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  When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person-"Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.

  One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer.The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy.I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

  After that, I called "Information Please" for everything.When my pet bird died, I told "Information Please" the sad story.She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better.Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ".All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest.When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

  A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle.I had about half an hour or so between planes.Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."

  Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"

  There was a long pause.Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now." I laughed."So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time." I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again."Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."

  Three months later I was back in Seattle.A different voice answered me.I was told that Sally passed away five weeks before.

  Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me-“Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in.He'll know what I mean.” I thanked her and hung up.I knew what Sally meant.

  Never underestimate the impression you may make on others.Whose life have you touched today?

(1)

What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

[  ]

A.

An amazing girl.

B.

A special kind of telephone.

C.

A communication system.

D.

A service that helps telephone users.

(2)

What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone?

[  ]

A.

He was amused by the telephone.

B.

He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C.

He found an amazing telephone.

D.

He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

(3)

What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble?

[  ]

A.

Information and conversation.

B.

Good memories and happiness.

C.

Sympathy and information.

D.

Friendship and cheers.

(4)

When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to Boston?

[  ]

A.

When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B.

When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C.

When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D.

Three months later after he moved to Boston.

答案:1.D;2.B;3.C;4.B;
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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