A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online "Bucket List" of things she wanted to do before dying.
Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now l know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one," she wrote.
For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List”, in which two terminally ill(患絕癥的) men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.
On her list, at the site www.alicepyne.blogspot.com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor(骨髓捐贈者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.
Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.
"Oh dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!" she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. "Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me."    
Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed (透露) the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.
小題1:What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her "Bucket List"?
A．The media called on people to help her.
B．People sent gifts to her from all over the world.
C．A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.
D．People around the world sent messages to support her.
小題2: Alice Pyne wrote her "Bucket List" to  ___________.
A．express her last few wishes
B．say goodbye to a few friends
C．give comfort to two terminally ill men
D．catch people's attention
小題3:It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne _________.
A．is unaware of her own conditions
B．is calm to know that death is approaching
C．is very sad to know that she will die
D．is still quite confident in fighting against cancer
小題4:Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne's "Bucket List"?
A．To meet a boy.B．To get a cool computer.
C．To swim with sharks.D．To ask people to donate bone marrow.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：文章講的是一個身患癌癥的女孩，從容面對死亡的到來。她受到一部電影的啟發(fā)，寫下了幾件最想完成的夢想，并放在了博客上。受到了人們的關(guān)注，有很多人給他發(fā)來信息鼓勵她，也有很多人采用多種形式來幫助她實現(xiàn)她的愿望。
小題1:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online "Bucket List" of things she wanted to do before dying.可知全世界的人都發(fā)短信來支持她。選D。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三，第四段可知，她受電影的影響也寫下了自己希望實現(xiàn)的愿望。選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)女孩的話" I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now l know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one," she wrote.可以看出，她并不害怕死亡。選B。
小題4:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段可知在她的愿望中提到得到漂亮的電腦，和鯊魚游泳，讓人們捐獻骨髓。沒有說要遇到一個男孩，選A。
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A．AppearB．LeaveC．TryD．Change

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I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A young man was seeking his community votes, and people      wanted to know why they should give him their       . He took them to his house and on every
    in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of    to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often      me to believe that as long as you have     , you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see “ Faith”.
The    I learned from this is simple-----faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all      given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get       ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will       ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might      that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t       it as a faith. Daily       , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith．
Faith       hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday----to     reading the newspapers full of too much sad and      news. Why? Because I      there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to     , becomes a beautiful thing. It lifts your mental state to a higher place that      you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes, I can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by        it.
小題1:
A．bravelyB．brieflyC．mostlyD．finally
小題2:
A．supportB．instructionC．pityD．information
小題3:
A．wallB．mirrorC．pictureD．book
小題4:
A．voicesB．questionsC．rulesD．standards
小題5:
A．teachesB．permitsC．forcesD．promises
小題6:
A．friendshipB．breathC．wealthD．success
小題7:
A．lessonB．view C．choiceD．example
小題8:
A．extremelyB．freelyC．equallyD．frequently
小題9:
A．strangeB．differentC．funnyD．tough
小題10:
A．stayB．return C．slowD．grow
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．realizeC．understandD．predict
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)greeB．a(chǎn)ppreciateC．a(chǎn)dmireD．a(chǎn)cknowledge
小題13:
A．servicesB．stepsC．tasksD．experiments
小題14:
A．dreams ofB．comes fromC．feels likeD．keeps on
小題15:
A．considerB．delayC．stopD．risk
小題16:
A．variousB．genuineC．latestD．negative
小題17:
A．heardB．noticedC．declaredD．explained
小題18:
A．checkB．listC．workD．sleep
小題19:
A．warnsB．causesC．ordersD．forbids
小題20:
A．exercisingB．formingC．obtainingD．thinking

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