My aunt Edith was a widow (寡妇) of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat (击败) easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon (外科医生), Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said Dr. DeBakey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little girl was dreaming of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity----only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud: “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed—Michael DeBakey.”
That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know----all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his own heart.We learn from the reading that ________.
| A．the heart disease was hard to deal with at that time |
| B．some doctors also could save Aunt Edith’s life |
| C．Aunt Edith’s children worried about their mother |
| D．Aunt Edith finally died when she was 57 |
The underlined word charge is the closest in meaning to ________.
| A．problem | B．fee | C．time | D．chance |
Aunt Edith didn’t really expect an answer because ________.
| A．she didn’t know Dr. DeBakey’s exact address |
| B．Dr. DeBakey was too busy to write a letter |
| C．she didn’t tell the doctor her trouble |
| D．she thought the doctor didn’t care about the poor |
Dr. DeBakey promised to help Aunt Edith in order to ________.
| A．make himself better-known |
| B．make her dream come true |
| C．honor his profession |
| D．help the children live better |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．A Lucky Widow | B．A Successful Operation |
| C．An Unexpected Answer | D．A Full-loved Letter |
Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it. She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no TV. Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine.
It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it was in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment, a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.
“Excuse me, madam.” said the man.”Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?”
Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down. “He seems a farmer.” the woman said to herself. “Let me laugh at him.”
Then she turned to him and said, “Lie down in the middle of the street, and you’ll soon be sent to a hospital.”
“Please set an example to me, then.” said the man.
She had to tell him the way and then she said, “I think you must be in a city for the first time. It’s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?”
“Yes, madam,” said the farmer with a smile. “But I think it is built on the field!”
根据短文内容，判断句子正误,对的在括号内填“T”,错的填“F”。(5分)Mrs. Smith spent much time tidying the room.
Mr Smith always went to bed at 9 because he had to cook breakfast the next morning.
Mrs. Smith met a man with a map on a winter morning.
The woman was glad to help the man.
The farmer answered the woman cleverly.
Young people should be enjoying the best time of their lives . but those in their twenties or thirties are in worse health than their parents ,a British survey has found .
Drinking too much , eating fast food and being ＿short of_________exercise all have a bad influence on young people .As a result , the young are more likely to have headaches , catch colds or become stressed than their parents .
According to the survey , those aged between 18 and 34 are three times more likely to catch colds than the older people . The following are the main reasons .
The old people usually eat more healthily .More than four in ten old people eat five or more part of fruit or vegetables a day . It’s twice the number of the young men and woman . Six in ten old people cook their own meals every day .., compared to less than one third of the young people . Almost 10％ of the young people admit that they eat fast food for every meal and 2% say they only eat at restaurants .
The old people are also more likely to take a lot of exercise . 12% of them spend at 30 minutes doing exercise each day . They are healthier . However ,only 9% of the young do so .
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The survey was made in _________.
| A．China | B． Japan | C． America | D．the UK |
The underlined phrase “short of “ means ________in Chinese .
| A．缺乏 | B．少于 | C．短小 | D．除------外 |
According to the survey , the parents are less likely to ________than children .
| A．feel relaxed | B．catch colds |
| C．do exercise | D． eat at home |
Among the old people ,_________in 100 usually have meals at home .
| A． 10 | B． 30 | C． 40 | D． 60 |
According the survey ,____________young people take a lot of exercise .
| A． 20% | B． 30% | C． 15% | D． 9% |
Do you remember the things happened many years ago ? Do you remember all the names of your friends? Do you have a good memory ?
A good memory is a great help in learning language . Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he learns when he is a little child. And some children , who live abroad with their parents ,seem to learn two languages more easily . In native school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it . and they are busy with other subjects . A man’s mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel ,hear, smell and taste . When we take a real photo with a camera ,there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends . In the same way there is much work to do be done before we can keep a picture forever in our mind . Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us .
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。We usually begin to learn a language by ______it first .
| A．speaking | B．seeing | C． hearing | D．feeling |
If you have a good _______,you’ll have less difficulty in learning something .
| A．photo | B．picture | C．memory | D． camera |
The children who live in abroad can learn two languages more easily , because _________.
| A．they are very clever |
| B．they have good teachers |
| C． they have more chances to use these languages |
| D．they have a better life |
From the passage ,we know that one’s mind is like _________.
| A．a photo | B．a language | C． a diary | D．a camera |
A camera takes photos of what can be __________.
| A．seen | B．felt | C． heard | D． smelt |
Tiger and horse performance
You can see the terrible tigers and gentle horses at Fuzhou Zoo. Keep away from the tigers . Sometimes they aren’t friendly enough .You can ride the horse and take photos .
Time :Feb .1—Feb .3 Tel : 87324568
Adult : 60￥ Child : 30￥
Bear and lion performance
You can see fat black bears and scary 可怕的 lions at Chengdu Zoo. They will perform many activities. If you are not brave enough , you shouldn’t come to see them . (children under 6 aren’t allowed to come )
Time ；Feb。2_----Feb . 5 Tel : 85897043
Adult : ￥50 Child :￥25
Dolphin performance
You can see lovely dolphins at Dalian Zoo . The dolphins will jump out of the water and give you a performance . If you can swim , you are also allowed to come into the water and play with them with the help of the trainers .
Time : Feb .4____Feb.8 Tel: 83126094
Adult :￥80 Child :￥4o
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。If you are travelling in Dalian , you can see the _______-
| A．tiger performance | B．bear performance |
| C．dolphin performance | D． lion performance |
The last day for seeing the horse performance at Fuzhou Zoo is ___,
| A． Feb.1 | B．Feb .3 | C．Feb. 5 | D．Feb. 8 |
Meimei wants to be a trainer of lions , so she can go to _____Zoo to experience .
| A．Fuzhou | B．Dalian | C．Chengdu | D．Beijing |
If the 8-year-old twins go to see the tiger performance with their mother , they should pay ________。
| A．￥120 | B．￥140 | C．￥160 | D．￥200 |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．The price of the bear and lion performance is the lowest of the three, |
| B．If you want to know about African animals ,you can go to Chengdu zoo. |
| C．Wang Hua can see three kinds of animal performance on Feb.7. |
| D．TOM is three years old , so he can’t go to see the tiger and horse performance . |
It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared(消失).
A grade-2 student said: “I couldn’t concentrate(集中精力) during classes if the phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”
The school leaders say they feel the ban(禁令) is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible（灵活的）in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to call their parents. But they still have to turn them off in classrooms.
Medical experts(专家) have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in school students.
| A．whether the mobile phone should be used at school by students |
| B．the harm the mobile phone may cause to middle school students |
| C．different opinions between school leaders and medical experts |
| D．a ban on the use of mobile phones by students in a middle school |
| A．调整 | B．公布 | C．执行 | D．张贴 |
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