11．For most seventh graders，life doesn't get much harder than a history test．But for Grant Reed of Bellville，Ohio，it's his own current events that are so painful．"Honestly，I don't want to die，"Grant says．Last year，doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus found a tumor（腫瘤）in Grant's brain．They cut it out，but the surgery left him with stroke-like symptoms．Plus，he had to go through months of radiation and chemotherapy to try to stop the spread of the disease．
Yet，through it all，Grant has shown remarkable determination，which he owes，partly，to Ohio State football．His parents，Troy and Denise，were both in the OSU marching band and fell in love during halftime of the Michigan game．His cat is named after the team Buckeye．His wardrobe is painted scarlet（the color of the team's sportswear）．The point is，almost nothing mattered more to Grant than Ohio State football-until he got sick，of course．
‘‘I didn't like the word cancer，"Grant says．So he decided not to use the word．Instead，the kid named his cancer Michigan and insisted everyone in his life refer to it as such，because Ohio State always beats Michigan．That was something he could understand and make it into a competition．He was going to beat this disease．
It's now been more than a year since Grant issued that announcement．"And if you
look at his scans，"Dr．Randal Olshefski at Nationwide Children's says，"There's nothing there．There's a big space，but there's no tumor．''
"Grant is beating Michigan．And although much of it has to go to science，don't discount the semantics（語義學(xué)）．You have to do something to make it a disease you can fight．And for Grant，that was naming it Michigan．"his parents say．
This weekend，Ohio State and Michigan will be battling like their lives depend on it．But in this house，the Reed family will be watching with a calm insight：it's just a game．
41．What's the main idea of the first paragraph？B
A．History is a difficult subject．
B．Grant suffered a serious dlsease．
C．The operation was successtul．
D．The tumor has spread all over．
42．From the second paragraph，we can infer thatA．
A．Grant was born a football fan
B．football makes a full man
C．interest is the best teacher
D．God helps those who help themselves
43．Why did Grant name his cancer Michigan？D
A．Because he dare not face it．
B．Because he doesn't want to die．
C．Because Michigan is his favorite team．
D．Because his favorite team can always beat Michigan
44．Apart from radiation and chemotherapy，Bis helping Grant beat the disease．
A．the semantics B．his strong determination
C．the football game D．his cat Buckeye
45．By saying that it's just a game，we can infer that the Reed familyC
A．has lost interest in the match between Ohio State and Michigan
B．believes Michigan will surely beat Ohio State this weekend
C．has a better understanding of life
D．views the match as a matter of life and death．
分析 本文主要講述了一個七年級少年戰(zhàn)勝腫瘤疾病的故事．Grant遭受著病痛的折磨，他憑借著堅強的意志力同癌癥作斗爭．此外，Grant和他的家人在人生觀和世界觀方面的豁達令人敬佩．
解答 41．B段落大意題．根據(jù)第一段的描述內(nèi)容可知本段主要說的是Grant正遭受著疾病的折磨．故選B．
42．A推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段中Gram has shown remark？able determination，which he owes，partly，to Ohio State Football．及His cat is named after the team Buckeyes．His wardrobe is painted scarlet （the colour of the team's sports-wear）．可知他是個天生的足球愛好者．故選A．
43．D細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段Instead，the kid named his cancer Michigan and insisted everyone in his life refer to it as such，because Ohio State always beats Michigan．可知Grant把他的癌癥取名為密歇根是因為密歇根是他最喜歡的球隊．故選D．
44．B細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段可知堅強的決心幫助Grant戰(zhàn)勝疾病．故選B．
45．C推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段可知他們一家人把一場比賽看作一場游戲，不在乎成敗，而只是從中獲得樂趣．由此說明他們一家人已經(jīng)對人生有了一個更好的理解．故選C．
點評 本文考察學(xué)生的理解推斷能力以及細心程度，只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié)，就能找到正確答案．
