题目内容
Mary Coffey is a 94-year-old woman from Dallas. She has thousands of happy memories of the dance floor---dancing the Tennessee Waltz with her husband. John Clayton. For the entire 58 years of their marriage, they 36 dancing every week. Coffey believes it was the waltz that kept the romance in their marriage alive for such a long time. “ The waltz can make us 37 through hugging and kissing.” Coffey once said.
Clayton passed away 15 years ago, and Coffey has 38 to set foot on a dance floor since then because of her deep sadness. But now, she has been diagnosed (诊断) with serious heart disease, and is believed to have just six months 39 to live. When they learned her 40 , volunteers at Mesquite’s Christian Care Center asked Coffey what she had dreamed to do in her life. To their 41 , Coffey’s answer was simple: “one last Tennessee Waltz”.
After a long discussion, the volunteers decided to make her dream come true. They prepared a party for the old woman secretly. They drove her to the romantic party in the Park Series on a Tuesday night. In the car, Coffey asked 42 , “ What are we going to do?” One of the volunteers 43 on purpose, “ Mary, we are going to someone’s birthday party.”
Seeing all the volunteers that welcomed her at the party, Coffey was so 44 that she cried immediately. Then, Coffey was 45 to dance the waltz on the dance floor by one of the volunteers. During the first song, Coffey danced 46 , showing that she was still familiar 47 all the moves. Coffey soon became tired, however, she was excited that she had the opportunity to dance the waltz one last time. She said, “I am very grateful! I will value this special memory forever!”
36. A. gave up B. insisted on C. dreamed of D. applied for
37. A. younger B. closer C. stronger D. smarter
38. A. refused B. struggled C. expected D. agreed
39. A. remained B. spent C. left D. gone
40. A. detail B. information C. marriage D. situation
41. A. surprise B. disappointment C. excitement D. satisfaction
42. A. hopefully B. seriously C. nervously D. curiously
43. A. explained B. announced C. lied D. repeated
44. A. frustrated B. devoted C. moved D. concerned
45. A. invited B. forced C. allowed D. required
46. A. apparently B. positively C. unbearably D. skillfully
47. A. to B. with C. at D. for
BBACD ADCCA DB
阅读快车系列答案Mary is ________ a translation of a French novel.
- A.engaged with
- B.busy in
- C.absorbed to
- D.occupied with
Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat. She didn't find it that day. The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class. Another time ,she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey. But her strangest experience was when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants.
Mary Buendia is an animal health inspector at JFK Airport in New York. She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy. In the Animal Health Center, there are areas for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and fish. There is also an area for very big animals. The biggest they ever had was a black rhino. "It was no problem." she says.
At the center, they receive all types of animals monkeys, wild cats, poisonous spiders. It's impossible for one person to know about all of these, but there are 20 people working with Mary. Among them, they understand how to take care of the animals. She recently had to feed a group of toucans, which are rare birds. "luckily," she says, "there is a supermarket nearby which is open 24 hours. I had to go at 2 a.m to buy bananas.
Mary often works at night. "It's quiet between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m." she says, "because we don't have night flights. We try to give the animals a quiet night." Mary clearly loves her job. "You never know what the day will bring,"she says, and goes off to feed the birds.
【小题1】The best title of the passage will probably be _____.
| A．JKF Airport in New York | B．Airport Health Inspector |
| C．Mary Buendia | D．Animal Health Center |
| A．working as an Airport Health Inspector, Mary Buendea has various experiences |
| B．after the cat was found, it was sent home to New York |
| C．Mary got frightened when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants |
| D．Mary was tired of dealing with animals at the airport |
| A．Mary often works at night during flights |
| B．it took Mary a whole day to find a lost cat in an airplane |
| C．only healthy animals can be permitted to go aboard the airplane |
| D．Mary knows everything about the animals by working with 20 other people |