------What's the matter with Tim?

------Oh, Tim's cell phone was left in a taxi accidentally, never ________ again.

A．to find

B．to be found

C．finding

D．being found

 

---Alice, you didn’t come to Tim’s birthday last night.

   ---I wished I had, but my parents just simply___ not let me out so late at night.

A. might    B. should  C. would   D. could

 

When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced（影响） by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.
During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.
【小题1】Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.

A．fourteen	B．fifteen
C．serving in the Navy	D．working in clinic

【小题2】Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________

A．his father wanted him to be so.

B．his father was a surgeon.

C．he had read many books about medicine.

D．he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did.

【小题3】Which of the following is not true?

A．during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy.

B．he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California.

C．after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter.

D．Tim worked as a life-saver after war.

【小题4】From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.

A．was sent to Europe during the war.

B．was not afraid of blood.

C．decided to give up his doctor career.

D．regarded himself as a life-saver.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about­________

A．Tim’s life story

B．Tim’ dreams

C．Tim’s marriage

D．Tim’s patients

 

---What’s the matter with Tim?

   ---Oh. Tim’s cellphone was left in a taxi accidently, never _____ again.

   A. to find      B. to be found     C. finding     D. being found

 

The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.

  Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.

  He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:

  Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim.

  The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.

  The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves. The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.

  Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.

  He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way...

1..  What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

   A. He left the house quietly.                    B. He had breakfast at home

   C. He left a note on the freezer.                D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

2..  “He settled for some biscuits” in paragraph 3 means that Tim ___.

   A. had to leave the biscuits on the table        B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches

   C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches    D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

3..  What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

   A. The height of the first rocks             B. The ups and downs of the waves

   C. The change in the position of the sun.        D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach

4..  Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

   A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.          B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.

   C. Tim was the only person on the beach.     D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

5... In the story, Tim’s mood changed from ___.

   A. loneliness to craziness                   B. anxiousness to excitement

   C. helplessness to happiness                 D. eagerness to nervousness