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thelendahelpinghand?

”

Iwatchedasthepoordriverpushedittotheside．Cars,busesandtruckswentpastcursing（咒骂）thepoorman．Theyoungmantookanothertaxiandwentoff．

Thetaxidriverbeganmendinghistaxi．“Stupidpassenger!

”Isaidtohim．“Hedidn'

thelpyou!

”.Thetaxidriverslowlygotup．“Sir!

”heasked,“Didyou?

”Ilookedathimguiltily,thenlookedaway,andwalkedawayfast,askingmyself,“DidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?

　WhathadIbeendoingasthetrafficjamtookplace?

HowhadIhelpeddealwiththeproblem?

DidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?

I'

ddonemybit,withmymouth．ButneverhadImovedtosolvetheproblem．IwasshockedwithguiltasIheardhimasking,“Sir!

Didyou?

1.Whydidatrafficjamhappenontheroadwhentheauthorwaswalkingtothepark?

A. 

There 

was 

too 

much 

traffic 

in 

the 

street.

B. 

Truck 

drivers 

attempted 

to 

go 

ahead 

of 

others.

C. 

A 

taxi 

driver 

couldn'

t 

start 

his 

engine.

D. 

youngmanwasn'

tgoodatdriving.

2.Theunderlinedsentence“Didyou?

”inpara.5means“_________.”

A.Didyougetangry?

B.Didyouhelphim?

C.Didyouhelpme?

D.Didyouneedahelp?

3.Whydidtheauthorfeelguilty?

Because 

he 

blamed 

wrongly.

didn'

help 

driver, 

either.

tried 

but 

failed 

end.

D.Becausehedidn'

tpersuadethepassengertohelp.

4. 

Fromtheincident,theauthorlearntalessonthatweshould_________.

A.criticizethosewhodon'

thelp

hurt 

self-respect 

others 

no 

more

C.thinkmoreofthosewhoareinneed

stop 

talking 

and 

help

B

WhenIsawmy10-year-oldavoidingthedirtyplateinthesinkormy8-year-oldfeelinguncomfortableaboutthewetsandinherhands，I'

mremindedofatimewhenIwasunwillingtogetmyhandsalittledirty．

Myparentsowneda500-acrefarminMontanatoraiseanimals，suchascows，sheep，horsesandsoon．Itwasduringthetimeofnewlife（anewbornlamboracalf）thatmyfavoritechildhoodmemorytookplace．Oneexceptionallycoldday，Iwascheckingonthesheepwithmymotherwhenshespiedaewe（母羊）introuble．Thepoorthingwastryingtodeliverherbabylambandneededourhelp．Mymothercalmlyheldtheewe'

sheadandinstructedmetograbholdofthetwoprotruding（突出）legs．

Ihesitated，andmusthavehadquitealookofpaniconmyyoungface．TheslimylittlethingsweredefinitelynotsomethingIwantedtotouch．ButIworkedupmycourageandwrappedmyfingersaroundthem．Icanstillrecallthefeelofunexpectedlyweaklegsandtheirsharplittlehoovesasifithappenedyesterday．

MyheartpoundedinfearandexcitementasIpulledwithallmystrength．Thelambwasdeliveredsafely，andI'

dneverseenanythingsobeautiful．

Iwasnostrangertoseeingfarmanimalsbeingborn，buttohaveahandinitwassomethingItreasuredthenandwilltreasureforever．Irememberfeelingexcitedwithdelighttosee“mylamb”beinglickedcleanbyhermother，andI'

msureeveryonegotverytiredofhearingmetellandretellmyheroicstory．Lookingback，I'

msogladthatIdidn'

trefusetogetmyhandsdirty．IfIhad，thewonderfulmomentandthepreciousmemorywouldhavebeenlost．

5．Whatimpressedthewritermostduringherchildhood？

A．Herdirtylittlehands．B．Herparents’largefarm．

C．Helpingdeliverababylamb．D．Raisinganimalsonthefarm．

6．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshewasaskedtohelpaewedeliverherbaby？

Asympathetic．B．ratherfrightened．C．quiteastonished．D．highlydelighted．

7．Whatpointdoestheauthortrytomakeinthelastparagraph？

A．Itisnotunusualtoseeanewlifecomingintotheworld．

B．Itisnoteasytomakeupandtellaheroicstoryindailylife．

C．Memoriesformedduringchildhoodareworthvaluingalllifelong．

D．Youneedtogetyourhandsdirtytoexperiencesomethingprecious．

8．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？

A．AValuableLifeLesson 

B．ATidyandCleanChild

C．AEweDeliveringherBaby 

D．ABeautifulNewbornLamb．

C

Ifyouwanttoskipthemisery（痛苦）thatcomeswithfightingaseasonalcoldorflu,anewresearchexplainswhysleepissomeofthebestpreventivemedicine.Wealreadyknewthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanleadtoanincreasedriskofgettingsick,butNathanielWatson,aneurologistandsleepspecialistattheUniversityofWashingtonSchoolofMedicine,saidthisnewresearchhelpsexplainwhy.

Sleepingpoorlycanblockspecificgeneticprocessesinthecellsthatmakeupyourimmunesystem,whichisresponsibleforfightingoffinfectionsanddiseases,accordingtothenewstudy.“Yourimmunesystemisnotfunctioningthewayitwasmeanttowhenyouaredeprivedofsleep,”Watsonsaid.ThisstudyisthefirstonethatWatsonandhiscolleaguesareawareofthatlooksatwhathappenstotheimmunesystem’sDNAwhenyou’renotgettingadequatesleep.

Theresearchersfollowed11pairsofidenticaltwinsforthestudy.Onetwinreportedsleepingatleastsevenhourspernight,whiletheothersleptapproximatelyonehourlesspernight.Lookingatidenticaltwinshelpedcontrolthefactthatsleepneedsvarybyperson,Watsonexplained.Genesaccountforabout50percentofoursleepneeds,meaningidenticaltwinsarethebest-casescenario（方案）forgettingagoodcomparison.

Theresearcherstookbloodsamplesattheendofthestudy,whichrevealedthattheimmunesystemofthetwinwhosleptlesswaslessactivethanthetwinwhosleptmore.Thosewhosleptlesswereactuallymakingfewerproteins,themoleculesthatourbodiesrunon.“Theyhadanunder-performingimmunesystem,”Watsonsaidoftheshortersleepers,“whichwouldputthemathigherriskofgettingsick.”

Tocontrolotherpotentialfactorsthatcouldaffectsleepneedandimmunehealth,theresearchersdidn’tincludepeoplefromthestudywhohaddiabetes,depressionorothermentalhealthproblemsandsleepdisorders.Theyalsoleftoutshiftworkers,smokers,drugusersanddrinkers.

9.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mean?

A.changesleeppattern.B.benefitfromsleep.

C.havetosleep.D.lacksleep.

10.Whydidtheresearcherschooseidenticaltwinsforthestudy?

A.Tofindparticipantsmoreeasily.B.Tomaketheresultsmoreaccurate.

C.Tomakethestudymoreinteresting.D.Toshowsleepneedsvarybyperson.

11.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablywanttoshowinthelastparagraph?

A.Manyfactorscanleadtosleepdisorder.B.Thefindingsofthestudycanbereliable.

C.Poorsleepcouldleadtomanyproblems.D.Thefindingsofthestudyremaintobetested.

D

My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole．Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety．

Still,thefirefighter'

sfirstwords"

YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"

mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:

“YoursonisOK．”

WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine．

Ihurriedovertohim."

YouOK?

"

Iasked．

“Yeah,"

wasallhesaid．Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation.Ididn'

tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest．

Thestorywasthis:

Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore．

Inanageinwhichtheword"

hero"

isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson．Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn'

tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood．

Stillshockedbymyson'

sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,

“What'

sforsupper?

Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfwantedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.

12．Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?

A．Hewasanexcellentswimmer.B．Thewateroftheriverisshallow.

C．Hewasoldenoughtoswim.D．Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'

sdanger.

13．Theunderlinedpart"

whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"

probablymeans________

A．Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids

B．Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks

C．Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers

D．Antonseldomchangeshismind

14．Inthemother'

seyes,whathersondidwas__________

A．dangerousbutinterestingB．meaningfulbutdifficult

C．unexpectedandcourageousD．awfulandabsurd

15．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MySon,MyHeroB．Anton,ASilentBoy

C．AGoodDeedD．AProudMother

E

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