As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

       During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life –saver.

Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because      

A. hisfather wanted him to be so         

B．his father was a surgeon himself

C. e had read many books about medicine 

D. e had chances to meet many doctors through his father

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A. Tim got married to the old doctor’s daughter. 

B.Tim continued working as a surgeon after the war.

       C．Before the war，Tim worked as a doctor at a local clinic．

       D．While working in California，Tim taught life-saving to the patients.

From the passage we can infer that Tim        .

       A．was sent to Europe during the war              B．worked as a surgeon during the war

       C．was satisfied with his career as a surgeon.         D．decided to give up medicine for faith

The passage is mainly about        .

A．Tim’s life story       B．Tim’s dream     C．Tim’s marriage      D．Tim’ s patients

As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life –saver.

1.Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because      

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

3.From the passage we can infer that Tim        .

4.The passage is mainly about        .

【2011·河北省南宫中学月考】C

      As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

      During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life –saver.

50.Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because      

A.his father wanted him to be so          B．his father was a surgeon himself

C.he had read many books about medicine 

D.he had chances to meet many doctors through his father

51．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. Tim got married to the old doctor’s daughter. 

B.Tim continued working as a surgeon after the war.

  C．Before the war，Tim worked as a doctor at a local clinic．

    D．While working in California，Tim taught life-saving to the patients.

52．From the passage we can infer that Tim        .

      A．was sent to Europe during the war                B．worked as a surgeon during the war

      C．was satisfied with his career as a surgeon.           D．decided to give up medicine for faith

53.The passage is mainly about        .

A．Tim’s life story          B．Tim’s dream       C．Tim’s marriage        D．Tim’ s patients

He hated my name, Whitney. My family never knew why. He wished for my name to be Nicole, which was how it became my  （36）  name. He was the first man I ever trusted,  （37）  my father, and he still is one of the few men I trust. He loves me; after all, I am his granddaughter,  （38） .

He has a disease that causes his  （39）  to drift. He doesn’t remember his own wife half the time; I don’t know why I  （40）  he will remember me when I see him. My dad and grandmother held his hands as they  （41）  him in to see me for the first time in four months. His bones  （42）  under his skin, and I could tell that his  （43）  no longer occupied his mouth. He didn’t look like my grandfather; his face was that of a  （44） . He looked like he might have when he was in World War II, but Alzheimer’s（老年痴呆症）was his  （45）  now.

They sat him down. Without a glance at me, my grandfather  （46）  his head for at least a half hour, almost as if he were ashamed. Suddenly he  （47）  tracing（顺着轮廓描画）my palm, noticing every line and detail. His fingers fell through the spaces between  （48）  like sand. I stood up, still holding his hand, and took him for a walk to try to  （49）  him a bit.

When we returned, he did not want to sit. He looked at me with a grandfather’s  （50） . His eyes played with mine, searching for memories we had  （51） . He started to play with my hair, examining the faint color through his almost  （52）  eyes. I took his hand and spun myself around  （53）  we were dancing like we used to.

All too soon, it was time to  （54） . He planted a million kisses on my cheeks as I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I was his little girl again, although he didn’t remember my  （55） . That’s okay. He didn’t like it anyway.

36．  A． first               B．  last                     C．     middle             D．   full

37．  A． according to   B．  besides               C．     like                  D．   unlike

38．  A． always           B．  sometimes          C．perhaps         D．unbelievably

39．  A． mind              B．  eyes                   C．     hands              D．   body

40．  A． doubt             B．  hope                   C．     know              D．   expect

41．  A． walked           B．  called                 C．     carried             D．   pushed

42．  A． felt sharp        B．  looked terrible     C．     stood out         D．   hurt badly

43．  A． speech           B．  smile                  C．     tongue             D．   teeth

44．  A． soldier            B．  stranger              C．     patient             D．   victim

45．  A． war                B．  dream                 C．     career              D．   story

46．  A． turned            B．  raised                 C．     hung               D．   scratched

47．  A． stopped          B．  started                C．     remembered     D．   imagined

48．  A． them              B．  those                  C．     others              D．   mine

49．  A． calm              B．  move                  C．     amuse             D．   wake

50．  A． bravery          B．  intelligence          C．     softness           D．   weakness

51．  A． exchanged      B．  refreshed            C．     shared             D．   lost

52．  A． blind              B．  tearful                C．     cold                D．   sleepy

53．  A． so that            B．  as if                   C．     until                D．   because

54．  A． eat                 B．  rest                    C．     leave               D．   meet

55．  A． appearance     B．  childhood            C．     birthday           D．   name