Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren: correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.

It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke(中风) and she went continuously downhill after that.

Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the family members to lift her weak body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.

After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a weak sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.

“Whirr,” she said weakly.

Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whirr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.

Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she said, “Not was. say were!”

It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence, “If it was up to me ...”

Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our hands … this time in awe(敬畏) of a remarkable teacher.

1．When Mom said “Whirr”, what did she really want to do?

       A．She wanted to tell her sons her will.

       B．She wanted to have something to eat before she died.

       C．She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.

       D．She wanted to teach her sons more because she was dying.

2．Which of the following statements is NOT right?

       A．Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.

       B．Mom was always making her teaching fun.

       C．Mom didn’t forget her teaching until she died.

       D．Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.

3．What does the writer think of his mother?

       A．He loved her but was tired of her teaching at home.

       B．His mother should forget her teaching and enjoy the rest of her life.

       C．His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.

       D．His mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired.

4．Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

       A．Once a teacher, always a teacher.

       B．Mom’s will.

       C．A teacher’s life.

       D．A teacher’s devotion.

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　　Is the world really 1 mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends , 2 it suddenly 3 me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn't long 4 the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for 5 to open a 6 to stop myself 7 !

　　Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more. 8 I still can't walk down the streets in any of the big cities without 9 that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments of the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and 10 the public transport system to encourage people to 11 their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him 12 when he climbs above the smog layer (烟雾层) and looks down 13 it and things,“I'm breathing that!” This kind of 14 results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can, 15 should, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earth moving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of 16 created over millions of years. I would like to 17 serious study done on all these main works 18 they are built. Also, there should be 19 national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 20 .

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　　Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more. 8 I still can't walk down the streets in any of the big cities without 9 that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments of the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and 10 the public transport system to encourage people to 11 their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him 12 when he climbs above the smog layer (烟雾层) and looks down 13 it and things,“I'm breathing that!” This kind of 14 results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can, 15 should, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earth moving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of 16 created over millions of years. I would like to 17 serious study done on all these main works 18 they are built. Also, there should be 19 national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 20 .

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In 1977，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world．

In June 1977，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to  1    the cause of her illness，so she  2  to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital，where specialist help was  3  ．She was then only half-conscious（半昏迷）and on the“Dangerously Ill”list．A team of doctors hurried to  4    the baby only to discover that they，5  ，were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms．While they were discussing the baby’s case，a nurse asked to  6   to them.

    “Excuse me，”said Nurse Marsha Maitland，“   7   I think the baby is  8  from thallium poisoning．”

    “  9  makes you think that?”Dr．Brown asked．“Thallium poisoning is extremely  10  ．”

    “A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse    11   Agatha Christie，”Nurse Maitland explained．“In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and  12   the symptoms are   13  ．They are exactly the same as the baby’s．”

    “You’re every observant and you may be right，”another doctor said．“We’ll  14   some tests and find out  15  it’s thallium or not．”

      The  16  showed that the baby had  17  been poisoned by thallium，a rare metal used in making optical（光学的）glass．   18  they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment．The baby soon 19    and was sent back to Qatar．1nquiries（调查）showed that the poison  20 from an insecticide（杀虫剂）used in Qatar．

1．A．describe              B．diagnose           C．discover             D．discuss

2．A．flew                  B．sent                 C．went                  D．was flown

3．A．inexpensive          B．important          C．available          D．impossible

4．A．examine             B．see                   C．look after            D．cure

5．A．too                    B．either               C．often                  D．never

6．A．refer                  B．turn                 C．speak                  D．belong

7．A．and                    B．so                    C．as                      D．but

8．A．coming              B．suffering          C．tired                   D．dying

9．A．Who                  B．How                C．What                  D．Which

10．A．rare                 B．serious             C．clear                  D．dangerous

11．A．in                     B．on                    C．by                      D．about

12．A．all                    B．some of            C．one of                 D．both

13．A．drawn              B．broadcast         C．announced          D．described

14．A．make up           B．carry out          C．get through         D．deal with

15．A．that                  B．how                 C．what                  D．whether

16．A．words              B．tests                 C．examination        D．book

17．A．indeed              B．actually            C．probably             D．never

18．A．As long as        B．As far as          C．Once                  D．If

19．A．died                 B．got injured        C．recovered           D．got ill

20．A．must come         B．should come       C．might have come  D．can’t have come