At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.
More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harrison’s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.
“Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. He’s made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 from his left.
“I’d keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations — and they certainly don’t take them lightly. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and they’re cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his final donation surrounded by some of the mothers and babies who his blood helped save.
Harrison’s retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrison’s retirement from giving blood doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the game. Scientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.
1.What do we know about James Harrison?
A.He saved 2.4 million poor people.
B.He is to retire as a blood donor.
C.He is a very grateful blood donor.
D.He donates blood nearly every day.
2.What is the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 4?
A.To state Harrison’s decision to continue donating blood.
B.To describe how Harrison’s donations come to an end.
C.To introduce some babies saved by Harrison’s blood.
D.To praise Harrison for his cooperation with the doctors.
3.What can we infer from the passage about Harrison?
A.After his retirement, the Rh program will fail.
B.New donors are easy to find in a short time.
C.He continues to contribute to the Rh program.
D.His DNA is kept in a library for future study.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.A Unique Man with a Rare Blood Type
B.The Blood Saving Millions of Babies
C.A Special Blood Type Donor to Retire
D.The Man with the Golden Arm
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At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.
More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harrison’s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.
“Every bottle of anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. “I’d keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and they’re cutting him off now to protect his health.
Harrison’s retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrison’s retirement from giving blood doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the game. Scientists are collecting and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.
1.Why did James Harrison decide to donate blood as regularly as he could?
A.Because he wanted to be a celebrity.
B.Because he was saved by the blood donations when he was young.
C.Because his blood is valuable.
D.Because the Rh treatment program in Australia need him.
2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?
A.Robyn Barlow was sad because millions of babies suffer from blood disease.
B.Robyn Barlow was worried because Harrison may die of losing too much blood.
C.Robyn Barlow was moved by Harrison’s donations.
D.Robyn Barlow was frightened by Harrison’s crazy behavior.
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Harrison’s retirement will not affect the Rh program.
B.After Harrison’s retirement, the Rh program will fail.
C.Harrison’s influence to the Rh program will still exist after his retirement.
D.A library has been built for the study of Harrison’s DNA .
4.Which word can best describe Harrison?
A.Patient. B.Diligent.
C.Talented. D.Devoted.
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At the age of 14, Father had to leave school and start working. There would be no one to support the family _______ he not worked.
A. did B. has C. had D. was
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At the age of 14, Father had to leave school and start working. There would be no one to support the family _______ he not worked.
A.did B.has C.had D.was
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James Harrison is called “The Man with the Golden Arm”. The Australian man has saved the lives of more than 2.4 million babies by donating blood nearly every week for 60 years.
At the age of 14, Harrison had an 11-hour operation to remove a lung. “ I received 13 units(liters) of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people,” Harrison said. “When I’m old enough, I’ll become a blood donor.”
That is exactly what Harrison did. Soon afterwards, doctors told him that his blood contains a rare antibody that could help mothers who have rhesus disease, a condition where a pregnant woman’s blood attacks the blood cells of her fetus(胎儿). In worst cases, it can result in brain damager or death for the baby, and until about 1967, thousands of babies were dying each year in Australia.
Before long, researchers had developed an injection(注射剂), called Anti-D, using Harrison’s donated blood. Because about 17 percent of pregnant women in Australia require the Anti-D injections, the blood service estimates Harrison has helped 2.4 million babies in the country. At age of 81, he had already passed the age limit allowed for donors, and the blood service had decided Harrison should stop donating to protect his health.
Harrison was awarded the Australian Medal of Honor in recognition of his extraordinary efforts and generosity, but he doesn’t consider himself a hero. He’s now donated his blood 1,173 times, which gained him a Guinness World Record. But in all those times of giving blood, he’s never once watched. “I look at the ceiling or the nurses, maybe talk to them a bit. I can’t stand the sight of blood, and I can’t stand pain.”
1.What contributed to Harrison’s becoming a blood donor?
A.The rare antibody in his blood B.His gratitude to the blood donors
C.The request from the blood service D.His pain during the removal of his lung
2.What’s Anti-D used to do？
A.Save babies by giving them injection B.Protect babies from common illness
C.Cure pregnant mothers with rhesus disease D.Prevent women’s blood from being attacked
3.What does Harrison hold the Guinness World Record for?
A.The age among blood donors B.The amount of blood he donated
C.The number of donations he made D.The number of babies he saved by donating
4.What does the author think of Harrison?
A.He is kind and curious B.He is generous and modest
C.He is selfless and shy D.He is sympathetic and cautious
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Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to _____ out of school at the age of sixteen to help his father on the farm.
A. leave B. drop C. fall D. go
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At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have．I mean，he had a head，two arms and two legs，just like the rest of us．About nine o’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers，one of the older boys，what it was that made this Elvis guy so special．He told me that it was Elvis’ wavy hair and the way he moved his body．
About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville，Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut．That is when I got this big idea，which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret，then that’s what I was going to get．
A11 the way to town I told everybody, including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town，that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him．
When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis.
We finally arrived at the big barber shop，where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿)．I looked at the barber and said，“I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?”I asked him，with a big smile on my face．“Let's just see what we can do for you，little man，”he said．I was so happy when he started to cut my hair．Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing．She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head，like he was telling her “No”．Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts．Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor．
1.In the author’s eyes，Elvis Presley was_________．
A．disgusting B．admirable
C．ambitious D．dynamic
2.From the passage，we can know that______________．
A．Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley
B．An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money
C．The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut
D．The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut
3.We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______．
A．excited to have an Elvis hair cut
B．worried to think about the secret
C．anxious to remove the ton of bricks
D．careful to seize the chance
4.How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?
A．Delighted． B．Guilty．
C．Self-satisfied． D．Depressed．
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At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have．I mean，he had a head，two arms and two legs，just like the rest of us．About nine O’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers，one of the older boys，what it was that made this Elvis guy so special．He told me that it was Elvis’s wavy hair and the way he moved his body．
About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville，Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a hair cut．That is when I got this big idea，which hit me like a ton of bricks．If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret，then that’s what I was going to get.
All the way to town I told everybody，including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town，that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day，just like him．
When I got my new Buster Brown shoes，I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis．
We finally arrived at the big barber shop，where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿)．I looked at the barber and said，“I want an Elvis hair cut．Can you make my hair like Elvis?”I asked him，with a big smile on my face．“Let’s just see what we can do for you，little man，”he said．I was so happy when he started to cut my hair．Just as he started to cut my hair，the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing．She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head，like he was telling her“No”．Then he told me they were not allowed to give as Elvis hair cuts．Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor．
1.In the author’s eyes，Elvis Presley was_______．
A．admirable B．disgusting C．ambitious D．dynamic
2.From the passage，we can know that___________．
A．Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley
B．The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut
C．An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money
D．The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut
3.We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______．
A．worried to think about the secret
B．excited to have an Elvis hair cut
C．anxious to remove the ton of bricks
D．careful to seize the chance
4.How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?
A．Delighted． B．Guilty．
C．Depressed． D．Self-satisfied.
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At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have．I mean，he had a head，two arms and two legs，just like the rest of us．About nine o’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers，one of the older boys，what it was that made this Elvis guy so special．He told me that it was Elvis’wavy hair and the way he moved his body．
About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville，Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut．That is when I got this big idea，which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret，then that’s what I was going to get．
A11 the way to town I told everybody, including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town，that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him．
When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis.
We finally arrived at the big barber shop，where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿)．I looked at the barber and said，“I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?”I asked him，with a big smile on my face．“Let's just see what we can do for you，little man，”he said．I was so happy when he started to cut my hair．Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing．She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head，like he was telling her“No”．Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts．Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor．
1.In the author’s eyes，Elvis Presley was_________．
A．disgusting B．admirable
C．ambitious D．dynamic
2.From the passage，we can know that______________．
A．Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley
B．An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money
C．The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut
D．The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut
3.We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______．
A．excited to have an Elvis hair cut
B．worried to think about the secret
C．anxious to remove the ton of bricks
D．careful to seize the chance
4.How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?
A．Delighted． B．Guilty．
C．Self-satisfied．D．Depressed．
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Student photographer Madeline Morales has had experiences most 15 year-olds have not. At the age of 15, she developed cancer and had to go through chemotherapy(化疗). But today will be a unique kind of experience—something most people will never have. “It makes me feel excited, a little bit nervous,” said Morales, whose photos were on display at a gallery show in Los Angeles. These images reflect her journey while battling cancer.
She tried to look at things with a lot of light, a lot of what draws her to positivity and something that means love or happiness. “I think photography has really helped me a lot to stay positive and be motivated to keep fighting this disease.”
Morales is one of 23 students sharing their experiences with cancer through photos at this gallery. They are graduates of the PABLOVE foundation’s SHUTTERBUGS advanced photography class. The foundation aims to improve the lives of children living with the disease through its photography program. It also provides money for underfunded cancer research. Incomes from sales of these prints will go toward cancer research programs.
The PABLOVE program offers classes in eight cities across the United States. “Being in these classes with other people who understand their experience has been really beneficial, and it has really made them feel a lot more comfortable in what they’ve been through,” said Ashley Blakeney, program manager of PABLOVE SHUTTERBUBS. She said the photography classes give students living with cancer a sense of community at a time when they often feel isolated in their experience.
With photography many young students gain an identity that is not controlled by cancer. “There’s more to us than just having cancer. We want people to see what we see even if it’s through the lens(镜头).” says Luckman who was diagnosed with cancer when he was 10 years old. “Photography has given me a small chance to actually assist in the world a bit. I’d love to express my story and allow it to hopefully reach other kids so they can understand how to deal with it hopefully.
1.Which of the following is true of Madeline Morals?
A. She has suffered from cancer for 15 years.
B. She has had a full recovery from cancer.
C. She has a positive attitude towards life.
D. She uses her photos to record her suffering.
2.The PABLOVE Foundation was created specially for ________.
A. homeless people B. photography-lovers
C. researcher on cancer D. children with cancer
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. The popularity of the program.
B. The great significance of this program.
C. The contributions of Ashley.
D. The future plan of the program.
4.The underlined word “isolated” can be best replaced by ________.
A. lonely B. painful
C. grateful D. positive
5.According to Lukman, how can photography class benefit children with cancer?
A. By giving them an identity card.
B. By offering a chance to help others.
C. By getting their cancer cured.
D. By offering a way to make money.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did the man finish his study abroad?
A. At the age of 14. B. At the age of 16. C. At the age of 18.
2.What surprised the man most about studying in Australia?
A. He traveled around alone.
B. He could make friends easily.
C. He was popular with girls.
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