The doctor tried to laugh my brother ____ his...

The doctor tried to laugh my brother ____ his fears about the coming operation.

A. from　　　 B. against 　　 C. off　　　 D. into

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The doctor tried to laugh my brother ____ his fears about the coming operation.

A. from　　 B. against　　　 C. off　　　　　 D. into

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The doctor tried to laugh my brother _____ his fears about the coming operation.

A. from　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Into

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I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s　 appointment. They　 were　 testing　 him for　 autism(自闭症 ) .　 My　 brother, Captain, four　 years old at the time, had always been my best friend. We would wrestle, play games and have the best of times together, even though we were far apart in age. My mom told me about the appointment, but ,when she got to the point about the test, she　 stopped. I turned around　 and　 she had tears　 in her eyes. I　 stared　 at her, wishing she would say　 something , when　 I realized what that　 silence meant. My eyes　 got blurry (模糊的 )　 and　 my　 breathing　 got　 very　 ragged.　 " The　 test was positive , sweetheart , "　 she said. I broke down, crying.

　　　 My mom was trying to cool me down, saying that Captain couldn't see me like this and I had to be a big girl , when the front door opened, and Captain, our three-year-old sister Cali, and　 my father came in. I walked out of the kitchen. I couldn't look at him. Everything had just　 changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.

　　　 We had to move a while later because Captain needed treatment. One day ,I was standing　 in the bus line waiting when the " short bus"　 came and picked some kids up. The children in　 the other line started making jokes about the " retards(智力迟钝者) "　 on that bus and I felt a　 strange feeling in my stomach, ,which I had never felt before.

　　　 During a band class, my teacher, Mrs. Young, stopped our playing to give us some feed-　 back. " Guys ,we ' re playing like the kids on the short bus !　 Come on!"　 I felt that same feeling I had in the bus line. The entire room was laughing when I raised my hand.　 " Yes , Alexis?"　 Mrs. Young asked. "I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on　 that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know　 some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "

　　　 Everyone stared at me. Mrs. Young apologized for the comment and then started the song again.

1. What did Alexis think her mother' s silence mean in Paragraph One?

A. There was no chance for Alexis to play games with Captain.

B. Captain was likely to miss the appointment.

C. Captain really suffered from autism.

D. Alexis had to prepare dinner quickly.

2. Why did Alexis go out of the kitchen?

A. Because she didn't want to help with dinner.

B. Because she would be much sadder looking at Captain.

C. Because she wanted to play with Captain outside.

D. Because she wasn't willing to meet a sick brother.

3.What Alexis said to her teacher can be seen as a kind of　　　　　　 .

A. threat　　　　　　 B. approval　　　　　　　 C. apology　　　　　　 D. condemnation

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Speaking up.　　 B. Giving up.　　　　　　 C. Looking .up.　　　　 D. Taking up.

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The doctor tried his best to c_________ the old man of lung cancer.

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I try not to be biased（偏见）but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Down’s Syndrome（唐氏综合症）. I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.

I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didn't care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished.

Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.

That's why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.

A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all about?”

"We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay."

"I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?"

Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie's surgery, then sighed: "Yeah, I'm glad he is going to be OK," she said. "But I don't know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they're barely getting by as it is."

Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.

After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand.

"What's up?" I asked.

“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup."

She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed "Something For Stevie".

That was three months ago. Today is New Year’s day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.”

I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins.

"First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess," I said.

Stevie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had "Something for Stevie" printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it.

I turned to his mother. “There's more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!”

While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.

1.Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?

A．Stevie was not that reliable.        B．Stevie was mentally disabled

C．Stevie was too short and fat.        D．Stevie was bad-tempered

2.What made the author not fully satisfied with Stevie’s work?

A．That he made customers uncomfortable.                        B．That he couldn’t pay attention to his duties.

C．That he often spilled cups of coffee.                        D．That he usually cleaned the table too early.

3.By saying the underlined words in Paragaraph3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie________.

A．could help Stevie out of the trouble                        B．could send Stevie to a group home

C．couldn’t thoroughly solve Stevie’s problem                   D．could make a great difference to Stevie’s life

4.Why did the author ask Stevie to clean up the mess on the table?

A．Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him.

B．The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning.

C．It was Stevie’s duty to clean the table.

D．She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back.

5.What made Stevie popular among the staff and customers in the restaurant?

A．His special appearance.              B．His hard work and optimism.

C．His funny speeches and actions.  D．His kind-hearted behaviour.

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The teacher wants his students to know more about modern science and tries hard to develop a（n） ___ about nature among his students．

A．curiosity　　 　　 　 B．habit

C．ability　　　　　　　　 　 D．independence

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