语篇类型：记叙文
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难度：★★★☆☆
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For women fighting cancer, one of the biggest challenges is dealing with physical changes like losing their hair. " Losing all hairmay make a woman break down. It's not just about beauty, but more about not looking like ourselves. That's really hard," said Rachel Dumaine, a cancer patient.
To help with that challenge , the City of Hope Orange County gave a group of cancer patients a new look. A kind person who had cancer before gave away money to make this event possible. It took place at Marybelle's Salon and provided free services to patients.
"Today we are having a special event for some cancer patients. It's a day of beauty," said Annette Walker, president of the City of Hope Orange County." When people get cancer, their body, mind and spirit can all be influenced. We try to make it a place for these patients to feel beautiful."
"I'm getting a new look," said Joanna Mendez, a cancer patient who joined in this event. " I feel so special right now. Looking in the mirror, I feel good about myself," she said. Mendez was diagnosed（诊断）with cancer in June 2023. The news was especially terrible for her because her mother died of cancer just two months before. "The second hardest was losing my hair," said Mendez.
For Mendez, the event happened to fall on her birthday. " For me, this birthday means the rebirth," she said. " Sometimes I don't feel beautiful, but right now, in this situation, I feel beautiful."
1.Why does the writer use Dumaine's words in Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic.
B. To support his opinion.
C. To catch readers' attention.
D. To compare different ideas.
2.Which of the following is true about the special event?
A. Patients needed to pay for the services.
B. It tried to make the cancer patients feel beautiful.
C. It provided medical treatment for the cancer patients.
D. Annette Walker gave away money to make it possible.
3.What happened to Mendez in June 2023?
A. She lost all her hair.
B. She forgot her own birthday.
C. She learned that she had cancer.
D. She lost her job at the hospital.
4.What does Mendez think of this event?
A. It is famous.
B. It is boring.
C. It is helpful.
D. It is terrible.
5.Which part of a magazine is the passage probably taken from?
A. History. B. Culture. C. Science. D. Health.
译文
对于正在与癌症抗争的女性而言，最大的挑战之一就是应对身体上的变化，比如脱发。“完全掉光头发可能会让女性崩溃。这不仅仅关乎外表，更多的是关乎不再像自己本来的样子。这真的很难。”癌症患者Rachel Dumaine说道。
为了帮助她们应对这一挑战，奥兰治县希望之城为一群癌症患者提供了全新的形象。一位以前患有癌症的好心人捐了钱，使这次活动成为可能。活动在Marybelle's Salon举行，为患者提供了免费服务。
“今天，我们为一些癌症患者举办了一场特别的活动。这是美丽的一天。”奥兰治县希望之城的市长Annette Walker说道。“当人们患上癌症时，他们的身体、精神和灵魂都会受到影响。我们试图让这里成为这些患者能够感受到美丽的场所。”
癌症患者Joanna Mendez说道：“我正在换一个新形象。”她参加了这次活动。她说：“我现在感觉非常特别。照镜子时，我对自己的感觉很好。”Mendez 于2023年6月被诊断出患有癌症。这个消息对她来说尤其糟糕，因为就在两个月前，她的母亲也因癌症去世了。Mendez说道：“第二艰难的事情就是脱发了。”
对于Mendez来说，这个活动恰好发生在她的生日那天。她说：“对我来说，这个生日意味着重生。有时我感觉自己并不漂亮，但现在这个情况下，我却觉得自己很美。”
语篇解读
在抗癌的过程中，女性患者常常为脱发感到苦恼。为了帮助她们，奥兰治县希望之城举办了一场特别的美容活动。
答案详析
1.B推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知，对于抗癌的女性来说，最大的挑战之一是应对身体上的变化，比如脱发；结合Dumaine的话可知，失去所有头发可能会让一位女性崩溃。由此可推知，作者引用Dumaine的话是为了支持文章第一句的观点。
2. B细节理解题。根据第三段中的""Today we are having... a day of beauty"及" We try to make it a place for these patients to feel beautiful."可知，此次活动努力让癌症患者感受到自己是美丽的。
3.C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的" Mendez was diagnosed with cancer in June 2023.”可知，在2023年6月，Mendez被诊断出患有癌症，即她得知自己患癌了。
4.C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I feel so special... I feel good about myself"和最后一段" Sometimes I don't feel beautiful... I feel beautiful，”可知，这个活动对Mendez的情绪和自信心有很大的积极影响。由此可推知，Mendez认为这个活动很有帮助。
5.D推理判断题。通读全文可知，在抗癌的过程中，女性患者常常为脱发感到苦恼。为了帮助她们，奥兰治县希望之城举办了一场特别的美容活动。由此可推知，这篇文章可能出自杂志的“健康”部分。
长难句分析
原句：（第二段第二句）A kind person who had cancer before gave away money to make this event possible.
译文：一位以前患有癌症的好心人捐了钱，使这次活动成为可能。
分析：本句是一个复合句。who had cancer before是who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词A kind person.
