It was only a few weeks after my surgery, and I went to Dr. Belt's office for a checkup. It was just after my first chemotherapy（化學(xué)療法） treatment.
My scar was still very tender. My arm was numb underneath. As usual, I was taken to an examination room to have my blood drawn, again —a terrifying process for me, since I'm so frightened of needles.
I lay down on the examining table. Ramona entered the room. Her warm smile was familiar, and stood out in contrast to my fears.  She knew about my fear of needles, and she kindly hid the equipment under a magazine. As we opened the blouse, the fresh scar on my chest could be seen.
She said, “How is your scar healing?”
I said, “I think pretty well. I wash around it gently each day.” The memory of the shower water hitting my numb chest flashed across my face.
She gently reached over and ran her hand across the scar, examining the smoothness of the healing skin and looking for any irregularities. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven't touched it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”
So this wonderful, warm woman laid the hand on my chest and she gently held it there. For a long time, I continued to cry quietly. In soft tones she said, “This is part of your body. This is you. It's okay to touch it.” But I couldn't. So she touched it for me. The scar. The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart. Then Ramona said, “I'll hold your hand while you touch it.” So she placed her hand next to mine, and we both were quiet. That was the gift that Ramona gave me.
【小題1】After I got my first chemotherapy treatment, _________.

A．I began to feel betterB．my scar was still painful
C．I could hardly stretch my armD．I got tired of operation
【小題2】Ramona hid the equipment under a magazine to _________.
A．cheer me upB．rid my fear
C．make me amused D．tease me
【小題3】 When Ramona examined my healing skin, __________.
A．she was carelessB．she hurt me
C．I started to cryD．she was in tears
【小題4】I began to have the courage to touch the scar _________.
A．because of Ramona’s encouragement
B．because I could face the fact
C．because of Ramona’s gentleness
D．because Ramona and I became friends
【小題5】What is the author’s attitude towards Ramona?
A．Objective B．GratefulC．DoubtfulD．Helpless


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：文章講述作者在第一次化療后，身體和心里的傷口還埋怨愈合，Ramona注意作者的感受，幫助作者面對自己的傷口，作者對她很感激。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子;My scar was still very tender. My arm was numb underneath. 可知作者在第一次化療后，傷口還是很疼，選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子; She knew about my fear of needles, and she kindly hid the equipment under a magazine.可知Ramona將儀器藏在雜志下面是為了消除我的恐懼，選 B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子; .  She gently reached over and ran her hand across the scar, examining the smoothness of the healing skin and looking for any irregularities. I began to cry gently and quietly.可知Ramona 在檢查我愈合的皮膚的時候，我開始哭了，選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第六段的句子; Then Ramona said, “I'll hold your hand while you touch it.” So she placed her hand next to mine, and we both were quiet. That was the gift that Ramona gave me.
可知在Ramona的鼓勵下，我開始有勇氣觸摸傷口，選A
【小題5】推理題：從文章的內(nèi)容可知Ramona對作者很溫柔，注意作者的感受，幫助作者面對自己的傷口，所以作者對她是很感激的，選B。
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A．He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father.
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D．The garden was just freshly tilled.
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A．There was a great harvest.
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D．The author’s son took charge of the garden.
【小題4】Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?
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B．His son liked the fields of tomatoes.
C．He only knew how to grow tomatoes.
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