A girl became a volunteer in the activities o...

A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.

The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.

Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company，telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注)，she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left，the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉)，unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma(昏迷) a few times.

When rescued from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last wish，“I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？”

But the doctor knew that her family was well－off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father's car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man，the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed　 $500 to the doctor，saying，“The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life，the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.

1.If you're a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，what kind of people do you

have to attend to?

A. The patients in need of help.

B. The people suffering from cancer.

C. The patients without many days left.

D. The people suffering from diseases.

2.What can we infer about the old man?

A. He had a lot of savings.

B. He was suffering from cancer.

C. He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.

D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.

3.What is the real reason resulting in the old man's mental improvement?

A. The girl's comfort and care.

B. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.

C. People's understanding.

D. His children's progress.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. The doctor told the old man the truth.

B. The old man's children were wealthy.

C. The girl's father encouraged her to accept the money.

D. The girl didn't accompany the old man when he died.

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A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.

The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits. Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep his company, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉), unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma (昏迷) a few times. When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, “ I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies?” But the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father’s car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, “ The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.

1.What kind of people do volunteers attend to in Deathbed Care?

A. The patient in need of operations.

B. The people suffering from cancer.

C. The people suffering from diseases.

D. The patient without many days left.

2.What can we infer about the old man according to Paragraph 2?

A. He had abundant savings and he was cheerful.

B. He frequently lost his temper before he met the girl.

C. He was suffering from cancer and helped a poor girl.

D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.

3.What is the real reason resulting in the old man’s mental improvement?

A. His children’s progress in their career.

B. The intravenous drip that he had every Saturday.

C. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.

D. The girl’s good comfort and care in his daily life.

4.Why did the girl take the old man’s money?

A. To keep him in high spirits.

B. To continue her schooling.

C. To gather experience on voluntary work.

D. To involve him actively in the treatment.

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The girl seriously injured in the Wenchuan earthquake was so well taken care of in the hospital that she could ____ get out of bed without help．

A．nearly            B．hardly            C．merely           D．barely

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Morgan Holmes had taken part in Boy Scouts of America activities for a few years, but she only became a full member recently.

This was because the Boy Scouts began accepting girls from fifth grade to 12th grade into a new program called Scouts BSA. It brings girls the opportunities boys have, including becoming Eagle Scouts, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts.

“I'm loving it,” Morgan, now 17, said. “I finally get to wear the uniform now.”

Six middle school girls have joined Morgan in Troop48 in Scouts BSA. Some were members of Girls Scouts, and some have brothers in the Boy Scouts.Now brothers and sisters can take part in activities.

Morgan knows Boy Scouts activities well. Starting when she was 14, Morgan went on high-adventure outings like hiking 100 miles and shooting guns. But she’d never been able to progress to become an Eagle Scout.

Now Morgan’s goal is to reach the top rank of Eagle Scout.

She regularly runs a mile to build up her body. Now, she’s planning on camping in the snow.

“The journey to get there is really exciting,” she said.

Since Boy Scout activities are led by the Scouts themselves, Morgan, as the oldest girl, will be organizing activities and teaching the girls to tie knots and other skills.

One of those girls in Troop48 is Nicolette Ulrich, who is also in the Girl Scouts.

Her mother, Sasha Ulrich, said she sees, the Boy Scouts as more leadership oriented and the Girl Scouts as more culturally oriented.This will be shown by all upcoming gathering where girls will learn about different food and cultures from around the world.

“Girl Scouts is a great group and she’ll continue to do that.” Sasha said. “But she also wanted the opportunities provided by the Boy Scouts.”

1.What did Morgan want to do after becoming a full member of Boy Scouts？ ______

A.She wanted to join in the activities with her brother.

B.She wanted to challenge herself to become all Eagle Scout.

C.She wanted to compete with boys in all activities.

D.She wanted to hike long distances and shoot guns with boys.

2.What is the best word to describe Morgan？ ______

A.Communicative

B.Helpful

C.Creative

D.Adventurous

3.What does Sasha Ulrich think of Boy Scouts？ ______

A.It is more culturally oriented.

B.It helps to build teamwork.

C.It helps to improve leadership.

D.It is more interesting than Girl Scouts.

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The girl that Peter had thought of _______ someone to be avoided finally became his soul mate.

A．to               B．upon             C．in               D．as

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The girl used to be shy, but is ____ getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.

A.gradually　　　 B.usually　　　 C.previously　　 D.merely

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On his deathbed in 1638 John Harvard gave away half of his estate, about £800 and his library of some 400 books to a new college in present-day Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard's founders decided to name their new university after its first big benefactor.

About 370 years ago the first Harvard scholarship to help ''some poor scholars'' was set up thanks to £100 donated by Ann Radcliffe. The university continues to be the beneficiary of generous donors. Last year, John Paulson, an investor, donated $400m to Harvard's engineering school, its largest gift ever. Last year it raised more than $1 billion. Some of its graduates think this ought to be sufficient to cancel tuition fees.

Among them are Ralph Nader, a veteran political activist, and Ron Unz, author of a number of searing articles on American meritocracy(英才管理). Both are hoping to win election to the university's board of overseers, from which they want to make Harvard free for all students to attend, and also pressure its admissions office to make data on how it chooses which students to admit known to the public.

America's universities raised a record $40.3 billion last year, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Donations are not usually used to lower tuition fees, but they can be used to provide scholarships and financial aid to students who cannot afford to pay (70% of students at Harvard get some assistance with fees and living costs).

Some lawmakers are wondering whether threats to change the tax-free status of donations might be used to persuade colleges to bring down the cost of tuition, which has increased by 220% in real terms since 1980. Nexus Research and Policy Centre says colleges receive $80 billion in support from state and local governments every year, which ought to give politicians some leverage(影响) in return.

In January Tom Reed, a Republican congressman from New York, proposed a bill requiring donations of more than $1 billion to allocate 25% for financial aid. Two congressional committees, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, have sent letters to the heads of the colleges with the biggest donations asking about spending, conflicts of interest and fee arrangements. The 56 largest private university donations have to explain how they use their tax-free investment earnings.

The colleges have their defenders. ''Most of these places are providing a fair amount of financial aid for students well beyond the poverty line, '' says Kim Rueben of the Tax Policy Centre. Kevin Weinman, Amherst's chief financial officer, says his university's donation offers $90m to the college's budget, $30m more than tuition, room board and various fees combined. This school year, it will spend $50,000 per student funding financial aid, pay faculty and fund student activities. After Congress last examined the topic in 2007, more colleges began to award grants instead of loans. Financial aid has doubled over the past decade. Rhode Island also make voluntary payments in place of property taxes.

In addition to pointing out their generosity, most colleges also argue that forcing them to spend donation money on free tuition might even be illegal. Donors can restrict their tax-free gift to a legally-binding particular purpose, such as creating a chair, establishing a scholarship or building a new lab. Around 70% of donations are restricted funds.

If the wealthiest colleges have already spent so much on financial aid, what is the problem? Mr. Unz argues that endowment-fuelled spending on new buildings, sports facilities and the hiring of administrators has created an arms-race in higher education, pushing up prices at those universities that are not fortunate enough to have lots of generous benefactors. Harvard could cancel tuition payments without damaging its finances or touching the restricted portion of its endowment, he says. Furthermore, the abolition of both complicated financial-aid forms and terrifying sticker prices for tuition could, he argues, do much to encourage applicants from beyond the plutocracy(富豪阶级).

1.The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by　　　 .

A.founder B.donor C.defender D.innovator

2.According to the passage, Ralph Nader and Ron Unz hope that they can　　　 .

A.help Harvard to enroll new students

B.learn about how Harvard spends its donations

C.make free education to all students at Harvard possible

D.negotiate with the Harvard's board of overseers about tuition fees

3.What can we infer from Kim Rueben's words in Paragraph 7?

A.The colleges are making full use of their donations.

B.Ordinary families cannot afford the increasing tuition fees.

C.More attention should be paid to students below the poverty line.

D.Property taxes on the colleges ought to be canceled permanently.

4.According to the last but one paragraph, most colleges hold the idea that　　　 .

A.donors should keep a check on where their money goes

B.the financial aid they receive every year is far from enough

C.they shouldn't be forced to spend donation money on free tuition

D.most donations should be used to improve colleges' infrastructure

5.According to the last paragraph, Mr Unz thinks　　　 .

A.the competition between universities is necessary

B.Harvard should offer help to those who lack money

C.financial-aid forms offered by universities should be simplified

D.arms-races in higher education may lead to higher tuition fees

6.What can be the best title for this passage?

A.Should Harvard's tuition fees be canceled?

B.How does Harvard make use of its donations?

C.What do Harvard and lawmakers disagree about?

D.Why does Harvard get more donations than other universities?

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Jane Eyre was left a huge sum of money in her uncle’s deathbed _______ .

A．paper            B．letter             C．words            D．will

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In the city the old _______.

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