what was thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith doesn"t accept defeat (击败) easily. She began studying medical reports in the library
and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon (外科医生), Dr. Michael
DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article
said Dr. DeBakey"s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn"t possibly pay them. But could he tell
her of someone whose fee she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children,
who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little girl was dreaming of traveling and
seeing the world. There wasn"t a word of self-pity---only warmth and humor and the joy of living.
She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn"t wait to come in; she stood in the hall and
read aloud: "Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will
be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed-Michael DeBakey."
That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children
are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know—all
because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his
own heart.
B. some doctors also could save Aunt Edith"s life
C. Aunt Edith"s children worried about their mother
D. Aunt Edith finally died when she was 57
B. fee
C. time
D. chance
B. Dr. DeBakey was too busy to write a letter
C. she didn"t tell the doctor her trouble
D. she thought the doctor didn"t care about the poor
B. make her dream come true
C. honor his profession
D. help the children live better
B. A Successful Operation
C. An Unexpected Answer
D. A Full-loved Letter
Pearl Carson was shaken awake at 3:30 am by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying
to pull her out of bed. Then she s___1___ smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parents"
room. Pearl"s screams (尖叫) awaked her mother, Fern, and father Howard, who had r___2___
been in a hospital for lung disease. Helping Howard to a first-floor window, Fern told him to climb
out and then ran to her daughter.
Still inside, King a___3___ at Pearl"s window, making screaming sound. When running toward
Pearl"s bedroom, Fern realized her husband hadn"t yet e___4___. She made her way b___5___
through the smoke and flames, f___6___ King"s sound to where Howard lay still on the floor. Fern
helped him get outside. King came out only after the other two were s___7___.
As day dawned, the Carsons saw that King"s paws were badly burned, and his entire body was
burned too. His chain collar (项圈) had gotten so h___8___ that it burned his throat, making it
impossible for him to bark (吠) n___9___. Only after the seven-year-old dog refused food did
they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realized that King, who slept outside, had bitten through
a wood door to w___10___ his family.
However, his efforts(努力) didn’t 4 and the child died. The father was really sad, keeping himself
away from his friends and 5 to do any activity. He didn"t want anything to bring him back to himself 6 one night he had a 7 .
He was in heaven and saw a group of all the little 8 angels(天使). They were walking in a line. All
the angels were wearing white clothes and each child 9 a candle. He noticed that one child"s candle
was not lighted. Then he saw that the child was his little girl. So he rushed to her right away and put her
into his 10 . He kissed her and then asked, " 11 is your candle alone unlighted, darling?"
"Daddy, they often light it again, but your 12 always put it out(熄灭)."
Just then he 13 from his dream. The lesson was clear, and its effects were quick. From that hour on,
he was not a 14 father. He became cheerful with his friends. His darling’s candle would not longer be
put out by his 15 tears(眼泪).
( )2. A. hurt
( )3. A. something
( )4. A. work
( )5. A. refusing
( )6. A. when
( )7. A. child
( )8. A. children
( )9. A. carried
( )10. A. back
( )11. A. How
( )12. A. kiss
( )13. A. laughed
( )14. A. boring
( )15. A. kind
B. weak
B. everything
B. use
B. stopping
B. though
B. daughter
B. boys
B. bought
B. arms
B. When
B. water
B. woke up
B. sad
B. careful
C. terrible
C. anything
C. come
C. beginning
C. until
C. candle
C. girls
C. brought
C. hands
C. Why
C. smile
C. cried
C. lazy
C. beautiful
D. ill
D. nothing
D. appear
D. getting
D. before
D. dream
D. people
D. put
D. feet
D. Which
D. tears
D. shouted
D. serious
D. useless
from mine. There was a woman who lived there whom I had never met. I could see her seated by her
window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was
unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself: "Why doesn"t that woman wash her window?
It really looks terrible."
One morning I decided to clean my apartment, including washing the window on the inside. Late in
the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest.
What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was very clear. Her window was
clean!
Then, it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was
looking at hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through
the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone, I asked myself first: "Am I looking at him
through my own dirty window?" Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the
world about me more clearly.
B. the writer"s window was dirty
C. the woman lived next door to him
D. the writer was *near-sighted
B. it cheered me up
C. it grew light
D. it began to get dark
B. 短暂
C. 缺点
D. 自负
B. people should keep their windows clean
C. people should judge themselves before they judge others
D. people should be kind and friendly to their neighbors.
was the funniest-looking dog I"d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped(香肠形)
body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a mouse"s tail.
She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a
sweet personality, though. "No one should judge her by her looks," I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie
in the local paper. "Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family."
When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that
his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie
a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car stopped in front of the vet"s. Two kids
ran to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the
car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his
arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked(舔)his face. Her tail wagged around so quickly that it looked
like it might fly off her body.
"She"s perfect!"the old man said happily.
I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour-he was blind.
B. he didn’t want her any more, either
C. he wanted to find a family for her
D. he wanted to have another dog
3. Minnie was taken by two kids to a car. 4. The writer advertised in a paper.
5. The writer found Minnie.
A. 1-2-3-4-5
B. 2-4-5-3-1
C. 1-3-4-2-5
D. 2-5-4-1-3
B. cut something quickly
C. colour something beautifully
D. pull something out hard
B. The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.
C. Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.
D. Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died.
For years, people in North and South America have told 1 (故事) about the animal. One day, Maria and her mother were watching TV. It was late. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise in a 2 (房子) . They had 3 (绵羊) and other animals there .They went outside to find out what the noise was. They thought it was a large dog at 4 (首先) . It was dark, so they couldn’t see well. But then it stood up on two legs-like a man! It was over a meter 5 (高) with 6 (红色) eyes and large teeth. Later, They found five chickens were 7 (死的). But the animal didn’t eat 8 (它们) . It drank their blood. It was a really scary dream-but they know it was real. 9 (许多) people in Chile, Brazil, Mexico, even the U.S. have 10 (看见) this thing. They hope they never see it again.
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