高中英语故事类阅读试题

She was returning from teaching out in a small community (社区). It was a moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.
She remembered back to when she had first started teaching out in small communities. In those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her of a friend who had been shot (中枪) in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.
Her family didn’t become concerned (关心的) about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.
Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but now as he ran toward the car in the dark she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need she couldn’t leave him here in this storm.
The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a telephone booth (公用电话亭). She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come for him, she wished him well and left.
Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. She felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. “I hope they’ll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.
What can we learn about the woman?

A．She was a taxi driver.

B．She used to be a hitchhiker.

C．She taught in small communities.

D．She seldom picked up strangers.

What made her family worried about her safety?

A．She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.

B．Her sister’s friend was killed by a hitchhiker.

C．There were often snowstorms on her way home.

D．Her car often broke down on her way home.

We can infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that _________.

A．she regretted picking up the stranger.

B．she felt too tired to breathe.

C．she had been afraid being with the stranger.

D．she had been too careful driving in the storm.

What would be the best title for this passage?

A．A Dead Car

B．A Dangerous Hitchhiker

C．A Struggle in the Snow

D．A Broken Promise

Seventy years ago I was quite a small little girl, the baby of the family, with an older brother and sister. My father was very ill at the time, and my mother took in sewing(缝纫) of any kind so we could live. She would sew far into the night with an old sewing machine. She never complained even when the food would be very scarce. She would sew until the early hours of morning.
Things were very bad that particular winter. Then a letter came from where her sewing machine was bought, saying that they would have to pick up her machine the next day unless payments were brought up to date. I remember when she read the letter I became frightened; I could picture us starving to death and all sorts of things that could come to a child‘s mind. My mother did not appear to be worried, however, and seemed to be quite calm about the matter. I, on the other hand, cried myself to sleep, wondering what would become of our family. Mother said God would not disappoint her, that he never had. I couldn‘t see how God was going to help us keep this old sewing machine.
The day when the men came for our machine arrived. There was a knock at the kitchen door. I was frightened as a child would be, for I was sure it was those men who would take away our sewing machine. Instead, a nicely dressed man stood at our door with a darling baby in his arms.
He asked my mother if she was Mrs. Hill. When she said she was, he said, "I‘m in trouble this morning and you have been recommended by the druggist and grocer down the street as an honest and wonderful woman. My wife was rushed to the hospital this morning, and since we have no relatives here, and I must open my dentist office, I have nowhere to leave my baby. Could you possibly take care of her for a few days?" He continued, "I will pay you in advance." With this he took out ten dollars and gave it to my mother.
Mother said, "Yes, yes, I will be glad to do so," and took the baby from his arms. When the man left, my mother turned to me with tears streaming down a face that looked as though a light was shining on it. She said, "I knew God would never let them take away my machine."
The turning point in the story may refer to ______.

A．a letter to the family

B．the man’s coming for help

C．the man’s wife being rushed to the hospital

D．the nicely dressed man’s trouble

Why did the man turn to the writer’s mother for help?

A．The people around him recommended the mother to him.

B．He was familiar with the mother.

C．The mother had sewn for him.

D．The mother was hired by the man.

According to the text all the following are true to the man EXCEPT _____.

A．his wife stayed in hospital

B．he was confused when in trouble

C．he had few men to turn to for help

D．he was a dentist

What does mother mean by saying “I knew God would never let them take away my    machine?”

A．God can solve all the problem.

B．The sewing machine is my only support.

C．Never give up when in trouble.

D．Everybody should believe in God.

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the sky. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.
With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” But Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.
Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A．He was riding to school.

B．He was listening to a strange sound.

C．He was going fishing with his father.

D．He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A．They crowded like a black cloud.

B．They shocked and terrified Andy.

C．They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D．They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A．He asked Mr. Nelson for help.

B．He hid himself under the water.

C．He rushed into the Nelson house.

D．He rode off in the opposite direction.

Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A．No pains, no gains.

B．Once bitten, twice shy.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.
The newspaper-seller______.

A．didn’t know where the hotel was

B．didn’t understand what the writer said

C．could understand what the writer said

D．didn’t want to take the money from the writer

From the story we know that the policeman______.

A．was kind but didn’t understand the writer

B．told the writer where to take a train

C．knew what the writer really meant

D．was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer

What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.

B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.

C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?

A．He didn’t know the city at all.

B．He couldn’t speak the language.

C．He went too far in the wrong bus.

D．He followed the policeman’s direction.

David Beckham was born on 2nd May, 1975, in the suburbs of London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skill award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team.
On 8th July, 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under- 21 team. On 2nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons , with David scoring many goals.
His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1997/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeepers head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157kph. He also had the ability to make the ball curl from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. He could made it glide high through the air, or dive down steeply. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.
Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?

A．success

B．Interest

C．Prize

D．skill

The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.

A．helped him to gain many prizes for Essex

B．kept him playing for Leeds United

C．offered him the chance to join the national team

D．made him popular in many British homes

Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?
a. Beckham played his first football league game.
b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.
c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.
d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.
e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.

A．e, d, a, c, b	B．b, e, d, a, c
C．e, b, a, d, c	D．b, d, e, c, a

The passage is mainly talking about______________.

A．how Beckham became a successful football player

B．what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals

C．when Beckham became famous all over Britain

D．why Beckham could win in football league games

The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.
In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).
My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”
My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism (乐观). She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.
How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!
The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.

A．show he’s tired of the advertisements

B．make you believe that he was very kind

C．explain he missed his mother very much

D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers

What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?

A．That she gained knowledge all by herself.

B．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.

C．That she did all the housework by herself.

D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.

What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3^rd paragraph probably mean?

A．be impossible to forget	B．be easy to remember
C．be destroyed easily	D．be out of control

We can know about the author’s mother that_____.

A．she felt very lonely in her late life

B．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams

C．She never received a present from her children

D．she passed away before the author’s father

Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．My Great Mother

B．Mother and I

C．Mother’s Day Madness

D．Treasure Mother’s Love

I had worked long and hard on this project．Knowing it was finally completed gave me great Satisfaction．“Perfect！”I said “Now, all I have to do is to keep the dogs off it．”I went about setting up barriers using old fence, deck chairs, planters, and anything I could find so as to avoid footprints both on the oil paint and our carpet. It worked perfectly ．
Just before returning to the house and to a much needed shower, I took one last look at this fine work of art．“What is that?” I said．“Where did that come from ?”
Clearly marked and evenly spaced across the entire area, the tiny marks ran in straight lines．I carefully stepped to our flower garden．It was there I found several of the small markings. Now, almost frozen in place by this shocking discovery, I remained in position so as to prevent further damage to my work．Just then, off to my left, it appeared．A chipmunk （花栗鼠）. He was as surprised as I was. We stood there face to face looking at each other, wondering who would make the first move ．
The warm, humid air was now getting the best of me. Sweat now ran freely over my head, and in poor timing into my eyes. I reached up to rub them and when I opened my eyes he was gone ．
My only satisfaction was in thinking that when he returned home he tracked oily footprints into his own home. And , hoping he was married , his wife would not let him live it down for the rest of his life. I stood up, shook my head, laughing about it and walking into my house．
Yes, I tracked oil on the carpet. I am married. My wife will not let me live it down for the rest of my life.
We can know from the passage that the chipmunk_________________．

A．made fun of the author

B．stole something important in the house

C．spoiled the author’s work

D．came for some food

What did the author do to the chipmunk ?

A．He made fun of it

B．He frightened it away

C．He tried to catch it but failed

D．He didn’t do any harm to it

We can conclude from the passage that____________．

A．the author was not satisfied with his family life

B．the author was quite satisfied with his project

C．the barriers the author set up were quite successful

D．the chipmunk had a happy family just like the author

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政权)
Mandela, who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1944,retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.
“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s former cricket(板球) chief.
His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(大都会的)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.
His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.” Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He is a very, very clever man,” However, he is far from perfect.
Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons（偶像）---- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”
Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because_____________.

A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B．he spent 27 years in prison

C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D．he won the first all-race elections

Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true ?

A．It helps develop business

B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom

C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom

D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill

The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_____________”

A．Mandela is as great as a god

B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C．Mandela lives together with us all

D．We are proud to know Mandela

What can we infer from the text?

A．Mandela is a very skilled politician

B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

I was born in Korea, and my family came over to America when I was 10. I’m the middle child of three girls, and my parents moved so we would experience a different life. They did it for our education and to give us more of a chance than they had. We moved to Staten Island, and I went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. My parents were depressed when I told them I wanted to be an actress. My father suggested I try premed(医学预科). But after they saw me in plays they were really proud.
I graduated from Boston University and was doing theater in New York when I got cast in a Korean miniseries(电视连续剧). We started shooting the show in New York, and then went to Korea to finish it up. They said I would be there for three weeks, but it ended up being two months. The miniseries took off, and overnight, I became recognizable. It was sort of like Lost. It blew up. Then amazing projects were offered to me. I kept thinking, “ I’ll do one more and then go back to the US.” I ended up staying for seven years.
Some people described me as the Julia Roberts of Korea, which is a bad comparison because she’s the queen of romantic comedy. I became famous in Korea for a dramatic role in a film called Shiri. I played a “La Femme Nikita” type of role. I was the girl with the gun—all action．
The writer’s parents moved to America so as to _________.

A．offer a good chance to their children.

B．receive a good education in performing

C．seek a successful life in America

D．film a Korean miniseries

When the writer announced her decision to become an actress, her parents_____.

A．were both in favor of her	B．felt very ashamed of her
C．didn’t agree at first	D．took it for granted

What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The author’s performing life in America.

B．The difficulties of filming abroad.

C．The popularity of the miniseries Lost.

D．The author’s first performing breakthrough.

The writer referred to the Julia Roberts of Korea as a bad comparison to show______.

A．she looked down upon Julia Roberts.

B．she disliked to be compared with others

C．she had a different style of performing

D．she was better at dramatic roles than Julia

I was thirteen when my father got hurt. Looking back over the years, I sometimes wonder what I could have done differently that day. Spit twice over my shoulder when I saw the single magpie (喜鹊), maybe. But that's the thing about superstitions (迷信). You don't know how much power they have until you break them.
We lived in a dark shabby house in Bucks. Wood blocks laid over dirt on the floor. That part of England was full of cherry trees. Chalky soil．
The rice had caught in the bottom of the pot that morning at breakfast and all I could smell was burned rice. Even now when I think of that day I have the taste of burned rice in my mouth.
"I'm going to cut down the old cherry tree," my father announced.
"You've been saying that for years," said my mother lightly touching the end of her nose.  Her nose ran all year long. Her arms rested on the table, a cup of tea placed between her hands, steam rising into the air. "You'll never get round to it. "
My stomach, balled into a tight little knot (结) relaxed itself．
"Millie's going to cry if you cut it down," said my younger brother, Simon, his eyes bright as a fox. "Silly Millie, silly Millie."
"Hold your noise," said my father patting Simon on the head. "And put back that butter. That's a week's ration (限额) you've got on your plate. "
"The war's over," said Simon in a low voice." We haven't had rationing for ages." Simon was right. Even sugar had come off points. However, we still occasionally received food parcels from distant cousins in Canada.
My father glared at him and then went on.
"Pigs. Burt says he'll come and help me take the tree down if he can have some of the wood."
"No," I said springing to my feet." You can't do it. That's my tree. Always has been. Always will be. I won't let you."
Tom, took a piece of toast, watching my reaction. My older brother, he knew what the tree meant to me．
"Now then, Millie," said my father softening his face. "That tree's wild. It's in the way."
The magpie is mentioned to show that _____.

A．Millie got much power on seeing the bird

B．things seemed to go wrong from the beginning

C．the bird caused Father's getting hurt that day

D．but for the bird Millie would have done differently

According to the passage, how many kids does the family have at least?

A．6.

B．5.

C．4.

D．3.

By saying "balled into a tight little knot", the author means that Millie _____.

A．had a terrible stomachache that morning

B．felt like crying on hearing her brother's words

C．was afraid of her cherry tree being cut down

D．hated to hear her mother saying that way

From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A．there were already plenty of food supplies

B．Mother showed little interest in the cherry tree

C．the tree was a great danger to people walking by

D．the tree was finally cut down by father that day

When the author calls up the day, she feels _____.

A．regretful	B．joyful
C．thankful	D．Painful

When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.
The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling
quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculations, added up the things again. To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars.
“ I’ve made her pay six and a quarter cents more, ”said Abe, disturbed.
It was an unimportant thing, and many clerks would have forgotten it, but Abe was too conscientious for that.
“ The money must be paid back, ”he decided.
At night, he closed the store, and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.
Here is another story of young Lincoln’s strict honesty. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young clerk weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.
The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales. It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale of the previous night, and so, of course, given his customers short weight. I am afraid that there are many country merchants who would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound, shut up the store, and carried it to the defrauded customer. I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe, ”was well deserved. A man who begins by strict honesty in his youth is not likely to change as he grows older, and mercantile honesty is some guarantee of political honesty.
We know from the text that Abe .

A．charged less for the woman

B．tricked the woman on purpose

C．was careful and responsible

D．was confident of his calculations

From the underlined sentence, we can see that the author .

A．speak highly of Abraham Lincoln

B．learns how to succeed in the political field

C．comes to understand the importance of honesty

D．hopes to give readers some personal suggestions

What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A．Better late than never.

B．Honesty is the best policy.

C．A good name is better than gold.

D．Where there is a will there is a way.

The author develops his idea mainly .

A．by reasoning	B．by making comparisons
C．by giving examples	D．by recalling what he had seen

  Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorms started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a compellent answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was another sudden shock.
The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that _________.

A．a terrible electrical accident happened to him

B．nobody in the whole world cared about him

C．he was struck by the lightning once more

D．he had to live in a dark and silent world

What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A．Taking a walk with a stick

B．Putting an end to his life

C．Sheltering from the rain under a tree

D．Lying on the ground

What does the underlined word “compellent” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unexplained.	B．Convincing.
C．Wrong	D．True

Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Terrible Electrical Accident

B．What a Sudden Shock

C．An Unforgettable Experience

D．James Franco and His wife

When I had breast cancer I had to have chemotherapy (化疗). The hardest part of that entire experience was losing my hair. It was like having a tattoo(纹身) across my forehead that said “chemotherapy patient.” I am a very active and athletic person, so to have people looking at me with pity as if I was an invalid was very hard to take. Of course they never said anything, but if I got in an elevator. Everyone looked away because they didn’t know what to say. But I didn’t blame them.
The best compliment I ever received was when I was at work one day, wearing my scarf over my bald head, and a UPS guy came in to deliver a package. He looked me right in the eye and said, “So, are you on chemotherapy?” I said, “Yes, thank you for asking. You are the first person to actually acknowledge that fact.” It felt so good to be talked to like a “real” person, without any pity, just the facts. I asked him what made him decide to say something, and he told me that a woman he worked with had just gone through the same thing several months before.
I had some joke business cards that said my job title was “Supreme Commander of the Universe”, so whenever this same UPS guy came to deliver a package, he would also say, “Hey, Supreme Commander, how is it going?” Then my company moved to a new location, and since that time I hadn’t seen the UPS guy-Bryan- in probably two years.
I went to answer my door at home one day, and there was Bryan with a package. Small world. “Hey, Supreme Commander, long time no see!” he said. He sees so many people all day long, every day, delivering packages but he remembered me after two years. What a great compliment! Of course, I remembered him, too, because he was the only person who could see me during that time when I was “the invisible woman.”
Why did the author say “It felt so good to be talked to like “real” person”?

A．Because her friends didn’t realize the fact that she got sick before.

B．Because her friends didn’t want to talk with her since she had cancer.

C．Because her friends treated her as a patient.

D．Because her friends were afraid of infection.

What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．It was the author’s cancer that helped her to be remembered by a stranger.

B．The UPS guy had become a good friend of the author’s.

C．The guy was very polite.

D．The author didn’t want to be remembered for her cancer.

What was the author’s attitude towards her cancer?

A．Surprised.	B．Regretful.
C．Positive.	D．Depressed.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The author experienced something miserable after she had cancer.

B．The author got a great compliment that a stranger remembered for her cancer.

C．the author became strong and positive after she was ill.

D．The author recognized that she was not a normal person any longer.

ELMONT, N. Y. (AP)---Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a plan—he would apply to 13 colleges , including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.
It worked, And then some, The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test: deciding where to go.
“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.
He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy League—he had already been accepted to Yale University , Brown University, Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.
“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother , Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”
Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.
“It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example and decides to apply myself”
He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”
Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the school’s principal, “He’s a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”
Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High School’s Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.
Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, he’s likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month. The deadline to decide is May 1.
Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?

A．Word hard.	B．Write to the college.
C．Make a formal request.	D．Make an adjustment.

Which of the following is true about Harold?

A．He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.

B．He planted a tree once he moved to the US,

C．He was always welcome and popular in his schools.

D．He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.

Harold is probably going to

A．Harvard

B．Princeton

C．Yale

D．MIT

What can we infer from this passage?

A．Too many cooks spoil the soup.

B．He who laughs last laughs best.

C．One can kill two birds with one stone.

D．Chance favors only the prepared mind.

The phone ID flashed, “Emergency Vet”. “Oh no” I whispered. I could not lose Merlin now.
Ron and I had tried to have children for a long time with depressing results. I threw myself into my work. Any maternal feelings I had were spent on Merlin.
I couldn’t wait to get home from work each night. I wanted to pick up that warm bundle of loving fur and nestle him. I wanted to sing “Rock-a-bye Merlin”, as I did every night as he would put his paws around my neck.
Merlin was my comfort especially at times when I wondered if God was listening. But last night something had changed. Not only did I sing “Rock-a-Bye Merlin”, but I asked, “What will I do after you’re gone?”
Although Merlin was 19 years old, a senior in the age of a cat, he didn’t look or act that way. I didn’t want to accept the fact that he was nearing the end of his lifetime. My job at the law firm was so demanding and stressful that I couldn’t imagine getting through the day without Merlin waiting to greet me at home.
I dialed the vet’s number. I asked for my husband but he already left. Then I took a breath and asked the question that no one wants to ask, “Is my Merlin still alive?” The nurse said “yes.”
Ron came home and said that Merlin had almost no red blood cells left. White blood cells were replacing them. Merlin would need expensive transfusions most likely on a monthly basis. We both knew Merlin was running out of time. I asked Ron to drive me to the vet so I could say goodbye to my little boy cat but he was beat tired and it was late. Ron said if Merlin was still alive the next morning then he would take me to the vet.
The next morning I called the vet. Merlin had survived the night.
After driving to the vet, I went into the examining room. The nurse brought Merlin and placed him on an examining table on his side. His eyes were tightly shut. I thought he died already. I carefully edged my hand to reach his body. His body felt warm, but when I spoke his name there was no response. No response to his name or that I was there and that I loved him. I was extremely sad.
In that examining room I felt helpless. I wondered how many people in an examining room felt as helpless as I did.
Feeling driven to prayer I yelled, “God this isn’t good enough. I need to see my Merlin the way I remember him, I need a miracle and I need it now!”
At that moment, God granted a miracle. Merlin’s favorite compliment entered my mind. I said, “Merlin, You are Beautiful and You are Gorgeous, do you hear me?”
One eye opened.
I said “Gotcha”. I kept repeating those words.
Merlin opened the other eye and, one limb at a time, got up. He was waiting for that phrase. He wanted to hear that he was beautiful and gorgeous again.
Then I experienced another miracle.
There was no sound in that examining room until Merlin started walking to me. From out of nowhere, or maybe from heaven, I clearly heard a song we sung in church often: “It Is Well With My Soul.” I remembered thinking, “Yes, it is well with my Soul. I got to see my little boy cat one more time.”
Merlin walked to me. He put his face in mine, which he had never done before. He rubbed a circle around my face twice. Merlin said goodbye with his face and marked me for life.
Ron appeared shocked that Merlin was up and had walked to me. I said to Merlin, “Tell God you are a good boy and how much we love you” and then handed him back to the nurse.
Tears of gratitude poured forth in memory of a miracle. You see for nineteen years God spoke to me through a special cat named “Merlin.” On Merlin’s last day, God proved he heard me when he granted a miracle. That miracle gave me time to say goodbye.
Ron’s wife couldn’t lose Merlin because ________.

A．Merlin was her adopted child for nineteen years

B．Merlin could supply her with comfort and warmth

C．she failed to give birth to her own biological child

D．she would sing her usual song to no one later in life

What did Ron’s wife think of Merlin?
①comfortable   ②demanding   ③long life
④full of devotion   ⑤lovely  ⑥religious

A．①②⑥

B．①②③

C．④⑤⑥

D．③④⑤

What does “The next morning I called the vet.” in Paragraph 8 imply?

A．The writer turned to the vet because Merlin was in desperate condition.

B．The writer was so hopeless as to ask a favor of the vet.

C．Ron would accompany her wife to the vet to live up to his promise.

D．Ron did not care about Merlin so that the writer called the vet.

When Merlin reached the examining room, ________.

A．he shut his eyes tightly and was obviously dead

B．his body felt warm because the writer rubbed him hard

C．the writer chanted prayers to him trying to waking him up

D．the writer felt helpless to have no timely surgical operation

We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．we have to have faith in the church to get miracles in future life

B．God will not disappoint us if we are devoted to our loved ones

C．couples should have a child or something to fill in their free time

D．doctors may not always be reliable when our loved ones need their help

Which of the following can be the proper title?

A．The Miracle Granted	B．A Dying Cat
C．God Accompanying Us	D．Gratitude Out Of Miracle