Sometimes life makes more sense when you look at it in reverse (相反). That's certainly been true for me.
Last Christmas, at 39, I caught a disease which attacked my knees and eyes. At its worst I could hardly walk or see. For months I' d have to crawl (爬) across the floor to use the bathroom or get a drink of water when my husband wasn't home. For a while I could only see shapes and colors so I couldn't drive.
My parents kept begging me to let them come out to stay with me in Los Angeles, but our apartment is small and I knew there was nothing they could really do to help me. For the excellent health insurance my husband had through his job, I was receiving the best medical care possible.
My only problem was that I couldn't drive to my doctors' appointments and I didn't want my husband to keep missing work to drive me. Three days after I explained this to my parents, a check came from them with a note saying this was "taxi money". Several months later another check showed up from my brother to help make up our income since I wasn't able to work. It probably goes without saying that I was extremely grateful to have family members who could and would support me during the hard time.
In terms of my day-to-day existence, I live in a village within Los Angeles called Brentwood so I was able to walk to the local post office, market, bank, and library. But once there, I had to depend on the kindness of strangers to help me. Los Angeles is a big city, but I lived in a village with a wonderful community (社区) of people who were kind and patient.
Slowly I became well. Life was good again and I thought I had a clear understanding of the blessings (恩惠) this illness has provided.
1.When the author's husband was at home, he __________.
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A．was still busy working |
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B．often had a good rest |
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C．often helped her a lot |
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D．taught her to drive a car |
2.Why did the author not want her husband to drive her to her doctors' appointments?
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A．Her husband didn't drive well. |
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B．Her husband was too busy. |
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C．She didn't want to affect his work. |
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D．Her doctor was far away from her. |
3.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
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A．The help that the author received from her family members. |
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B．The influence of the author's disease on her family. |
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C．The author's thanks to her family members. |
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D．The way the author saw her doctors. |
4.What did the author feel about Brentwood?
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A．She thought it was small but convenient. |
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B．She felt it was hard to live there. |
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C．She thought it was small and strange. |
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D．She felt warm and comfortable there. |
Leave a camera on a mountaintop, and chances are, you'll never see it again. But 24-year-old Paul Bellis, a university student from Wales, believed that most people were better than that, and set up a creative experiment to test out his theory.
"I was speaking to a friend who said you can't trust anyone, anywhere these days," Bellis told the Daily Mail. "I didn't want to believe that so I set up this experiment to find out what might happen and prove you can trust people."
Billis decided to do an experiment by hiking up a mountain called Snowdonia, taking a photo, and leaving his camera behind. He also attached a note to the camera, asking other hikers to take photos of themselves and then leave the camera there until the roll of film (胶卷) was empty. He also included his address, in case someone would be nice enough to return the camera to his home after the roll of film was finished.
Four days later, Bellis got a visit from a Snowdonia park manager, who came to return his camera. After Bellis got the film developed, he saw that his fellow hikers and followed his instructions. Thirty people had each taken photos of themselves at the mountain. From viewing the collection, it was clear that all the hikers had enjoyed the experiment.
As for the park manager, Brian, "I found the camera and thought it had been lost until I saw the note," he said. "I was passing his home and just dropped it off. I' m glad that the photos came out very well."
1.The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 refers to __________.
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A．the Daily Mail |
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B．Bellis' theory |
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C．the idea that Bellis would do the experiment |
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D．the opinion that we shouldn't trust people |
2.What can we know from the note Bellis attached to his camera?
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A．The camera wasn't a missing one. |
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B．The roll of film had been used up. |
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C．Bellis was very kind to other hikers. |
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D．Bellis asked others to take pictures of him. |
3.Brian returned the camera directly because __________.
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A．he wanted to be trusted by others |
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B．Bellis' home was on his way |
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C．Bellis asked him to do so |
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D．he wanted to have a look at the photos |
4. The experiment Bellis turned out to be __________.
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A．unsuccessful |
B．disappointing |
C．encouraging |
D．surprising |
I got a cancer when I was 18. This was a big deal for someone to 31. I chose to fight. After treatments, I 32 from my illness. Life couldn’t have been any 33. When I became fit years later, I met a wonderful man and got married. 34, I still felt something missing and eager to find my 35.
As my 20-year anniversary (周年纪念) of being a cancer 36 approached, I wanted to do something special and 37. I organized a fundraiser, calling it “A Mission (使命) of Love” and thanks to my 38 family and friends, raised﹩4,000 for St. Jude’s, planning to 39 it myself. Three quarters of the money would be given as a (n) 40 to the hospital, and what was left would go toward buying 41 for the children. I also organized a T-shirt 42 activity for any child who felt well enough.
Thanksgiving Day seemed the most 43 day of the year for the mission, and so it was all arranged. We went to a store and 44 three shopping carts with toys. It was 45 we were celebrities (名人) when the employees and other shoppers knew what we were doing.
On Thanksgiving Day, as we got to St. Jude’s, I became 46 emotional, as my eyes were filled with tears of 47. After dropping the toys off, we arrived where six children were waiting anxiously to begin painting. To me, it was as though they weren’t sick, and to see them smile was the greatest gift I could have ever 48.
Leaving there that day, I knew I had finally found my purpose. All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t 49 why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you 50 in life. It’s what you do for others.
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In order to save time, I will __________ mention the events that happened last night to refresh your memories before the discussion.
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A．carefully |
B．logically |
C．simply |
D．slowly |
London employers were __________ a shortage of school-leavers, while many graduates were looking for better work opportunities.
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A．adding up |
B．turning to |
C．digging out |
D．suffering from |
With the help of this new type of calculator, people will be able to __________ the numbers much faster with more accurate figures.
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A．work out |
B．watch over |
C．take apart |
D．set down |
