Tom, eleven years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days ago, while he was playing baseball, he         1        and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he might never get well.

    "He seems to have given up         2       . So medicine won't work. Perhaps he needs something else," said one of the doctors. "When I visit Tom, all he         3        says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth." To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was almost         4        Babe Ruth was the most famous baseball player in the United States and he was very busy.

    The next day Tom's father managed to tell Babe Ruth about the         5        of Tom on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as Tom was lying in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young Tom couldn't         6        it really was Babe.

    Babe Ruth sat down at Tom's bed and said, "Now listen, kid, you've got to get         7        I've brought you a new American League baseball. You must start throwing it."

    Tom's father just stayed there, saying nothing. His eyes were full of         8       the great man.

    For Tom, this was the         9        of a new life. Once he thought he would never be saved. To the surprise of his doctors, young Tom walked out of the hospital on his own feet a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life all         10        the help of Babe Ruth.

1. A. fell

B. shouted

C. shot

2. A. dream

B. hope

C. belief

3. A. already

B. almost

C. still

4. A. possible

B. impossible

C. helpful

5. A. story

B. accident

C. action

6. A. believe

B. doubt

C. understand

7. A. happy

B. well

C. active

8. A. respect for

B. excitement of

C. satisfaction with

9. A. ending

B. beginning

C. opening

10. A. to

B. without

C. because of

【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；  

【解析】【分析】文章大意：乔尼·西尔维斯特，今年十一岁，正躺在医院的病床上。几天之前，当他在踢足球的时候，他摔倒了并且脑部撞击了地面。医生认为他可能永远不会痊愈。但因为贝比·鲁斯送给他的礼物，他能够过着健康的生活。

 （1）句意：几天之前，当他在踢足球的时候，他摔倒了并且脑部撞击了地面。A fell，掉落。B shouted，呼喊。C shot，射击。根据his head hit the ground可知，头撞在了地面上，所以推测是掉在地上了，故选A。

 （2）句意：他看起来已经放弃了希望。A dream，梦想。B hope，希望。C belief，信念。根据So medicine won't work.可知，药物是没有用的，所以推测应该是绝望了，失去了希望，故选B。

 （3）句意：当我拜访乔尼时，他所说的仍然是他想见到贝比·鲁斯。A already，已经。B almost，几乎。C still，仍然。根据Babe Ruth was the most famous baseball player in the United States and he was very busy.可知，他是一个著名运动员，很忙，所以推测应该是还没见到运动员，所以是仍然想要见他，故选C。

 （4）句意：和贝比·鲁斯见面，当然是不可能的。贝比·鲁斯是美国最著名的运动员，并且他很忙。A possible，可能的。B impossible，不可能的。C helpful，有用的。根据Babe Ruth was the most famous baseball player in the United States and he was very busy.可知，他是著名的棒球运动员，且很忙，所以推测见他是不可能的，故选B。 

 （5）句意：第二天，乔尼的父亲设法通过电话告诉贝比·鲁斯关于他儿子的故事。A story，故事。B accident，事件。C action，动作。根据Perhaps he needs something else可知，男孩可能需要的不是药物，而是想见著名运动员，所以父亲打电话是说的自己儿子的故事，故选A。

 （6）句意：乔尼不敢相信那真的是贝比。A：believe，相信。B：doubt，怀疑。C：understand，理解。根据Babe Ruth was the most famous baseball player in the United States and he was very busy.可知，运动员很忙，所以男孩根本不相信是真人，故选A。

 （7）句意：听着，孩子。你将会好起来。A：happy，快乐的。B：well，好的。C：active，活跃的。根据young Tom walked out of the hospital on his own feet a few weeks later.可知，Tom最后站起来了，所以他认为男孩会好起来的，故选B。

 （8）句意：他的眼中闪耀着对这个伟大的人的敬慕A：respect for，尊敬。B：excitement of，兴奋。C：satisfaction with，满足。根据Babe Ruth walked in可知，运动员来看男孩了，且男孩非常想见他，所以推测男孩很敬慕他，所以眼里都是敬慕，故选A。

 （9）句意：对于乔尼来说这是一段全新人生的开始。A：ending，结局。B：beginning，开始。C：opening，开。根据young Tom walked out of the hospital on his own feet a few weeks later可知，Tom最后走出来医院，恢复了健康，所以这是新生活的开端，故选B。

 （10）句意：他能够过着健康的生活，全因为贝比·鲁斯送给他的礼物。     A：to，对，表示对象。B：without，没有。C：because of，由于，表示因果。根据 He was able to live a healthy life和the help of Babe Ruth.可知，Tom能够健康，是因为运动员的礼物，所以这两个句子是因果关系，故选C。

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