Part C

Directions:

Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A -G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (41 -45). There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

In 2009, Dan Black was hit by a car in his hometown of Chepstow, Wales, as he was biking to his job at a grocery store.(41)____ During his recovery, he suffered a stroke that rendered his right arm useless. Once a promising guitarist, Dan, now 25, lives with his parents and requires around-the-clock care that costs nearly $ 300,000 a year.

After the accident, a friend of Dan' s started the Help Dan Black fund to cover some of Dan' s medical expenses. Dan learned about an experimental stem cell treatment in China that could enable him to walk again. (42)____

One day, in 2013, a news story caught the eye of Dan' s mother, Michaela, who then shared the story with her son. The story featured a five-year-old boy named Brecon Vaughan. (43)____ The boy's family had created a website with which to raise nearly $100,000 needed for a trip to the St. Louis Children' s Hospital, where treatment was offered that could help Brecon walk. Only half the amount had been raised, said the report.

Dan deliberated. Then, after considering that his own dream of walking could be years away,he donated his $ 30,000 to Brecon' s cause. " (44)____ Brecon doesn' t. He needs it much more than I do. " Dan told a newspaper.

Dan' s generosity received a great deal of attention, and contributions started pouring in to the Vaughan website. (45)____ They' ve promised to give the excess funds, about $17,000, to the Tree of Hope charity, which helps sick children in the United Kingdom find specialized medical help. In October, Brecon and his family traveled to St. Louis to begin treatment.

"What Dan did is great," Brecon' s mother said. "It is an extraordinary gift. "

A．I know how it feels to walk．

B．The family soon exceeded their fund—raising goal．

C． He had a rare form of disease and had never walked by himself．

D．After four years，donations to Help Dan Black totaled nearly$30，000．

E．The accident left him unable to move from the chest down．

F．This is the only thing I could do to help him．

G． His dream to be a musician shattered．
 

Part C

参考译文

2009年，当丹?布莱克在他的家乡威尔士的切普斯托市骑车去杂货店上班的路上，被一辆车撞倒。(41)车祸造成他胸部以下无法活动。在恢复期间，他患上了中风，导致右胳膊无法活动。丹今年25岁，曾是一名有前途的吉他手，现在同父母一起生活并需要夜以继日的照顾，每年医疗费用需花费大约30万美金。

车祸之后，丹的一位朋友筹备了“帮助丹?布莱克”基金，用来支付丹的部分医疗费用。丹得知中国有一项干细胞试验治疗，可以使他再次行走。(42)四年之后，“帮助丹?布莱克”基金筹集到了大约3万美金。

2013年的一天，丹的母亲米凯拉看到了一则新闻，之后她告诉了丹。新闻里一个叫布雷肯?沃恩的5岁男孩，(43)他得了一种罕见的疾病，无法走路。这个男孩的家人创建了一个网址想筹集约10万美金去圣路易斯儿童医院接受治疗，这个治疗能帮助他站起来走路。报道中说他们只筹集到了一半的资金。

丹认真地考虑了这件事，他认为他自己重新走路的梦想也许要很多年后才能实现，他将自己的3万关金捐给了布雷肯。他告诉一名记者“(44)我知道走路的感觉，但布雷肯不知道。他比我更需要这笔钱。”丹的慷慨行为引起了广泛的关注，许多人开始在沃恩的网站捐款。

(45)沃恩家庭很快筹集到了超过他们目标的基金。他们承诺将多余的1．7万美金的基金捐献给“希望树”慈善基金会，帮助英国身患疾病的孩子得到专门的治疗。十月，布雷肯和他的家人去圣路易斯开始接受治疗。布雷肯的母亲说道：“丹做的事情非常伟大，这是一个非凡的礼物。”

41．E【精析】前文提到“Dan Black was hit by a car”丹遭遇到车祸，因此下一句应该与车祸相关，E选项“车祸造成他胸部以下无法活动”符合，故选E。

42．D【精析】前文提到“a friend of Dan’s started the Help Dan Black fund…”丹的朋友为他筹集资金，而且前面提到了丹出车祸是2009年，下一段直接跳到了2013年，根据空格前后内容，只有D选项“四年之后，‘帮助丹?布莱克’基金筹集到了大约3万美金”符合句意，起承上启下的作用，故选D。

43．C【精析】前文提到“The story featured a five-year-old boy named Brecon Vaughan．”一个五岁男孩，作为承接，后面应该是描述这个男孩具体得了什么病，C选项“他得了一种罕见的疾病并再也无法走路”符合句意，故选C。

44．A【精析】根据前文“he donated his$30，000 to Brecon’s cause”丹为布雷肯捐款，此处有引号，引用丹的原句，只有A“我知道走路的感觉”符合，也能跟后面的“Brecon doesn’t．”呼应，故选A。

45．B【精析】前文提到“Dan’s generosity received a great deal of atten-tion，and contributions started pouring in to the Vaughan website”丹的慷慨行为引起了很多关注，许多人开始在沃恩的网站捐款，此处应该与捐款相关，后面又说他们承诺将多余的1．7万美金的基金捐献给“希望树”慈善基金会，综观各个选项，只有选项“沃恩家庭很快筹集到了超过他们目标的基金”符合句意，起承上启下的作用，故选B。