Allan Paul, a final year engineering student, was considered as a safe driver by all who knew him. One sunny morning, Allan was on his way home from his friend’s house on his favorite bike. All of a sudden, due to a major 31  by a truck driver near a traffic signal, Allan’s bike was hit by the huge truck. Poor Allan lost his legs and was 32  in the middle of the road, trembling.
He cried out for help but no one troubled to  33 . They were afraid of the consequences they could face if they gave Allan  34 .
There was a huge crowd gathering,  35  Allan like he was an alien. Allan kept crying and shouting aloud and finally he  36  his body to the sidewalk. Then he saw a man getting out of a car. Allan  37  him and cried out, “Please help me. I want to live. Save me, I am  38 .”
The man ran over and  39 . He picked up Allan and took him to the hospital. Allan gave him his  40  number and the man then called Allan’s house to inform his parents about the  41  and their son’s situation. Allan’s parents rushed to the  42 ; the doctors told them there was no  43  and asked them to take Allan home since it was impossible for him to  44 .    
Allan asked his parents to only  45  one person when he died, the man who had helped him. He also requested that they not inform or allow anybody else to see his dead body. Allan  46 the same night. As was Allan’s last  47 , his father called only that man and informed him about Allan’s  48 .?
Only a person, who has a  49  heart and who offers his service for the good of his fellow human beings, is a man. Those who  50  to, remain animals forever.

Allan Paul, a final year engineering student, was considered a safe driver by all who knew him .

One sunny morning, Allan was on his way home from his friend′s house on his favourite bike. All of a sudden, due to a major mistake by a truck driver near a traffic signal, Allan’s bike collided with the huge truck .Poor Allan lost his legs and was lying in the middle of the road, trembling.?

He cried out for help but no one offered to pick him up .They were afraid of the consequences they could face if they gave Allan a helping hand.

There was a huge crowd gathering ,watching Allan like he was an alien（外星人）.Allan kept crying and shouting aloud and finally he dragged his body to the sidewalk. Then he saw a man getting out of a car. Allan turned to him and cried out ,"Please help me. I want to live .Save me .I am dying."?

The man ran over and helped .He picked up Allan and took him to the hospital. Allan gave him his contact number and the man then called Allan’s house to inform his parents about the accident and their son’s situation. Allan’s parents rushed to the hospital; the doctors told them there was no hope and asked them to take Allan home since it was impossible for him to survive. Allan asked his parents to only call one person when he died, the man who had helped him. He also requested that they not inform or allow anybody else to see his dead body .Allan passed away the same night. As was Allan’s last wish , his father called only that man and informed him about Allan’s death.?

Only a person , who has a helping heart and who renders his service for the good of his fellow human beings ,is a MAN. Those who fail to , remain ANIMALS forever.?

1．What’s the main purpose of the author in writing Allan’s story ??

A．To feel sorry about Allan’s death.?

B．To criticize those cold-hearted stander-bys.?

C．To admire the man who helped Allan.?

D．To remind us to help others.

2．The reader can be strongly impressed that Allan __________.?

A．had a deep love for life         B．hated the truck driver?

C．lost most of his blood          D．talked a lot about that man?

3．What can be inferred from the text ??

A．The truck driver knew nothing about the accident.?

B．The crowd′s reaction was unacceptable to Allan.?

C．The hospital did nothing to save Allan.?

D．The man who helped Allan paid a visit to Allan′s parents.?

4．The underlined word "renders” in the text is the closest in meaning to"_______".

A．begins           B．refuses                 C．provides       D．discusses?

5．From the text ,we know that ________.?

A．Allan lost one of his legs in the accident?

B．no one was willing to help Allan

C．Allan was moved to the sidewalk

D．the man who helped Allan knew about Allan′s death?

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Karen,grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States,maintained high moral(道德的) standars throughout her youth..In 1984,at the age of 23,she married Bill.They were blessed with two children,a boy and a girl.

By 1991 their love had deepened,and they were happy.Later that year,Bill developed a white spot on his tongue.He visited a doctor.

One day shortly after that,Bill called Karen to sit beside him.He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her.The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV,the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested.Bill and Karen’s results were positive.Bill had become infected before he met Katen;then he passed the virns on to Karen.The children’s results were negative.Within three years,Bill was dead.“I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly.I cried many nights.He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,”says Karen.Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death,she is still alive.The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is but one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS,a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia.Ireland and Paraguay.According to one UN report,Africa has 21 million of these victims.By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history.Of the wold’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49,1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV.Of these,only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected.In some parts of Africa,25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981,about 11.7 million people have died of it.It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone,about 2,3 million people died of it.Nevertheless,there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS.During the past few years,there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations.In addition,promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

61.By telling the story of Karen,the author intends to                 .

A.were people against high risk behaviors

B.stress the importance of medical tests

C.express sympathy for AIDS victims

D.show the consequences of AIDS

62.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “        ”.

A.were lucky in having                                  B.were asked to adopt

C.regretted having                                         D.gave birth to

63.Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after   .

A.he got married to Karen

B.the family members were tested

C.Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D.he found something wrong with his tongue

64.It can be concluded from the passage that     .

A.promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B.the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C.it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D.the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral（道德的）standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They

were blessed with two children, a boy and a girl.

       By 1991 their love had deepened, and they were happy. Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.

       One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested, Bill and Karen’s results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met Karen then he passed the virus on to Karen. The children’s results were negative. Within three years. Bill was dead, “I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of our marriage,” says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death, she is still alive. The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is hut one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia. Ireland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the world’s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49. 1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of Africa, 25 percent of the adults are infected.

Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people died of it. Nevertheless, there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations. In addition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

By telling the story of Karen , the author intends to             .

A．warn people against high risk behaviors

B．stress the importance of medical tests

C．express sympathy for AIDS victims

D．show the consequences of AIDS

The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means “            ”.

A．were lucky in having

B．were asked to adopt

C．regretted having

D．gave birth to

Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after            .

A．he got married to Karen

B．the family members were tested

C．Karen persuaded him to see the doctor

D．he found something wrong with his tongue

It can be concluded from the passage that            .

A．promising drugs will soon stop AIDS

B．the spread of AIDS could be controlled

C．it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS

D．the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced