专题强化练八 完形填空(三) <br />(1) <br />Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair，Dan has had one <br />dream：__1__． <br />That is why he was__2__to learn about a piece of research that <br />could possibly lead to his__3__．But there are two__4__．First，the <br />research may take years before it becomes a treatment.And the <br />second is the most__5__of all considerations：money.__6__by love for <br />Dan，friends worked hard through a series of__7__to raise 20，000 <br />pounds for his future surgery.Dan felt he could really start looking <br />toward the day when he could turn his__8__into a reality. <br />Then he__9__Brecon ， a 5-year-old who__10__from cerebral <br />palsy(脑瘫)．Dan read about a new surgical procedure that could <br />allow the little boy to walk__11__．But the surgery would__12__more <br />than 60 ， 000 pounds—money Brecon's parents were having <br />a__13__time raising. <br />Dan said ，“ I'm in pretty much the__14__condition ， but it <br />appears that Brecon can__15__walk if he gets his surgery，and I can't <br />right now.So I thought I might as well pass the money on to him.I'm <br />incredibly__16__to everyone who has helped me out ， but this boy <br />needs it__17__I do at the moment.” <br />And so he took his dream out of the bank and__18__it over to <br />Brecon's parents，telling them，“It would make me very happy to see <br />the__19__made to Brecon's life.” <br />“I wanted to help someone whose life could get better，”he said. <br />“ If I can help someone to walk ， I will.Even if it means__20__a <br />dream to do it.” <br />【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。Dan 因一起事故不能行走了， <br />只能依靠轮椅行动，他的梦想是有一天能站起来行走。在朋友的帮助 <br />下，他筹集到了手术的钱，但是适合他的治疗方法仍处于研究阶段。 <br />Dan 得知五岁的脑瘫男孩 Brecon 在手术成功后就能独力行走，便将 <br />自己准备动手术的钱赠给了 Brecon。 <br />【核心词汇】 lead to 导致……，造成…… <br />barrier n．障碍；栅栏 <br />consideration n．体谅；考虑因素；考虑 <br />a series of 一系列 <br />surgical adj.外科的，外科手术用的 <br />procedure n．程序，手续 definitely adv.明确地；一定地 <br />incredibly adv.非常地；难以置信地 <br />1．A.lying B．walking <br />C．jumping D．working <br />解析：根据“Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair”可知， <br />因为一起事故，Dan 离不开轮椅了；结合常识可以判断，Dan 的梦想 <br />是能行走，walk 意为“行走”，故 B 项正确。 <br />答案：B <br />2．A.angry B．embarrassed <br />C．calm D．excited <br />解析：根据该段最后一句“Dan felt he could really start looking <br />toward the day when he could turn his__8__into a reality”可知，Dan <br />开始盼望着梦想成真的一天，所以当他得知一项能使他康复的研究会 <br />感到兴奋。excited 意为“兴奋的”，故 D 项正确。 <br />答案：D <br />3．A.recovery B．achievement <br />C．discovery D．commitment <br />解析：见第 2 小题解析。recovery 意为“康复”，故 A 项正确。 <br />答案：A <br />4．A.benefits B．hopes <br />C．barriers D．experiments <br />解析：根据空处后一句“First，the research may take years before <br />it becomes a treatment ” 以 及 下 文 中 的 “ And the second is the <br />most__5__of all considerations：money”可知，Dan 面临两个障碍。 <br />barrier...
