My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away.

I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees (难民). Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems.

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma (昏迷). I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures”. I did not know then how prophetic (先知的) those words would be. She is with me still.

1.The first country where the author provided people with medical care is _____

A.Indonesia B.Pakistan

C.Kenya D.Afghanistan

2.The underlined word “Measles” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ____

A.a kind of fire B.a kind of polluted water

C.a kind of medicine D.a kind of disease

3.The author and his wife ______.

A.experienced a lot of exciting adventures

B.loved each other very much

C.lived on the mainland

D.would travel to many places together

4.From this passage we know that the author _____

A.is a famous doctor

B.got over his wife’s death

C.is always in depression

D.experienced many disasters

5.Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?

A.Sad. B.Exciting. C.Inspiring. D.Disastrous

"If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!"

That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what "Don't touch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Do touch!" There you can feel everything on show.

If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

1.By touching things ______.

A.you will have a strange feeling

B.you will learn how to reach out your hand

C.you can learn more about them

D.you can tell what colors they really are

2.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A.Touching by Feeling

B.To See or to Feel

C.To See Better-Feel

D.Ways of Feeling

3.Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?

A.Your fingers. B.Your eyes. C.Your foot. D.Your back.

4.What can't your skin feel?

A.Sounds. B.Darkness. C.Water. D.Coins.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Touching is helping us to see better.

B.Our skins may help us enjoy music.

C.Feeling is a good way to learn.

D.Visitors can't feel the things on show in any museums.

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