单选题 This year, my husband Doug and I celebrated the 25th birthday of a man we had never met. His name was Tonny Horn. On the night of October 21, 2005, when he was standing in a parking lot (停车场) talking to friends, Tonny jumped to the top of a car, as he had done a hundred times before. This time, though, Tonny lost his balance (平衡). His head struck the ground, hard.
All night, Elizabeth, Tonny's mother, stood next to her son, who was lying in a hospital bed. She remembered that Tonny has once mentioned organ (器官) donation (捐献). Maybe I can spare another family this pain, she thought. When the time came, she and her husband Tom signed the forms permitting his organs to be taken out.
Tonny was declared dead the next day. Twenty-four hours later, in a Boston hospital, Tonny's liver (肝脏) was made part of my husband, Doug, who was suffering from a hopeless liver disease.
Months later, we learned the Tonny's parents wished to meet someone who had gained life through the gift from their son. A meeting was arranged by the organ bank to bring together the two families.
The meeting was risky, but worth it. We learned for the first time how Tonny had lived and died. We learned something about Tom and Elizabeth too. For the Homes, seeing Doug and knowing he was well seemed to ease (减轻) their suffering. I'll never forget seeing Doug's tall figure stooped (弯腰) over Elizabeth, her arms around his waist, as a mother would hug (拥抱) a son.

单选题 We learn from the passage that Tonny died ______.

A. on October 21, 2005
B. of brain damage
C. 24 hours after he fell off the roof of a car
D. in a car crash

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。题干意为“从文章中我们了解到托尼死于______。”从文章第一段最后一句话“His head struck the ground, hard.”和文章中第三段第一句话“Tonny was declared dead the next day.”可知，托尼的头重重地撞在地上，第二天托尼就去世了。由此可以推断出托尼死于头部受伤。而干扰项C的迷惑性较大。从文章中第三段第一句话可知，托尼第二天就去世了，可是第二天并非一定是24小时，而文章中提到的24小时是“24小时后托尼的肝脏被移植了”，指的是从托尼死亡到肝脏移植的这段时间。所以本题的正确答案为B。

单选题 Tonny's parents decided to donate Tonny's organs because ______.

A. Tonny told them to do so just before he died
B. they wanted to save others the pain of seeing dear one die
C. Doug's life could continue in a meaningful way
D. they knew Doug was suffering from a hopeless liver disease

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“为什么托尼父母决定捐献他的器官?”从文章第二段第三句话“Maybe I can spare another family this pain, she thought.”可知，托尼父母决定捐献他的器官是因为这样他们也许能免去另一个家庭失去亲人的痛苦。本题干扰项A的迷惑性较大。从文章第二段第二句话“She remembered that Tonny has once mentioned organ donation.”可知，托尼在生前曾经提过捐献器官的事，但是并不是临去世的时候要求父母这么做的。因此，A选项中“just, before he died”的表述是错的。本题的正确答案为B。

单选题 The writer and her husband learned how Tonny died ______.

A. from his parents
B. from the organ bank
C. from the hospital
D. from the doctor who performed the operation

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“作者和她的丈夫是从______知道托尼的死因的。”从文章最后一段前两句话“The meeting was risky, but worth it. We learned for the first time how Tonny had lived and died.”可知，作者和她的丈夫是在聚会时从托尼的父母那里知道他的死因的。因此本题的正确答案为A。

单选题 What helped to ease the Homes' suffering?

A. Knowing that Doug looked very much like their son.
B. Knowing that Doug had regained health with Tonny's liver.
C. Knowing they now had someone to share their memories of Tonny.
D. Knowing for sure they had done the right thing.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“什么帮助减轻了霍恩夫妇的痛苦?”从文章最后一段第四句话“For the Hornes, seeing Doug and knowing he was well seemed to ease their suffering.”可知，对霍恩夫妇来说，看到道格并知道他很健康似乎减轻了他们的痛苦。所以本题的正确答案为B。