题目内容
B. to be taken
C. taking
D. being taken
It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ,she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
【小题1】What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me.” mean?
A.Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience. |
B.Suzie was financially dependent of me. |
C.Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family. |
D.Suzie was too weak to live her own life. |
A.Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties. |
B.The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie. |
C.The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie. |
D.The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death. |
A.Never let go of a friend even if you are apart. |
B.Be thankful for what we have in our life. |
C.Talking with a friend can cure your illness. |
D.We can learn more from our friends than they do from us. |
I was driving in the car. It was raining. The car suddenly slid (滑) off of the__36__road and turned upside down. The roof of the car was damaged and my__37__was trapped in the window. I could not move it__38__the glass on my face and the pressure from the roof. I was__39__.It was still raining and I was afraid that the ditch (壕沟) I was in would__40__ with water. I was also afraid that the car would__41__as I could smell gasoline.
Then two male truck drivers came to me and tried to__42__me.They got a car jack and_43__the top of the car and released me. Then they __44__me out of the car. Two young women stepped forward and__45__to take me to the hospital. I immediately realized that I was_46__hurt.I had hurt my back and I was in a lot of__47__.At the hospital,I was Xrayed and the__48__told me that there was something serious.The__49__on my face were also done with and I was given pain__50__.
This__51__in the South in 1958,a time of segregation (种族隔离)__52__ “black” people and “white” people. As it happened,the two men and the two women who were so__53__to help me were all African Americans. Whoever they are,I__54__life has been good and kind to them as they were to me. I am always thankful to them and I will never__55__them.
1.
A.clean |
B.wet |
C.white |
D.wide |
2.
A.hand |
B.foot |
C.head |
D.body |
3.
A.except for |
B.thanks to |
C.ahead of |
D.because of |
4.
A.tired |
B.comfortable |
C.scared |
D.surprised |
5.
A.put on |
B.show up |
C.hold on |
D.fill up |
6.
A.catch fire |
B.set off |
C.make a difference |
D.break down |
7.
A.see |
B.help |
C.answer |
D.encourage |
8.
A.lifted |
B.broke |
C.burnt. |
D.checked |
9.
A.threw |
B.kicked |
C.pulled |
D.pushed |
10.
A.refused |
B.offered |
C.wished |
D.pretended |
11.
A.seriously |
B.strangely |
C.slowly |
D.commonly |
12.
A.pity |
B.sadness |
C.luck |
D.pain |
13.
A.man |
B.woman |
C.doctor |
D.helper |
14.
A.cuts |
B.smiles |
C.signs |
D.expressions |
15.
A.instruction |
B.medicine |
C.training |
D.treatment |
16.
A.changed |
B.disappeared |
C.occurred |
D.began |
17.
A.after |
B.with |
C.for |
D.between |
18.
A.kind |
B.worried |
C.careful |
D.eager |
19.
A.doubt |
B.hope |
C.think |
D.imagine |
20.
A.fight |
B.fear |
C.forget |
D.scold |