He will be back ________ few weeks．

A． in           B． on                C． for                D． at

本文为纪实性报导，作者目击了国际重大悲剧惨案，因而思绪万千．读后会激发学生：学习兴趣，用英文了解国际事件，外国朋友的心态．

　　One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11.

　　I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism.

　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn't understand how something this terrible could have happened.

　　It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. I've learned also that you can't take things for granted. Things change in the blind of an eye. People go to work and don't come back. One moment they're living and the next minute they're not. And, it doesn't matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

　　You try to learn from what happened. You can't be used up by it. You can't live by it. All you can do is just live.

　　注：crash撞击　　reaction反应　　witness目击　　tragedy悲剧　　tolerant宽容的　　precious珍贵的　　take…for granted认为……是当然的

1．The word “positive” in the passage probably means ________.

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2．What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

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3．From September 11, the writer has realized that ________.

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A．people should make the most of every minute they have

B．he has become less tolerant towards others

C．he should get worried about little things

D．life is too short to care about others

4．What's the best title(题目) of this passage?

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A．A Report about September 11

B．The Tragedy of September 11

C．September 11 and My Family

D．September 11 and My Turn

An exhausted（精疲力竭的）-looking woman came into the doctor’s office．She said，“doctor，there are dogs all over my neighborhood．They bark（叫）all day and all night，and I can’t get a good sleep．”

“I have good news for you，”the doctor answered，taking out a small bottle“Here are some new sleeping pills（药片）that work like a dream．Take a few of them and your trouble will be over．”

“Great，thank you，”the woman was very glad to go back home with the pills

A few weeks later，the woman returned，looking worse than ever She said，“Doctor， your pills are not good at all．I’m more tired than before”

“I don’t understand how that could be，”said the doctor，shaking（摇）his head“These are the strongest pills on the market．“That may be true．”answered the woman．“but I was still awake all night running after those dogs and I finally caught ode．It was ham to get him to eat the pills．”

（   ）1．The woman came to see the doctor because______．

A．her dog was ill                                         B．she was bitten by dogs

C．she couldn’t sleep well                               D．she got a bad cold

（   ）2．The doctor gave the woman some pills for______．

A．herself                 B．himself                   C．the dogs                 D．her neighbors

（   ）3．The woman looked______ a few weeks later．

A．better                  B．worse                  C．healthier                 D．stronger

（   ）4．The doctor would think the woman was a______ person after he heard her words in the end．

A．smart                  B．foolish                 C．good                      D．beautiful

（   ）5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The doctor gave the woman wrong pills．

B．The woman liked to run with the dogs．

C．The woman might feel worse after she took the pills．

D．The woman thought the pills were for the dogs．

　　One day, Tony Wang was crossing the road, when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. The policeman soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast（石膏）. Tony could not move it at all.“You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks,”the doctor said.“That will give the broken arm a chance（机会）to get better.”At the end of six weeks, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor used a large saw（锯）to cut the cast. Then he took arm out of the cast.“can you move your arm, Tony?”he asked. Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.“Yes, it's fine,”he said.“Thank you very much.”“In a few days it will be as good as new,”the doctor said,“Just exercise it a little.”“Will I be able to play the guitar（吉他）? Tony asked. The doctor smiled.“Of course you will.”he said.“You'll have no problems.”“That is good news.”Tony said.“Because I couldn't play it at all.”

(1）Tony ________.

A．fell off his bike and was badly hurt

B．fell over when he went downstairs

C．was hit by a car on the road

D．fell down from a tall tree

(2）The doctor ________.

A．did well in the operation

B．failed in the operation

C．was not so careful and kind

D．was angry to hear Tony's question

(3）The doctor's last words mean ________.

A．Tony will be able lo play the guitar well enough he couldn't play before

B．Tony's arm will be all right to do anything

C．he（the doctor himself）will have no problems to do the operation

D．he found Tony good at playing the guitar quite well

(4）Which of the following is true?

A．In fact, Tony could play the guitar quite well.

B．Tony didn't understand what the doctor said.

C．It seemed that there was something wrong with Tony because he was badly hurt.

D．Tony just played a joke on the doctor.