Dinah Shore said, “There are no hopeless situations — only people who are hopeless about them.” Some 30 years ago, when he was only 11 years old, Morgan Rowe lost his left arm and much of the use of his right arm. It happened when he off a tractor at his father’s fence company, and was dragged under the machine. Young Morgan wasfrom the hospital after three and a half months. The first thing heto do was to help pay the bill — $30,000 worth. For a boy of 11 tosuch a task, the situation seemed. For five years Morganroadsides picking up cans and bottles. Hethousands of cans and picked up and old newspapers. He never gave up. First, he paid off the $455 ambulance bill. He was still a long way offhis parents raised another $9,000 toward the debt. People began to the injured boy andpoured in, totaling $25,000. The bill was paid！Morgan set aside the money for future education. What then? Morganhis projects and collected money for the hospital so he couldothers though the bill was paid up. Maybe someone to tell the boy he was too injured for that kind of work. Maybe someone neglected to inform him that the was hopeless. Somehow young Morgan didn’tthat an 11-year-old boy could never pay off a hospital bill so large. Martin Luther once said, “Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful.” Without hope, is possible.
试题分析：本文主要通过11岁男孩Morgan的故事说明永远抱有希望。再无助的处境，不放弃希望；希望终将来到你的身边，唯一的要求，请你不要放弃。 【小题1】 B考查动词 ：根据It happened when heoff a tractor at his father’s fence company, and was dragged under the machine. 此处意思是当他从拖拉机上掉下来时。ran 跑；fell掉下；drove驾驶；lay躺着。 【小题2】 A考查形容词 ：Young Morgan wasfrom the hospital after three and a half months.可知这里意思是Morgan从医院中恢复。Released恢复；dismissed免职；removed开除；liberated解放。 【小题3】C 考查短语 ：根据The first thing heto do was to help pay the bill — $30,000 worth.可知这里意思是他着手开始做的第一件事，就是帮忙支付账单。set about开始做某事；set up建立；set out着手；set down记下。 【小题4】 B考查动词 ：根据For a boy of 11 tosuch a task, the situation seemed. 可知这里意思是对于一个11岁的小孩来说，完成这样一个任务。Understand理解；complete完成；arrange安排；cancel取消。 【小题5】A 考查形容词 ：根据For a boy of 11 tosuch a task, the situation seemed.可知这里意思是对于一个11岁的小孩来说，完成这样一个任务，情况看起来很绝望。Hopeless绝望的；different不同的；meaningful有意义的；dangerous危险的。 【小题6】A 考查动词 ：根据roadsides picking up cans and bottles.可知Morgan在街上寻找瓶子。Searched寻找；controlled控制；explored探测；examined检查。 【小题7】 C考查动词 ：根据He thousands of cans and picked up andold newspapers.可知这里意思是他收集了成千上万的罐头盒。Purchased购买；recorded记录；collected收集；prepared准备。 【小题8】 B考查动词 ：根据Hethousands of cans and picked up andold newspapers.可知这里意思是卖旧报纸。Delivered发表；sold卖；gave给；bought 购买。 【小题9】 C考查名词 ：根据First, he paid off the $455 ambulance bill.可知这里意思是他从来没有放弃希望。Courage勇气；challenge挑战；hope希望；adventure冒险。 【小题10】 A考查连词 ：根据He was still a long way offhis parents raised another $9,000 toward the debt.可知这里意思是尽管他的父母筹集了9000美元还债，但是他还差的很远。Though尽管；so所以；but但是；because因为。 【小题11】 A考查固定短语 ：根据People began tothe injured boy andpoured in,可知这里意思是人们开始听说这个受伤的小孩。hear about听说；learn from向……学习；worry about担心；benefit from受益。 【小题12】 D考查名词 ：根据totaling $25,000.可知捐款大量涌进来。Invitations邀请；applications申请；suggestions建议；donations捐赠。 【小题13】 B考查副词 ：根据Morgan set aside themoney for future education. 可知债务被完全还清了。Exactly精确地；fully完全地；deeply在深处；partly部分地。 【小题14】 C考查形容词 ：根据The bill was paid！Morgan set aside themoney for future education.可知这里意思是Morgan把余下的钱存起来，用于未来的教育。Voluntary自愿的；useless无用的；additional额外的；present现在的。 【小题15】 B考查动词 ：根据Morganhis projects and collected money for the hospital so he could 56 others though the bill was paid up. 可知这里意思是Morgan继续他的事业。Ended结束；kept继续；began开始；paused暂停。 【小题16】A 考查动词 ：根据Morganhis projects and collected money for the hospital so he could 56 others though the bill was paid up.可知这里意思是这样他就可以帮助其他人。Help帮助；comfort安慰；affect影响；move移动。 【小题17】 C考查动词 ：根据Maybe someone neglected to inform him that thewas hopeless.可知这里意思是可能有人忘记告诉这个男孩。Attempted试图；managed完成；forgot忘记；remembered记得。 【小题18】A 考查名词 ：根据Maybe someone neglected to inform him that thewas hopeless.可知这里意思有人忽略了通知他，情况很绝望。Situation情况；life生活；illness疾病；devotion奉献。 【小题19】A考查动词 ：根据Somehow young Morgan didn’tthat an 11-year-old boy could never pay off a hospital bill so large.可知这里意思是小Morgan没有意识到11岁的小孩不能偿还数额那样巨大的债务。Realize意识到；discuss讨论；argue争论；expect期望。 【小题20】 D。考查代词 ：根据Martin Luther once said, “Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful.” Without hope, is possible.可知这里意思是没有希望，没有东西是可能的。Everything每件事物；anything任何东西；something某事；nothing 没有东西。 考点：考查日常生活类短文