Matthew Ames returned to Brisbane from Melbourne at the weekend after experiencing one of many rounds of surgery，becoming Australia’s first bionic（仿生學(xué)的）man. Matthew Ames was at home on Monday morning，adjusting to national media attention and life with titanium rods（欽桿）in what remains of his arms and legs．If all goes to plan，later in the year he will have more surgery to fix bionic prosthetics（假肢）．
It all started 15 months ago，when the Origin Energy engineer一who lives with his wife Diane and four children in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s east一began feeling like he was coming down with the“man flu”，A week later he was in hospital，senseless and on life support，which was caused by a deadly form of bacteria．
“He had a. 99％chance of dying，”Matthew’s son Luke，9，said in a program，Sunday Night which drew more than 2．12 million viewers nationally．
Matthew’s younger sons Ben，8，and Will，7，added：“And only 1％of living.”
Proudly Will concluded：“And the 1％ won against the 99．”
Matthew’s families were told Matthew’s only chance of survival was to have his four limbs removed．For Diane，the choice was easy．She could not allow their children to grow up without a father．Eventually，Matthew came to，only to find he had no arms and legs．
On Monday，he is attending a Pride of Australia Medal ceremony for which he has been nominated（被提名）In the courage category．“The 40-year-old is slowly getting used to a few more people knowing about his story，”his sister Kate told Fairfax Media．“We told his story so that he was known to the kids，and thus people wouldn’t stop and stare，”Kate continued．“We’re not sure what to expect now that his story has aired across Australia．The effect it would have in a positive way on people is beyond our expectation．”
【小題1】From the first two paragraphs we can learn that Matthew Ames

A．has finished all of his operations
B．is the first bionic man in the world
C．is becoming the focus of the public
D．had his arms and legs cut completely
【小題2】From what Matthew Ames’sons say，we can conclude that
A．it was a wonder for their father to escape from death
B．most doctors refused to operate on their father
C．the sons’love is the cure of their father，s disease
D．the sons’pray moved God and saved their father
【小題3】What was the attitude of Matthew’s wife when he was advised to cut his legs and arms？
A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Casual.
【小題4】What would be the best title for the passage？
A. A Lucky Father B. A Bionic Man
C．A National Hero D'. A Reliable Husband


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:本文介紹了Matthew Ames， 他在患病后生命垂危，活下來(lái)的可能性只有百分之一，為了保住他的生命，他的妻子毅然 作出為他截肢的決定，就這樣他成了澳大利亞第一個(gè)bionic man，他的病情受到了人們的廣泛關(guān)注。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Matthew Ames was at home on Monday morning，adjustingto national media attention可以判斷Matthew Ames受到了大眾和媒體的關(guān)注，其余選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容錯(cuò)誤，故答案選C。
【小題2】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)Matthew Ames 的兒子Luke說(shuō)的話，“l(fā)le had a. 99％chance of dying，”“And only 1％of living.” “And the 1％ won against the 99．”可以判斷Matthew Ames生命垂危，能夠活下來(lái)是一個(gè)奇跡，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A懷疑的；B支持的；C小心的；D隨意的。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段For Diane，the choice was easy．She could not allow their children to grow up without afather．Eventually，Matthew came to，only to find he had no arms and legs．可以判斷為了讓Matthew能夠活下來(lái)，他的妻子贊同醫(yī)生給他截肢，答案選B。
【小題4】B主旨大意題。文章采用倒序的寫作手法介紹了截肢后受人們關(guān)注的第一個(gè)bionic man，即Matthew Ames，然后在下文中對(duì)整個(gè)事情進(jìn)行講述，由此判斷B選項(xiàng)更能體現(xiàn)文章中心，答案選B。
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