My grandson, Daniel, and I have always been very close. When Daniel’s father remarried after a divorce, Daniel, who was eleven, and his little sister, Kristie, came to live with us. My husband and I were more than happy to have kids in the house again.
Things were going along just fine until the diabetes (糖尿病) I’ve lived with most of my adult life started affecting my eyes, and then more seriously, my kidneys (腎). Then everything seemed to fall apart.
Three times a week, I had to go to the hospital to be hooked up to a dialysis machine (透析機(jī)). I was living, but I couldn’t really call it a life — it was an existence. I had no energy. I dragged myself through daily chores and slept as much as I could. My sense of humor seemed to disappear.
Daniel, seventeen by then, was really affected by the change in me. He tried as hard as he could to make me laugh, to bring back the grandma who loved to clown around (開玩笑) with him. Even in my sorry state, Daniel could still bring a smile to my face.
But things were not improving. After a year on dialysis, my condition was deteriorating (惡化) and the doctors felt that if I didn’t receive a kidney transplant within six months, I would surely die. No one told Daniel this, but he knew — he said all he had to do was look after me. To top it off, as my condition worsened, there was a chance that I would become too weak to have the transplant surgery at all, and then there would be nothing they could do for me. So we started the tense and desperate wait for a kidney.
I was adamant (堅(jiān)決的) that I didn’t want a kidney from anyone I knew. I would wait until an appropriate kidney became available, or I would literally die waiting. But Daniel had other plans. The time that he took me to my dialysis appointments, he did a little secret research on his own. Then he announced his intention to me.
“Grandma, I’m giving you one of my kidneys. I’m young and I’m healthy …” He paused. He could see I wasn’t at all happy with his offer. He continued, almost in whisper, “And most of all, I couldn’t stand it if you weren’t around.” His face wore an expression of appeal mixed with determination. He can be as stubborn as a mule (驢) once he decides on something — but I’ve been told many times that I can out-stubborn any mule!
We argued. I couldn’t let him do it. We both knew that if he gave up his kidney, he would also give up his life’s dream; to play football. It was all he ever talked about. And he was good, too. Daniel was co-captain and star defensive tackle (防守阻截隊(duì)員) of his high school team; he expected to apply for a football scholarship and was looking forward to playing college football. He just loved the sport.
“How can I let you throw away the thing that means the most to you?” I pleaded with him.
“Grandma,” he said softly, “compared to your life, football means nothing to me.”
After that, I couldn’t argue anymore. So we agreed to see if he was a good donor (捐贈(zèng)者) match, and then we’d discuss it further. When the tests came back, they showed Daniel was a perfect match. That was it. I knew I wasn’t going to win that argument, so we scheduled the transplant.
Both surgeries went smoothly. As soon as I came out of the anesthesia (麻醉) , I could tell things were different. I felt great! The nurses in the intensive care unit had to keep telling me to lie back and be quiet — I wasn’t supposed to be that lively! I was afraid to go to sleep, for fear I would break the spell (魔法) and wake up the way I had been before. But the good feeling didn’t go away, and I spent the evening joking and laughing with anyone who would listen. It was so wonderful to feel alive again.
The next day they moved me out of ICU and onto the floor where Daniel was recuperating (復(fù)原) three doors away. His grandfather helped him walk down to see me as soon as I was moved into my room. When we saw each other, we did not know what to say. Holding hands, we just sat there and looked at each other for a long time, overwhelmed by the deep feeling of love that connected us.
Finally, he spoke, “Was it worthwhile, grandma?”
I laughed a little ruefully (懊悔). “It was for me! But was it for you?” I asked him.
He nodded and smiled at me. “I’ve got my grandma back.”
And I have my life back. It still amazes me. Every morning, when I wake up, I thank God —and Daniel — for this miracle. A miracle born of the purest love.
【小題1】Grandma’s diabetes brought about all the following EXCEPT that _______.
A.her eyes and her kidneys were affected |
B.grandma became quite a different person |
C.Daniel had to be sent back to his father |
D.everything was thrown into confusion |
A.He tried his best to make her laugh. |
B.He helped her with the daily chores. |
C.He gave up his dream of going to college. |
D.He searched desperately for a good donor match. |
A.She was moved by his selfless decision. |
B.She wasn’t at all happy with his offer. |
C.She felt relieved that an appropriate kidney was available. |
D.She was enthusiastic about having a kidney of someone she loved. |
A.He wouldn’t be young and healthy thereafter. |
B.He didn’t have to search for a good match any more. |
C.He could apply for a full scholarship to a college he desired. |
D.He would also give up his life’s dream: to play football. |
A.She was feeling low. | B.She was full of life. |
C.She was exhausted. | D.She was the way she had been before. |
A.Grandma got her life back thanks to Daniel’s selfless donation. |
B.Grandma thought her returning to life was a miracle of pure love. |
C.Daniel agreed with grandma that the transplant was worthwhile for her, not for him. |
D.Much as he loved football, grandma’s life meant the most to Daniel. |
【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】B
【小題6】C
解析試題分析:本文介紹了一位孫子給奶奶捐腎的故事,文章中體現(xiàn)出雙方濃濃的愛。
【小題1】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章2.3.4.5段內(nèi)容可知ABD三項(xiàng)都是奶奶病情惡化帶來的結(jié)果。只有C項(xiàng)送他回去是錯(cuò)誤的,因?yàn)楹髞硭麄內(nèi)匀蛔≡谝黄稹9蔆符合要求。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第4段Daniel, seventeen by then, was really affected by the change in me. He tried as hard as he could to make me laugh, to bring back the grandma who loved to clown around (開玩笑) with him. Even in my sorry state, Daniel could still bring a smile to my face.可知他竭盡全力讓我開心。故A正確。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據(jù)I couldn’t let him do it. We both knew that if he gave up his kidney, he would also give up his life’s dream; to play football. It was all he ever talked about. And he was good, too. Daniel was co-captain and star defensive tackle (防守阻截隊(duì)員) of his high school team; he expected to apply for a football scholarship and was looking forward to playing college football. He just loved the sport.可知奶奶對(duì)他的捐贈(zèng)很不開心,認(rèn)為這樣會(huì)影響他的夢(mèng)想的實(shí)現(xiàn)。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)We argued. I couldn’t let him do it. We both knew that if he gave up his kidney, he would also give up his life’s dream; to play football.可知如果他捐了kidney就無法再繼續(xù)追求自己的夢(mèng)想了。故D正確。
【小題5】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)I felt great! The nurses in the intensive care unit had to keep telling me to lie back and be quiet — I wasn’t supposed to be that lively! I was afraid to go to sleep, for fear I would break the spell (魔法) and wake up the way I had been before.可知當(dāng)做完手術(shù)的時(shí)候,奶奶感覺自己充滿活力。故B正確。
【小題6】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第3段 I laughed a little ruefully (懊悔). “It was for me! But was it for you?” I asked him.可知這次捐贈(zèng)對(duì)雙方來說都是很好的事情。故C項(xiàng)說法是錯(cuò)誤的。
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When I was seven, my parents gave me a doll, a doll’s house and a book. The Arabian Nights, came wrapped in red paper. I was just ready to read when my mother walked into my room.
“Isn’t your doll just beautiful?” my mother asked. I looked at the doll, with fair hair in a pink dress----I’ll have to call her “she” because I never gave her a name. I folded my lips and raised my eyebrows, not really knowing how to let my mother down easily.
“This doll is different.” My mother explained, trying to talk me into playing with it.
Thinking the doll needed love, I hugged her tightly for a long time. Useless, I said to myself. Finally, I decided to play with the doll’s house. But since rearranging the tiny furniture seemed to be the only active possible, I lost interest. I caught sight again of the third of my gifts The Arabian Nights, and I began to read it. From that moment, the book was my constant companion.
Every day I climbed our garden tree, nestled among its branches, I read the stories in The Arabian Nights to my heart’s content. My mother became concerned as she noticed I wasn’t playing with either the doll or the little house. She insisted that I take the doll up the tree with me.
Trying to read on a branch 15 feet off the ground while holding on to the silly doll was not easy. After nearly falling off twice, I tied one end of a long vine around the doll’s neck and the opposite one around the branch, letting the doll hang in mid air while I read. I always looked out for my mother, though. I sensed that my playing with the doll was of great importance to her. So every time I heard her coming, I lifted the doll up and hugged her. The smile in my mother’s eyes told me my plan worked.
The inevitable(不可避免的) happened one afternoon. Totally absorbed in the reading, I didn’t hear my mother calling me. When I looked down, I saw my mother staring at the hanging doll. Fearing the worst of scolding, I climbed down in a flash, reaching the ground just as my mother was untying the doll. To my surprise, she didn’t scold. She kept on staring at the doll.
The next day, my father came home early and suggested he and I play with the doll’s house. Soon I was bored, but my father seemed to be having so much fun, I didn’t have the heart to tell him. Quietly I slipped out, picking up my book on my way to the yard. So absorbed was he in arranging and rearranging the tiny furniture that he didn’t notice my quick exit.
Almost 20 years passed before I found out why the hanging-doll incident had been so significant for my parents. By then I was a parent myself. After recalling the incident, my mother said all those years she had been afraid whether I would turn out to be a most loving and understanding mother to my son.
My mother often thanks God aloud for making me a good parent, pointing out that with education I might have been a rich dentist instead of a poor poet. I look back on that same childhood incident, recalling my third gift, the book in red-paper, and I take advantage of the experiences that have made me who and what I am. Sometimes I pause to wonder at life’s wonderful ironies (諷刺).
【小題1】Why didn’t the author give the doll a name?
A.Because the gift was given by her parents. |
B.Because the girl didn’t care much for the doll. |
C.Because her parents would give the doll a name. |
D.Because the doll had little in common with her. |
A.hoped to shape their children’s future |
B.were unconcerned about their behavior |
C.ruined their children’s dreams completely |
D.might withdraw their love at any moment |
A.The mother is now satisfied with her daughter’s career. |
B.The daughter now regrets what she did when she was a girl. |
C.The mother thinks the daughter’s achievements are unsatisfactory. |
D.The daughter wishes that she had been allowed more freedom as a child. |
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Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural power. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity (宣傳) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks. She passed it quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame and a name remembered today.
【小題1】According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ______.
A.his special tricks and supernatural powers |
B.his unusual ability and skeleton key |
C.his magic tricks and supernatural powers |
D.his wisdom and magic tricks |
A.in 1894 | B.before he married |
C.a(chǎn)t the age of 17 | D.when he was 24 |
A.Houdini was a famous American magician. |
B.Houdini was first recognized in Chicago. |
C.Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife. |
D.Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America. |
A.A Skeleton Key | B.A Secret Prisoner |
C.Worldwide Fame | D.Great Escapes |
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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts ,it came without wrap(包裝). On September 11, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap(大腿), saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is .” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”,and “dying”, which sounded ominous.
“Christmas was coming, don’t expect any presents this year ”Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say.” What? he’s all right?” he hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we could bring Richard home! ”
“Thank god!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love!
【小題1】What happened to the author on September 11, 1958 ?
A.He got a baby brother. | B.He got a Christmas gift |
C.He became four years old. | D.He received a doll |
A.Impossible. | B.Boring | C.Difficult | D.Fearful |
A.Excitement. | B.Happiness. | C.Sadness. | D.Disappointment. |
A.A sad Christmas day | B.Life with a lovely baby |
C.A special Christmas gift. | D.Memories of a happy family |
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Once upon a time, there was a lovely vegetable field, on which grew a very thick tree. Both the vegetables and the tree gave the place a wonderful appearance, which was the joy of the garden’s owner. What no one knew was that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow, because it left them only just enough light to survive. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water before it could get to him, leaving him with just enough to survive.
The situation became so extreme that the vegetables got totally fed up and decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree answered back by refusing to give the vegetables shadow from the hot midday sun, so they both began to dry up. Before long, the vegetables were really thin and the tree’s branches were drying up.
Neither of them thought that the gardener, on seeing his vegetable field becoming worse, would stop watering it. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables really learned what thirst was. There seemed to be no solution, but one of the vegetables, a small courgette(小胡瓜), understood what was going on, and decided to deal with it. Despite the little water and the unbearable heat, the little courgette did all he could to grow, grow... He managed to grow so big that the gardener started watering the field again. The gardener wanted to enter that beautiful big courgette in some gardening contest.
They should really learn how to live in harmony(和諧)with those around them, doing the best they could. So they decided to work together, and help each other instead of fighting, using both the shadow and the water in the best combination to grow good vegetables. Seeing how well they were doing, the gardener now gave the best of care to his vegetable field, watering it better than any other field for miles around.
【小題1】From the passage, we can learn____.
A.the gardener was very lazy |
B.the tree and vegetables grew very well at first |
C.the tree and vegetables got along well with each other at first |
D.the gardener was satisfied with his work on the garden |
A.living space | B.the gardener’s attention |
C.a(chǎn)ttending the contest | D.their own good |
A.Some gardening contests. |
B.The fight between plants. |
C.The big and beautiful courgette. |
D.The wonderful appearance in the garden. |
A.That the gardener stopped watering them. |
B.That the courgette understood what was happening. |
C.That they could live together. |
D.That they could take part in the contest. |
A.By working together and helping each other. |
B.By learning to be thankful. |
C.By respecting others and oneself. |
D.By learning to stop being angry with others. |
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Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt—a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a wind shield(擋風(fēng)玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear".
Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
【小題1】 Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?
A.He was driving at great speed. |
B.He was running across the street. |
C.He didn’t have his safety belt on. |
D.He didn’t take his medicine on time. |
A.may be knocked down by other cars |
B.may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car |
C.may find it impossible to get away from the seat |
D.may get caught in the car door |
A.the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident |
B.they will be unable to think clearly in an accident |
C.they will be caught when help comes |
D.cars catch fire easily |
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This parable(寓言)is told of a farmer who owned an old mule(騾子). The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying for whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing(評(píng)估)the situation, the farmer sympathized(同情)with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together , told them what had happened, and asked them to help pour dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out his misery.
At the beginning, the old mule was crazy! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shovelling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up!
This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up!
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly(勝利地)over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him… all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity(逆境).
That’s life! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
The adversities that come along to bury us usually have within them the very real potential to benefit us! Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs(生手)built the boat. Professionals built the Titanic.
【小題1】Why did the farmer decide to bury the mule in the well?
A.Because he thought the mule was of little use. |
B.Because he didn’t like the praying made by the mule. |
C.Because he thought the well couldn’t be used any longer after the accident. |
D.Because he didn’t want to see the mule suffer more in the well. |
A.The mule became calm | B.The mule became quiet. |
C.The mule suddenly had an idea | D.The mule lost heart. |
A.The farmer | B.The farmer’s neighbors |
C.The farmer and his neighbors | D.The mule himself |
A.a(chǎn), b, e | B.b, d, e | C.a(chǎn), c, e | D.b, c, e |
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I remembered that when I was a little child, I used to look for Sunday of the week. Yes, I was so looking forward to an adventure.
Now, I still have a strong affinity for buses. I used to wonder where those gigantic (巨大的) buses finally stopped. On sunshine Sundays, that’s my adventure times. He took me to the bus stop. Time passed, while I was growing impatient, he was smiling, as he always does.
It was really not that easy to get on a bus as often as we do today. I was so worried that the bus driver would have missed us. I waved my hands so high with all my strength. I looked hopefully at him. He didn’t move at all. He was still standing. It seemed that the late and infrequent coming of the bus wasn’t any trouble to him at all.
He took my hand. We managed to find seats on the upper deck. I was so excited. Only sitting beside the windows made me happy. Looking at the rewinding buildings, streets and people through windows from a higher ground was so much fun. Then, he was sitting peacefully by me and whispered to me where the bus finally would stop. I was curious about what would be the next stop of our destination as much as what really means something to him.[www.zxxk.com]
That is me. I know now. I am all he cares. He wants me to be happy, as he always does. That’s the strong bond between father and son. Childhood, naive(天真) and precious, you showed me the world and the way I look at the world. I am so grateful for your presence in my life. Thanks, you are so wonderful!
【小題1】Who is “he” throughout the text?
A.The brother of the writer. | B.The son of the writer. |
C.The father of the writer. | D.A bus driver. |
A.Hate. | B.Disappointment. | C.Liking. | D.Confusion. |
A.A bus guide. | B.A student’s diary. |
C.An adventure story. | D.A transportation report. |
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Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”
He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair. He went over his history notes, but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.
Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.
“Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”
“What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.
“We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”
“Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.
【小題1】Paul felt uneasy because he
A.was seriously ill. | B.was too tired. |
C.was worried about the coming test. | D.couldn’t find his history notebook. |
A.was good at history. | B.liked to study history. |
C.lost interest in history. | D.was ready for the history test. |
A.The telephone call |
B.the coming test. |
C.Jack’s notebook |
D.The fact that the test was not to be given that day. |
A.knew Paul. | B.knew Paul very well. |
C.wanted to help Paul with his history. | D.would lend Paul his notebook.. |
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