Question

James knew the decision was not going to be an easy one to make as he sat on the hill near the small town that he lived in. There was no one he could turn to for advice. His only sister lived away and he hardly ever saw her and when his sister came over, they always ended up in an argument.

It had been a hot day and James’s clothes seemed to stick to his body. He had felt terrible for weeks and he was just tired of feeling sick. He had started vomiting（嘔吐）after he would eat anything and he knew that something would have to be done.

After going to the doctor, he was told to come back in a few days. The next three days had gone by slowly and it was time for his visit to the doctor. He had been shown into the doctor’s office and James knew it was bad news. The end result was he had stomach cancer.

James sat on the hill looking down at the town and wonder what he would do. Taking out his phone, he dialed his sister’s number and told her the bad news. She started to cry and said, “If anything happens to you, I will be alone in this world.”

Marie, his sister said, “You are moving up here and you will live with me until you get back on your feet, so go home, pack up and I will be there to get you in two days.”

He smiled and said, “It sounds wonderful, but I still haven’t decided if I am going to have the surgery or not?” Hearing this, she softly whispered, “Of course you are having the surgery. I will pick you up in two days. I love you.”

James knew the final word was still up to him and he would think about it because this was a decision that wouldn’t come easy to him.

1.From the very beginning, we know that James ________________.

A.used to sit on the hill when in trouble

B.lived alone and seldom met others

C.didn’t get along well with Marie

D.never made a decision by himself

2.James decided to go to his doctor when _____________.

A.he felt it had been too hot for him

B.he vomited anything he ate

C.he felt sick for several weeks

D.he got a call from his sister

3.The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _____________.

A.James having the surgery

B.Packing up within two days

C.Marie coming to meet him

D.James moving to live with Marie

4.What is the message expressed in the passage?

A.Health is not valued till sickness comes.

B.Blood is thicker than water.

C.Each day brings its own bread.

D.Good health is above wealth.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇故事類短文，講述了詹姆斯檢查出身患絕癥后的思想斗爭，也表現(xiàn)了他們姐弟之間血濃于水的感情。當(dāng)詹姆斯經(jīng)常嘔吐的時候，他決定去看醫(yī)生，在幾天焦慮的等待后他得知自己得了重病，他在猶豫著是否去做手術(shù)。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章首段內(nèi)容when his sister came over, they always ended up in an argument.可知他和姐姐經(jīng)常吵架，故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容可知他在頻繁嘔吐后決定去看醫(yī)生，選B。

3.詞意猜測題。根據(jù)上文so go home, pack up and I will be there to get you in two days.可知it指James去姐姐家住這件事，選D。

4.主旨大意題。故事講述了James患病后思想斗爭和姐姐得知他患病后的表現(xiàn)，盡管他們平時會發(fā)生爭吵，但是此時表現(xiàn)了姐弟血濃于水的感情，選B。

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