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ten-year-old daughter, Heather, screaming. Ewart jumped out of bed on the second floor of his home.
Downstairs he heard loud popping noises, glass bulbs, furniture, appliances exploding as fire consumed
them.
Three hundred and fifty people, including friends and family members, had attended Ewart"s annual
Christmas party at his home in Valencia, California. David was a giver. They all enjoyed
themselves. After the party, he and his 77-year-old mother, Esther, put out the candles all but one,
missed and left burning on a holiday paper tablecloth.
Now, as Ewart started down the hall to alert his parents and three children, he said a silent
prayer: God, if it is your will, save us. The heat was hellish(地狱般的). But then he felt a hand on his
shoulder and something that was not quite a voice guiding him, giving him the direction: the bedroom
window.
He kicked out the window screen and told Heather to jump onto the patio(院子) cover, crawl
to the edge and drop to the ground, the feet below. Next he headed for his two sons, Jonathan, 13,
and Michael, 15, who were screaming with pain. David led Jonathan to the window. He returned for
Michael, who was now helping his grandparents, trapped in their room behind a jammed door.
Michael threw himself against it and finally burst through. David guided his mother, then Michael,
to safety.
Only his father remained. The 81-year-old"s face was badly burned. He lost his footing and fell.
David took his hand and helped him to the window. Too weak to hold on, his father rolled off the
patio cover to the ground.
Finally,David escaped. Second later, the second floor exploded, yet all the while, he felt he was
being led, under protection. The family survived and firefighters said they were mystified(迷惑) as to
how the family survived. David Ewart was not..
B. David and his mother put out all the candles but one left burning.
C. Someone set fire to their house.
D. David Ewart saw a red ball of fire.
B. David Ewart helped heather jumped out of the burning room from the bedroom window.
C. David"s father was too weak to hold on , at last he was dead.
D. David"s mother was saved out earlier than his father.
B.15
C. 4
D. the same age
B. 6
C. 5
D. 356
B. People shouldn"t hold big parties at home
C. United, we stand, Divided, we fall.
D. When in danger, we should keep calm.
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试题【阅读理解 Was he dreaming? David Ewart saw a red ball of fire. He shot out of a d】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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daughter Sindu looked 1__. Her eyes were wet with tears. In front of her was a bowl 2_
with bitter melon. Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed_3_ in the "cooling
effects" of bitter melon. I tried to _4_ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls. She 5__ down a bit and
wiped her tears. Then she said she would eat the _6_bowl of bitter melon on condition that I
gave her whatever she asked for. I agreed. Slowly and _7_ , she finished the whole bowl. After
that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with 8__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head
9__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife. However, I knew that if I 10__ on my promise, Sindu would
neverlearn to 11 her own. So I decided to keep my promise.
On Monday morning, I 12__ her off at school. Just then,a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What
struck me was 13 hairless head. I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your
_14_is great indeed!" I didn"t _15_.She continued, "That boy is my son. He is 16__ from Leukemia
(白血病). He lost all his hair_ 17__the side effects of the chemotherapy (化疗) He _18_ to come
back to school because he was afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him. Sindu visited him
last week andpromised to help him, but I 19__ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for
thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a(n) 20__ soul for a child. "
I didn"t know what to say. It was then that I knew what love really was.
| ( ) 1. A. excited ( ) 2. A. provided ( ) 3. A. firmly ( ) 4. A. permit ( ) 5. A. went ( ) 6. A. sweet ( ) 7. A. angrily ( ) 8. A. expectation ( ) 9. A. nodded ( )10. A. got off ( )11. A. honor ( )12. A. dropped ( )13. A. its ( )14. A. wife ( )15. A. insist ( )16. A. dying ( )17. A. according to ( )18. A. tended ( )19. A. nearly ( )20. A. abstract | B. frightened B. covered B. angrily B. forbid B. calmed B. entire B. worriedly B. happiness B. cut B. went back B. remind B. sent B. her B. daughter B. request B. escaping B. instead of B. promised B. never B. simple | C. moved C. filled C. heavily C. persuade C. came C. bitter C. painfully C. satisfaction C. washed C. looked back C. share C. took C. his C. view C. move C. suffering C. thanks to C. refused C. ever C. noble | D. disappointed D. equipped D. happily D. order D. fought D. little D. sadly D. pride D. shaved D. gave off D. take D. picked D. my D. life D. understand D. recovering D. because of D. determined D. seldom D. horrible | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||
| Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, fundingcuts, and many other administrative chores and started to dream of retirement. Sitting in trafficon a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time withmy grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. Itold myself that I wouldn"t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anythingrequiring a schedule. My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me,leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On thesecond day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper …On the third day, This is retirement? Itried to tell myself that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right roundthe corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing. A former colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the poorest neighbourhood. Would I interrupt my newfound "happiness" and returnto the students, just this once? One trip. That"s all. My bags were packed and by the door. The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by thesense of responsibility of the young people on the trip. When I returned home, I offered to workone day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them in their voluntary work. Now,it seems, the tables have turned . Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poorand suffer because of greed, corruption and war. Most importantly, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I"ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construction of schools in twenty-one countries! | |||||||
| 1. What did the writer expect to do after he retired? | |||||||
| A. To stay away from busy schedules. B. To write some great books. C. To do some voluntary work. D. To plan for his future. | |||||||
| 2. Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica? | |||||||
| A. He missed his students in that country. B. He couldn"t reflise his colleague"s favor. C. He was concerned about the people there. D. He was not satisfied with his retired life. | |||||||
| 3. The underlined part "the tables have turned" (Paragraph 5 ) means that thewriter. | |||||||
| A. improved the situation in his school B. felt happy to work with students again C. became a learner rather than a teacher D. changed his attitude toward his retired life | |||||||
| 4. What does the writer think of his retired life now? | |||||||
| A. Disappointing. B. Troublesome. C. Promising. D. Meaningful. | |||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||
| Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It"s not because fish are endangered,though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It"s not because they"re bad for you, though fishin many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. It"s because they"re smart. "Fish are sensitive, they have personalities",says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating afish would be like eating a dog or a cat. "I would never eat anyone I know personally." There"s a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to betouched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human. They can remember thingsand learn from experience. Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these asstrong arguments against eating fish altogether. The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket. "While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, likeevery other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. "Really,it"s kind of a moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (oreating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?" Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are doubtful. "I"ve never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. "If they were verysmart, they wouldn"t get caught. " "For years, everyone"s been telling us to eat fish because it"s so good for us," says another diner. ""Now I"ve got to feel guilty while I"m eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don"t eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?" | |||||||
| 1. Dr. Sylvia Earle discourage people from eating fish because. | |||||||
| A. there are not that many wild fish in the ocean B. fish actually are sensitive and have personalities C. some ocean fish contain poisonous substances D. fish are like dogs or cats that people know personally | |||||||
| 2. We can infer from the passage that . | |||||||
| A. all people don"t agree with the idea to stop eating fish B. people will be persuaded not to eat fish in the future C. stopping eating fish will lead to people"s not eating vegetables D. we shouldn"t care too much about the feeling of fish | |||||||
| 3. By saying "There"s a lot more to fish than meets the eye, " the writer means. | |||||||
| A. there are far more fish than other animals in the world B. there are more fish in the world than people can see C. people can see more fish if they pay more attention D. fish are not that simple as they appear to people"s eyes | |||||||
| 4. What is the writer"s attitude towards people eating fish? | |||||||
| A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Approving. D. Opposed. | |||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||
| One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 1 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 2 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o"clock my daughter asked if I could 3 my moves, because she 4 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 5 she had strict sleeping habits, 6 I thought she ought to be able to 7 some of this strictness. I said to her, " 8 , you can stay up late for once. We"re having 9 ." We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 10 . Finally she said, "Please, Daddy, do it quickly." "No," I replied. "If you"re going to play it 11 , you"re going to play it slowly." And so we 12 for another ten minutes, until 13 my daughter burst into tears, and 14 that she was beaten. Clearly I had made 15 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 16 time with my daughter but had 17 my desire to win to become more 18 than my relationship with my daughter. When I wa s a child, my desire to win 19 me well. As a parent, I 20 that it got in my way. So I had to change. | |||||||
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