题目内容
8．It's not easy to die when you are only fifteen．Those were the words that began the story I herd from Robert White，a North Carolina factory worker．He and his wife were visiting their daughter Lee in the hospital as they did every evening．
This evening，Lee suddenly said，"I always dreamed of swimming with dolphins （海豚），free and happy in the open sea．I still dream of it．"
It seemed like an absurd dream for her because she was so ill that she couldn't walk without help．
Robert and his family talked it over and decided to do everything they could．They had heard of a research center at Grass Key，and they phoned them．
"Come at once，"they said．
When they arrived there，Robert took Lee to the dolphins，Nat and Tursi．At first，they seemed uninterested，but when Lee called them softly by name，they came over．They kissed her on her nose and carried her out to sea with them．
"It feels like I'm flying！"cried Lee，laughing with joy．
Lee's family hadn't heard her laugh like that since before she became ill．In that hour with the dolphins，Lee was strong and happy like she used to be．
The next day Lee was too weak to get out of be．She told Robert，"Daddy，don't be sad for me．I'll never be afraid again．The dolphins have made me understand that I have nothing to fear．"
Just before night fell，Robert's little girl died in his arms．The next day they went out to scatter （撒） her ashes （骨灰） in the ocean among the dolphins as she wanted．And then，suddenly，through their tears，they saw Nat and Tursi jumping out of the water．
As Robert said，"They had come to take our daughter home．"
24．The underlined word"absurd"in the text probably meansC．
A．real
B．strange
C．impossible
D．pleasant
25．During her stay at Grass Key，LeeA．
A．had a good time there
B．was uninterested in Nat and Tursi
C．became healthy again
D．died in the open sea unexpectedly
26．It seemed that LeeD．
A．was never afraid of death
B．came to life
C．understood dolphins very well
D．had a deep love for dolphins
27．What's the best title for th text？D
A．Making friends with animals
B．A sudden death
C．Father and daughter
D．Swimming with dolphins．
分析 本文讲述的是残疾的Lee一直想和海豚一起游泳，最终她实现了这个梦想．
解答 CADD
24．C 考查细节理解．根据"because she was so ill that she couldn't walk without help"可知，想要和海豚一起游泳对Lee来说是不可能的．故选C．
25．A 考查细节理解．根据"It feels like I'm flying"可知，她在草地上玩得很愉快．故选A．
26．D 考查细节理解．根据"In that hour with the dolphins，Lee was strong and happy like she used to be"可知，Lee对海豚有很深的爱．故选D．
27．D 考查主旨大意．根据文章内容可知，本文讲述的是残疾的Lee一直想和海豚一起游泳，最终她实现了这个梦想．故选D．
点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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Breathe into pain
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By utilizing our breath we soften our experiences．If we dam them up，our lives will stagnate，but when we keep them flowing，we allow more newness and greater experiences to blossom．
Embrace the uncomfortable
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| Title：Open Our Hearts | ||
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| ★Embrace the uncomfortable | ★We can practice leaning into the feelings of discomfort and（77）finda way out in our lives； ★Running away only（78）prevents/stopsus experiencing the parts of our lives that we need most． | |
| ★Ask your heart what it wants | ★To treat the process of decision making from a different（79）angle； ★See what（80）happens/occurs，then engage and evaluate the outcome． | |