题目内容
Eight years ago, when Kyle Amber was five years old, he came face-to-face with a huge problem: His brother, Ian, ten, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). Their parents, Laurie and Henry, were spending much of their 1 with him in hospital. Kyle often felt alone and 2 .
What could a kindergartner do? Not much, it seemed. 3 , Kyle was determined. He looked around and saw lots of kids being 4 for cancer and decided he could help them by helping the hospital, which was trying to 5 money for bone-marrow(骨髓)transplant.
But how? Since Kyle’s grandfather was in the printing business, he 6 bring decorative cards for Kyle, who 7 with the idea of selling them 8 . He made a large sum of momey-$80-for the hospital. His next 9 was a candy sale at his school, Palmetto Elementary, and it has turned into an annual 10 .
And then, people in Miami read about his efforts and were inspired to 11 to donate more money and toys, and things just snowballed.
Within a year Kyle’s idea turned into an official fund-raising organization called Kids That Care Cancer Fund. Today it is one of the 12 organizations in the country run by kids and 13 kids. It’s hard to estimate just 14 the group has collected, says Laurie, but it is more than $100,000. As the Mayor of Miami wrote to Kyle, “ Your efforts have made a remarkable 15 in the lives of many suffering from this disease.”
Never once has Kyle thought of 16 , because the smiles of the kids are too important. “Basically, the entire feeling that you get is very 17 ,” he explains. Helping other kids has taught him to be less 18 . And there’s another thing he learns for sure: “ There is 19 going to be a time when you’re going to have a very hard barrier,” he says. “ 20 you overcome that, you can do anything.”
1．A．energy B．money C．time D．fortune
2．A．hopeless B．helpless C．homeless D．fearless
3．A．Still B．So C．Only D．Thus
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5．A．give B．offer C．earn D．raise
6．A．might B．would C．should D．needed
7．A．came out B．came across C．came on D．came up
8．A．at school B．at hospital C．in business D．in town
9．A．progress B．proposal C．project D．problem
10．A．event B．plan C．report D．meeting
11．A．volunteer B．distribute C．pass D．award
12．A．professional B．large C．great D．few
13．A．of B．for C．on D．with
14．A．what B．where C．how much D．how soon
15．A．contribution B．difference C．affection D．importance
16．A．quitting B．regretting C．continuing D．designing
17．A．curious B．astonishing C．rewarding D．precious
18．A．rude B．selfish C．mild D．lazy
19．A．never B．seldom C．rarely D．always
20．A．Unless B．Even though C．Until D．Once
1—5 CBACD 6—10 BDACA 11—15 ADBCB 16—20 ACBDD
阅读快车系列答案In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.
The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
【小题1】Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ______.
| A．most of her hair had fallen out |
| B．she was receiving treatment for cancer |
| C．she felt depressed and quit from school |
| D．she was suffering from a pain in her back |
| A．It helps young patients record songs. |
| B．It is supported by singers and patients. |
| C．It aims to replace the medical treatment. |
| D．It offers patients chances to realize their dreams. |
| A．Most children are naturally fond of music. |
| B．He was brave enough to put up performance. |
| C．The project has positive effect on young patients. |
| D．Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses. |
| A．Purple Songs Can Fly |
| B．Singing Can Improve Health |
| C．A Shining Moment in Life |
| D．A Kind Woman—Anita Kruse |
Eight-year-old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to the store. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.
Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this didn’t kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down onto its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.
At the Baptist hospital in Pensacola, Dr Lan Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I means is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.”
According to local park ranger (园林管理者) Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky” he says, “Evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in the area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allowed.” When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark , he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”
【小题1】What was the boy doing when the accident happened?
| A．Feeding a hungry shark | B．Jumping into a rough sea |
| C．Dragging a boy to the shore | D．Swimming in a dangerous area |
| A．By finding his lost arm | B．By shooting the fish |
| C．By flying him to hospital | D．By offering his blood |
| A．Careful | B．Brave | C．Optimistic | D．Patient |