When Rebecca Saxon was diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 27, she thought her life was over. But in her darkest hour, inspiration struck and she found a way of turning her disaster into advantage.
Following her cancer treatment, Rebecca launched a successful business 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes，which is about wedding shoes for brides.
Rebecca, from London, England, says: 'I started doing sketches of wedding shoes with blue soles when I was halfway through my cancer treatment. I had a hit a real low and was going through that whole "Will I live or die?" situation. But I decided that I was going to pick myself up and fight this cancer. The sketches were my release and the way I got through the many hours spent in a hospital room.
“ I had no idea what was going to happen to me. But I knew I had to be positive if I was going to overcome this treatment. I told myself this was not going to be the end for me. I decided to channel my negative feelings and start drawing.
“I had always loved fashion and when I was younger. Several of my friends were getting married at the time so weddings were very much in the air. So initially, I would be drawing designs for bridal gowns and other garments.
“But then I started sketching wedding footwear - designing shoes with distinctive, blue soles which were super comfy too. I thought it would be a lovely way of integrating the 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' tradition.
“Drawing really helped me deal with my treatment. Rebecca was given the all-clear in August 2011.
With the encouragement of her entrepreneur boyfriend, Mike Bandar, she then turned her dreams into her reality and set up 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes'. Each brand shoe from the collection has a blue sole, predicting the age-old tradition of what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck.
1.When did Rebecca feel when she knew her illness first?
A．Indifferent B．Disappointed C．Hopeful D．Curious
2.Rebecca specially designed shoes for .
A．patients in hospital B．married couple
C．brides in the wedding D．homeless people
3.What can we know from the passage?
A．Rebecca designed shoes during her cancer treatment.
B．Rebecca’s boyfriend parted with her because of her cancer.
C．Rebecca wanted to be a bride wearing the shoes she designed herself.
D．Rebecca’s friends wear Blue Bridal Shoes during the wedding.
4.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase“ was given the all-clear”？
A．gave up the treatment
B．was announced incurable
C．broke away from dangerous period
D．was operated on again
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
When Rebecca Saxon was diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 27, she thought her life was over. But in her darkest hour, inspiration struck and she found a way of turning her disaster into advantage.
Following her cancer treatment, Rebecca launched a successful business 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes，which is about wedding shoes for brides.
Rebecca, from London, England, says: 'I started doing sketches of wedding shoes with blue soles when I was halfway through my cancer treatment. I had a hit a real low and was going through that whole "Will I live or die?" situation. But I decided that I was going to pick myself up and fight this cancer. The sketches were my release and the way I got through the many hours spent in a hospital room.
“ I had no idea what was going to happen to me. But I knew I had to be positive if I was going to overcome this treatment. I told myself this was not going to be the end for me. I decided to channel my negative feelings and start drawing.
“I had always loved fashion and when I was younger. Several of my friends were getting married at the time so weddings were very much in the air. So initially, I would be drawing designs for bridal gowns and other garments.
“But then I started sketching wedding footwear - designing shoes with distinctive, blue soles which were super comfy too. I thought it would be a lovely way of integrating the 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' tradition.
“Drawing really helped me deal with my treatment. Rebecca was given the all-clear in August 2011.
With the encouragement of her entrepreneur boyfriend, Mike Bandar, she then turned her dreams into her reality and set up 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes'. Each brand shoe from the collection has a blue sole, predicting the age-old tradition of what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck.
1.When did Rebecca feel when she knew her illness first?
A．Indifferent B．Disappointed C．Hopeful D．Curious
2.Rebecca specially designed shoes for .
A．patients in hospital B．married couple
C．brides in the wedding D．homeless people
3.What can we know from the passage?
A．Rebecca designed shoes during her cancer treatment.
B．Rebecca’s boyfriend parted with her because of her cancer.
C．Rebecca wanted to be a bride wearing the shoes she designed herself.
D．Rebecca’s friends wear Blue Bridal Shoes during the wedding.
4.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase“ was given the all-clear”？
A．gave up the treatment
B．was announced incurable
C．broke away from dangerous period
D．was operated on again
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It wasn’t until he was diagnosed with cancer ______ he realized the significance of health.
A. when B. that C. which D. what
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When 45-year-old Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌), he chose to focus on living rather than dying. As a computer science _______ at Carnegie Mellon University, Pausch was selected to deliver a “last lecture”. This well-known and popular campus _________ allowed professors to share worldly _________ with all the students in this school as if they were dying and had one last lecture to give.
The only _________ in Pausch’s case is that Pausch really was dying, a fact that only _________ him more rather than discouraging him. He delivered his last lecture, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”, on Sept. 18, 2007, in the _________ McConomy Auditorium (大礼堂).
Pausch began by sharing his boyhood dreams, some of which he had achieved and others he hadn’t. He _________ the importance of having dreams and how anyone can still learn a lot by reaching for those dreams, _________ they don’t always succeed. He shared the values and lessons through experience, which he hoped to _________ to others: honesty, hard work, gratitude.
Pausch’s last lecture __________ a great deal of praise and attention __________ it even became a YouTube __________, and in October 2007, he __________ a version on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He __________ the lecture into a book by the same name, which __________ became a best-seller. Readers were deeply __________ by the book’s description of Pausch’s lifelong philosophy and the way it revealed the fundamental __________ of his motivation to live on一his three young children.
Randy Pausch __________ on July 25, 2008, but his __________ still lives on in the recorded lecture and his book. He __________ to motivate us all by encouraging us to never give up on our childhood dreams.
1.A.student B.engineer C.professor D.programmer
2.A.tradition B.atmosphere C.principle D.system
3.A.success B.fortune C.courage D.wisdom
4.A.difference B.challenge C.dilemma D.contradiction
5.A.convinced B.inspired C.surprised D.bothered
6.A.distributed B.packed C.covered D.blocked
7.A.illustrated B.suspected C.adjusted D.realized
8.A.only if B.in case C.so that D.even if
9.A.turn over B.hand in C.pass on D.give out
10.A.allocated B.appreciated C.received D.reflected
11.A.but B.and C.or D.so
12.A.hit B.symbol C.comment D.advertisement
13.A.invested B.announced C.regulated D.presented
14.A.turned B.divided C.expanded D.classified
15.A.frequently B.gradually C.quickly D.formally
16.A.distracted B.impressed C.amused D.worried
17.A.effect B.theory C.source D.standard
18.A.died away B.died off C.passed out D.passed away
19.A.voice B.status C.quality D.appearance
20.A.promises B.continues C.deserves D.determines
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Eleven years ago, the world I was familiar with ended. My _______ was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over the course of seven months, Bill went from_______ me at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom.
It was the_______ time of my life. Maybe not_______. But it was certainly the time when I felt most alive. I _______ that a flat tire or the small complaints of a child with the sniffles (抽鼻子)_______ in comparison with the beauty of sudden laughter, the night sky, the _______ of a bakery. I found I could _______ myself to see more beauty.
In the days after Bill’s diagnosis and brain surgery, being his caregiver _______ me to find clinical trials and talk to different oncologists, which gave me a sense of________. In the later days, it meant being fully present for almost every moment. During his last weekend, a relative________ him. I noticed that she’d changed her appearance, and not in a good way. It was the kind of thought I’d ________ keep to myself. Just then, Bill ________ exactly what I’d been thinking, in that ruthlessly (鲁莽地) truthful way he had, and I found myself________ out loud.
“I could live with this man forever, even________ as much care as he does,” I thought. However, he would be dead in four________!
Eleven years later, I still try to be the ________ I became during those seven months. I try to be a little more ________ and generous, a little more grateful for the small __________ in life. It was my husband’s last, best __________ to me.
1.A.child B.husband C.father D.brother
2.A.teaching B.encouraging C.beating D.hugging
3.A.best B.worst C.hardest D.longest
4.A.correctly B.exactly C.fortunately D.fluently
5.A.discovered B.figured C.confirmed D.hoped
6.A.changed B.expanded C.appeared D.faded
7.A.tastes B.sales C.smells D.noises
8.A.persuade B.force C.command D.train
9.A.allowed B.required C.requested D.forbade
10.A.security B.dignity C.purpose D.humor
11.A.comforted B.visited C.inspected D.invited
12.A.regularly B.currently C.usually D.occasionally
13.A.announced B.repeated C.yelled D.voiced
14.A.laughing B.smiling C.crying D.breaking
15.A.declining B.accepting C.claiming D.needing
16.A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
17.A.caregiver B.person C.advisor D.nurse
18.A.demanding B.promising C.forgiving D.living
19.A.complaints B.points C.talks D.moments
20.A.gift B.lesson C.memory D.information
高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
Shayla Mitchell, 16, was diagnosed with the terminal stage of cancer. As a father, Mitchell always stayed home to care for her. He said the ______ 1eft them financially worse off. Then a group called Growing Hope ______ in with $1,800 to help with his living costs.
____, he wanted to pay them back. In his ______, he had once been a ______. So at age 40, Mitchell took up the ______ again, participating in two fights in Fairfax. Mitchell was ______ out in the first and second rounds, but he still ______ to raise $ 20,000 that he gave to Growing Hope. During this time, he ______ his daughter. “I fell into a dark bottom,” Mitchell said, and for six months, he did little but ______.
One day, Mitchell ______ upon a Mark Twain quote- The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you ______ why. “After I read that quote, I was going to spend the rest of my life helping kids with ______ and their families,” he said.
Mitchell thought of creating a foundation, though boxing did not seem ______any more for fund-raising, due to his age. Then he found that ______ could be a source to raise money. In the Corps Marathon, he cut a striking figure on the course. ______ by this success, he set his sights higher. He ______ each of the miles of the race to a different child with cancer, and he carried their ______ with him. Years after his daughter's death, Mitchell now ______ up in the morning knowing his ______.
1.A. situation B. phenomenon C. atmosphere D. poverty
2.A. brought B. stepped C. took D. broke
3.A. Sorrowful B. Hopeful C. Grateful D. Helpful
4.A. life B. reality C. memory D. youth
5.A. runner B. singer C. boxer D. fighter
6.A. gloves B. helmets C. boxes D. sneakers
7.A. laughed B. knocked C. performed D. put
8.A. failed B. persuaded C. managed D. tried
9.A. cured B. lost C. comforted D. accompanied
10.A. fight B. disappoint C. burst D. mourn
11.A. looked B. agreed C. came D. depended
12.A. consider B. make C. relate D. discover
13.A. talent B. cancer C. disease D. caution
14.A. beneficial B. worthwhile C. significant D. practicable
15.A. running B. singing C. fund D. project
16.A. Depressed B. Satisfied C. Inspired D. Shocked
17.A. donated B. ran C. competed D. conveyed
18.A. pictures B. parents C. doctors D. clothes
19.A. stands B. arises C. climbs D. wakes
20.A. time B. why C. course D. what
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago，I was diagnosed with breast cancer and reacted in the way most people would.The first thing came to mind was a “death sentence”. However，I found out later it was truly “an awakening” for me，especially after being diagnosed with colon cancer a few years later，but still alive to tell about them both.I began to question God.Why was I chosen to suffer this double challenge？What had I done in life so bad to have this placed upon me？I was unhappy with the way I look and the intolerant pain I had to experience each day，but instead of sighing over my fate，I decided to look on the positive sides of it.
I knew that I was about to face a new beginning，new hope，do and see more with a whole new perspective on life.I also began thinking of the individuals that are no longer among us and how there will always be someone worse off than I am.Who am I to complain？I still have my life.
During my treatments，I experienced something of a miracle that I had to write down.I took that experience and turned it into a poem and I called it “Peace”．I took that poem along with many others I had composed during my breast cancer period and submitted them for publication.The book of poems was accepted and published under the title “True Simple Poems of Life，Faith and Survival”．
I continue to write and hope that my poetry may encourage other unfortunate people and my writing continues to give me strength.I've had another inspirational children's book published called “If Only I Could Fly，Said Mattiebee”．
I would never have become a writer，producing inspirational stories，if I had not gone through all that I did.I'm a true example that you can survive cancer，not once，but twice，providing that you catch it in time.It won't all be easy，but you must have faith and allow that faith to direct your path.
I truly believe when you survive a terrible tragedy or a horrible disease like cancer，it's for a reason—you have a purpose，and I want to live and find out exactly what that is for me.
1.How did the author feel about her disease at first?
A．Optimistic. B．Pessimistic.
C．Confident. D．Discontented.
2.When did the author begin to notice the positive sides of her tragedy?
A．After she was diagnosed with colon cancer.
B．After she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
C．After she wrote her first poem.
D．After she became a writer.
3.In the author's opinion，________.
A．no one is luckier than her
B．God doesn't treat everyone fairly
C．writing poetry is the best way to deal with cancer
D．being alive is lucky for her
4.We can know from the passage that ________.
A．the author developed breast cancer a few years after colon cancer
B．writing only helped the author alone
C．the author wrote stories as well as poems
D．If Only I Could Fly，Said Mattiebee is a poem
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends. However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life. I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life.
As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him. He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity. His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him.
During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to regulate his medication and provide any other needed support. He didn't complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him.
Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others. You often can't learn these important attributes in the lap of luxury, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind.
1.What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?
A. He was operated on immediately.
B. He retired from his job.
C. He researched cancer treatments.
D. He felt sad, doing nothing.
2.What was the man's main source of comfort after several months with the disease?
A. His family and friends.
B. His belief in humanity.
C. His doctors’ encouragement.
D. The care from others.
3.What did the author learn from his friend’s story?
A. Giving more respect to friends.
B. Extending life as possible.
C. Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury.
D. Getting comfort from God.
4.What does the author mainly want to tell?
A. All people will face death, and thus, we must prepare for it spiritually.
B. Our characters can be strengthened by such an unpleasant situation.
C. Families provide the best support system during such a crisis.
D. People should help those who have got serious illness.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer（晚期癌症）, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends．However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life．I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life．
As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him．He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity（人性）．His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him．
During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice （安养院） came to the home to regulate（调节） his medication （药）and provide any other needed support．He didn't complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him．
Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others．You often can't learn these important attributes（属性）in the lap of luxury（处在优裕舒适的环境中）, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind．
1.Which word can best describe the man's initial（最初的） reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer?
A．Satisfied． B．Sad C．Surprised D．Concerned．
2.What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?
A．He was operated on immediately．
B．He researched cancer treatments．
C．He retired from his job
D．He felt sad, doing nothing．
3.What was the man's main source of comfort after several months with the disease?
A．His family and friends． B．The care from others
C．His doctors’ encouragement． D．His belief in humanity．
4.What did the author learn from his friend’s story?
A．Getting comfort from God．
B．Extending life as possible．
C．Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury．
D．Giving more respect to friends
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I used to have a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends．However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life．I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life．
With months going on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him．He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity．His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him．
In the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice （安养院） came to the home to regulate his medication and provide any other needed support．He didn't complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him．Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others．You often can't learn these important attributes in the lap of luxury, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind．
1.Which word can best describe the man's initial reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer?
A．Astonished． B．Annoyed
C．Terrified． D．Confused．
2.What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?
A．He was operated on immediately．
B．He researched cancer treatments．
C．He retired from his job．
D．He felt sad, doing nothing．
3.What was the man's main source of comfort after several months with the disease?
A．His family and friends．
B．The care from others．
C．His doctors’ encouragement．
D．His belief in humanity．
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends．However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially（开始） determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life．I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life．
As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him．He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity（人性）．His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him．
During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice （安养院） came to the home to regulate（调节） his medication （药）and provide any other needed support．He didn't complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him．
Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others．You often can't learn these important attributes（属性）in the lap of luxury（处在优裕舒适的环境中）, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind．
1.Which word can best describe the man's initial reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer?
| A．Satisfied． | B．Sad | C．Surprised | D．Concerned． |
2.What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?
| A．He was operated on immediately． |
| B．He researched cancer treatments． |
| C．He retired from his job |
| D．He felt sad, doing nothing． |
3.What was the man's main source of comfort after several months with the disease?
| A．His family and friends． | B．The care from others |
| C．His doctors’ encouragement． | D．His belief in humanity． |
4.What did the author learn from his friend’s story?
| A．Getting comfort from God． |
| B．Extending life as possible． |
| C．Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury． |
| D．Giving more respect to friends |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析