My name’s Evelyn. This February was a special one for me and my family.

On February 17, 2004, doctors took away my heart and put in a new one. I was only three years old at the time. Before I was born, doctors were able to see that I had a heart defect — my heart couldn’t do its job. I had my first heart surgery (外科手术) when I was three days old. More surgeries followed, and soon the doctors found they couldn’t fix my heart. They had to get me a new one. So I got another child’s heart. My surgery went well, and now here I am. Even ten years later, I’m doing great.

Well, it’s not always easy. I see doctors regularly (定期地). Medicine is part of my everyday life. I had to have a surgery in 2008, and I may need more surgeries in the future. No one knows what will happen, and I don’t worry about it.

I don’t feel different from other people, mostly. I like violin, painting and ball games, and I’m in middle school. I have amazing friends. A few of them and I have been friends since I was a little child. I enjoy going to a special camp for kids with heart defects. The year I turned 11, I decided to get a swimsuit to wear at the camp. The camp helped me to be OK with showing my scars (伤疤).

I celebrate my birthday and also my Heart Day, every February 17. It’s a chance to be thankful for my new heart and the family that gave it to me. I have never met the family, but I’d want them to know how thankful I am for my life.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Doctors found Evelyn had a heart defect ______.

A. before she was born

B. when she was three days old

C. when she was three years old

D. after her 11th birthday

2.After having a new heart, Evelyn had to ______.

A. have surgeries regularly

B. go swimming every weekend

C. take medicine quite often

D. stay at home most of the time

3.With the help of _______, Evelyn began not to care about her scars.

A. friends B. a camp

C. doctors D. a school

4.What can we learn about Evelyn?

A. She knows who gave her the new heart.

B. She found it hard to get on with others.

C. She feared to have surgeries.

D. She has many hobbies.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A hard life B. A kind family

C. Be thankful for life D. Be different from others

Ⅴ.根据短文内容完成下列各题

The story took place in a small town in winter.One day a man met an old lady standing by an expensive car.It was clear that her car broke down.So he stopped his old truck and got out.Although he was smiling,the old lady was worried.“Is he going to hurt me?”

The man could see that she was frightened,so in his friendliest voice he said,“I'm here to help you,madam.Why don't you wait in the car to get warm? By the way,my name is Bryan Anderson.” It took Bryan about fifty minutes to fix the car.The lady felt quite thankful and she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money.①对他来说,帮助别人很正常。He said,“If you want to repay me,next time you see someone in need,just give out your friendly hand.”

After saying goodbye,the lady continued down the road till she reached a small café.She stopped for something to eat.As the pretty waitress stood next to her,the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕).Although_she_looked_tired,she_still_served_the_customers_with_a_smile_on_her_face.As the old lady was going to pay the $10 bill,she remembered Bryan's words.

The old lady paid one hundred?dollar bill.But when the waitress returned with the change,the lady was gone.On the table she saw a small note.Her eyes were filled with tears when she read it,“Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you.If you want to pay me back,continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell the story.“Bryan…Bryan Anderson my dear…you're not going to believe what has happened…”

Love needs to be passed on.Everyone can be an angel.

1.将画线句子①翻译成英语

________________________________________

2.将画线句子②翻译成汉语

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3.根据短文内容完成句子

The waitress found________ and ________on the table when she returned with the change.

4.根据短文内容回答问题Did the old lady believe in Bryan at the beginning of the story? Why?

________________________________________

5.根据短文内容回答问题What have you learned from the story?

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阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。

How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all.

Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.

So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.

Title: Music education is of1.

Passage outline
 

Detailed information
 

Introduction
 

Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education.
Truth: Music education is necessary and important for all students.
 


Main Body
 

A way to tell who we are:
Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and2.
 

A way to know the world:
We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way.
Science explains how nature3.
Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.
 

A way to communicate with others:
We use music to4.our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes with others.
Music,5.from science, tells us what it means to be human.
 

Conclusion
 

Music education is necessary.
 

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