The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ___36___games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes ___37___seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine who ___38___the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the basement, and almost ___39___. It made Mrs. Catherine a little ___40___.
One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) ___41___. “This family,”she said firmly, “has too much stuff. It's time to get ___42___of some of them. ”The three children all ___43___with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into the car.
Their first ___44___was Home for the Aged where the older went to live. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ___45___. They liked visitors and things to do. When the family arrived at Home for the Aged, they ___46___out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a ___47___time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family dropped ___48___their load of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital ___49___party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to ___50___money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family lugged all their old clothes and furniture into the store.  
After that, the Catherine family ___51___home with warm feelings about what they had done. ___52___they drove along, they passed the lighted ___53___of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___54___noticed the wonderful things in the windows except maybe out of the ___55___of their eyes.

【小题1】
A.readB.playedC.enjoyed D.shared
【小题2】
A.thereB.theyC.it D.this
【小题3】
A.knewB.boughtC.sold D.managed
【小题4】
A.anywhereB.everywhereC.nowhere D.somewhere
【小题5】
A.uneasyB.difficultC.ready D.happy
【小题6】
A.announcementB.amusementC.notice D.report
【小题7】
A.awayB.outC.hold D.rid
【小题8】
A.decidedB.agreedC.argued D.dealt
【小题9】
A.placeB.arrivalC.stop D.departure
【小题10】
A.boredB.disappointedC.excited D.determined
【小题11】
A.handedB.carriedC.found D.let
【小题12】
A.fineB.badC.sad D.sorry
【小题13】
A.ontoB.intoC.out D.off
【小题14】
A.ThanksgivingB.HalloweenC.Christmas D.Eastern
【小题15】
A.riseB.ariseC.raise D.arouse
【小题16】
A.headedB.arrivedC.left D.felt
【小题17】
A.ThoughB.AsC.Since D.Before
【小题18】
A.closetsB.housesC.doors D.windows
【小题19】
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.closely D.immediately
【小题20】
A.cornersB.sidesC.edges D.covers

LONDON (Reuters) — Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a global campaign on Thursday to promote more research into child medicine.
More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.
The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.
In the case of HIV/AIDS, the few existing pediatric therapies(儿科的疗法)developed for children generally cost three times more than adult ones.
As a result, clinicians lack clear guidelines on the best drug to use and often have to guess at the correct dose.
Fortunately, the WHO has drawn up the first international List of Essential Medicines for Children, containing 206 products considered safe for children.
“But a lot remains to be done. There are priority medicines that have not been adapted for children’s use or are not available when needed,” said Dr Hans, the U.N. agency’s director of medicines policy and standards.
Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
The agency is building an Internet entrance linking to clinical trials carried out in children and will launch a Web site with the information early next year.
Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical(伦理的)practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.
As a result, research-based drug companies have been wary of developing child-friendly medicines and general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.
In an attempt to deal with the issue, both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for drugs that have been tested on children.
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.A Global Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS Medicine
B.WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs
C.Many People are Concerned about Children’s Drugs
D.Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly
【小题2】Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to children’s need according to the passage?
A.Pain killers.B.Tuberculosis.
C.AID pills.D.Flu pills.
【小题3】Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue?
A.It is against good ethical practice
B.Children shouldn’t take part in clinical trials.
C.It is hard to get informed agreement from children tested.
D.Parents don’t allow their children to be tested on medicine.
【小题4】The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _________.
A.fastB.fondC.cautiousD.uninterested
【小题5】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.There is still a long way to go on children’s medicine.
B.An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children.
C.Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for children’s drugs.
D.Less than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters

LONDON (Reuters) — Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a global campaign on Thursday to promote more research into child medicine.
More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.
The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.
In the case of HIV/AIDS, the few existing pediatric therapies(儿科的疗法)developed for children generally cost three times more than adult ones.
As a result, clinicians lack clear guidelines on the best drug to use and often have to guess at the correct dose.
Fortunately, the WHO has drawn up the first international List of Essential Medicines for Children, containing 206 products considered safe for children.
“But a lot remains to be done. There are priority medicines that have not been adapted for children’s use or are not available when needed,” said Dr Hans, the U.N. agency’s director of medicines policy and standards.
Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
The agency is building an Internet entrance linking to clinical trials carried out in children and will launch a Web site with the information early next year.
Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical(伦理的)practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.
As a result, research-based drug companies have been wary of developing child-friendly medicines and general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.
In an attempt to deal with the issue, both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for drugs that have been tested on children.
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.A Global Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS Medicine
B.WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs
C.Many People are Concerned about Children’s Drugs
D.Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly
【小题2】Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to children’s need according to the passage?
A.Pain killers. B.TuberculosisC.AID pills. D.Flu pills.
【小题3】Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue?
A.It is against good ethical practice
B.Children shouldn’t take part in clinical trials.
C.It is hard to get informed agreement from children tested.
D.Parents don’t allow their children to be tested on medicine.
【小题4】The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _________.
A.fast B.fond C.cautious D.uninterested
【小题5】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.There is still a long way to go on children’s medicine.
B.An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children.
C.Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for children’s drugs.
D.Less than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters

On the Iraq-Syria border, a pack of wild dogs circled a group of American soldiers for food. The 1 of the pack was a gray-and-white dog. The soldiers 2 him Nubs. Nubs was shaking and 3  able to stand. Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound 4 his chest.

      Dennis couldn’t 5 seeing the dog suffer. He and his men immediately treated the wound, and gave Nubs oral medicine. Nubs pulled through but was still 6. The next day, the team had to leave. Ten days later, Dennis’s unit was back and so was Nubs. He was still 7, but the men fed him and played with him.

   Before long the unit once again 8 an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away. Nubs, slowly but 9 tracked them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost 10 of him. Two days later, beyond Dennis’s 11, he saw Nubs just outside the outpost. The dog had 12 him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet the friend who had saved his life. From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins.

   Until a(n) 13 came down from above that they should not be allowed to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog 14 continue to live the good life. So he quickly 15 $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to 16.

   A month later, when Dennis and the dog were 17 in California, at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy. 18 within seconds , the dog flew into Dennis’s arms, 19 up again and again to lick his friend’s face.

   A little care and concern in the middle of war will not save a 20 world. But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a dog, hold a promise of a harmonious world.

1.A. guider                           B. leader                              C. major                               D. helper

2.A. called          B. said              C. told.              D. spoke

3.A. mostly                           B. certainly                           C. barely                               D. clearly

4.A. in                                   B. on                                      C. at                                       D. behind

5.A. help                     B. stand                                 C. admit                                D. avoid

6.A. in vain                           B. in danger                         C. in surprise                       D. in pain

7.A. weak               B. sad                                   C. alive                                  D. alone

8.A. made up              B. returned from                C. left for                              D. took over

9.A. aimlessly             B. determinedly                  C. unhappily                         D. carefully

10.A. touch                          B. footprint                          C. sight                                  D. control

11.A. imagination                B. ability                               C. understanding                D. power

12.A. saved                          B. shown                               C. found                               D. followed

13.A. signal                          B. project                             C. plan                                   D. order

14.A. need                           B. would                               C. might                                D. should

15.A. rose                                 B. arose                                  C. raised                               D. aroused

16.A. Britain                         B. America                           C. Iraq                                   D. Syria

17.A. reunited                     B. recalled                            C. restored                           D. reminded

18.A. So                                B. And                                   C. But                                    D. Then

19.A. jumping                 B. climbing                   C. cheering                          D. bringing

20.A. peaceful               B. competitive                      C. fantastic                           D. violent

 

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