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It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one．
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I’d never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say． That’s when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad’s best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ，she was still happy．
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me．
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）．
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it．
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．
小题1:What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean?| A．Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience． | | B．Suzie was financially dependent of me． | | C．Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family． | | D．Suzie was too weak to live her own life． |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?| A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties． | | B．The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie． | | C．The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie． | | D．The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death． |
小题3:What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie’s death?| A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart． | | B．Be thankful for what we have in our life． | | C．Talking with a friend can cure your illness． | | D．We can learn more from our friends than they do from us． |
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答案
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:推理题:从第四段的句子：Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate．说明Susie是通过作者来生活的。选 A
小题1:细节题：从最后一段的句子：I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her．说明作者从Susie那里收获很多。选 C
小题1:归纳题：从最后一段的句子：I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．说明我们不能对健康想当然，也就是要感恩。选B |
举一反三
Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing．
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft．
"If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said．
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received．
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat．One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said．
"Very well," the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won’t be easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he’ll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．"
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．
小题1:The patient had no desire to eat because .| A．he was not hungry | B．he was seriously ill | | C．he was given special meals | D．he was not satisfied with the food |
小题2:According to the passage, we can conclude that .| A．the patient’s native language was Spanish | | B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger | | C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient | | D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient |
小题3:Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?| A．Cold. | B．Considerate. | C．Curious. | D．Careless. |
小题4:What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?| A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages. | | B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems. | | C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills. | | D．Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients. |
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A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two week to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class, I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit on the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of raised hands. Every student would shout to be heard, and I would knock on something in order to silence them. I would yell, “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”
A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.
小题1:The author took the job to teach writing because______________.| A．he wanted to be respected | B．he had written some stories | | C．he wanted to please his father | D．he had dreamed of being a teacher |
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?| A．He would be aggressive in his first class. | B．He was well-prepared for his first class. | | C．He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class. | D．He waited long for the arrival of his first class. |
小题3:Before he started his class, the author asked the students to_______.| A．write down their suggestions on the paper cards | | B．cut maple leaves out of the construction paper | | C．cut some cards out the construction paper | | D．write down their names on the paper cards |
小题4: What did the students do when the author started his class?| A．They began to talk. | B．They stayed silent. | | C．They raised their hands. | D．They shouted to be heard. |
小题5:The author chose the composition topic probably because________.| A．he got disappointed with his first class | | B．he had prepared the topic before class. | | C．he wanted to calm down the students | | D．he thought it was an easy topic |
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From her first women’s hat shop, opened in 1910, Gabrielle Coco Chanel rose to become one of the most important fashion designers in Paris. Her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, women’s trousers, perfume (香水) and so on.
She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.
She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.
In 1922 Chanel introduced a perfume, Chanel No.5 which became very popular and still remains a popular product today. Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, Coco Chanel 10% and her friend, Bader, 20%. The Wertheimers continue to control the perfume company today.
She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women’s clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died.
小题1:All of the following fashions belong to Chanel’s design style EXCEPT _____| A．a comfortable suit | B．a tight dress | | C．a short skirt | D．a loose sweater |
小题2:The right order of the following events should be ____
① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.
② Chanel served as a nurse.
③ Chanel worked as a singer.
④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.小题3:According to the passage, we can see that Chanel ____| A．was brought up by her father | | B．worked in a nursing home for some time | | C．earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company | | D．had an active and creative mind |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being 36 by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a 37 to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages 39 into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse 40 . When this idea was 41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But 42 knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, 43 said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his 44 .
At last, one mouse, 45 than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for 46 , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know 47 she is! We’ll have 48 to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to 49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got 50 and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never 51 !”
“She’ll never be able to walk 52 again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must 53 who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was 54 enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very 55 to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
| 小题1: | | A．trained | B．taught | C．caught | D．invited |
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| 小题2: | | A．party | B．test | C．game | D．meeting |
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| 小题3: | | A．return | B．danger | C．fact | D．need |
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| 小题4: | | A．rushed | B．swam | C．flew | D．stepped |
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| 小题5: | | A．questioned | B．explained | C．suggested | D．answered |
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| 小题6: | | A．supported | B．discussed | C．accepted | D．refused |
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| 小题7: | | A．everybody | B．nobody | C．somebody | D．anybody |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．happily | C．carefully | D．slowly |
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| 小题9: | | A．present | B．reason | C．idea | D．excuse |
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| 小题10: | | A．younger | B．longer | C．stronger | D．wiser |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleasure | B．silence | C．help | D．information |
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| 小题12: | | A．where | B．what | C．how | D．who |
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| 小题13: | | A．experience | B．power | C．time | D．space |
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| 小题14: | | A．shout | B．watch | C．stay | D．hide |
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| 小题15: | | A．worried | B．excited | C．surprised | D．tired |
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| 小题16: | | A．drop off | B．turn up | C．get up | D．put off |
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| 小题17: | | A．gladly | B．quickly | C．quietly | D．directly |
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| 小题18: | | A．believe | B．learn | C．imagine | D．decide |
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| 小题19: | | A．honest | B．brave | C．rich | D．old |
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| 小题20: | | A．easy | B．difficult | C．strange | D．important |
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My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had been told about this, but because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
小题1:If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____.| A．be punished | B．be offered another job | C．put off the training class | D．lose his job |
小题2:The money which was paid for the clothes was _____.| A．the trainer’s | B．the older man’s | C．the writer’s | D．Robert’s |
小题3: How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?| A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them. | | B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself. | | C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later. | | D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back. |
小题4:What might be the best title for the passage?| A．Proper clothes for a stranger | B．Fight against strict rules | | C．A strange employer | D．An unbelievable thing |
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