I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story．

A month after I graduated from high school in August，2007，I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital．

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around．At that time，it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams．

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live on my own again．When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland．After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own．It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again．After having a few lung tests，I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week．After a few months of swim training，I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team．

By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world．I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members．I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.

1.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.

2.According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author ________.

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a．went to outpatient therapy

b．received membership of the swim team

c．was pushed around to visit other patients  

d．walked 1ike a baby

e．1earnt to live all by himself

4.In the last paragraph，the author mainly wants to show_______．

5.The best title for the passage would be“____________”

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处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams．---Eleanor Roosevelt

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural

disasters．When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with  21  in spite of the terrible surroundings．The families living here ,who tried to make their living from the land,   22  great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the  23  , but I   24   to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do   25   to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 26  my knock, “I know that you are   27  and give the birds that come to your yard a little 28 ．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 29  ．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  30  children.”

No one seemed to  31  giving me a handful of rice ,even  32  they had little themselves .On Sunday ,I would go to the   33   and give my handfuls of rice  to the monks to  34 to the children．

One day ,I came to a house that had  35  to give．I told my story and asked if I could be their bird．The woman called her daughters, and  36  gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for  37  and rice from the other “ bird feeders”, and they gave them to me．Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even  38  only this small way．The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.

“Consider me your bird.” My  39  idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was  40  some peace．                         

21．A．sorrow           B．hope             C．comfort      D．happiness

22．A．suffered               B．survived           C．covered      D．made

23．A．peasants           B．citizens             C．villagers      D．children

24．A．wanted            B．failed              C．refused       D．stopped

25．A．something          B．everything          C．anything     D．nothing

26．A．said               B．replied            C．answered     D．spoke

27．A．glad               B．kind                  C．rich         D．friendly

28．A．water              B．money            C．nest         D．rice

29．A．temple             B．room              C．door         D．garden

30．A．brave              B．hungry             C．promising    D．nervous

31．A．mind              B．escape             C．practice       D．enjoy

32．A．where             B．that               C．so           D．when

33．A．village             B．hometown          C．temple       D．house

34．A．give in            B．give up            C．give away    D．give out

35．A．much              B．little               C．many        D．few

36．A．every              B．each               C．neither       D．none

37．A．help               B．clothing            C．food         D．change

38．A．by                B．with              C．on           D．in

39．A．foolish            B．childish            C．clever        D．useful

40．A．creating            B．mending            C．developing    D．managing

Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.

All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.

__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.

So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.

1.                A．luckier         B．quicker         C．busier    D．harder

2.                A．worry          B．pain           C．noise D．fear

3.                A．reported       B．suggested       C．noticed   D．heard

4.                A．led            B．bothered       C．blamed   D．attacked

5.                A．never          B．almost          C．still  D．again

6.                A．give           B．practice        C．direct    D．pass

7.                A．schedules       B．experiences     C．data D．poisons

8.                A．hearing         B．asking          C．caring    D．talking

9.                A．performing      B．finishing        C．failing    D．changing

10.               A．difficult        B．strange         C．necessary  D．hopeful

11.               A．opportunity     B．choice         C．expectation    D．sign

12.               A．promised       B．annoyed        C．fooled D．surprised

13.               A．plan           B．continue        C．happen   D．pretend

14.               A．voice          B．calls           C．treatments D．happiness

15.               A．disappointed    B．friendly        C．sure  D．silent

16.               A．Because        B．If             C．Though    D．But

17.               A．followed        B．left            C．lost   D．gone

18.               A．disturbing       B．relaxing        C．satisfying  D．challenging

19.               A．memories       B．hopes          C．rules D．excuses

20.               A．bill            B．card           C．problem   D．mail

A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.　　

His father’s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his father’s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.　　

After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father’s mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.　　

Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.

    Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.

    Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.

1.Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer’s friend?

A. Sad      B. Sorry      C. Regretful        D. Pitiful

2.What does the underlined word “rectify” mean in Para. 3?

A. put…right    B. recite…by heart   C. realize    D. recognize

3.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A. Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.

B. Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.

C. You will regret in your life if you don’t show your kindness to your parents.

D. It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.

Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

United Nations

Picture of your world

A prize of US$5,000 will be awarded to the winner of the Youth category (aged 15 to 24), in the fourth International Photographic Competition on the Environment.

The competition, titled “Focus on Your World”, is being run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP,联合国环境规划署) from July till December. Both amateur (业余的) and professional photographers of all nationalities and ages are welcome to enter. For more information, go to www.unep-photo.com .

Australia

Goodbye to the bears

Koalas, a symbol of Australia, may die out within 15 years as the growth of towns along the east coast destroys their fragile (易毁坏的) habitats.

A survey of the koala habitats found that about 30 percent were no longer home, while 60 percent had suffered much destruction. The Australian Koala Foundation has written to the government urging it to declare the koala an endangered species. At present, there are about 100,000 koalas in Australia.

Iraq

Rebel attacks worsen

More than 100 people, including three US soldiers, were killed in bloody attacks in five Iraqi cities last Thursday. At least 300 people were wounded.

The violence was part of efforts made by Iraqi rebels (反抗者) and foreign militants to ruin the formal handover to Iraqi rule in six days’ time. A group headed by al-Qaida-linked (和基地组织有联系的) terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said they were responsible for the attacks.

Shenzhen’s salaries are the best

A survey showed average annual income in Shenzhen last year reaching 25,500 yuan, the highest in the country, followed by Beijing and Shanghai. Shenzhen plans to issue a salary guidebook listing average salaries in different occupations, so people working there can better understand their career situation — or perhaps even argue with the boss.

1. According to the passage, the fourth International Photographic Competition on the Environment will last _______.

A. seven months                        B. six months               

C. six days                              D. seven weeks 

2. According to the survey, in Australia there were about _______ koalas that were no longer home.

A. 1,000            B. 30,000            C. 60,000              D. 100,000

3. According to the passage, over 100 people were killed in bloody attacks by _______.

A. US soldiers                         B. al-Qaida   

C. Iraqi policemen                     D. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi