Ten years ago，Morgan Zuch，a two—year—old girl from Long Island，New York，was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病)．The day that Morgan’s father Rod knew it，he made a promise，“If my daughter gets better，I will devote the rest of my life to helping others who are in the Same condition．”
Fortunately．Morgan recovered gradually，and since then，Rod and his wife Nancy，have been helping other families with cancer．stricken children through the Morgan Center．It is the country’s first preschool for children with cancer．
Because of the risk of germs, children with cancer are usually forbidden from playing with other kids．They must spend their days in hospital rooms or lying in bed at home．The Zuchs believed that children with cancer should have the opportunity to play，too．
The center offers the kids and their families a safe place to connect with others who have the same problem．To reduce the risk of infections，the center's staff wash their own and the children's hands frequently，and provide each child with his or her own toys and supplies．
“You feel like you’re not the sick kid’s mom，”said one child’s mother，Maura Lewinger．“It is nice because none of the parents at the center are alienated(孤立的)．”
The Zuchs run the center as a non-profit organization and any family can bring their children to the center for free．Nancy Zuch works as the head teacher-with a little help from her daughter Morgan, now l2 years old．Today，Morgan is strong and healthy，and loves to provide support for the children who are going through the difficult time that she once went through．She says she wants to be a teacher at the Morgan Center when she grows up.
小題1:The Zuchs created the Morgan Center     ．
A．to help their daughter to realize her dream
B．to invite other children to play with their daughter
C．to build a school for their daughter and her friends
D．to provide a healthy place for children with cancer
小題2:What can we learn from the text?
A．The kids can share all their toys there．
B．The kids can receive free medical care．
C．The kids have to keep their hands clean．
D．The kids’ parents must pay for the supplies．
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Morgan has regained her health．
B．The Center is run by the government．
C．Morgan helps in the Center sometimes．
D．Both kids and parents like the Center．
小題4:This text is mainly about     ．
A．Long Island’s first preschool for kids with cancer
B．the pain that the kids in the Morgan Center suffer
C．the contributions Morgan has made to the Center
D．the Zuchs，the creators of the Morgan Center
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A．evidenceB．resultC．excuseD．cause
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A．leftB．excitedC．supportedD．disappointed
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A．a(chǎn)chievementB．decisionC．promiseD．goal
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A．turnedB．learnedC．usedD．ought
小題8:
A．tellB．seeC．hearD．smell
小題9:
A．carefulnessB．ideaC．imaginationD．experience
小題10:
A．useB．effortC．feelingD．idea
小題11:
A．dissatisfiedB．shockedC．determinedD．unhappy
小題12:
A．doneB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．a(chǎn)dmitted
小題13:
A．learningB．excitedC．willingD．unwilling
小題14:
A．usuallyB．finallyC．possiblyD．hopefully
小題15:
A．studyB．researchC．graduateD．progress
小題16:
A．wroteB．translatedC．heardD．read
小題17:
A．enoughB．someC．manyD．few
小題18:
A．HoweverB．AlthoughC．WhenD．Since
小題19:
A．meanB．seemC．concludeD．say
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The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry. “Why not?”  he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
小題1:One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.
A．to film a scene on the seaB．to find an actor and an actress
C．to watch a beautiful sunsetD．to meet the audience
小題2: Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B．Because he was angry with his crew.
C．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
D．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.
小題3: The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.
A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．it was more moving than a sunrise
D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
小題4: After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.
A．because he was moved to tears
B．a(chǎn)s he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．a(chǎn)s the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
小題5: Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.
B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.
C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

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完形填空 （共15小題； 每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 下列各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
An English padre（神父） wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa. In order to become a member, each person had to   1  at least one lion. The padre had never shot an animal for his life. So, armed with a rifle and led by a young African boy, the padre set out one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lion came each evening to   2  . He waited patiently for a few   3  until shortly before midnight when he heard a rustling(沙沙聲) noise. Sure enough a few feet away the head of the lion appeared above a bush that separated the padre and the pool. He aimed and fired. The head of the lion   4  fell behind the bush but a moment later
   5  . So the padre aimed and   6  again. The head of the lion fell behind the bush and once more reappeared. The padre fired again: the same   7  . He remained calm because he   8  he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourth try, his aim seemed to become more and more   9  : in fact, after his  10  
try the African boy had to  11  him: “This is your last chance. If you  12  this time, we are in trouble.” The padre then realized how  13  the situation was, so he took a deep breath, aimed very carefully and fired. They waited for a moment, and then slowly  14  up to twenty: the head of the lion did not reappear. The padre was certain that at last he had shot his lion. They  15  forward together to the spot behind the bush. And what do you think they found? Sixteen lions!
1. A. shoot         B. kill         C. catch            D. hurt
2. A. eat           B. walk         C. drink            D. hunt
3. A. minutes       B. seconds      C. days         D. hours
4. A. fast          B. immediately  C. once         D. directly
5. A. turned       B. reappeared   C. returned         D. moved
6. A. killed            B. jumped       C. fired            D. tied
7. A. result            B. situation        C. answer       D. problem
8. A. acknowledged  B. understood   C. believed     D. knew
9. A. inaccurate   B. unnecessary  C. impossible   D. indirect
10 A. last          B. fifteenth        C. sixteenth        D. many
11. A. tell            B. frighten     C. warn         D. remain
12. A. fell         B. shot         C. fired            D. missed
13. A. difficult        B. serious      C. exciting     D. mad
14. A. counted      B. waited       C. added        D. named
15. A. drove        B. rushed       C. wandered     D. climbed

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