When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls. 
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, “I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits. 
Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自傳), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says. “I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.” 
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. 
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”
【小題1】Why did Mary feel regretful? 

A.She didn't achieve her ambition.
B.She didn't take care of her mother.
C.She didn't complete her high school.
D.She didn't follow her mother's advice.
【小題2】We can know that before 1995, Mary __________.
A.had two books published
B.received many career awards
C.knew how to use a computer
D.supported the JDRF by writing
【小題3】Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her__________ . 
A.living with diabetesB.successful show business
C.service for an organizationD.remembrance of her mother
【小題4】When Mary received the life-changing news, she_____________ . 
A.lost control of herself B.began a balanced diet
C.tried to get a treatment D.behaved in an adult way
【小題5】What can we know from the last paragraph? 
A.Mary feels pity for herself.
B.Mary has recovered from her disease.
C.Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D.Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:文章大意:瑪麗·摩爾曾經(jīng)是一個成功的女演員,后來她患了糖尿病,當初她自暴自棄,但后來她能做到冷靜面對。她的第二部作品就是寫她與糖尿病的抗爭,寫作所得都用于一個國際性糖尿病研究組織。她體會到了,幫助他人,能讓自己生活得更好,因此,她會盡可能去幫助他人。
【小題1】D根據(jù)題目中feel regretful到文中去找信息源。第二段Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again,did she regret ignoring her mom, “I don’t know how to use a computer,” she admits. 只是最近,當她開始寫“Growing Up Again”時,她才后悔未重視媽媽(的話),“我不知道如何使用電腦”她說。結(jié)合第一段中媽媽建議她學打字課程,可判斷選D項,她未聽從媽媽的建議。
【小題2】B細節(jié)理解題。抓住題干中before1995這個時間。根據(jù)第三段: Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自傳), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病)., 與她1995年寫的自傳不同,她的第二本書更多的是寫她與糖尿病斗爭,而較少寫她作為一個獲獎女演員的生活。 可知她1995以前未曾有兩本書出版,A項錯誤。由前面這句話也可以知道,她1995年的自傳中寫得更多的是她作為一個獲獎女演員的生活。由此推知,1995年以前,她獲過很多獎,結(jié)合第二段In her career, Mary won many awards.,可知,B項正確。至于C項,文中提到她不會用電腦,沒說她什么時候?qū)W會了,推不出1995年以前她就會用電腦了。關于D 項,她支持JDRF的資金,是她寫第二本書的錢,而第二本書應該是在1995年以后寫的。四個答案全部考慮以后,可以確定正確答案為:B。
【小題3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中Mary’s second book到文中去找信息源。與上題所找為同一信息源。第三段…h(huán)er second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). 由此句可知,第二本書主要是關于她與糖尿病的抗爭。故選A。
【小題4】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中the life-changing news 到文中去找信息源。第四段when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes.由此處可知,她得到兩個改變她生活的消息,一個是把孩子帶丟了,還有一個是她得了糖尿病。接下去到文中繼續(xù)找她得到這兩個消息以后的做法。In a childlike act,she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up?again—and take control of her diabetes,not let it control her. 她的做法,如同一個孩子,她離開了醫(yī)院,給自己買了一箱子的甜甜圈,由此可知C想要獲得治療,D表現(xiàn)得像個成年人這兩個選項肯定是錯的。根據(jù)糖尿病人不能吃甜食這個常識可以判斷,她吃的不是均衡的飲食,因此B項也是錯誤的。A 失去控制,用來描述她的不顧自己患有糖尿病拼命吃甜食的行為比較恰當。因此,可判斷選A項。
【小題5】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Mary Moore 所說的話“Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”有時,我們可以通過幫助他人而使事情變得更好。我意識到了這一點,因為我已經(jīng)第二次長大了。我想要大聲地說出來,我想要盡可能地幫助他人?芍氡M可能地去幫助他人,故選C項。

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After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
【小題1】 That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

A.to see one of his friends
B.to see one of his relatives
C.because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D.because he wanted to do something there for his writing
【小題2】The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A.their hotel was too small
B.the room was not very clean
C.they did something wrong to Mark Twain
D.there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
【小題3】 All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A.Mark Twain made a joke
B.the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C.Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D.the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
【小題4】 From the story we know _____.
A.Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
B.no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
C.there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
D.the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投資) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
【小題1】In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A.learned a lot at school
B.he often went swimming with other boys
C.his mother often worried about his safety
D.he often played games with other boys
【小題2】Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner.           b. He worked as a printer.
c. He got into debts.             d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer.    F. He joined the army.
A.a(chǎn)—d—b—c—e—f B.d—b—f—a—e—c
C.d—a—f—e—b—c D.c—b—d—f—e—a
【小題3】In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.
A.first worked as a printer
B.did many kinds of work
C.wrote stories in the beginning
D.joined the army after he worked in a mine
【小題4】From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.
A.had a happy childhood
B.was a good boy and always did what he was asked
C.was very naughty when he was young
D.lived a pleasant life

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