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In spite of our efforts,we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary as the cold,boring March days dragged by. Even my faith was wearing thin. My heart ached so desperately, wanting this child with autism (自闭症) to come alive and be aware of the beauty, the wonder and the fun even if she had the pain of living without her mother.

Then on a late March day,one of the boys excitedly reported a robin (知更鸟) in the schoolyard. We flocked to the window to see it. "Spring's here!" the children cried. "Let's make a flower border for the room!"

Why not? I thought. Anything to lift our spir­its. This time the papers we selected were beautiful pastel (颜料) colors,with brown strips to weave in­to baskets. I showed the children how to weave the baskets and how to fashion all the flowers we wel­come in early spring. I placed the beautifully colored papers on her desk and encouraged her to try. Then I left the children to do their own creating,and I spent, the next half-hour sorting strips of paper at the back of the room.

Suddenly,Kristie came hurrying to me,her face red. “Come and see Mary’s basket,” she cried. “It’s so pretty! You’ll never believe it!” I caught my breath at its beauty. “Mary,” I said .“This is beautiful. How did you ever manage?” She looked at me with the shining eyes of any normal little girl. “My mother loved flowers,” she said simply. “She had all of these growing in our garden. ”

We fastened her basket in the very center of the border at the front of the room. It remained there until school ended in June. On the last day,Mary held it carefully as she carried it out the door. Then she came running back, pulled a paper crocus (番红花) from her basket and handed it to me. "This is for you," she said, and she gave me a hug.

I've kept the crocus in my desk ever since-just to remind me of Mary and of the enduring power of love and faith.

66.What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A.She didn't want to get close to Mary.

B.She thought Mary should leave the school.

C.She considered that she had tried her best.

D.She was concerned about Mary.

67.The writer had the children weave baskets to____.

A.make them help Mary

B.develop their creativity

C.have a coffee break

D.talk to Mary about her condition

68.From Kristie's red face. we know she was ____.

A.angry             B.frightened                  C.depressed                 D.excited

69.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A.Mary was seriously sick.                                   B.Mary wanted to please the writer.

C.Mary recovered from illness.                      D.Mary was treated badly.

70.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.A miracle has occurred                              B.How lonely a girl will be

C.Why such a lovely girl is sick with autism    D.A great teacher and her students

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Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch.We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it wasn’t until 10:30 that it got there.In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping.It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch.Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem.There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there.Needless to say, we didn’t find her.

It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30.“Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully.By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway.Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be.An hour later we were still trying to find it.Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog.With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.

By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge.It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey.Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train.Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell.It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night.Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.

1.Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?

A.they could not see each other because of the fog.

B.Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.

C.They planned to do different things until lunch time.

D.The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.

2.What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?

A.Go to the concert.                        B.See the Crown Jewels.

C.Return to Cambridge.                    D.Go shopping.

3.The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.

A.They lost their way in the fog

B.they forgot to make necessary arrangement

C.they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other

D.the couple couldn’t find the underground station

4.It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.

A.spilt by the fog                      B.quite tiring  

C.rather disappointing               D.very enjoyable

 

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