阅读理解。 My younger sister Joy was fighting her final battle against cancer. I

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阅读理解。     My younger sister Joy was fighting her final battle against cancer. I wanted Joy to go into a nursing home
(疗养院), but she didn"t want to spend her final days there. I couldn"t be with her all the time, and she had no
other family. God, who would watch over her?
     Joy and I had come from a medical family. Mom died when my sister was four. Dad was a small-town
general doctor in Glenview. His concern for his patients was wholehearted. Sometimes Joy and I had felt
overlooked, expecting the attention he seemed to reserve (保留) for his patients. But no matter how busy he"d
been all week, Dad would stand on the stairs every Sunday morning, polishing (擦亮) his shoes for church.
   I called Dr. Croghan, Joy"s doctor, hoping she could persuade (劝说) Joy to move into the nursing home.
"Your father also called," she said. The signal of her phone went off, and the doctor suddenly hung up before
I could correct her.
    Three days later, Joy died at home. I called Dr. Croghan to thank her for all she"d done. Then I mentioned
the phone call. "It had to be someone else who called you," I said.
     "He said he was Joy"s father clearly," Dr. Croghan insisted. "He talked about her case and understood all
the medical details."
    Who could it be? My dad died three years ago; it couldn"t have been him. Maybe it was one of the
neighbours or my father"s former patients, many of whom were grateful to my father. Who could it be?
I wonder. 1. Why did the author want Joy to go to a nursing home? [     ]
A. Because Joy didn"t want to stay at home.
B. Because Joy"s doctor advised her to do so.
C. Because no one looked after her at home.
D. Because it was Joy"s father"s advice. 2. From the passage, we can learn that the writer"s father _____. [     ]
A. was generous (大方的) and popular in Illinois
B. worked hard and cared about his patients
C. didn"t go to church when he was very busy
D. was a famous doctor and cured many patients 3. Sometimes the writer and his/her sister felt as if their father _____. [     ]
A. had forgotten them
B. was cold-hearted
C. didn"t like them at all
D. never looked after them 4. If the doctor hadn"t hung up, the writer would have told her _____. [     ]
A. to save his/her sister as soon as possible
B. the man who called her wasn"t his/her father
C. his/her father would need to be watched over
D. to persuade his/her sister to go to hospital

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1-4: CBAB

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语法填空。    One day a father and his rich family 1______ (take) his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose
to show him 2______ poor people can be. They spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back 3______ their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "Very good Dad!" "Did
you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Yeah!" "And 4______ did you learn?"
    The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool 5______
reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek (小溪) that has no end. We have imported lamps in the
garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; 6______ have a whole horizon. " When the
little boy was finished, his father was 7______ (speech). His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how
"poor" we are!"
    Isn"t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? 8______ you have love, friends, family, health,
good humor and a positive attitude towards life-you"ve got everything! You can"t buy 9______ of these things.
You may have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc.; 10______ if you
are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

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阅读理解。                                                            A Narrow Escape
    Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days" holiday with an uncle who had
just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there.
We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it. Many of the
windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house wet.
    On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories our uncle told of his many
adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to
bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle"s exciting stories, He was just in the middle of describing a
rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one
where my brother and I were going to sleep.
    When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large
part of the ceiling had fallen right on to the pillow of my bed. 1. The uncle disliked the rented cottage for the reason that _____. [     ]
A. there were no beds in it
B. the windows were broken and the roof leaked
C. it was too old for him to live in
D. it was very rainy in the area 2. On the first evening, the writer was very sleepy, _____. [     ]
A. but he did his best not to miss any stories
B. so he had to go to bed early
C. because he was tired of his uncle"s stories
D. and he was gradually falling asleep while listening 3. If the writer had not been able to stay up late, _____. [     ]
A. his uncle would have stopped telling stories
B. his uncle would have been very happy
C. he would have been injured or killed
D. his brother wouldn"t have been, either 4. A narrow escape means _____. [     ]
A. A person runs away from a danger through a narrow door
B. A person escapes a danger by luck
C. A person escapes a danger easily
D. A person runs away from a danger easily

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。     Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all
of the others, including Love. 1_____ On hearing this, they all made boats and left, except for Love.
     Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.
     2_____
     Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,"Richness, can you take me with you?"
     Richness answered, "No, I can"t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.There is no place here for
you."
     Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
     "I can"t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered. Sadness was close
by so Love turned to him and asked, "3_____"
     "Oh, Love. I am so sad and I need to be alone."
     Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
     Suddenly,there was a voice, "Come, Love.I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love
even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land,the elder went her own way.
Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "4_____"
    "It was Time." Knowledge answered.
     "Time?" asked Love." But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,
"5_____" A. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink
B. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help
C. They help each other usually
D. Sadness, let me go with you
E. Who helped me?
F. Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is
G. Time is so kind to give a hand to anybody

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完型填空。    As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking   1   at the
mountain top in the distance. It was covered with   2 -beautiful and dangerous. 　　
    The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had   3 the top, using the southern route
(路线). But no one had ever dared to try a winter climb up the   4   side. But now one man was daring to try
the   5   route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. 　　
    For two days he had climbed. The village people had   6   him anxiously (焦急地). Now   7   were waiting
to see his signal (信号). If he planned to go on the next day, he would light a   8   signal. A red light would
mean that he was   9  . 　　
    A tiny green light  10  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people  11 . 　　
    The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so  12 ! But he would not  13 . Again
that night he lit the green light. 　　
    In the morning, Bonatti  14 . He could not see the top, but he knew he was surely there. Though the climb
was  15 , he moved up. Bonatti had spent months  16  for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have
the strength (力量) and skill to climb to the top? 　　
    He was finally at the  17 ! News about his  18  was radioed to the world. 　　
    The trip along the southern route was easy. He was warmly  19  in the village. He had done the " 20 ", and
would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

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阅读理解。
John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn"t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn"t have to. Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children"s study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a report each year on the children"s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When John first heard about these children,he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special," he said. "Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn"t know anything about their life. "Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her, I felt very, very happy." he said. "And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children."
1. John didn"t need to look for a job _____.
[ ]
A. before he went to college B. after he went to Africa C. because he got a lot of money D. before he received a report
2. John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _____.
[ ]
A. near Washington B. in European countries C. only in Africa D. all over the world
3. John learned about the children"s progress by _____.
[ ]
A. visiting them each year B. getting a report every year C. staying with them D. talking to them in English
4. The underlined words "for a good cause" means "_____" in Chinese.
[ ]
A. 施舍 B. 善事 C. 优惠 D. 赏赐
5. What"s the main idea of the story?
[ ]
A. Help others,and you will feel happy. B. It"s necessary to write letters to poor children. C. Live a simple life,and you can give others help. D. It"s the most important to help the children in Africa.