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閱讀理解 　　In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages．Let me tell you about Tyler． 　　Tyler was born infected with HIV：his mother was also infected．From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing． 　　Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicineladen backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon．All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him． 　　This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV－infected mother．When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven． 　　A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon．I'm not scared．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．” [解題導語]　作者與無數艾滋病患兒打過交道，這些患兒使作者明白了很多道理。其中，作者遇到一個叫泰勒的小患者，他面對死神與厄運的坦然與樂觀給作者留下了深刻印象。 (1) What is the boy Tyler's attitude towards death? [　　] A． Pessimistic． B． Optimistic． C． Sorrowful． D． Fearful． (2) Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because ________． [　　] A． red is a lucky color B． red might help to cure him C． his mom could spot him easily D． he could find more mates by wearing red (3) Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage? [　　] A． My unusual profession B． A caring mother C． Mother and son D． Dying in red (4) The underlined word“dynamo”in the fourth paragraph here means ________． [　　] A． a promising and helpful youth B． an extremely energetic person C． a rare and beautiful flower D． a magic and understanding superstar

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答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	考查推理判斷。從文章的敘述可知，泰勒很樂觀，面對死神從來不放棄治療與抗爭，特別從最后一段中他最后說的話可以看出，他不畏懼死亡，態度很樂觀。
(2)	考查細節理解。從最后一段可知，面對即將到來的死亡，泰勒很坦然，要作者在他死時給他穿上紅衣服，以便他媽媽到天堂后能很快地找到他。
(3)	考查主旨大意。全文介紹作者作為教育工作者和醫療保健提供者與艾滋病患者的接觸，特別是那些小患者，他們與死神進行英勇斗爭的精神讓人感嘆，D項最能概括他們這種英雄氣概與美好愿望。
(4)	考查詞義猜測。畫線詞部分的語境說，艾滋病最終使像泰勒這樣的小dynamo也被摧殘了，結合文章關于泰勒的描述可以判斷，其含義是B，精力旺盛的人。