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2014高考英语文章阅读类：2013暑假练习题（14）及答案解析第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每题2分，满分50分）AAftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme.Iwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soIagreed.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy(肌肉萎缩症).Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofive,andthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,“Whyme?”Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviously,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithme.Whenwehadfinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDick,MymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore,butIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal,butIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.However,IknowI’machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.Yourfriend,Matthew48.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.hewasoneoftheauthor’sstudentsD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch49.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.[来源:Zxxk.Com]A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied50.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Asickboy.B.Aspecialfriend.C.Arealchampion.D.Afamousathlete.BCyberspace,theconnectionsbetweencomputersindifferentplaces,consideredasarealplacewhereinformation,messagesandpicturesexist,mirrorstherealworldinmanyways.Peopleaskforinformation,playgames,andsharehobbies.Othersbuyandsellproducts.Stillotherslookforfriendship,orevenlove.Unliketherealworld,however,yourknowledgeaboutapersonislimitedtowordsonacomputerscreen．Identityandappearancemeanverylittleincyberspace．Rather,aperson’sthoughts----oratleastthethoughtstheytype-----arewhatreallycount．Soeventheshyestpersoncanbecomeachatroomstar．Usually,this“faceless”communicationdoesn’tcreateproblems．Identitydoesn’treallymatterwhenyou’reinachatroomdiscussingpoliticsorhobbies．Infact,thisemphasisontheideasthemselvesmakestheInternetagreatplaceforexcitingconversation．Whereelsecansomanypeoplecometogethertochat?ButsomeInternetuserswantmorethanjustsomeonetochatwith．They’relookingforseriousloverelationships．Iscyberspaceagoodplacetofindlove?Thatanswerdependsonwhomyouask．Someoftheserelationshipsactuallysucceed．Othersfailmiserably．SupportersofonlinerelationshipsstatethattheInternetallowscouplestogettoknoweachotherintellectuallyfirst．Personalappearancedoesn’tgetintheway．Butcriticsofonlinerelationshipsarguethatnoonecantrulyknowanotherpersonincyberspace．Why?BecausetheInternetgivesusersalotofcontroloverhowothersviewthem．Internetuserscancarefullycrafttheirwordstofitwhateverimagetheywanttogive．Andtheydon’thavetoworryaboutwhattheir“nonverbal”communicationisdoingfortheirimage．Inasense,they’renotreallythemselves．Allofthismaybefineiftherelationshipstaysincyberspace．Butnotknowingapersonisabigprobleminaloverelationship．Withsomanyunknowns,it’seasytoletone’simagination“fillintheblanks．”Thisinevitablyleadstodisappointmentwhencouplesmeetinperson．Howsomeoneimaginesanonlinefriendisoftenquitemoredifferentthantherealperson．So,beforelookingforloveincyberspace,remembertheadviceofInternetpioneerCliffordStoll:“Lifeintherealworldisfarricherthananythingyou’llfindonacomputerscreen．”52．Accordingtothepassage,chattinginthecyberspace.A．stressesmoreaboutpeople’sidentityB．needspeopletoberichinknowledgeC．putsemphasisonpeople’sthoughtsD．allowspeopletodiscusspoliticssecretly53．Peoplewhoareagainstonlinedatingthink.A．whatissaidonlineisundercontroloftheInternetB．onemaynotshowtherealselfincyberspaceC．thefacelesscommunicationisconservativeD．itishardtoprotecttheother’sidentity54．Bysaying“Withsomanyunknowns,it’seasytoletone’simagination‘fillintheblanks’”,thewritermeansthat.A．peoplemaybedisappointedwhentheymeetinpersonB．theInternetmakesiteasyforpeopletoimaginehowothersviewthemC．theInternetal