When Thomas Moore, 11, stepped up to the plate (棒球比赛中的本垒板) at Oriole Park at Camden Yard in Baltimore, the crowd went wild. It was the biggest applause（掌声） the park had ever heard for a ___16___ baseball player.
“ I was very ___17___. I didn’t know that was going to happen,” says Moore.
What happened was that the Baltimore Orioles (金莺队) and their fans were recognizing Moore ___18___ a hero for something he did that nobody in the city ever _____19_____. After seeing a picture of a young cancer ___20___ on social media, Moore let his hair grow for two and a half years. Then he donated his hair and helped provide wigs (假发) for three kids ___21___ cancer through having chemotherapy.
This ___22___ boy had no idea what was waiting to happen to him ___23___ he decided on his act of kindness. “I just thought I got ___24___ to an Orioles game,” he says.
Moore is one of just 50 heroes recognized by the team-and the one ___25___ has so far inspired the biggest reaction. He waved and smiled when he was ___26___ on the big screen, and he enjoyed being ___27___ by strangers. Just as exciting: before the game, he had the ___28___ to talk to Orioles star Adam Jones.
“We talked about my hair ___29___,” Moore says. “I felt even more proud of myself. And I was already proud.”
Jones said that Moore was a role ___30___ for other kids.
Besides meeting one of his heroes, Moore got to meet someone who ___31___ him as a hero, Mo Gaba, an 11-year-old who is fighting cancer and ___32___ from one of Moore’s wigs. Baltimore’s radio listening community has helped ___33___ more than US$33,000 on the Internet to help with Gaba’s medical care. His cancer ___34___haven’t broken his spirit or affected his ___35___ for the game.
16. A. ten B. teen C. ten years old D. teens
17. A. frightened B. surprised C. amused D. gifted
18. A. for B. of C. as D. in
19. A. absorb B. adopt C. forgive D. forget
20. A. patient B. doctor C. comedian D. performer
21. A. polishing B. performing C. strengthening D. fighting
22. A. athletic B. selfless C. greedy D. hopeless
23. A. unless B. because C. when D. until
24. A. impressed B. measured C. inserted D. invited
25. A. who B. whom C. which D. where
26. A. consumed B. arrested C. betrayed D. shown
27. A. confirmed B. greeted C. frightened D. instructed
28. A. risk B. attitude C. chance D. right
29. A. pollution B. affection C. donation D. consideration
30. A. example B. model C. style D. credit
31. A. looks up to B. looks down upon C. looks forward to D. looks into
32. A. suffered B. differed C. learned D. benefited
33. A. borrow B. decrease C. raise D. earn
34. A. treatments B. agreements C. amusements D. commitments
35. A. consequence B. anxiety C. love D. mercy
【答案】16. B 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. C
【解析】
本文为记叙文，文章介绍了棒球运动员Moore帮助癌症患者，为他们捐献头发的事情。
【16题详解】
考查名词。根据语境可知此处表示为Thomas Moore,鼓掌，他只有11岁， A. ten十 B. teen青少年 C. ten years old十岁 D. teens 青少年们，所以B正确。
【17题详解】
考查形容词。根据后句I didn’t know that was going to happen.可知，Moore自己也不知道自己会取得这么好的成绩，所以是惊讶。 A. frightened害怕的 B. surprised 吃惊的 C. amused感到好笑的 D. gifted 有天赋的，所以选B。
【18题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：金鹰队和他的粉丝们都认为Moore是英雄，因为他干了别人没有干过的事。认为某人是用recognize sb as， 所以C正确。
【19题详解】
考查动词。根据语境What happened was that the Baltimore Orioles (金莺队) and their fans were recognizing Moore ___3___ a hero for something he did that nobody in the city ever _____4_____. 可知Moore 被认为是英雄，所以他做了大家难以忘记的事情， A. absorb 吸收 B. adopt采用 C. forgive原谅 D. forget 忘记，所以D正确。
【20题详解】
考查名词。根据前面的cancer可知是病人。A. patient病人 B. doctor 医生 C. comedian 喜剧演员 D. performer 表演者，故选A。
【21题详解】
考查动词。根据语境helped provide wigs (假发) for three kids ___6___ cancer 可知是捐头发给那三个与癌症作斗争的人，A. polishing 润色 B. performing 表演 C. strengthening 加强 D. fighting 斗争，所以D正确。
【22题详解】
考查形容词。根据前文他捐头发以及后文的kindness可知他是无私的，A. athletic 运动的 B. selfless 无私o的 C. greedy贪婪的 D. hopeless 绝望的，所以B正确。
【23题详解】
考查连词。根据语境可知此处表示他决定这样做时不知道可能会发生什么事，A. unless除非 B. because因为 C. when当……时候 D. until直到，所以C正确。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。根据第一段第一句可知他被邀请参加了棒球比赛，A. impressed印象深刻的 B. measured被测量 C. inserted 被插入 D. invited 被邀请，所以D正确。
【25题详解】
考查定语从句的连词。此处one 为先行词，后句为定语从句，修饰one，从句缺主语，用关系代词who。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查动词。根据后文on the big screen可知是出现在屏幕上，A. consumed消费 B. arrested 逮捕 C. betrayed背叛 D. shown 展示，所以D正确。
【27题详解】
考查动词。根据后文Just as exciting: before the game, he had the ___13___ to talk to Orioles star Adam Jones.可知喜欢跟陌生人打招呼，问候，A. confirmed确定 B. greeted问候 C. frightened害怕的 D. instructed 指示，指导，所以B正确。
【28题详解】
考查名词。根据语境可知他因为赛前有机会跟Orioles star Adam Jones.交谈感到兴奋，A. risk冒险 B. attitude态度 C. chance 机会 D. right 权利，所以C正确。
【29题详解】
考查名词。根据前文Then he donated his hair and helped provide wigs (假发) for three kids ___6___ cancer through having chemotherapy.可知他捐头发。A. pollution污染 B. affection喜爱 C. donation捐赠 D. consideration 考虑，所以C正确。
【30题详解】
考查名词。根据语境可知Moore是别的孩子学习的榜样。A. example例子 B. model 模型 C. style 样式 D. credit 积分，信用，所以B正确。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语。根据语境Moore got to meet someone who ___16___ him as a hero, 可知Moore见的是把他视为英雄的人，所以是敬仰，A. looks up to抬头看（某人或某物），尊重，敬仰 B. looks down upon轻视，看不起 C. looks forward to盼望 D. looks into 往里看，所以A正确。
【32题详解】
考查动词。根据语境Mo Gaba, an 11-year-old who is fighting cancer and ___17___ from one of Moore’s wigs. 可知Mo Gaba 应该是得益于Moore的捐赠，A. suffered遭受 B. differed使……不同 C. learned 学习 D. benefited 利益，受益，所以D正确。
【33题详解】
考查动词。此处表示帮助募捐了33000美元，A. borrow借 B. decrease减少 C. raise 提高 D. earn 赚的，所以C正确。
【34题详解】
考查名词。根据语境可知是她的癌症治疗，并没有摧毁她的精神，没有影响她对比赛的热爱。A. treatments治疗 B. agreements同意，一致 C. amusements娱乐 D. commitments承诺，所以A正确。
【35题详解】
考查名词。此处表示Mo Gaba也十分热爱棒球，把Moore视为英雄。A. consequence后果 B. anxiety焦虑 C. love爱 D. mercy同情，怜悯，所以C正确。
