Do you know who played the role of (扮演分色) Superman in the film Superman? He was Christopher Reeve, a(n) 16 and he was famous for his performance (表演) in the movie. Like Superman, Christopher Reeve was afraid of nothing. He was good at flying planes, riding horses and many other activities. But 17 changed in 1995. When riding a horse, he fell and 18 himself badly. The doctors thought it was 19 for him to live long. Reeve even thought of 20 his life. 21 when he thought of his family he knew he couldn’t. From then on, he began to 22 for his life.
At the end of 1995, he left hospital. Soon after that, he felt he was ready to face the world again. He wanted to tell people no matter 23 problems they had, they shouldn’t give up. He began to make speeches, and they helped lots of people 24 body problems. He also went back to work and made his first film, In the Gloaming (《黄昏时刻》). Although he lost control of his body, he still had his 25 and his dream. He was, and would always be Superman.
16．A．actress B．actor C．reporter D．visitor
17．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
18．A．hurt B．lost C．turned D．sent
19．A．general B．serious C．difficult D．useful
20．A．satisfying B．lasting C．beginning D．ending
21．A．However B．Certainly C．Hardly D．Again
22．A．look B．fight C．die D．wait
23．A．when B．which C．that D．what
24．A．in B．for C．with D．of
25．A．reason B．culture C．trouble D．spirit
16．B
17．C
18．A
19．C
20．D
21．A
22．B
23．D
24．C
25．D
【分析】
本文讲述了克里斯托弗·里夫与疾病作斗争的故事。他想要告诉人们，他们无论有什么问题，他们不应该放弃。
16．B
考查名词及语境的理解。A. actress女演员， B. actor 男演员，C. reporter记者，D. visitor游客。句意：他叫克里斯托弗·里夫，是一名男演员，他因在电影中的表演而出名。根据he was famous for his performance (表演) in the movie.可知此处指的是男演员，故选B。
17．C
考查代词及语境的理解。A. something某物，B. anything任何事，C. everything 一切，D. nothing没什么。句意：但是在1995年一切都改变了。根据后文的When riding a horse, he fell and ___3___ himself badly.可知他自己伤的很严重，因此一切发生了变化，故选C。
18．A
考查动词及语境的理解。A. hurt 受伤，B. lost 失去，C. turned转向，D. sent发送。句意：当他骑马时，他自己伤得非常严重。根据he fell可知他摔倒了，因此他受伤了，故选A。
19．C
考查形容词及语境的理解。A. general一般的，B. serious严肃的，C. difficult 困难的，D. useful有用的。句意：医生们认为他很难活得长。根据前文的he fell and ___3___ himself badly.可知他受伤严重，因此医生认为很难活得长，故选C。
20．D
考查形容词及语境的理解。A. satisfying令人满意， B. lasting 持续，C. beginning开始，D. ending结束。句意：里夫甚至想到了生命的结束。根据前文的he fell and ___3___ himself badly. The doctors thought it was ___4___ for him to live long.可知他伤得很严重，医生认为他很难活得长，因此他想到了生命的结束，故选D。
21．A
考查连词及语境的理解。A. However 然而，B. Certainly当然， C. Hardly 几乎不，D. Again再。句意：然而，当他想到她的家人，他不能这样。根据前半句表示他想到的生命的结束，后半句表示他想到了家人，觉得不能这样，前后表示转折关系，故用连词however，故选A。
22．B
考查动词及语境的理解。A. look看，B. fight 打架，C. die死去，D. wait等待。句意：从那时起，他开始为了生命而斗争。根据前文的Reeve even thought of ___5___ his life. ___6___ when he thought of his family he knew he couldn’t.可知他想到家人，认为不能想到生命的结束，因此要为生命而斗争，fight for为……而斗争，故选B。
23．D
考查代词及语境的理解。A. when何时，B. which 哪一个，C. that那个，D. what什么。句意：他想要告诉人们，他们无论有什么问题，他们不应该放弃。修饰名词problems，故用what，no matter what problems无论什么问题，故选D。
24．C
考查介词及语境的理解。A. in在……里，B. for为了，C. with和……一起，带有；D. of……的。句意：他开始做演讲，他帮助很多有身体疾病的人。此处表示带有身体疾病的人，作后置定语，故用with body problems,故选C。
25．D
考查名词及语境的理解。A. reason 原因，B. culture文化，C. trouble麻烦，D. spirit精神。句意：尽管他失去了对自己身体的控制，但他仍然有他的精神和他的梦想。根据后文的He was, and would always be Superman.可知他是超人，因此他有自己的精神，故选D。
【点睛】
根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题4，句意：医生们认为他很难活得长。根据前文的he fell and ___3___ himself badly.可知他受伤严重，因此医生认为很难活得长，故选C。
