《2025年红对勾高考一轮复习金卷英语》

Test 3（2024·江西南昌二模）
We decided not to tell the kids. Marla knew that once our three daughters understood that their mother had been given 1,000 days to live and they’d start counting.
They would not be able to enjoy school, friends, their teams, or birthday parties. They’d be watching too closely how she looked, moved, acted, ate, or didn’t. Marla wanted her daughters to stay children: unburdened, confident that tomorrow would look like yesterday.
In 2009, Marla’s physician called to tell her that she had early - stage breast cancer. She was also BRCA - positive, meaning that she carried the gene for the disease, a troublesome marker. After several medical operations, she needed eight rounds of chemotherapy ( 化疗 ) to clear the cancer found in her lymph nodes.
Our kids were 8, 9, and 11 at the time, and though they understood then that she was undergoing treatment, we never told them the news. We soon learned from Memorial Sloan Kettering’s head of breast - cancer oncology: Marla had a triple - negative cancer cell, the most severe of them all. It is commonly referred to as“the breast - cancer death sentence”. This specialist outspokenly told her: “Go live your next 1,000 days in the best way you know how. ”
Despite the sickness of chemotherapy, she went on running long distances, for her own mental fitness, and more importantly, so her kids would see her strong. I knew these miles were a wonder. Marla earned and survived a little more than 3,500 days instead of 1,000 since her initial diagnosis. In her lifetime, she celebrated 25 anniversaries, 57 children’s birthdays, three college acceptances, and two high - school graduations. But the next numbers make me numb: Zero college graduations. Zero weddings. Zero grandchildren.
Marla said to me at the hospital,“No glory days for us. We almost had the kids out of the house, and now you’re alone. I’m so sorry. ” I replied,“Sorry about what? You made life worth living. When you kissed me, I melted. I admired your pureness, your power. You outran science. Thank you for taking me on your magic carpet. Rest easy, my one and only girlfriend. ”
9. If the children were told about Marla’s illness, they would ________.
A. remain innocent
B. study harder
C. hang out with friends
D. live with burden
10. How did Marla face her illness?
A. She continued sports activities.
B. She accepted it angrily.
C. She avoided social life.
D. She refused medical treatment.
11. What do the numbers show in paragraph 5?
A. Their precious memories.
B. Seriousness of her illness.
C. A mixed feeling of joy and regret.
D. Importance of family celebrations.
12. What does Marla’s story tell us?
A. Life is not all roses.
B. Live life to the fullest.
C. Love overcomes everything.
D. Happiness takes no account of time.

答案： 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. B