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Charlotte was in her late 50s when she developed cancer. The illness quickly __1__ to her lungs and then to her brain. She was so __2__ that she had to lie in bed. She was __3__ to even cook for herself.
“The last year of her life was __4__，” her sister Barbara said. “The worst part was seeing her sit in a chair in her living room, waiting to __5__. For the first time in her life, I saw her so __6__.”
One day, Barbara, __7__ seeking some way to help, asked Charlotte if it would be OK to do her makeup. Barbara said, “I want to make you look better.”
Charlotte replied, “You can't. It's too __8__.” But she agreed at last. So weak was Charlotte that she could __9__ hold her eyes open. Finally, when she did open her eyes, she looked in the mirror in __10__. Her face looked beautiful for the first time in years.
“I look pretty! Take my __11__！” she shouted. After the photos were taken, Charlotte looked at Barbara and said, “Promise me you will do this for others while I am __12__.” With tears in her eyes, Barbara said, “I __13__.”
Charlotte spent her __14__ days with a smile on her face. “She __15__ herself again，” Barbara said. “And I never saw her sit in that chair in her living room again. __16__， she moved out to sit in her backyard in sunny days.”
__17__ Charlotte's death, Barbara kept her promise in a big __18__. She sold everything in her own store. Charlotte gave Barbara a greater __19__. She wanted to do something to __20__ others.
本文是一篇记叙文。Charlotte因患癌症而陷入绝望中，Barbara的一个偶然的想法给她带来了久违的欢乐。
1．A.spread B．devoted
C．appealed D．linked
答案：A
解析：癌细胞很快就“扩散(spread)”到了Charlotte的肺部和大脑。
2．A.clever B．serious
C．silly D．weak
答案：D
解析：根据“she had to lie in bed”可知，Charlotte此时身体非常“虚弱(weak)”。
3．A.pleased B．unable
C．unwilling D．ready
答案：B
解析：Charlotte终日躺在床上，甚至都“不能(unable)”给自己做饭了。
4．A.peaceful B．busy
C．terrible D．ordinary
答案：C
解析：根据下一句可知，Charlotte生命中的最后一年情况非常“糟糕(terrible)”。
5．A.die B．recover
C．arise D．support
答案：A
解析：Charlotte终日坐在一把椅子上，等待“死亡(die)”。
6．A.sensitive B．calm
C．happy D．hopeless
答案：D
解析：平生第一次，Barbara看到Charlotte如此“绝望(hopeless)”。
7．A.actually B．technically
C．desperately D．briefly
答案：C
解析：Barbara“拼命地(desperately)”想办法帮助Charlotte。
8．A.late B．early
C．funny D．strange
答案：A
解析：根据“You can't”可知，Charlotte已经完全绝望，觉得一切都太“晚(late)”了。
9．A.surely B．simply
C．hardly D．softly
答案：C
解析：根据“So weak was Charlotte that...”可知，Charlotte身体非常虚弱，以至于“几乎(hardly)”都睁不开自己的双眼。
10．A.wonder B．fear
C．relief D．disbelief
答案：D
解析：根据下一句可知，当Charlotte在镜子中看到自己的形象时，她几乎“不敢相信(disbelief)”这是真的。
11．A.cigarette B．hand
C．picture D．temperature
答案：C
解析：根据“After the photos were taken”可知，Charlotte急着让Barbara给自己“照几张照片(picture)”。
12．A.well B．dead
C．alone D．abroad
答案：B
解析：Charlotte对Barbara说，在她“去世(dead)”之后，Barbara也要为其他人做同样的事情。
13．A.disagree B．ignore
C．doubt D．promise
答案：D
解析：根据上文内容可知，Barbara向Charlotte郑重地做出了“承诺(promise)”。
14．A.remaining B．tiring
C．training D．working
答案：A
解析：在Charlotte“剩下的(remaining)”日子里，她每天总是面带微笑。
15．A.relied on B．looked into
C．cared about D．stared at
答案：C
解析：Charlotte开始“关心”自己了。rely on“信任，信赖”；look into“调查”；care about“关心，在意”；stare at“盯着看”。
16．A.Therefore B．Still
C．Though D．Instead
答案：D
解析：此后的日子里，Charlotte再也不每天坐在起居室的椅子上了，“相反(instead)”，在晴朗的日子里，她会到后院去坐着。
17．A.Before B．Without
C．After D．About
答案：C
解析：在Charlotte去世“后(after)”，Barbara履行了自己的诺言。
18．A.way B．sense
C．world D．company
答案：A
解析：in a big way表示“大规模地”。
19．A.present B．purpose
C．occasion D．chance
答案：B
解析：Charlotte让Barbara萌生了一个更大的人生“目标(purpose)”。
20．A.save B．help
C．cure D．test
答案：B
解析：Barbara想做一些事情来“帮助(help)”其他人。
