10.My aunt Edith was a widow of 50,working as a secretary,when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.
Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily.She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor,Dr.Michael Debakey,of Houston,Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same illness.The article said Dr Debakey'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 years and among them a little girl who always dreamed 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 wait 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 Debakey
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.
28."Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily"means thatC.
A.she was very beautiful
B.she was very strong
C.she was very brave
D.she was very warm hearted
29.In fact,Aunt Edith's letter to Dr.Debakey was full ofA.
A.courage
B.illness
C.pity
D.sadness
30.After reading Dr.Debakey's letter,Aunt Edith feltD.
A.discouraged
B.frightened
C.disappointed
D.encouraged.
分析 我的姑姑是一個50歲的寡婦,她患上了嚴(yán)重的心臟病,但她沒有對生活失去希望,她給著名的醫(yī)生寫信,感動了醫(yī)生,最后能到救治,現(xiàn)在的生活很美好.
解答 28.C.判斷推理題.由第二段Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily,Aunt Edith不輕易地承認失敗,當(dāng)然是因為她勇敢.故選C.
29.A.判斷推理題.由第三段She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live:her three children和There wasn't a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living.從她的信中可以知道,她只提到了自己想生存下去的理由--為了她的孩子們,絲毫沒有考慮自己,而且話語中充滿幽默,所以說她非常有勇氣、非常樂觀.故選A
30.D.細節(jié)題.由第二段Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them她無法支付治療費用,和倒數(shù)第三段If you can come to Houston,there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation醫(yī)生信中說會免掉一切費用為她治病,所以她受到鼓舞,增強了戰(zhàn)勝疾病的勇氣.故選D
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