When Mike Mushaw decided to join the national...

When Mike Mushaw decided to join the national bone marrow (骨髓) registry nearly three years ago, he never ready gave it a second thought. After all, he did it only because his college, football coach had encouraged him and his teammates to register. But about six months after the sign-up, he did get a call. The now 21-year-old linebacker’s bone marrow matched a patient in Virginia. Mushaw had to decide whether to go all in. It would mean spending a night in the hospital and undergoing general anesthesia, which carries some risk. And he’d likely never know whether his donation worked. “Once they took 17 vials (试管) of blood, I was like, ‘All right this is real. This is going to happen.’”

His donation went to a five-month-old girl named Eleanor who was sick with a rare immune-deficiency disease that was diagnosed when she was only three month old. Eleanor had rarely left her house other than to travel to the hospital or the doctor. “Eleanor was going to die without a bone marrow transplant,” her mother, Jessica, told NBC.

Still, there was no guarantee of success. Eleanor’s family had hoped that she would have some improvement from the transplant, enough to live a more normal, life. Instead, after a few weeks, the doctors at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., came back with shocking news: Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved—Mushaw’s bone marrow had cured her.

Mushaw didn’t know any of this until months after his donation. In most cases, the donor and recipient remain anonymous to each other. But about six months after the procedure, Eleanor’s parents sent him an e-mail to thank him for saving her life.

“When they told me it was a little girl, I got a little choked up,” Mushaw says. But their surprising connection was only beginning. Mushaw asked whether he and Eleanor could FaceTime regularly so he could check on her progress. “It was amazing to watch her and be a part of her life,” he says. Eleanor kept tabs on him, too, by watching his football games on TV. Mushaw often invited her family to drive from Virginia to Connecticut to meet at his games where tiny shouts of “Mike! Mike!” could be heard from the stands as the little girl cheered on her very own hero.

“I had waited by that point well over a year to finally give a hug to this guy who saved my daughter’s life,” Jessica says. “We felt like we were on cloud nine all weekend getting to spend time with him and have him be with Eleanor.” In January, Mushaw reunited with Eleanor, this time in Virginia, to celebrate her birthday. It will likely be the first of many celebrations together. “As a parent, it feels really great to watch someone love your kid as much as you do,” Jessica says. We were two complete strangers, and now we’ve become such a big part of each other’s lives.”

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Mushaw decided to join the national bone marrow registry on his own.

B.Mushaw was unwilling to donate his bone marrow.

C.Mushaw at first wondered whether his donation would work.

D.Mushaw signed up the bone marrow registry at 21.

2.What does the underlined phrase “kept tabs on” in paragraph 5 mean?

A.pay a price to B.pay close attention to

C.keep a record of D.keep pace with

3.What can we know about Eleanor from the article?

A.Eleanor was often taken out to travel before deceiving the donation.

B.Eleanor’s family was certain that she could be cured with the donation.

C.Eleanor was excited when watching Mike’s football game.

D.Eleanor first saw Mushaw when Mushaw went to Virginia to celebrate her birthday.

4.Which is the best title for the article?

A.A Little Life Saved, A Big Friend Made

B.A Medical Miracle

C.A Lucky Transplant

D.Donation Working, Girl Saved

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A 12-year old boy who donated bone marrow (骨髓) to his dying sister and has raised more than￡10,000 for charity has been named the UK’s Family Hero of the Year.

Adam Kerr, 12, from Armagh, Northern Ireland, also helps his mother care for his younger brother Brian, 9, who suffers from the genetic disease Fanconi’s anaemia (贫血症). But it is not the first hardship that has affected young Adam. When he was just six, he donated his own bone marrow to his younger sister Helen who suffered from a rare blood disorder. Sadly she developed complications and died a few months after the operation in 2005.

Adam found it very difficult to be happy after Helen’s death. So he decided to start raising money in memory of Helen to help local poor children and families with bereavement (丧亲之痛). Overall he has raised ￡10,000 and he has no intentions of giving up.

He organised a Fun Day to provide the money for a brother and sister from Northern Ireland to visit their sick brother having a bone marrow transplant in a London hospital.

He received his award and a cheque for￡2,000 at an “Oscar’s style” ceremony in London. Ms Phillips said: “Adam is an incredible young man. In his relatively short life he has faced real sadness and bad luck and yet he works tirelessly to make life better for others.”

The Awards were sponsored by the charity 4Children and Take a Break Magazine. Anne Longfield OBE, Chief Executive of 4Children said:“It’s an honour to recognise Adam’s devotion and self-sacrifice, and his bravery shows there is always reason for hope and optimism. There is so much unrecognized goodwill out there of people who do so much for others, and the inspiring winners of the Family Heroes Awards remind us how important it is for us all to do our best to make a difference in the lives of others.”

1.From the passage we can see Adam’s younger brother 　　　　 .

A. was too young and ill to look after himself

B. was fortunate enough to be cured

C. donated his bone marrow to his sister

D. was going to have an operation

2.Why does Adam raise money for charity?

A. Because he wants to provide money for his brother.

B. Because his sister suffered from a rare blood disorder.

C. Because he wanted to remember his sister in this way.

D. Because his mother encouraged him to do so.

3.Which of the following is probably a name of an activity?

A. A Fun Day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the charity 4Children

C. Take a Break Magazine　　　　　 D. Anne Longfield OBE

4.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The first hardship that has affected Adam is to care for Brian.

B. Adam suffers from the genetic disease Fanconi’s anaemia.

C. Adam is so tired that he wants to give up fund raising.

D. Adam is awarded for his dedication, bravery and self-sacrifice.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to help others in trouble

B. A little boy makes a big difference to others

C. How to be a winner of the Family Heroes Awards

D. An independent young man

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假设你是李华，是一名高三学生。你的同班同学王强因患白血病（leukemia）而住院，目前已经花光了家里的所有积蓄，现在需要骨髓移植（bone marrow transplant）, 需要20万元。请你帮他写一封求助信。要点如下：

对病人的简单介绍；

目前的困难；

希望得到捐助；

联系电话：白天5221600； 晚上5221610

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends,

I’m very sad to tell that

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Yours truly，

Li Hua

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_______naturally by the skin when exposed to sunlight, Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles.

A. Making　　 B. To make

C. Made　　 D. Make

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_______ to wait a long time at the dentist’s, Mike decided to take along a magazine to read.

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The new year is the moment when people vow to improve their fitness. They join gyms, swear off alcohol and adopt healthier diets. These resolutions usually do not last beyond January.　

But some employers try to help their workers stick to their goals by offering “wellness” programmes. One of the longest-running examples began in 1979 at Johnson&Johnson (j&j), an American health-care company. The plan promotes weight loss, smoking quitting and efforts to reduce blood pressure. The firm claims it reduced medical costs by $400 an employee per year, and resulted in fewer workers suffering from heart disease or high blood pressure.

Yet an examination of the data by Martin Cherniack of the University of Connecticut found that in 2005-08, a sharp jump in alcohol use, depression and stress among j&j employees occurred. This coincided with a period when the firm had a target of lifting productivity by 9% a year. So the employees may have been leaner and fitter, but it is possible that workplace pressure to produce more meant greater stress.

All this suggests that employee well-being is a rather more complex topic than can be tackled by a programme devoted to exercise and healthy living. A study by Rand Europe, a research institute, found that obvious bad habits such as smoking and high alcohol use were in fact not associated with lower productivity, while obese workers were no more likely to take time off than anyone else. The biggest productivity problems were associated with lack of sleep, financial concerns and mental-health issues-factors that may well be directly linked to work-related stress.

It seems reasonable for companies to expect some level of economic return from any wellness programme that they provide. But the trade-off should not be too blatant. Making employees fitter so you can work them a lot harder seems rather like drilling your infantry (野战军) on a course before sending them to face the machine guns. A better impact on morale (士气) (and thus productivity) might occur if workers felt that their managers had a genuine interest in their welfare.

1.What does the author want to tell us by the example of Johnson&Johnson?

A.A healthy lifestyle can contribute to higher productivity.

B.Caring for employees’ physical health is of great importance.

C.A health program is not enough to improve employee well-being.

D.A wellness program benefits both the company and the employees.

2.What does the study by Rand Europe indicate?

A.Certain living habits help improve motivation.

B.Work-related pressure is to blame for low productivity.

C.Financial concerns have nothing to do with productivity.

D.Obesity is associated with lower attendance in the workplace.

3.What does the underlined word “blatant” mean?

A.Challenging.

B.Effective.

C.Flexible.

D.Obvious.

4.What’s the purpose of this text?

A.To recommend a new way of increasing profits.

B.To compare various factors affecting productivity.

C.To question some practice in business management.

D.To urge employers to improve health care programs.

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Are you ready to take off? Launch into the adventure of a lifetime when you join the ranks of Space Camp where explorers train to live and work in space．This is your opportunity to command，navigate（航行）and contribute to an advanced space mission simulation（模拟）．

Space Camp is located at the U.S.Space＆Rocket Center，the Official Visitor Center for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center．The program encourages trainees to pursue science，technology，engineering and math disciplines through, exciting，hands-on educational activities．

During the five-night program，trainees participate in two，one-hour simulated missions．Our trainers guide participants through the past，·present and future of space exploration with the help of high-fidelity（高保证的）test articles or actual rockets and shuttles．visitors explore the first rocket that put an American in space-the real National Historic Landmark Saturn V moon rocket-and actual capsules earlv

astronauts used during their missions·Trainees experience walking on the moon in the 1/6th gravity chair to feel what it's like to work in a frictionless environment．

Space Camp trainees also climb the tallest mountain on the red planet with the Mars Climbing Wall and experience four times the gravity of Earth with the takeoff force of the Space Shot simulator．They get an astronaut's view of Earth while watching amazing films in the IMAX Spacedome Theater and Digital Theater．

Space Camp begins on Sunday afternoon and graduation is on Friday morning.Parents and family members are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony。

There is no other camp like it！

1.Whom is the Space Camp intended for?

A.Tourists. B.Students.

C.Astronauts D.Scientists.

2.How long will the Space Camp last?

A.About a day　 　 B.About three days．

C.About six days　 D.About twelve days.

3.Space Shot simulator will let the trainees know＿·

A.the takeoff force of a rocket

B．the highest mountain on mars

C．the history of space exploration

D．the feeling of being in the 1/6th gravity environment

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When the time came to make the final decision for a course , I decided to apply for the one that ______my interest.

A. limited　　　　 　　 B. reserved

C. reflected　　　　　　 D. spoiled

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The knee is the joint ______ the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg．

A．when B．where       C．which       D．that

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When the time came to make the final decision for a course, I decided to apply for the one that _________my interest.

A. limited　　　　　 　 　　 B. reserved

C. reflected　　　　　　 D. spoiled

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