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A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying．

Alice Pyne，l5，created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells．“I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one，” she wrote ．

For her list，the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who were badly ill，draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die．

On her list，at the site www．alicepyne．blogspot．com，she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor（骨髓捐赠者），swimming with sharks ，meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer．

Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter．

“Oh, dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention．“Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me．”

Pyne，who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston，revealed（透露）the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog．A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register．

1.What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?

A．People around the world sent messages to support her．

B．People sent gifts to her from all over the world．

C．A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her．

D．The media called on people to help her．

2.Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to ．

A．catch people’s attention

B．say goodbye to a few friends

C．give comfort to two terminally ill men

D．express her last few wishes

3.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne ．

A．is unaware of her own conditions

B．is very sad to know that she will die

C．is calm to know that death is approaching

D．is still quite confident in fighting against cancer

4.Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”?

A．To ask people to donate bone marrow．B．To get a cool computer．

C．To swim with shark．D．To meet a boy．

5.Take That will arrange to ．

A．meet Pyne in person

B．help Pyne in any possible way

C．donate money to Pyne

D．invite Pyne to join the band

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章讲述身患癌症的英国少女Alice Pyne把临终遗愿张贴在网上以后，引起了社会各界的普遍关注，再次阐述了“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”的真谛。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying可知答案。故A正确。

2.2】细节理解题。根据第三、四段可知，她受到电影的影响，因此也写下了自己希望实现的愿望。故D正确。

3.推理判断题。根据女孩的话I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one可以看出，她并不害怕死亡。故C正确。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor（骨髓捐赠者），swimming with sharks ，meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer可知。故D正确。

5.细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“…revealed（透露）the management of Take That had arranged for her”可以看出，她想见的那家乐队已经安排亲自见她了。故A正确。

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