I had a perfect life. No one died; no one was sick; we were all happy and loving life.
Then I discovered my grandfather had cancer. No matter how much I told myself he could live, and that he might not die, somehow I still felt as if it was a death sentence. He was so young, only 63.
He fought so hard. Whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things will never get better, I remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease.
He died with a huge party going on around him, with all his friends and family. They ate and I honestly didn’t know how to cope. I never cried alone. I had the compassion (同情) of my friends and the support of my family and teachers. I just remembered my grandfather’s wish that we should celebrate his life.
That’s how we came up with the idea for Hives for Lives----a business my sister and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society (ACS). We sell honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles and lip balm, which all come from our beehives in Virginia. It started out small, 2 years ago, with just an idea. During our first year we donated more than $2,000 to the ACS. The next year a man who belonged to my grandparents’ bee club willed his honey to us, and our little business grew.
We sold at craft fairs, wine festivals, schools, and to anyone else who would buy! We had my uncle sell in California and my grandmother sell in Chicago. We have sold honey in 13 states---even in Puerto Rico.
This year we donated more than $10,000 to the ACS and we’re hoping to do more next year. Hopefully our business will help find a cure or just improve the life of someone with cancer.
I feel like Hives for Lives is a way to honor my grandfather. Honor his love, his life and his strength.
With Hives for Lives reminding me of my grandfather every day, I feel as if I can move on in life, that he will always be alive in my heart and memories. It made me capable of coping with his death, because I felt like I had truly honored his wish of celebrating his life.
I have made his spirit everlasting through the business and I honor him every day. He always taught me to make the best of things. Well, grandpa, that’s what I’m doing, for you.
I hope he is smiling from heaven.
小題1: Reading the first two paragraphs, we know _________.
A．the grandfather was sentenced to death
B．cancer always attacks old people
C．the sad news was quite beyond the author’s expectation
D．the author was sorry that their life was not perfect any more
小題2: When the author feels down in life, ________ will give him strength to overcome difficulties.
A．his grandfather’s encouraging words
B．his grandfather’s fighting against cancer
C．his grandfather’s wish before dying
D．his grandfather’s pitiful fate
小題3: When the grandfather died, __________.
A．a(chǎn)ll felt relieved that he would never suffer any more
B．his family and friends honored him more than ever
C．the author was at a loss what to do for a time
D．the author didn’t cry following his wish
小題4: Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A．The profits they make are all donated to the ACS.
B．They struggle to develop their business without any help.
C．They have helped find a cure for those with cancer.
D．All their relatives joined in their activity.
小題5: What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A．To show us how he runs his business to help others.
B．To tell us his way to deal with sadness.
C．To tell us the importance of self-control in the face of sadness.
D．To tell us to learn from his grandfather.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述作者有完美的人生，而他的爺爺?shù)昧税┌Y去世，讓他很迷茫，后來他和姐姐把生意利潤全部捐給美國癌癥學(xué)會，來尋找治療癌癥的方法，以此來紀(jì)念爺爺。
小題1:C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到No matter how much I told myself he could live, and that he might not die, somehow I still felt as if it was a death sentence.不管我怎么來告訴他他能活著，他不會死，不知怎的，我感覺好象被判了死刑，所以這個消息超過了作者的想象，故選C項。
小題2:B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things will never get better, I remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease每當(dāng)我感到人生不可逆轉(zhuǎn)時，我就會記得他與癌癥抗?fàn)幍臍q月。所以選B項。
小題3:C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到He died with a huge party going on around him, with all his friends and family. They ate and I honestly didn’t know how to cope他的死讓我不知所措，所以選C項。
小題4:A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到That’s how we came up with the idea for Hives for Lives----a business my sister and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society (ACS).這是我們?nèi)绾蜗氲揭粋�好的想法為Hives for Lives，我們把所有的利潤都捐給美國癌癥協(xié)會，所以A項正確。
小題5:B推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到I have made his spirit everlasting through the business and I honor him every day. He always taught me to make the best of things. Well, grandpa, that’s what I’m doing, for you我通過這個事業(yè)讓他的精神永存，我每天懷念她，你一直教我做好每件事，所以寫這篇文章的目的是告訴我們處理對待悲傷的方式。故選B項。
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