题目内容
A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset.As he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance.As he drew 1 , he, who had been feeling so tired of teaching those naughty children at school, suddenly 2 the local native kept 3 down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water.Time and again he kept hurling (猛投) things out into the ocean.
As our friend 4 even closer, he found that the man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach and, one 5 , he was 6 them back into the water.
Our friend was 7 .He got close to the man and said, “Good evening, friend.I was 8 what you are doing.”
“I am throwing these starfish back into the ocean.You see, it’s 9 tide right now and all of these starfish have been 10 up onto the shore. 11 I don’t throw them back into the sea, they’ll die up here from 12 of oxygen.”
“I 13 that,” our friend replied, “but there must be thousands of starfish on this beach.You can’t 14 get to all of them.There are 15 too many.And don’t you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this 16 .Can’t you see that you are not able to make a 17 ?”
The local native 18 , bent down and picked up yet 19 starfish, and as he threw it back into the sea, he 20 , “Made a difference to that one!”
1.A.farther B.nearer C.older D.stronger
2.A.observed B.realized C.discovered D.noticed
3.A.slipping B.moving C.bending D.falling
4.A.marched B.approached C.swam D.ran
5.A.at a time B.from time to time C.at times D.in no time
6.A.giving B.throwing C.dragging D.waving
7.A.frightened B.moved C.shocked D.puzzled
8.A.recording B.wondering C.following D.forecasting
9.A.low B.huge C.rising D.changeable
10.A.cleaned B.dried C.pushed D.washed
11.A.If B.Though C.Because D.Unless
12.A.quality B.lack C.balance D.damage
13.A.challenge B.suspect C.understand D.excuse
14.A.luckily B.possibly C.hardly D.quickly
15.A.simply B.basically C.approximately D.especially
16.A.island B.coast C.ocean D.tide
17.A.sacrifice B.choice C.profit D.difference
18.A.smiled B.prayed C.sighed D.frowned
19.A.another B.that C.one D.other
20.A.praised B.commented C.replied D.added
1-5 BDCBA 6-10 BDBAD
11-15 ABCBA 16-20 BDAAC
My friend Karen and I were always together. Karen was only a few months older than I. I always thought she was so beautiful, with long hair and blue eyes. I loved Karen so much because she liked me for being the way I was. I could be myself and share my secrets with her and I never felt like I was being judged.
We had so much fun and were really quite silly. One time I asked my mom to make us the same dresses so we could pretend we were twins.
We continued as best friends throughout grade school. One day, Karen was going to another friend’s place and asked me to come along, but I couldn’t go because I had a babysitting job that afternoon. We walked together to the Becker’s home where I was to babysit and then she continued on her way without me. We had agreed that I would meet her at the corner when she returned and I finished my job.
At four o’clock I rushed to the corner so I wouldn’t be late for meeting Karen. Just as I arrived at the corner, I saw Karen crossing the street. In a second it happened. I saw Karen’s body fly up in the sky. A car had hit her!
Karen was on life support for a week before it was decided that they would allow her to go in peace. Karen’s parents wanted to donate her organs(器官)to the hospital, but there was nothing left healthy enough to be used because she was hit so hard.
I have never got so close to another person since Karen died. I do miss her! Do you cherish(珍惜)your friends? If you don’t, please do, as you may lose them one day.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.A horrible car accident |
B.An unforgettable experience |
C.My dearest friend—Karen |
D.An unforgettable girl |
2.When Karen was hit by a car, she was .
A.on her way to a friend’s place |
B.on her way to the Becker’s home |
C.shouting to the writer who was so far from her |
D.heading to the corner where she and the writer would meet |
3.Why were Karen’s organs unable to be donated?
A.Because her parents refused to do that. |
B.Because all of her organs were seriously damaged. |
C.Because the doctors thought it was too cruel. |
D.Because no patients needed organs in the hospital then. |
4.What does the writer suggest we do?
A.Cherish our friends. |
B.Accept the fact that people die. |
C.Be careful when crossing the street. |
D.Never be too close to someone. |