In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend（延长）life. However，some people，including some doctors， are not in favour of these life extending measures，and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself，and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严） and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better.
小题1:In recent years, people can live longer than in the past,It’s because of_________. | A．the development of medical technology | | B．big hospitals | | C．good doctors | | D．both B and C |
小题2:According to some people， whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to_________. | A．the doctors | B．the surroundings（环境） | | C．his or her family | D．the patient himself or herself |
小题3:The writer’s opinion is_________. | A．death is better than life | | B．life is better than death | | C．neither death nor life is good | | D．none of the above |
小题4:Why do some patients want to die? Because_______. | A．the doctors are not good | | B．the conditions are bad | | C．life is too hard | | D．they are seriouly ill |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:D |
试题分析：这篇短文主要讨论了一个生死的问题,作者认为在面临一些不可忍受的严重疾病时,患者有自己选择去死的权利,无论生死决定权都在患者自己手里面.
小题1:根据In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. 描述,可知选A.
小题2:根据and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. 及下文描述,可知只有患者自己才能决定自己是生还是死,故选D.
小题3:根据短文that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. 描述,可知作者认为生死究竟哪个好,要看患者自己的态度,故选D.
小题4:根据that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. 描述,可知选D.
点评：本文难度较大，个别小题需要根据相关内容进行推理总结。首先要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，掌握短文大意，然后带着问题再读短文，找出相关段落，分析总结，判断出正确选项。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |
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Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）. 1 greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel 2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was 3 in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I 4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的), 5 I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my 6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of 7 .”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time 8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got 9 a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me, 10 me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a 11 it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹）you create, you spread love that continues to 12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
| 小题2: | | A．nervous | B．funny | C．special | D．surprised |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．left | C．missed | D．dropped |
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| 小题4: | | A．wondered | B．shared | C．realized | D．found |
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| 小题6: | | A．weakness | B．illness | C．sorriness | D．sadness |
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| 小题7: | | A．god | B．time | C．nature | D．friendship |
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| 小题8: | | A．thinking | B．calling | C．crying | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．offered | B．afforded | C．invited | D．chosen |
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| 小题10: | | A．moved | B．touched | C．told | D． helped |
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| 小题11: | | A．progress | B．sense | C．trouble | D．difference |
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| 小题12: | | A．receive | B．send | C．give | D．create |
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He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy alone. He worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home quickly after finishing his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he was about to sleep himself, he was surprised to find an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt. He spanked his sleeping son angrily:"Why are you so naughty, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?" It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife"s death.
"I haven"t," the boy explained with tears in his eyes. "This is your supper, Daddy." In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home, the boy cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other one for his father. He was afraid his father"s noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt to keep them hot.
Hearing this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word.
小题1:According to the passage we know the boy only had _________.| A．a grandfather | B．a mother | C．a father | D．a grandmother |
小题2:The single father was always worried about ______.| A．his work | B． his money | C．his son | D．his quilt |
小题3:When the father got home , __________________________ | A．His son wasn"t at home. | B．He was tired out | | C．His son was doing his homework | D．He was very happy. |
小题4:When the father knew the truth, _________.| A．He hit his son | B．He was very upset. | | C．He hugged his son tightly. | D．He went outside. |
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On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing?
小题1:Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station. | A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．fifteen minutes | D．a day |
小题2:__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance. | A．A mid-aged man | B．A Young man | C．A woman | D．A 3-year-old boy |
小题3:Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician. | A．took their children away | B．threw the money into the box | | C．stayed with their children listening | D．looked at their watch |
小题4:Joshua Bell was in fact ________________. | A．a very famous pianist | B．a very popular singer | | C．a very poor violinist | D．a very famous violinist |
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A boy carefully took his blind father to a seat in a noodle restaurant.
He called 1 for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was going to 2 the food, the boy suddenly whispered to him,“Only one bowl with 3 , the other without ---just plain noodles.”
In fact, the boy had a light purse and couldn’t afford 4 bowls of beef noodles. He called loudly just to let his 5 know.
When the noodles were sent to them, the father wasn’t in a hurry. He used his chopsticks to search in his bowls, trying to 6 a piece of beef. As soon as he succeeded in finding one, he picked it out 7 put it into his son’s bowl, saying kindly, “Eat some more. Have enough 8 so that you can study well.”
The boy accepted silently(默默地) and then quietly put the beef 9 to his father’s bowl.
When the restaurant owner saw this, he was 10 , then he asked a waiter to bring 11 some dishes from the kitchen. The boy thought 12 the waiter took the dishes to a wrong table, but the owner came up explaining with a smile, “Today is my restaurant’s anniversary(周年庆). The dishes are 13 .”
After the father and son left, the waiter 14 the bowls from the table and found some coins 15 one of them. The sum is just the price of the dishes.
| 小题1: | | A．quickly | B．slowly | C．loudly | D．quietly |
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| 小题2: | | A．ask | B．prepare | C．eat | D．heat |
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| 小题3: | | A．pork | B．chicken | C．beef | D．fish |
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| 小题5: | | A．mother | B．father | C．friend | D．waiter |
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| 小题6: | | A．look | B．listen | C．find | D．see |
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| 小题8: | | A．money | B．book | C．food | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．angry | B．afraid | C．moved | D．nervous |
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| 小题13: | | A．free | B．cheap | C．expensive | D．best |
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| 小题14: | | A．found | B．cleaned | C．finished | D．came |
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I was walking around in a store. I saw an assistant pass this little boy his money back, saying, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
“It’s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.” he said.
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her, and he shouldn’t worry. But he replied to me sadly, “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.” His eyes were so sad while saying this. “My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.” My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy, “What if we checked again, just in case (万一)you do have enough money?”
“Ok,” he said. “I hope that I have enough.” I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left . The little boy said, “Thank you God for giving me enough money!”
I left the store, feeling as if my life had been changed forever.
小题1:Whom did the boy want to give the doll to?| A．His mother | B．His friend | C．His sister | D．The writer |
小题2:The boy finally had enough money for the doll because_________.| A．he didn’t count correctly at first | B．the writer added some money | | C．the assistant added some money | D．the assistant made the doll cheaper |
小题3:How did the writer feel at last?| A．Shy. | B．Nervous. | C．Happy. | D．Angry. |
小题4:What does the story tell us?| A．We should help other people in need. | B．Money does not matter. | | C．We should believe in Santa Claus. | D．We should borrow money when necessary |
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