My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat easily .She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBekey, of Houston, Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same illness .The article said Dr. DeBekey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them .But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him .She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little - girl dreamt of traveling and seeing the world .There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living .She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang .Aunt Edith didn’t want to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud. “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply .If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed Michael DeBekey.”
That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world .Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know – all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his own heart.
56．Aunt Edith wrote a letter to Dr. Debakey to         .
A．ask for his advice       B．beg him to operate on her
C．ask him to introduce another doctor         D．ask for his sympathy
57．The underlined phrase “open heart” in the last paragraph means          .
A．open – minded  B．kind – hearted   C．patient       D．skillful
58．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Dr. DeBakey is willing to operate on anyone free of charge.
B．Dr. DeBakey is expert in getting along with his patients.        
C．My aunt Edith is very poor and mean.
D．My aunt Edith is optimistic and strong – minded.

People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics(失语症患者). Such patients can be extremely good at something else. From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths.

Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics. Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.

Recently, scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasics. It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches -- in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words, but the aphasics were not.

Some years ago, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics. He mentioned a particular case in a hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV. Since the president had been an actor earlier, making a good speech was no problem for him. He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.

But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didn't seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying. He was lying!

Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words. However, according to Dr. Sacks, they are more gifted than normal people. Normal people may get carried away by words. Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better, though they cannot understand words.

1.What is so surprising about aphasics?

A．They can fool other people.               B．They can find out the hidden drags.

C．They can tell whether people are lying.       D．They can understand language better.

2.How did the scientists study aphasics?

A．By asking them to watch TV together.

B．By comparing them with normal people.

C．By giving them chances to speak on TV.

D．By organizing them into acting groups.

3.What do we learn from this text?

A．What one says reflects how one feels.

B．Aphasics have richer feelings than others.

C．Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.

D．People poor at one thing can be good at another.

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

One day a rich man was invited to dinner at the home of one of his friends. He did not know what to   36  the wine, meat and chicken he had just bought. Certainly he could not    37   them to the servant. Then he had   38   idea. He called up the servant and    39  to him.

"I'll be away for the whole evening, and I'll leave you to look after the house. In the cupboard there are two bottles filled with    40 . Be careful about it. You'll be killed if you take even a   41   of it. There is also some meat and chicken in the cupboard. Take care of them".    42  these words the rich man left the home.

  43  the master turned his back, the servant opened the cupboard and began to enjoy all the nice things in it. He   44  the two bottles and ate up the meat, the chicken and   45  he found in the cupboard. He was   46  and soon fell 47 .

At mid-night the rich man returned home. He looked into the cupboard and to his great 48  , all the wine and food were   49 . He was mad with   50 and called the servant up.

"Oh, Master," the servant began to say   51  the rich man could open his mouth; "while you were away, the neighbor's black cat stole into our kitchen and ate up every things in the cupboard. I know you would be angry with me. I was so   52  that I drank the two bottles of poison to kill   53  “there were tears in the servant's eyes.”Oh, Master," he continued, "Please don't get angry with a 54 _ man. I'll soon be dead.

The rich man, of course, did not   55 a word of his story. But again, he could do nothing about it.

1.                A．make          B．put into         C．deal with  D．do with

2.                A．buy            B．cook           C．leave D．bring

3.                A．some          B．an             C．the  D．no

4.                A．said           B．told            C．spoke    D．talked

5.                A．water          B．oil             C．wine D．poison

6.                A．piece          B．drop           C．lot   D．bottle

7.                A．At             B．On            C．With D．Hearing

8.                A．Before         B．While          C．Hardly when   D．As soon as

9.                A．broke          B．emptied        C．removed D．cleaned

10.               A．that           B．what           C．something D．everything else

11.               A．satisfied        B．excited         C．worried   D．disappointed

12.               A．sleep          B．asleep         C．sleepy D．sleeping

13.               A．surprising       B．surprise        C．surprised  D．joy

14.               A．gone          B．left            C．missed    D．disappeared

15.               A．tears          B．scene          C．anger D．a smile

16.               A．when          B．after           C．as    D．before

17.               A．afraid          B．sad            C．anxious   D．sure

18.               A．the cat         B．the man        C．myself D．the neighbor

19.               A．dead          B．dying          C．living D．wounded

20.               A．say            B．hear           C．believe    D．listen to

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____

excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.

       ______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.

       When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

A. took off                 B. landed                      C. got out                     D. took down

A. too                        B. so                            C. very                  D. much

A. got                        B. took up                    C. got on               D. took

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

A. old-make            B. man-made                C. newly-make       D. natural

A. had left                 B. would leave              C. left                   D. was leaving

A. must                         B. had to                      C. should               D. ought

A. agreed                   B. said                         C. told                  D. promised

A. Shortly after          B. Long before              C. Shortly             D. Soon

A. couldn’t                B. could                       C. didn’t               D. did

A. ask                        B. say                          C. tell                   D. order

A. begun                    B. started                      C. must                 D. started to

A. and                       B. so                            C. then                  D. but

A. ordered                 B. booked                     C. asked                D. got

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

A. when                     B. until                        C. after                 D. before

A. crowds of                  B. groups of                 C. crowd of           D. group of

A. around                  B. in                                   C. by                    D. near

A. was                    B. went                        C. kept                  D. started

A. was                    B. lay                           C. laid                   D. were