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  When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days.It was far more heartbreaking than I'd expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life.After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment.There were so many things to deal with.It all seemed endless.I was lonely.I hated the silence of the apartment.

  But one evening the silence was broken:I heard crying outside.I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps.He was thin and poor.He looked the way I felt.I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish.He ate it and then almost immediately fell sleep.

  The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who'd moved out.So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was.As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him.Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed.But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms.It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere.I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father's best friend.

  From then on, things grew easier.With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly.When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis.There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

  It's now been five years since my father died.Over the years, several people commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat.But I know that we rescued each other.I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

(1)

When the author first saw the cat, she ________.

[  ]

A.

was very happy

B.

felt sympathy for him

C.

didn't know what to do

D.

was very angry with his crying

(2)

The underlined sentence in the third paragraph implies that the author ________.

[  ]

A.

needed something to fill the empty apartment

B.

was too busy and tired to keep a cat

C.

loved to stay alone in the apartment

D.

needed something to take care of to kill time

(3)

The cat rescued the author by ________.

[  ]

A.

making her feel better in her hard times

B.

giving her courage to go on with her life

C.

helping her tidy the apartment

D.

telling her what life is

(4)

We can learn from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

Willis was named after his previous owner

B.

Willis didn't like staying in the apartment

C.

the author and Willis were both homeless

D.

time passed quickly after the author adopted Willis

答案:1.B;2.B;3.A;4.D;
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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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