Question

Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear. Children know this very well. Fred Epstein, in his book If I Make It to Five, tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.

Tom loved to pretend, and he particularly loved to play superheroes, Dr Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.

The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid.” Maybe I could go as Superman ,”he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戲裝)，but finally she agreed.

The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.

The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only. we all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could, Just as Dr. Epstein puts it ,”If you can dream it, you can do it”

It doesn‘t mean that you should dress as a superhero for you next job interview. But, next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it .Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. So, let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.

26. What do we know about Tom?

A. He was seriously ill                   B. He was a dishonest boy. 

C. He was crazy about magic               D. He was Dr.Epstein’s patient

27.What can be inferred about Tom’s mother?

A. She was a rich lady                     B. She refused Tom’s request

C. She wanted Tom to be a superhero         D. She wanted to get Tom through the pain

28. When Tom went for the third operation, he         .

A. pretended to be painful                  B. acted like a superhero 

C. appeared in poor spirits                   D. argued with his mother

29.In the last paragraph, you are advised         .

A.to go through some difficult tests             B.to wake up from your wild dreams

C.to become a powerful person in your mind   D.to wear expensive clothes for job interviews

30.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To tell us an interesting story.              B. To help us make right decisions.

C. To advise us to care about children.         D. To encourage us to use our imagination.

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，文章通過Dr Epstein描述有嚴重疾病的Tom在做手術前如何借助扮演超人的角色來克服害怕做手術的心理，從而說明想象和幻想，在實現我們的夢想中可以發揮重要的作用。

段落	關鍵詞、句	大意推測
第一部分（Para. 1）	imagination and fantasy；fear；Tom；cancer；pain; operation	想象和幻想的作用：幫助嚴重疾病的Tom度過幾次手術臺和痛苦（書中故事）。
第二部分（Para. 2）	loved to pretend; love to play superheroes; brilliant way for his young mind ; handle the terrifying and painful life	Dr Epstein的解釋：Tom的特征以及如何發揮想象力來度過駭人的和痛苦的生活。
第三部分（Para. 3-4）	before, operation room, afraid, go as Superman, mother agreed, powerful, coolly, strength of fantasy, made it, operation	Tom的故事：手術前后的相關情況。
第三部分（Para. 5-6）	imagination; not for children; attempt to impossible things; job interview; tested; win over your challenge; dream	想象和幻想的實際指導意義。

【解析】

26. A。細節理解題。難度：中等。題干關鍵詞為What…Tom, 定位第一段介紹Tom的情況, Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone.( 湯姆，一個背部骨癌癥的4歲的小男孩。) 由此可知答案選A項。

27. D。推理判斷題。難度：較難。根據題干關鍵詞inferred…Tom’s mother定位第三段的he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戲裝)，but finally she agreed.（他低聲把他的想法說給他的媽媽。聽了這話，母親猶豫了一會。她原想避開了購買昂貴的戲裝，但她終于同意了。并結合下文的內容可知，他這樣做收到是減輕痛苦的目的。

29. C。推理判斷題。難度：中等, 據題干關鍵詞last paragraph…..are advised定位最后一段的“Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.”到了wife，故選C項。Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first. （要想成為戰勝自我挑戰的人，首先要在腦海里想到可以做到。）由此推斷可知，這里作者建議我們要先做內心強大，所以答案選C項。

30. D。寫作意圖題。難度：中等。分析文章結構可知，主題句出現在文章第一段的第一句，Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear，以及最后第一段的最后一句“So, let your imagination run wild, and dare to dream.”可知，作者通過本文鼓勵我們要發揮想象力，克服害怕的心理，展開夢想的翅膀。

【難句學習】

1. Dr Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his yound mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.

翻譯：Dr Epstein解釋說那的確是是他年輕的腦海中有一種很好的方法用來應對他度過的可怕和痛苦的生活。

分析：本句中包含explained后面的that引導的賓語從句，還有省略了that的定語從句，修飾前面的the terrifying and painful life。

2.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way.

翻譯：第二天，湯姆以一強大的超人出現，炫耀通過醫院的大廳里，冷靜地揮舞著他的手，他一路走來的人打招呼。

分析：這個句子中有兩個現在分詞短語showing off…和coolly waving his hand to作伴隨的狀語；此外還有后面的現在分詞短語greeting him along the way作定語，相當于定語從句。

3.Next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it

翻譯：下一次你以一種似乎是不可能的方式來測試時，想象一下需要什么來克服它。

分析：這里包含Next time引導的時間狀語從句，后面有that引導的定語從句以及what引導的賓語從句。