It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son.Everybody expects you to be special or perfect.I

often wonder how my father ever had a son like me.I mean he’s so special and so good at

everything he does.Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football

team.

    Well,to be honest,I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something

special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001.“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

    When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut.N0,I

wouldn’t start like that.That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father? Hmm.

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he

hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes,these were the things I

 was going to write.To me,he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut.He was my dad.

    My parents and l went to school Thursday night.There were so many people in the big[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

hall! My dad looked at me,and I shrugged(耸肩).

    The third prize was announced and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time.The second prize was announced.It was me.

    1 went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s son”.When I finished,the people stood up and cheered.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's face.Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son,this

is the proudest moment of my life.’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life,too.Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a

Nobel Prize,but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

    根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person.

    A.1ucky    B.natural    C.hard         D.pleasant

2.In order to_        the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    A.become astronaut            B.become a great hero

    C.be made school team captain   D.be made class president

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A.A lot of special things he had done.

    B.The story of his father as an astronaut.

    C.The unforgettable time he spent with his father.

    D.The experiences his father had in middle school.

4.The writer felt proud when he          

    A.got a prize in a writing competition           B.won a Nobel Prize

    C.saved a child from a burning building         D.discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A.My daydream                        B.My father’s son

    C.My famous father                     D.My happy family

 

One day, I went to see my last patient(病人), an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was struggling (挣扎) to put socks on her swollen (浮肿)feet in the bed. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, read her chart noting. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.

I asked, “Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse mentioned you're anxious to see your son. He's visiting you today. It's nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."

"Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours." She said with a serious voice.

I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.

Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption(打断) or judgment(评价).

It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time — in a wheelchair.

For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening.

1. How was the old woman?

A. Her feet were swollen.                 B. Her sugars were high. 

C. She was not badly ill.                 D. Her blood pressure was better.

2.How did the doctor know that the old woman’s son was visiting her? 

A. The nurse told him.          B. The old woman told him.

C. The woman’s son told him.    D. The doctor got it from her chart noting.

3.What did the old woman think caused her health problems?

   A. Her son’s not seeing her.       B. No one listening to her story.

   C. The medical care of the hospital.  D. The distance between her and her son.

4.When the patient told the doctor her stories, what she needed might be ______.

   A. keeping smiling                                        B. interruption or judgment

C. listening without interruption           D. communicating with each other

5.Which statement is NOT right according to the passage?

A. Her son lived close to her house.

B. The old woman didn’t need the doctor’s treatments.

C. Listening is powerful medicine.

D. The doctor has to “walk” with the help of a wheel chair.

 

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1. 对所给要点,逐一陈述,可以适当发挥,不要简单翻译。

2. 词数90左右。开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。

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