her ideal man.
The picture was almost the same as this young man who had received Linda’s eyes.
Then her mother read the 54 poem Linda had written on her deathbed. It 55 :
Two hearts passing in the night
Falling in love
Never able to gain each other’s sight.
【小题1】A．heartachesB．headachesC．stomachaches D．backaches【小题2】A．risksB．happeningsC．chancesD．moments【小题3】A．more thanB．other thanC．better thanD．rather than【小题4】A．decidedB．suggestedC．preparedD．liked【小题5】A．willB．letterC．noticeD．poem【小题6】A．spiteB．caseC．chargeD．view【小题7】A．ActuallyB．UnbelievablyC．SurprisinglyD．Unfortunately【小题8】A．hospitalB．centerC．schoolD．bank【小题9】A．silenceB．daytimeC．sightD．delight【小题10】A．excitedB．joyfulC．gratefulD．proud【小题11】A．HoweverB．Therefore C．FurthermoreD．Yet【小题12】A．partlyB．hardlyC．seldomD．indeed【小题13】A．give upB．give awayC．give offD．give out【小题14】A．newsB．addressC．giftD．hometown【小题15】A．ran outB．stood outC．reached outD．turned out【小题16】A．somewhereB．anywhereC．everywhereD．nowhere【小题17】A．asB．afterC．untilD．since【小题18】A．shoutedB．laughedC．wakedD．remembered【小题19】A．lastB．firstC．pastD．recent【小题20】A．wroteB．spokeC．saidD．talkedB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了一个奇怪的故事，一个捐献者心里的理想男性正是她捐献出的眼角膜的受益者。
【小题1】B 名词辨析。A心脏病B头疼病C肚子疼D后背疼；根据下文的brain tumor(瘤)B正确。
【小题2】C 名词辨析。A冒险B发生的事情C机会D时刻；指他康复的机会很小。
【小题3】D 短语辨析。A超过B除…外C好于…D而不是…；不是立刻手术，他们而是等了6个月后。
【小题4】A 动词辨析。A决定B建议C准备D喜欢；在手术前，她决定把自己的遗体捐出去。
【小题5】A 名词辨析。A遗嘱B信件C通知D诗歌；她在手术之前立下了遗嘱。
【小题6】B 固定词组。In case of假如…假如她死了，就把遗体捐给需要的人。
【小题7】D 上下文串联。根据下文可知手术以后不久她就去世了，这是不幸的事情。
【小题8】D 上下文串联。根据本段最后一行the eye bank说明她的眼睛进入了眼睛库。
【小题9】C 上下文串联。指这个人接受了接受了捐赠，重新获得了视力。Sight视力。
【小题10】C 形容词辨析。A兴奋B高兴C感激D自豪；他心怀感激写信高兴眼睛库。
【小题11】C 副词辨析。A/D然而B因此C而且;而且他还想感谢捐献者的父母亲。
【小题12】D 副词辨析。A部分B几乎不C很少D真地；他们真地很伟大，他们孩子献出自己的肢体。
【小题13】B 短语辨析。A放弃B赠送，献出C发出D分发；指他们孩子献出自己的肢体。
【小题14】B 名词辨析。A消息B地址C礼物D家乡；对方把这对父母的地址给了他。
【小题15】C 短语辨析。A用完B突出C伸手D结果是；Mrs. British伸手拥抱了他。
【小题16】D 上下文串联。如果你没有对方住，就住在我家吧。故使用否定词。
【小题17】A 连词辨析。A当…时B在…之后C直到D自从；当他在看她的房间的时候…
【小题18】D 动词辨析。A喊叫B大笑C苏醒D记得；突然她记起了…
【小题19】A 形容词辨析。A最后的B第一C过去的D最近的；根据下文的on her deathbed在去世的病床上说明是最后一首诗。
【小题20】C 动词辨析，表示信件内容，或者通知内容等都应该使用动词say或者read。