Marta had worked as an editor and director on more than 30 films with Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche, an international organization that assists the developmentally handicapped. So she came to her great trial with some hope that her physical pain could promote spiritual growth. She had had little contact with formal religious practice, so what changed her was having to find the meaning of the cancer that threatened her life.

　　In her final year or so, she began to write about her experience with cancer and the enlightenment (启发) that came with it. She meant to give purpose to her life by helping others. Above all, she wanted her friends and family to share the help she was able to give.

　　In a conversation shortly before Marta's death, I expressed some discouragement in my life, and she advised me to concentrate on something for which I was grateful.

　　语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了Marta如何在电影上取得成功的故事。Marta的天赋和她那顽强的精神深深地打动了作者，也给了作者寻求生活意义的动力。

　　1．What did Marta do in order to achieve her goal?

　　A．She decided to pay a visit to Bruce Nyznik.

　　B．She planned to take a related course.

　　C．She wanted to learn from a famous sound editor.

　　D．She hoped to make friends with Peter Tilley.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。依据文章第一段中的"she should be apprenticed to a brilliant sound editor, Bruce Nyznik"可知，Marta不想学习电影方面的课程，而是直接跟着音效剪辑师学习。

　　2．After Marta was diagnosed with cancer ________.

　　A．she had to turn her attention to her condition

　　B．she produced over 30 films with Jean Vanier

　　C．she realized what defined most of her life

　　D．she took a positive attitude toward life

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。依据文章第三、四段可知，从Marta被确诊为癌症之后，她并没有屈服于癌症，而是把它看作令人感激的事。由此可知，她很乐观。

　　3．Marta wrote about her experience with cancer ________.

　　A．to share it with other cancer victims

　　B．to remind her family of her serious illness

　　C．to provide help for others

D．to provide information for cancer research