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【题目】The angels have finally been connected together and the bows have all been carefully fixed across the branches.After three months of hard work, 16-year-old Suzy Jordan’s tree is finally appearing at the yearly Festival of Trees in honor of her best friend, Emily Austin.

“All that’s needed now is a real angel,”says Suzy,”to help 13-year-old Emily recover from a recent bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植)and finally remove the leukemia(白血病)”

“Emily is the strongest person I know.There’s always such brightness about her,”says Suzy,a student ar Orem High School.

Last year,when Emily’s cancer was in remission,she helped Suzy and other students decorate a red-and-white Christmas tree for Primary Children’s Medical Center at the Festival of Trees.

“It was so much fun for her,”says Emily’s mother, Laurie,”she’s seen the inside of the hospital more than a school since she was 5”.

But the good conditions didn’t last long.In August, Suzy learned that her friend’s leukemia returned, becoming worse.And she knew exactly what to do show her support.

“Emily was so excited about helping out with the festival tree last year that I decided to surprise her by giving away a tree of my own,”she says.

Because of being in hospital, Emily won’t be able to see the tree.”But I’m taking pictures to surprise her,”says Suzy.”I want her to know that she’ll always be an angel to me.”

Suzy’s tree has given Emily’s family hope for a miracle(奇迹).”It has given Emily hope that she has a chance to be a normal girl and do all the things other girls do,”says Laurie Austin.

Suzy’s greatest hope is that she’ll be able to give away more trees to the festival, with one big difference.”The best wish of all,”she says,”is that Emily will be there with me, putting on the decoration.”

【1】 What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A christmas tree gives hope for a miracle

B.Friends’ help means a lot

C.A Christmas tree for a hospital

D.The best hope of Suzy Jordan

【2】 Suzy Jordan decorated a tree to ___.

A.help Emily realize her dream

B.prepare for the Festival of Trees

C.show admiration for Emily Austin

D.call on more people to help Emily

【3】 The underlined phrase”in remission”in Paragraph 4 probably means”___”.

A.less serious

B.much worse

C.as bad as before

D.fully cured

【4】 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Emily probably got the leukemia eight years ago

B.Emily is excited and surprised to see the Christmas tree

C.Emily is fond of decorating Christmas trees

D.Emily faces her illness actively and strongly

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 B

【解析】【1】主旨大意题。本文的主要内容为：Suzy Jordan为了给自己患有白血病的好朋友Emily生命的希望，亲自为她装饰了一棵圣诞树，故答案为A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第一段中的...in honor of her best friend,Emily Austin可知，答案为C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第六段中的But the good conditions didn’t last long可推测，in remission意为“有所缓解”，故答案为A。

【4】推理判断题。根据第八段中的...Emily won’t be able to see the tree可知，Emily不能亲自来看Suzy为她装饰的圣诞树，故B项答案错误。