Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a   36  of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn’t regard cancer as a   37  disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in   38  way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't   39 , we can treat it in a humorous way.

Her second child was going to be born three months away   40  she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a   41  mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own   42 . It was after she had had her baby   43  that she had an operation.   44  came chemo（化疗）and her life seemed to be made up of fears and   45 . But the   46  moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发) arrived. She   47  it on as her older son Kyler watched.

“That was when I decided how to   48  it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it.   49  way would make   50  remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting   51  stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald (光头) model, Bonnie   52   to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo.

"To have joy, we badly   53  to laugh," she said.

Clearly, you can increase your confidence to   54  over any disease and trouble   55   laughing.

1.                A．set            B．way            C．series    D．pack

2.                A．deadly         B．seriously        C．terribly   D．fearfully

3.                A．the other       B．another         C．other D．others

4.                A．serious         B．painful         C．fierce    D．fun

5.                A．before         B．when          C．while D．until

6.                A．happy          B．sad            C．fortunate D．sick

7.                A．son            B．illness          C．life D．operation

8.                A．made          B．delivered       C．attended  D．opened

9.                A．Here           B．Later           C．Thus D．Then

10.               A．failures         B．loneliness       C．tears D．wonders

11.               A．highest         B．lowest         C．great D．ugly

12.               A．wore          B．carried         C．fastened   D．tried

13.               A．deal with       B．do with         C．go with    D．meet with

14.               A．All            B．Any           C．Either D．Both

15.               A．myself         B．my son         C．everyone  D．my husband

16.A. detective  B romantic  C. humorous      D. different  

17.               A．set out         B．get down       C．set about  D．set down

18.               A．need          B．ought          C．want  D．long

19.               A．think          B．get            C．run   D．take

20.

A．in terms of                            B．by the way of

C．through the method of                   D．by means of

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.

As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

1.What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A．A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.

B．Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.

C．Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.

D．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

2.What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A．She was constantly under pressure to write more.

B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D．Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.

3.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A．She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

B．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C．She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D．She had won a prize in the previous contest.

4.The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.

A．trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life

B．trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished

C．making sure that her daughter would win the contest

D．helping her daughter develop real skills for writing

We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.

--- Winston Churchill（温斯顿 丘吉尔）

   I am willing to  36   this saying. I have been  37  at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go   38   I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39  . After giving my time for two months, my   40  changed completely.

   When I first   41    into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very    42    that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became   43   for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to   44   me. To my surprise, I    began looking forward to seeing their    45   faces as well. They were always enthusiastic（热情）about   46   . My heart warmed every time I heard their    47  voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt   48   and irreplaceable.

   As I look back, I see the influence that these    49   children have had on me. It is because of them that I have   50   a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to    51   on many different floors besides the waiting room where I  52   . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a（n）  53  smile. I feel renewed about   54   a day with them because I realize that there is much more to   55   than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.

A. know             B. believe                C. respect        D. understand

A. working          B. studying               C. staying        D. volunteering

A. unless            B. until                  C. after          D. because

A. hospital          B. school                 C. room          D. building

A. plan            B. style                    C. opinion        D. life

A. looked          B. stepped                 C. turned         D. changed

A. old             B. busy                    C. nervous        D. upset

A. special          B. curious                 C. routine         D. hopeful

A. notice            B. expect                 C. watch          D. annoy

A. foolish         B. bright                   C. dirty           D. silent

A. smiling                B. sleeping                C. learning        D. playing

A. loud           B. crazy                 C. deep           D. eager

A. valued         B. tired                  C. disappointed    D. surprised

A. sad              B. harmful               C. special         D. lazy

A. developed        B. remembered          C. worked         D. improved

A. help out        B. drop in               C. go around       D. turn up

A. found            B. stood                C. started          D. gave

A. willing           B. sad                 C. pitiful          D. optimistic

A. spending       B.taking                C.living            D.leaving

A. life              B. habit                C. nature          D. family

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her free time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip (退稿条) from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and ruined hopes can surface.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”

“No”, she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

What do we learn form the first paragraph?

A. Now too many entertainments take up too much time.

B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her free time.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地）told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

1.What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Many children find lots of fun in mindless activities.

B．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C．Rebecca collects online materials for her writing.

D．Rebecca is different from any other child of her age.

2.What was the author's writing experience?

A．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B．Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C．She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

3.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?

A．She possessed real talent for writing.        B．She wanted to win.

C．She wanted to share her stories with readers.  D．She had won a prize already.