阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
We rented our upstairs rooms to the out-of-town patients of Johns Hopkins Hospital. One evening, a bad-looking man, who was even shorter than my 8-year-old son, knocked at the door;  36 , his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good  37 . I come to see if you’ve a room. I came for (a)  38  this morning from the eastern shore”.
He told me he’d been  39  a room since noon but with no  40 ; no one seemed to have one. “I guess it’s my  41  face…” I know why they  42  him away! It was clear that they would  43  roomers by putting up such people. For a moment, I  44 , but his next words convinced me, “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch(门廊). My  45  leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch.
He told me he fished for a living to  46  his daughter, her five children and her husband, who was  47  in a terrible accident so that he couldn’t work. He didn’t tell it by way of  48 ; in fact, he was grateful that no pain  49  his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer. He thanked God for giving him the  50  to keep going. The next morning, the bed linen was  51  folded and the little man thanked me and waited for his bus.
Three months later when I almost  52  the man, we received packages in the  53 , with fish and oysters in it and a note  54 , “Thank you for having kept my father a night. He just  55  because of skin cancer. Before his death, he asked me to post these as gifts. Thank you again, sir.” All this happened long ago — and now, I imagined, in God’s garden, how tall this lovely soul must stand.
36. A. otherwise    B. though      C. however    D. unless
37. A. luck        B. evening     C. job        D. morning
38. A. treatment    B. travel       C. meeting     D. prayer
39. A. dealing with    B. dreaming of     C. hunting for     D. living with
40. A. money      B. patience      C. success     D. help
41. A. serious      B. terrible       C. happy       D. long
42. A. took        B. sent          C. drove       D. turned
43. A. lose        B. discourage    C. impress      D. attract
44. A. doubted     B. believed      C. wondered    D. hesitated
45. A. doctor       B. bus         C. daughter     D. graduation
46. A. educate      B. support      C. encourage     D. protect
47. A. unfriendly     B. ugly       C. sad          D. disabled
48. A. complaint     B. inspiration    C. humor      D. joke
49. A. removed      B. accompanied     C. avoided       D. suffered
50. A. fantasy       B. time           C. disease        D. strength
51. A. formally      B. expectedly      C. neatly          D. messily
52. A. forgot        B. missed         C. called          D. forgave
53. A. hospital       B. envelope       C. air             D. mail
54. A. reading       B. writing         C. speaking        D. drawing
55. A. gave up      B. stayed out       C. passed away     D. lay down

He never believed that true love existed.
His parents divorcedwhen he was young and he didn’t think that true love was able to survive in today’s world.
He was   36  wrong.
His grandparents were always supportive to the kids and tried to help them when their parents   37 . He knew they loved each other, he just wasn’t sure it was true love. He had   38  heard them say, “I love you” or they hadn’t shown any affection   39  hugging. They had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was gone.
But again he was wrong. His grandfather, Ralph, was struck ill in his junior year of college and he didn’t know how serious it was until he fell and hurt his hip (臀). While in the hospital, the doctors   40    a tumor (瘤) in his lungs. They told him that he had lung cancer and due to previous illnesses, they could not operate and he was too   41  for chemotherapy (化疗).
It was around Thanksgiving and by Christmas his condition worsened. The cancer spread and in late January his sister away at college too, called him crying and said she was on her way home because the doctors told their family that their   42  had only a week to live, that by the weekend he would   43   be with them. Their family came in from around the country and stayed next to his side.
It was not until then that he   44  that true love did exist and would survive beyond death. Every night as his grandfather grew more fragile, he would   45  sweet words to grandmother, Madge. The night before he died grandmother was walking out of his room and he said to her “I love you Madgie baby”.
The next morning he received a phone call at work that grandfather had passed during the night. Throughout his short battle   46  cancer, he realized how much two people can love each other and he realized how much it means to be loved and give love. It is the greatest   47  on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.

【小题1】
A.believedB.provedC.askedD.realized
【小题2】
A.diedB.marriedC.divorcedD.fought
【小题3】
A.everB.neverC.evenD.often
【小题4】
A.other thanB.less thanC.rather thanD.better than
【小题5】
A.took outB.found outC.set outD.put out
【小题6】
A.strongB.fatC.shortD.weak
【小题7】
A.grandfather B.grandmotherC.fatherD.mother
【小题8】
A.no betterB.no worseC.no lessD.no longer
【小题9】
A.realizedB.saidC.sawD.mentioned
【小题10】
A.speakB.shoutC.whisperD.talk
【小题11】
A.byB.inC.onD.with
【小题12】
A.smileB.battleC.giftD.surprise

Cancer researchers urged people on Wednesday to take more vitamin D to lower risk of cancer, saying studies showed a clear link. “Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake (吸入,摄入), through diet or a vitamin supplement,” Dr. Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview.
Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies, including several large long-term ones, on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. “There's nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer,” he said, urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify (增强) foods with vitamin D. Garland is part of a University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center team that published its findings this week online in the American Journal of Public Health. Vitamin D is found in milk, as well as in some fortified orange juice, yogurt and cheeses, usually at around 100 international units(IU)a serving. “People might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 IUs per day” Garland said, adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors said that taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas, which receive less vitamin D from sunshine.
“African Americans, who don't produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin colour, could also benefit significantly from a higher intake,” the authors said.
61. According to the passage, people are advised to take more Vitamin D, because__.
A. it is nutritious             B. it can‘t harm people’s health
C. it can lower cancer risk      D. it is not taken enough every day
62. Which of the following can not help people get more Vitamin D?
A. Have some sunshine        B. Have more meat
C. Have more fortified cheese   D. Have a vitamin supplement
63.Who can Garland probably be?
A. A health researcher        B. A doctor   
C. A scientist               D. A public health official
64.Which of the following food can lower people‘s chance of getting cancer?
A. Milk                    B. Fortified orange juice
C. Fortified yogurt           D. All of the above
65.People from which area should take more Vitamin D according to the passage?
A. Asian people               B. African people 
C. American people            D. European people

Why do some people flush when they drink alcohol? This effect is a common reaction to alcohol among East Asians. It affects about 36 percent of Japanese, Chinese and Koreans.

For many, even a small amount of alcohol can cause unpleasant effects. Most commonly, their face, neck and sometimes their whole body turn red. People might also feel uncomfortable and sick to their stomach. They might experience a burning sensation, increased heart rate, shortness of breath and headaches.

The cause is a genetic difference that they are born with called an ALDH2 deficiency (缺乏). It prevents their bodies from treating alcohol the way other people do. But the effects might be more serious than just a red face. Researchers warn of a link between this condition and an increased risk of cancer of the esophagus (食道) from drinking alcohol.

The more alcohol people with this deficiency drink, the greater their risk is. In Japan and South Korea, for example, many people have the deficiency but still drink heavily. Researchers found that these drinkers develop a form of esophageal cancer six to ten times more often than those without the deficiency.

Esophageal cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. It can be treated when found early, but once it grows the chances of survival drop sharply. The researchers estimate that at least five hundred forty million people have the deficiency, about eight percent of the world’s population.

Philip Brooks is a researcher at the National Institute in the United States. He says it is important to educate people about the link between the alcohol flushing effect and esophageal cancer. He says doctors should ask East Asian patients about their experiences with facial flushing after drinking alcohol. Those with a history of it should be advised to limit their alcohol use. They should also be warned that cigarette smoking works with the alcohol in a way that further increases the risk of esophageal cancer.

1.The underlined word “flush” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_________”.

A.walk unsteadily                         B.turn red in the face

C.appear unpleasant                      D.talk more than usual

2.The second paragraph is mainly about _________.

A.the cause of the effects of alcohol

B.Asians and alcohol

C.the advantages of drinking alcohol

D.unpleasant effects caused by alcohol

3.We can infer from the passage that _________.

A.about 36 percent of Japanese, Chinese and Koreans are heavy drinkers

B.the ALDH2 deficiency may be passed on from generation to generation

C.unpleasant effects occur only when people with this deficiency drink a lot

D.only some East Asians have the ALDH2 deficiency

4.Esophageal cancer is one of the deadliest cancers because _________.

A.it can’t be treated at all

B.it is hard to be discovered early

C.it is hard to cure once it has developed

D.people are usually addicted to alcohol

 

 

On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor-at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.

Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls”. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch (门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude and by caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.

When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.

When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and graded go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.

1. What’s the father’s “own brand of ‘house calls’”?

         A. his treatment for frank’s serious illness.

         B. his care for Frank.

         C. his attitude towards the author.

         D. his wish that his kid would be a doctor.

2. The author began to want to be a doctor when_________

         A. father helped frank regularly      

B. Father developed lung cancer

         C. father asked him/her to take care of Mother    

D. father died

3. what was the influence of Father’s death on the author?

         A. The author began to think seriously about his/her career.

         B. The author was too sorrowful to carry through his /her study.

         C. The author used the situation as an excuse for quitting school.

         D. The author made great effort at his/her goal of becoming a doctor.

4. The best title for the text would be_________.

         A. What Made Father Respectable         

B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor

         C. How to Help Strangers       

D. How to Deal with Death

 

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