My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John"s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person"s clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
| 小题1: | | A．turning | B．holding | C．showing | D．hanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．unreasonable | B．expected | C．unbelievable | D．acceptable |
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| 小题3: | | A．teenagers | B．adults | C．women | D．strangers |
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| 小题4: | | A．color | B．price | C．style | D．size |
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| 小题5: | | A．sent | B．carried | C．lent | D．wore |
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| 小题6: | | A．casually | B．comfortably | C．carefully | D．quickly |
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| 小题7: | | A．happiness | B．change | C．smile | D．matter |
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| 小题8: | | A．doubt | B．fight | C．argument | D．war |
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| 小题9: | | A．thoughtful | B．handsome | C．hopeful | D．curious |
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| 小题11: | | A．wondered | B．confirmed | C．concluded | D．discovered |
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| 小题12: | | A．can | B．must | C．will | D．should |
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| 小题13: | | A．present | B．mark | C．word | D．result |
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| 小题15: | | A．looking up at | B．looking down to | C．checking up | D．taking up |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．mistake | C．exchange | D．regard |
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| 小题18: | | A．attaching | B．connecting | C．relating | D．matching |
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| 小题19: | | A．career | B．life | C．study | D．success |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A |
试题分析：本文介绍作者的儿子因为穿了优雅的外套，言行举止都发生了变化，说明我们的内在要和穿的衣服匹配，年轻人要选择正确的人生方向。
小题1:考查词组：hold up支撑住，和前面的droop弯曲，下垂，枯萎，形成对比。选B
小题2:考查形容词：A. unreasonable 不合理的 B. expected预料的C. unbelievable难以置信的 D. acceptable可以接受的，后面的句子：but could cost several hundred dollars new.可知新的要几百美元，现在的28美元的价格是令人难以置信的。选C。
小题3:考查名词：因为14岁的孩子喜欢，所以是受年轻人欢迎。选A
小题4:考查名词：A. color颜色B. price价格C. style风格D. size大小，尺寸，句意：这是经典的款式。选C。
小题5:考查动词：A. sent派送B. carried携带C. lent借D. wore穿，这里指约翰第二天穿着外套上学校。选D。
小题6:考查副词：A. casually随意地B. comfortably舒服地C. carefully仔细地D. quickly迅速地，约翰仔细的把它折叠放在椅背上。选C
小题7:考查名词：从后面的描写可以看出约翰身上有了变化（change）。选B
小题8:考查名词：和前面的Agreement对应的是argument，选 C
小题9:考查形容词：A. thoughtful考虑周到的B. handsome英俊的C. hopeful有希望的， D. curious好奇的，句意：他变得更加有礼貌和考虑周到。选A。
小题10:考查介词：lecture sb on sth，训斥，教训某人某事，选B
小题11:考查动词：A. wondered想知道，B. confirmed 证实C. concluded总结D. discovered发现，句意：我想知道是什么导致他的改变。选A。
小题12:考查情态动词：must be表示 肯定推测，那一定是那件外套。选B
小题13:考查名词：give sb a good mark给某人好分数。选B
小题14:考查代词：it代指前面的a good mark。选C
小题15:考查词组：look up at抬头看，表示约翰长高了。选A
小题16:考查动词短语：mistake …for…把…错当成…，句意：我们不能把一个人的衣服错当成一个人真正的内在，选B
小题17:考查连词：前面说不能以穿的衣服评价一个人，后面说穿些优雅的衣服也可以说明问题。是转折关系。选A
小题18:考查动词辨析：A. attaching附上B. connecting连接C. relating关联D. matching相配，表示外表和内在要匹配，选D。
小题19:考查名词：约翰来说，这是个阶段采取什么样的人生道路和穿衣服一样容易。选B
小题20:考查定语从句，先行词是a vast landscape定语从句中缺少地点状语。选A
点评：文章故事内容浅显，但寓意深刻，学生要理解作者的真正的意图，主要考查在上下文中对词义的辨析理解，要求考生有一定的思维转换能力。对于文章的上下文串联有较强的理解，语法规则的使用和辨析要求较高。 |
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At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 26 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of 27 and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 28 . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 29 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 30 the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
31 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 32 through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 33 was extremely good, almost as great as that 34 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as 35 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 36 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby 37 that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing 38 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little 39 to help him see that his 40 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
| 小题1: | | A．ordered | B．encouraged | C．allowed | D．warmed |
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小题2:A. gloves B. trousers C. sunglasses D shoes
小题3:A. real B. safe C. expensive D special
小题4:A. expressed B. remembered C. shouted D regretted
| 小题5: | | A．with | B．under | C．for | D．about |
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| 小题6: | | A．Happily | B．Hopefully | C．Unnecessarily | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题7: | | A．top | B．friend | C．climber | D．village |
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| 小题8: | | A．decision | B．success | C．freedom | D．friendship |
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| 小题9: | | A．strong | B．popular | C．wonderful | D．familiar |
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| 小题10: | | A．cool | B．natural | C．wide | D．thick |
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| 小题12: | | A．realized | B．suggested | C．expected | D．announced |
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| 小题13: | | A．love | B．help | C．heart | D．face |
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| 小题14: | | A．word | B．trick | C．plan | D．opinion |
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| 小题15: | | A．position | B．lesson | C．story | D．aim |
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In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 36 by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she 37 me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的) 38 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest 39 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 40 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 41 didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never 42 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up 43 anywhere they saw me. Many people 44 the door for me. Such things were small but 45 for a person on walking sticks.
46 people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 47 . I made many jokes about my two 48 and the bad fall. And I tried not to 49 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 50 students who were injured. I took time to 51 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be 52 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 53 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 54 situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 55 seeing everything as a miracle.”
| 小题1: | | A．amazed | B．saved | C．loved | D．supported |
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| 小题2: | | A．heard | B．left | C．found | D．remembered |
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| 小题3: | | A．head | B．stomach | C．arm | D．leg |
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| 小题4: | | A．museum | B．hospital | C．playground | D．library |
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| 小题5: | | A．patient | B．angry | C．nice | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．driver | B．doctor | C．family | D．roommate |
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| 小题7: | | A．listed | B．expected | C．given | D．accepted |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．from | C．through | D．with |
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| 小题9: | | A．cleaned | B．moved | C．opened | D．guarded |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead of | B．In place of | C．Except for | D．In return for |
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| 小题12: | | A．believe | B．laugh | C．talk | D．think |
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| 小题13: | | A．hands | B．books | C．sticks | D．stories |
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| 小题14: | | A．complain | B．advise | C．miss | D．enjoy |
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| 小题16: | | A．study | B．discuss | C．practise | D．eat |
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| 小题17: | | A．reduced | B．seen | C．caused | D．doubted |
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| 小题18: | | A．since | B．because | C．whether | D．although |
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| 小题19: | | A．boring | B．unpleasant | C．dangerous | D．tiring |
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I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”
I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me 21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now, 22 your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go? Go where?” I asked．
“Where” 23 to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma 24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for 25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”
The store seemed big and 26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27 , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．
Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing 28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．
“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the 29 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down
“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”
The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any 30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．
That evening, Grandma helped me 31 the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she 32 me over to Bobbie’s house．
Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the 34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”
I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we 36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it 37 , and there stood Bobbie．
Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those 38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 , I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were 40 his team．
| 小题1: | | A．the reason | B．many things | C．stories | D．the truth |
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| 小题2: | | A．put on | B．put away | C．put up | D．put down |
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| 小题3: | | A．used | B．turned out | C．found out | D．turned up |
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| 小题4: | | A．lent | B．took | C．paid | D．handed |
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| 小题5: | | A．anyone | B．whomever | C．someone who | D．those who |
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| 小题6: | | A．crowded | B．varied | C．noisy | D．convenient |
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| 小题7: | | A．satisfied | B．confused | C．curious | D．amazed |
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| 小题8: | | A．worry | B．disappointment | C．happiness | D．excitement |
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| 小题9: | | A．counter | B．desk | C．shelf | D．goods |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．gifts | C．change | D．encouragement |
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| 小题11: | | A．make | B．wrap | C．undo | D．design |
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| 小题12: | | A．drove | B．took | C．led | D．asked |
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| 小题13: | | A．quickly | B．painfully | C．nervously | D．noiselessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．bushes | B．darkness | C．doorway | D．car |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．look | C．step | D．breath |
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| 小题16: | | A．waited | B．whispered | C．crept | D．stood |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B．sounded | C．did | D．appeared |
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| 小题18: | | A．moments | B．days | C．time | D．people |
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| 小题19: | | A．Today | B．That year | C．That night | D．Since then |
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I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of 36 my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet 37 . Bob often came with me and almost every time he"d 38 to go off and look for something special. I"d always see him walking down the walkway 39 the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart 40 with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the 41 small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I 42 as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, 43 them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but 44 , at these prices, I don"t know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every 45 you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her 46 as she placed the package in her basket and 47 away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then 48 the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the 49 smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and 50 welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses 51 , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my 52 . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost 53 . How did she know?
Suddenly the 54 seemed so clear. I wasn"t alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven"t 55 me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.
| 小题1: | | A．losing | B．leaving | C．passing | D．failing |
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| 小题2: | | A．flowers | B．roses | C．memories | D．thoughts |
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| 小题3: | | A．decide | B．happen | C．refuse | D．pretend |
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| 小题4: | | A．by | B．with | C．during | D．between |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．filled | C．pleased | D．crowded |
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| 小题6: | | A．very | B．beautiful | C．pretty | D．perfect |
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| 小题7: | | A．watched | B．saw | C．found | D．glared |
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| 小题8: | | A．fell | B．carried | C．dropped | D．took |
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| 小题9: | | A．exactly | B．generally | C．usually | D．honestly |
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| 小题10: | | A．moment | B．dinner | C．time | D．year |
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| 小题11: | | A．hands | B．eyes | C．voice | D．basket |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．ran | C．slipped | D．wheeled |
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| 小题13: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．received | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．saddest | B．funniest | C．brightest | D．strangest |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．tears | C．feelings | D．sweats |
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| 小题16: | | A．stood | B．described | C．meant | D．designed |
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| 小题17: | | A．sight | B．cart | C．roses | D．package |
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| 小题18: | | A．unknown | B．uncommon | C．unreal | D．unlike |
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| 小题19: | | A．question | B．answer | C．case | D．puzzle |
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| 小题20: | | A．missed | B．disappointed | C．hated | D．forgotten |
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We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.
Carmen’s mother Maria had just 1 a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant 2 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 4 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, __5 .
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed（哭泣）as she told the stranger her 6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 7 it through the night. 8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate（捐献）something from herself.
After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen 13 Cheryl’s funeral（葬礼）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.
| 小题1: | | A．survived | B．suffered | C．died | D．made |
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| 小题2: | | A．change | B．danger | C．disorder | D．pain |
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| 小题3: | | A．unlikely | B．big | C．slim | D．likely |
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| 小题4: | | A．finding | B．interrupting | C．touring | D．phoning |
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| 小题5: | | A．crying | B．sleeping | C．doubting | D．thinking |
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| 小题6: | | A．idea | B．story | C．thought | D．accident |
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| 小题7: | | A．put | B．support | C．make | D．pass |
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| 小题8: | | A．Hurriedly | B．Devotionally | C． Calmly | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题9: | | A．informed | B．warned | C．congratulated | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．give up | B．carry out | C．search after | D．put off |
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| 小题11: | | A．noticed | B．predicted | C．declared | D．left |
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| 小题12: | | A．singing | B．begging | C．decorating | D．praying |
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| 小题13: | | A．attended | B．joined | C．visited | D．passed |
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| 小题14: | | A．passed away | B．woke up | C．left behind | D．dressed up |
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| 小题15: | | A．active | B．necessary | C．alive | D．lively |
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