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When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”
小题1: Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because        .
A.they don’t have enough money
B.they would rather save cancer patients
C.doctors don’t care if the babies die
D.it makes more sense to have a bigger baby
小题2:The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because        .
A.oxygen machine are expensive
B.the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital
C.doctors always charge more than they should
D.four out of five premature babies can now be saved
小题3:From the story we know that saving a cancer patient        .
A.is easier than saving a babyB.is harder than saving a baby
C.is cheaper than saving a baby D.is more common than saving a baby
小题4:The main idea of the article is        .
A.doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients
B.doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high
C.having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago
D.Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B

小题1:细节题:第四段的句子:But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay.可知是因为费用太高,答案是A
小题1:细节题:第四段的句子:Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.可知护理孩子的费用加上的话就更高了,答案是B
小题1:细节题:第五段的句子:Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby.可知旧癌症病人比救孩子钱少,答案是C
小题1:主旨题:从这篇文章的整体看:可知讲的是医生可以救新生儿但费用太高,答案是B
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As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
小题1: Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.
A.a-e-c-b-dB.a-e-d-c-bC.e-c-d-b-aD.e-c-b-d-a
小题2:Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.
A.60B.50 C.40D.30
小题3:People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .
A.a kind ladyB.a brave ladyC.a wise ladyD.an attractive lady
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas,Texas,was a school boy who has much  31  in computer.One day,he  32  an email to a friend on the Internet.Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”."The message was from Finland,  33  kilometers away from America.
“I didn’t know  34  I should do,”Dean said to a reporter afterwards.“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.”So Dean did nothing at first. 35   the message kept coming.
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He   36  and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was  37  , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch  38   the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library.   39  , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but   40   saved her life.”
小题1:
A.interestB.interestedC.interestingD.interests
小题2:
A.sentB.sendsC.was sending D.is sending
小题3:
A.thousandB.thousand ofC.thousands D.thousands of
小题4:
A.howB.whatC.where D.when
小题5:
A.SoB.AndC.But D.As
小题6:
A.telephonedB.repliedC.found D.talked
小题7:
A.betterB.worseC.harder D.easier
小题8:
A.withB.onC.to D.at
小题9:
A.HardlyB.HappilyC.Luckily D.Carefully
小题10:
A.a boyB.doctorsC.the policeD.email
Denny Crook was a famous photographer(摄影师). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
   41  .”
And he told the     42  .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    43  . “I’ll travel for my work, not for    44  ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have    45  to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to     46  ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good     47   or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t     48   . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he     49   about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   50  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very     51  ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to     52  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her     53   .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     54   it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “    55  ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”
小题1:
A.dangerousB.naturalC.convenientD.impossible
小题2:
A.lieB.reasonC.newsD.truth
小题3:
A.allowedB.refusedC.failedD.joked
小题4:
A.wealthB.prizeC.pleasureD.luck
小题5:
A.moneyB.timeC.interestD.ability
小题6:
A.meetB.workC.shopD.stay
小题7:
A.mealB.picnicC.roomD.party
小题8:
A.agreeB.understandC.replayD.complain
小题9:
A.worriedB.forgotC.askedD.thought
小题10:
A.landB.flowersC.animalsD.people
小题11:
A.exciting B.excitedC.surprisedD.surprising
小题12:
A.findB.feedC.driveD.shoot
小题13:
A.singingB.cryingC.laughingD.cheering
小题14:
A.threwB.firedC.showedD.pointed
小题15:
A.Hurry upB.Look outC.Slow downD.Go ahead
When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”
小题1:Susan Boyle is _________
A.a judgeB.a reporterC.a beautifulD.a Scottish woman
小题2:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.
A.she was confident of her singing
B.she was satisfied with the judges
C.she was pretty and in good shape
D.she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable
小题3:According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A.It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence
B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.
C.Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D.Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.
小题4:What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success
A.It’s never too old to learn.
B.It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C.If you have a dream, try to make it come true!
D.If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

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