One night, a little before nine o’clock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and give an operation to a very sick boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Johnson’s city – Albany. The boy had hurt himself in a traffic accident. His wife was in danger, but his family was so poor that they could not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully. He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 o’clock. A few minutes later, the doctor’s car had to stop for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in.
“Drive on”, he said. “I’ve got a gun (枪).”
“I’m a doctor,” said Johnson, “I’m on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick…”
“Don’t talk,” said the man in the old black coat, “Just drive.”
A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. After half an hour, Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 o’clock.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him.
“I did my best,” said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said, “The boy died an hour ago.”
They walked into the waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Shute,” said Miss Clarke to the man, “this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy.”
【小题1】 From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _________ to get to the hospital.

A.12 hoursB.7 hoursC.only 1 hourD.about 5 hours
【小题2】Dr Johnson was late because __________.
A.there was something wrong with his car
B.a strange man made it hard to drive
C.a strange man drove his car away
D.the train to Glens Falls was late
【小题3】 The man in a black coat __________.
A.hit the boy and ran away
B.took the boy to the hospital
C.was the boy’s father
D.was the real doctor
【小题4】The man in black would feel __________ in the end.
A.happy and pleasedB.regretful(悔恨) and sad
C.worried and angryD.tired and hungry

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with  ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be  ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

____48_____with the intention, the man began sending   49   messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words,  ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone  ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance,so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

1.

A.wealth

B.faith

C.experience

D.confidence

 

2.

A.depressed

B.embarrassed

C.ashamed

D.thrilled

 

3.

A.writing

B.suffering

C.weeping

D.wandering

 

4.

A.abnormal

B.regular

C.comfortable

D.meaningful

 

5.

A.presents

B.e-mails

C.letters

D.prizes

 

6.

A.sense

B.strength

C.shape

D.function

 

7.

A.affection

B.caution

C.difficulty

D.confidence

 

8.

A.estimated

B.doubted

C.assumed

D.wondered

 

9.

A.hospitals

B.churches

C.prisons

D.charities

 

10.

A.families

B.letters

C.freedom

D.conscience

 

11.

A.release

B.reach

C.defend

D.know

 

12.

A.acceptable

B.reasonable

C.forbidden

D.considered

 

13.

A.Faced

B.Filled

C.Satisfied

D.Impressed

 

14.

A.holy

B.daily

C.one-way

D.round-way

 

15.

A.point

B.worst

C.degree

D.limit

 

16.

A.sharing

B.learning

C.gaining

D.enriching

 

17.

A.success

B.reply

C.help

D.progress

 

18.

A.curiously

B.patiently

C.carefully

D.actually

 

19.

A.only

B.better

C.extra

D.lost

 

20.

A.ruin

B.pieces

C.the ground

D.the bottom

 

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5: 30 and at 6: 30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped(绊) over Sheba.

    “Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医).

When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

    “Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure.” said the doctor.

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.

    “This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

    At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

    “She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”

    Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

    “My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”

1.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again _____.

A. to dress up for the meeting              B. to phone the police station

C. to catch the badly hurt burglar          D. to wait for her dog to be cured

2.From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A. Sheba fought against the burglar

B. the police found the burglar had broken in

C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

3.In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _____.

A. clever               B. friendly         C. frightening      D. devoted

 

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