I opened my new patient's chart and headed for her room. My son, Eric, had just brought home a disappointing report card, and my daughter, Shannon, and I had argued again about her getting a driver's license. For the next eight hours I wanted to throw myself into helping people who I knew had much more to worry about than I did. Rebekah, mother of three lovely little girls, was only 32, admitted for chemotherapy after breast-cancer surgery, When I gave her an injection, Rebekah shut her eyes tightly and murmured a prayer until it was over. Then she smiled and squeezed my hand. “Before you go, could you get my Bible from the table?" I handed her the worn book. "Do you have a favorite Bible verse?" she asked. "Jesus wept. John 11: 35." "Such a sad one," she said. "Why?""It makes me feel closer to Jesus, knowing he also experienced human sorrow." Rebekah nodded thoughtfully and started flipping through her Bible as I shut the door quietly behind me.

During the following months, her hospital stays became frequent and she worried about her children. One day when I entered her room, I found her talking into a tape recorder. She picked up a notebook and held it out to me. "I'm making a tape for my daughters, " she said. I read the list on her pad: starting school, confirmation, turning 16, first date, graduation. While I worried how to help her deal with death, she was planning for her children's future. She usually waited until the early hours of the morning to record the tapes so she could be free from interruptions. She filled them with family stories and advice，trying to cram a lifetime of love into a few precious hours. Finally, every item in her notes had been checked off and she entrusted the tapes to her husband.

I often wondered what I would say in her place. My kids joked that I was like an FBI agent, with my constant questions about where they’d been and who they’d been with. Where, I thought, are my words of encouragement and love?

It was three o'clock one afternoon when I got an urgent call from the hospital. Rebekah wanted me to come immediately with a blank tape. She was breathing hard when I entered her room. I slipped the tape into the recorder and held the microphone to her lips. "Ruthie, Hannah, Molly, this is the most important tape." She held my hand and closed her eyes. "Someday your daddy will bring home a new mommy. Please make her feel special. Show her how to take care of you. Ruthie, honey, help her get your Brownie uniform ready each Tuesday. Hannah, tell her you don't want meat sauce on your spaghetti. Molly, don't get mad if there's no apple juice. Drink something else. It's okay to be sad, sweeties. Jesus cried too. He knows about sadness and will help you to be happy again. Remember, I'll always love you. I shut off the recorder and Rebekah sighed deeply. "Thank you, Nan, "You'll give this one to them, won't you?" she murmured as she slid into sleep.

A time would come when the tape would be played for Rebekah's children, but right then, after I smoothed Rebekah's blanket, I got in my car and hurried home. I thought of how my Shannon also liked her sauce on the side and suddenly that quirk, which had annoyed me so many times, seemed to make her so much more precious. That night the kids didn't go out; they sat with me long after the spaghetti sauce had dried onto the dishes. And we talked, without interrogations, without complaints，late into the night.

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that ____________ .

A. Nan was in a bad state and wept a lot in her daily life.

B. Nan was not on good terms with her children.

C. Nan was worried about how to help Rebeka deal with her death.

D. Nan laid more stress on attending on her patients than her children.

2.Which of the following scenes was most likely to be seen at Nan’s home before she met Rebekah?

A. The family sat down in a circle and shared an interesting story.

B. After dinner, the children either went out or shut themselves up in their rooms.

C. The son was the headache of the parents while the daughter their comfort.

D. When Eric did poorly at school, the parents comforted him and cheered him up.

3.Which was the most vital message Rebekah left to her children?

A. Bringing home satisfying school report cards 

B. Landing a job after graduation

C. Growing up healthily and happily          

D. Accepting their step-mother into their lives.

4.The writer learnt from Rebekah that a parent’s real concern should be_______.           .

A. protecting the children from the dangers they may be trapped in.

B. having encouraging and loving talks with children.

C. making tape records to guide the children in their future lives.

D. tolerating the children’s annoying quirks.

I opened my new patient's chart and headed for her room. My son, Eric, had just brought home a disappointing report card, and my daughter, Shannon, and I had argued again about her getting a driver's license. For the next eight hours I wanted to throw myself into helping people who I knew had much more to worry about than I did. Rebekah, mother of three lovely little girls, was only 32, admitted for chemotherapy after breast-cancer surgery, When I gave her an injection, Rebekah shut her eyes tightly and murmured a prayer until it was over. Then she smiled and squeezed my hand. “Before you go, could you get my Bible from the table?" I handed her the worn book. "Do you have a favorite Bible verse?" she asked. "Jesus wept. John 11: 35." "Such a sad one," she said. "Why?""It makes me feel closer to Jesus, knowing he also experienced human sorrow." Rebekah nodded thoughtfully and started flipping through her Bible as I shut the door quietly behind me.
During the following months, her hospital stays became frequent and she worried about her children. One day when I entered her room, I found her talking into a tape recorder. She picked up a notebook and held it out to me. "I'm making a tape for my daughters, " she said. I read the list on her pad: starting school, confirmation, turning 16, first date, graduation. While I worried how to help her deal with death, she was planning for her children's future. She usually waited until the early hours of the morning to record the tapes so she could be free from interruptions. She filled them with family stories and advice，trying to cram a lifetime of love into a few precious hours. Finally, every item in her notes had been checked off and she entrusted the tapes to her husband.
I often wondered what I would say in her place. My kids joked that I was like an FBI agent, with my constant questions about where they’d been and who they’d been with. Where, I thought, are my words of encouragement and love?
It was three o'clock one afternoon when I got an urgent call from the hospital. Rebekah wanted me to come immediately with a blank tape. She was breathing hard when I entered her room. I slipped the tape into the recorder and held the microphone to her lips. "Ruthie, Hannah, Molly, this is the most important tape." She held my hand and closed her eyes. "Someday your daddy will bring home a new mommy. Please make her feel special. Show her how to take care of you. Ruthie, honey, help her get your Brownie uniform ready each Tuesday. Hannah, tell her you don't want meat sauce on your spaghetti. Molly, don't get mad if there's no apple juice. Drink something else. It's okay to be sad, sweeties. Jesus cried too. He knows about sadness and will help you to be happy again. Remember, I'll always love you. I shut off the recorder and Rebekah sighed deeply. "Thank you, Nan, "You'll give this one to them, won't you?" she murmured as she slid into sleep.
A time would come when the tape would be played for Rebekah's children, but right then, after I smoothed Rebekah's blanket, I got in my car and hurried home. I thought of how my Shannon also liked her sauce on the side and suddenly that quirk, which had annoyed me so many times, seemed to make her so much more precious. That night the kids didn't go out; they sat with me long after the spaghetti sauce had dried onto the dishes. And we talked, without interrogations, without complaints，late into the night

1. 1.

   From the first paragraph we can learn that______

   1. A.
      Nan was in a bad state and wept a lot in her daily life
   2. B.
      Nan was not on good terms with her children
   3. C.
      Nan was worried about how to help Rebeka deal with her death
   4. D.
      Nan laid more stress on attending on her patients than her children
2. 2.

   Which of the following scenes was most likely to be seen at Nan’s home before she met Rebekah?

   1. A.
      The family sat down in a circle and shared an interesting story
   2. B.
      After dinner, the children either went out or shut themselves up in their rooms
   3. C.
      The son was the headache of the parents while the daughter their comfort
   4. D.
      When Eric did poorly at school, the parents comforted him and cheered him up
3. 3.

   Which was the most vital message Rebekah left to her children?

   1. A.
      Bringing home satisfying school report cards
   2. B.
      Landing a job after graduation
   3. C.
      Growing up healthily and happily
   4. D.
      Accepting their step-mother into their lives
4. 4.

   The writer learnt from Rebekah that a parent’s real concern should be______

   1. A.
      protecting the children from the dangers they may be trapped in
   2. B.
      having encouraging and loving talks with children
   3. C.
      making tape records to guide the children in their future lives
   4. D.
      tolerating the children’s annoying quirks

Dear Mr. Barton，

     I’m writing in the name of the residents’ association (居委会)to inform you of our feelings regarding your behaviour (行为). We’ve really had just about enough of you．Although we have tried to speak to you civilly on several occasions，you have always responded with a stream of verbal abuse (谩骂)．

     Ever since you moved in three months ago，you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of the building，despite numerous complaints．For the past six weekends in a row， you have held extremely noisy parties，which have not finished until the early hours of the morning．It’s just not on! As you are aware，most of the people here are old people or have very young children，and the noise keeps them awake all night．You don’t have to be so noisy，do you?

Last weekend the situation deteriorated further when two of your acquaintances（相识）were involved in a fight on the first floor landing．The disturbance was so bad that the police had to be called．What’s more，your mates left the stairs in a terrible state―they even broke two windows on their way out! We feel that this type of bad behaviour is unbearable．

We strongly recommended that you arrange payment for this damage to the windows，soon．If you don’t and you carry on being a nuisance (令人讨厌的人)，we will kick you out! Legal steps will be taken if necessary．

                                                                                   Yours sincerely

60. We can infer from this letter that the writer’s attitude towards to Mr. Barton is _________．

      A．excited                                      B．upset               

C．angry                                       D．happy

61. What does the underlined word “deteriorated” in the letter most probably mean?

A．changed．                                B．became better． 

C．moved．                                  D．got worse．

62. What is the main purpose of the writer?

      A．To inform Mr. Barton of the noise he made．

      B．To tell Mr. Barton to leave the building for the peace．

      C．To give a threat to Mr. Barton．

      D．To talk about what Mr. Barton did in the building．

63. From this letter，we can conclude that the writer and Mr. Barton are __________．

A．friends             B．neighbours          C．strangers            D．companions

A fit and healthy teenage rugby player died 12 hours after taking treatment for acne (粉刺), an officer, Mary Hassel, said today. She said Shaun Jones, 14, died “as a result of complications (并发症) of medical treatment”.

Shaun, who was described by his mother as “vain” about his appearance, saw Dr Jones, his family doctor, about spots on his back and shoulders after learning his friends had been given medication to deal with similar problems.

The boy, who had previously used Clearasil to treat the spots, was diagnosed with mild acne and given a prescription. But when he went to his local chemist’s with his mother, he was told the drug was not available. They said they had contacted Dr Jones (in fact they didn’t), and Shaun could be given different pills which were the same as the drug originally prescribed．Mrs. Jones noticed there was no safety instructions included in the box, but thought nothing of it at the time.

Shaun took the drug just before going to bed at 10:30 pm. Little more than an hour later, he complained of shortness of breath and tightness in his chest. Mrs. Jones initially contacted an out-of-hours GP service but was told no doctor was available. When Shaun’s condition became worse, he was rushed to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital by ambulance in the early hours of the next morning.

Despite treatment there, and at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, where he was transferred, Shaun died at 10:40 am the following day. Doctors at the hospital believe an unusual reaction to the acne drug could have caused his death.

Hassel said she would write a report to the Lord Chancellor’s office underlining the importance that “doctors prescribe drugs and doctors make adjustments and patients receive drugs with the correct information attached”.

1．Shaun Jones decided to take the treatment for acne because __________.

       A．he thought he was fit and healthy

       B．his friends advised him to take it

       C．his mother gave him the suggestion

       D．he wanted to improve his appearance

2．Which of the following is true of the drug Shaun took?

       A．It was previously named Clearasil.

       B．It was not the one in the prescription.

       C．It should not be taken before going to bed.

       D．It was forbidden for people at Shaun’s age.

3．We can learn from Paragraph 4 that _____________.

       A．Shaun began to feel uncomfortable at 11:00 p.m.

       B．Shaun’s parents called their family doctor at first

       C．Ms. Jones called an out-of-hours GP service at first

       D．Shaun’s parents drove him to Royal Glamorgan Hospital

4．The reason why Shaun was transferred to the University Hospital of Wales was that________.

       A．there were no doctors available at his local hospital

       B．his family doctor suggested he be transferred there

       C．he was expected to get better treatment at the hospital

       D．the doctors in Royal Glamor gan Hospital were too busy

5．It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Hassel __________.

       A．would report the event to the Lord Chancellor’s office

       B．could help more people become more careful about drugs

       C．would tell people the importance of correct prescription

       D．could help more patients attach correct information to drugs