Laughter and tears are part of living．But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not

asking if you __1__ lots of good times．__2__ we should laugh during the happy times．But do you also laugh during the__3__times?

　 Erma Bombeek is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that __4__ a more serious topic：__5__ in children．Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns __6__

life lessons from them．She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to__7__.

　 She __8__ the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlinton．Jessica’s leg was cut

off at the knee because of cancer．She was learning to __9__ a prosthesis(假肢)．Jessica tells

about playing __10__．She kicked the ball __11__ and it flew off in one __12__ while her artificial leg flew into another．She fell on the __13__ and laughed．

　 Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer，but she laughed about handling the__14__

of it．And her laughter helped her a deal．

　 There is the story of 17-year-old Betsy．She __15__her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy(化疗)．As __16__，she dropped her hospital gown and，wearing only her birthday suit，__17__ onto the table and waited．The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought，but__18__painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident．And like Jessica, her __19__ to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult things a young person can endure — cancer．

　 Do you find plenty of__20__ for laughter? You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times．

　 Survivors know how to laugh．If you can laugh even when the going is rough，you’ll make

it．And you’ll smile at the end．

1．A. lose　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　 C. experience　　　 　　D. laugh

2．A. Of course　　　 B. In addition　　　 C. At first　　　　　　　 D. First of all

3．A. ordinary　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　　 D. usual

4．A. connected　　　 B. reported　　　　 C. referred　　　　　　　 D. covered

5．A. cancer　　　　 B. disability　　　　 C. illness　　　　　　　 D. laughter

6．A. serious　　　　 B. important　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　 D. thoughtful

7．A. cry　　　　　 B. shout　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　 D. face

8．A. describes　　　 B. learns　　　　　 C. keeps　　　　　　　　 D. imagines

9．A. put　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　 C. wear　　　　　　　　 D. make

10．A. basketball　　 B. badminton　　　　 C. volleyball　　　　　　 D. soccer

11．A. gently　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. slightly　　　　　　　 D. straightly

12．A. way　　　　　 B. method　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　 D. point

13．A. floor　　　　 B. table　　　　　　 C. chair　　　　　　　　 D. bed

14．A. causes　　　　 B. results　　　　　 C. process　　　　　　　 D. ends

15．A. fought　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　 D. pushed

16．A. common　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. usual

17．A .climbed　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　　　 D. sat

18．A. also　　　　　 B. rather　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　 D. almost

19．A. strength　　　 B. willingness　　　 C. ability　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

20．A. times　　　　 B. places　　　　　　 C. days　　　　　　　　 D. moments

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！
How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.
“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？
　 
Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9  the door open，with Dad still   10   about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a well­made bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”
I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.

Alexis was hot and tired. With rage (愤怒) in her voice she shouted,“Pull me up! I give up. I hate this. This is stupid!” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said,“Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her.”I then shouted down to Alexis,“ Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”

Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness (系带) on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted (急突) outward. Jason said to Alexis,“I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping (痉挛) up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff. Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said,“You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?” Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.?

Jason went down the cliff because _______.

A. Alexis took a wrong path

B. Alexis was trapped in rocks ?

C. Alexis didn't believe in herself

D. Alexis' forearms were badly hurt ?

We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed?

B. Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff

C. Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up ?

D. Alexis successfully rock-climbed

The underlined word “hot” in the story means_______.

A. disappointed　  B. angry?

C. uncomfortable  D. running a high body temperature?

Alexis would probably become _______.

A. more strong?minded       B. easier to give up ?

C. poorer in health D. less interested in rock climbing ??

　　A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

　　“Forty.”

　　“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...”

　　“Two months and five days.”

　　“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct？”

　　Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.

　　“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect （疏忽）, Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

　　“You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia.

　　“But I made a note of it.”

　　“Well... if you say so.”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”

　　I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

　　“Merci （法语: 谢谢）,”she whispered.

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this - ‘merci’?” I asked.

　　“For the money. ”

　　“But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’？”

　　“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

　　“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless （懦弱）?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws（爪）—to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !”

　　While talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her ________.

　　A. a protest　　　　　　　　　　　B. gratitude

　　C. obedience　　　　　　　　　　 D. an explanation

　　What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.

　　A. nervousness in front of her boss

　　B. acceptance of injustice

　　C. shyness when talking about money

　　D. reluctance to express herself

　　The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

　　A. to be more aggressive

　　B. to be more careful in her work

　　C. to protect her right

　　D. to live independently

　　At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________.

　　A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

　　B. his worry about Julia’s future

　　C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people

　　D. his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an auto－mobile from his brother as a Christmas present. 1 Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, 2 it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.

　　Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 3 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you 4 . Boy I wish…” He hesitated.

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to 5 he had a brother like that. But what the boy said moved Paul a lot.

　　“A wish,” the boy went 6 , “That I could be a brother like that.”

　　Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then he added, “Would you like to take a 7 in my automobile?”

　　“Oh yes, I'd love that.”

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind 8 in front of my house”

　　Paul 9 a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home 10 a big automobile. But Paul was wrong 11 . “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

　　He ran up the steps. Then in a little 12 Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的) 13 . He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.

　　There she is, Buddy, just like I told you 14 . His brother 15 it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And 16 day I'm going to give you 17 just like it… then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you 18 .

　　Paul got 19 and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The 20 older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said：“It is more blessed to give…”

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