My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life．I even wanted to kill myself．Just for kids, I had to continue to live and work as small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii．My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone．Then they asked me to have a family trip．
On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center．Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids：“I’m going to Afghanistan”．And a few weeks later, international Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care．In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule．Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away．
In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil warm and Iraq after more and more bombs．Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee．We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally．Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire．Water and food were also serious problems．“Adventures or not?” I often asked myself．
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done．But in reality, it was just getting started．At the end of her life, she went unconscious．I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have．
I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”．I didn’t know how predictive those words would be．But I know that she is still with me．
(1)
Where has the doctor been in the past few years?
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A．
Some countries where he could set up clinics．
B．
Some African countries where flu broke out．
C．
The places where the earthquakes happened．
D．
The places that the horrible disasters struck．
(2)
How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?
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A．
Tired and troublesome．
B．
Busy and risky．
C．
Meaningful and helpful
D．
Frightening and depressing．
(3)
The underlined word “refugees” means people ________．
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A．
who are robbed, killed, or wounded
B．
who suffer from flu in movable clinics
C．
who like to take adventures
D．
who have lost homes because of disasters．
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries．
B．
What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality．
C．
The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife．
D．
With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
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A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
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A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
