When my husband died of cancer I became angry...

When my husband died of cancer I became angry. And I felt a hard brick wall built around my angry heart.

One morning, driving down a busy road in my town, I____a carpenter was building a __around an old house I’d always admired. Each time I drove by, I ___the progress. I saw an aproned woman sweeping the yard, ___the flowers, cutting the grass, and even ___ the litter thrown from the cars passing by.

Eventually, one day, a ___fence stood there, ___greeting me! I ____the engine, waved the woman and said　 "I came to see your beautiful fence."She stopped her work and____her hands on her apron, smiling. Then the sun witnessed us drinking tea on the porch （门廊）with the white fence surrounding us.

The fence isn’t____ me. I live alone. But since so many people come by here, look at the fence and wave, I thought they’d ___seeing something pretty. A few, like you, even stop and sit here to talk. she ___

But if the road is widened there’ll be much __?

Change is part of life. When something bad happens, you have two __—to get bitter or better.

When I left, she __: ― Come back anytime. Leave the gate ____—It looks more friendly.

I carefully left the gate ajar(半开的) and ____, feeling something deep inside me. I could even picture the ___in my heart falling down, and being ____by this marvelous fence. I planned to ____my door open for whatever or whoever might come my way.

1.A.cared B.noticed C.insisted D.suggested

2.A.bridge B.town C.fence D.road

3.A.watched B.made C.stopped D.analyzed

4.A.picking B.planting C.pulling D.tending

5.A.picking up B.throwing away C.kicking off D.bringing back

6.A.blood-red B.pitch-dark C.sky-blue D.snow-white

7.A.as if B.though C.if D.even though

8.A.started B.turned off C.tore apart D.repaired

9.A.raised B.wiped C.shook D.clenched

10.A.on B.by C.for D.beside

11.A.avoid B.advise C.enjoy D.permit

12.A.argued B.refused C.repeated D.explained

13.A.challenge B.change C.development D.progress

14.A.choices B.aprons C.hearts D.hands

15.A.called for B.called on C.called up D.called out

16.A.closed B.special C.open D.clean

17.A.drove off B.drove back C.drove by D.drove over

18.A.flowers B.wall C.porch D.house

19.A.taken B.built C.bought D.replaced

20.A.destroy B.build C.leave D.burn

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I became a nurse because of my dad. 1. (suffer) from cancer made him painful and in low spirits. Then I saw the people 2. made the most differences: They comforted him and helped reduce 3. (he) pain. I wanted to be a part of that.

Trust in nursing is almost on a spiritual level. The people we care for are the most frightened. They believe that you will give everything you have and that you will be there for them mentally and 4. (emotion).

A parent of a child I was taking care of for several 5. (month) came up to me one day. I looked at her and could tell something was wrong. She told me her son was going to die and that she wanted me 6.(take) care of him with her.

That night she told me her son loved me. It was such 7. unforgettable moment. This mother 8. (think) of me not only as a caregiver and nurse but also 9. someone she trusted so much that she wanted me to be there with her and her son. You couldn’t feel more 10.(trust) than that!

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

After my husband Paul was diagnosed with lung cancer, he said, “It’s going to be OK.” And I remember answering back, “Yes. We just don’t know what OK means yet.”

Paul and I met as medical students at Yale. I fell in love with him as I watched the ________he took with his patients. He later told me he fell in love with me when he saw me ________ over an EKG(心电图) of a heart that had ________ beating. We didn’t know it yet, but we were learning how to ________ suffering together.

I lived with Paul’s illness for 22 months. I’ve always thought of myself as a caregiver, and attending to Paul ________ what that meant. As physicians, we were in a good ________ to understand and even ________ the diagnosis. We weren’t angry about it, luckily, ________ we’d seen so many patients in ________ situations, and we knew that ________ is a part of life. But it's one thing to know that; it was a very ________ experience to actually live with the sadness and ________ of a serious illness.

As a poem says, “Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is sewn with its color.” For me that poem ________ my love for Paul, and a new strength that came from loving and losing him. When Paul said, “It’s going to be OK,” that didn’t mean that we could ________ his illness. ________, we learned to accept both joy and sadness at the same time because we are all born and we all die. ________ ourselves in the full range of experience—living and dying, love and ________—is what we get to do. When we approach suffering together and choose not to ________ it, our lives don’t shrink; they ________. Our job isn’t to fight fate, but to help each other ________. That’s how we make it OK, even when it’s not.

1.A. control　　 B. test　　 C. notice　　 D. care

2.A. whisper　　 B. watch　　 C. cry　　 D. think

3.A. ceased　　 B. rejected　　 C. delayed　　 D. missed

4.A. stand　　 B. approach　　 C. assess　　 D. contain

5.A. transformed　　 B. deepened　　 C. refreshed　　 D. enlarged

6.A. status　　 B. will　　 C. knowledge　　 D. position

7.A. cure　　 B. accept　　 C. fight　　 D. rid

8.A. because　　 B. once　　 C. providing　　 D. until

9.A. stable　　 B. virtual　　 C. impressive　　 D. disastrous

10.A. love　　 B. cancer　　 C. death　　 D. devotion

11.A. different　　 B. unforgettable　　 C. reluctant　　 D. terrifying

12.A. prevention　　 B. risk　　 C. uncertainty　　 D. influence

13.A. brings forward　　 B. figures out　　 C. sets out　　 D. calls up

14.A. confirm　　 B. resist　　 C. cure　　 D. relieve

15.A. Instead　　 B. Therefore　　 C. However　　 D. Moreover

16.A. Burying　　 B. Involving　　 C. Employing　　 D. Enjoying

17.A. divorce　　 B. struggle　　 C. loss　　 D. disagreement

18.A. hide from　　 B. laugh at　　 C. get over　　 D. wipe out

19.A. survive　　 B. expand　　 C. switch　　 D. continue

20.A. away　　 B. over　　 C. up　　 D. through

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I was three months pregnant with twin boys when my husband and I learned that one of them had a fatal birth defect (缺陷). His skull and brain were not ______ properly. Babies with this ______ typically die within minutes, hours or days of being born.

This news was devastating (毁灭性的), and also ______. I wondered, was it something I ate, was it something I ______, was it something I did? But then, ______ it was, why was one of them healthy? So I was ______ with a lot of questions that would never have answers.

Six months later, the twins were born, and they were both born ______. Thomas lived for six days. Callum was healthy. We had decided to ______ Thomas's organs to science. While his death was inevitable, we thought maybe it could be ______.

Three years later. I ______ whether these donations made a ______. So I ______ at the Schepens Eye Research Institute the next day. A receptionist ______ me to Dr. James Zieske, a professor of Hansard Medical School. He ______ my hand and said, “Do you have any questions for me?” I was so ______ at meeting him. I said. “How many corneas (眼角膜) do you request in a year?” He said, “'About ten a year. We would request more, but they are hard to get, and infant eyes are like ______ to us.” My heart was just in my throat. I could ______ choke out the words. He added, “We are likely still studying your son's eye cells, and they are probably in this lab right now.”

When the tour ______, I felt something in me starting to ______. I felt that my son had ______ his place in the world, and that place was Harvard. I'm now an Ivy League mum.

1.A.combined B.formed C.distributed D.adapted

2.A.diagnosis B.judgment C.position D.symbol

3.A.shocking B.encouraging C.confusing D.terrifying

4.A.bought B.collected C.drank D.ignored

5.A.even if B.as if C.in case D.regardless of

6.A.meeting B.associating C.wrestling D.competing

7.A.deaf B.alive C.blind D.equal

8.A.deliver B.apply C.attach D.donate

9.A.ambitious B.inspiring C.rewarding D.productive

10.A.wondered B.imagined C.assumed D.explained

11.A.deal B.difference C.mistake D.fortune

12.A.showed up B.pulled up C.set out D.brought out

13.A.recommended B.related C.introduced D.announced

14.A.grabbed B.shook C.rubbed D.touched

15.A.sensitive B.heartbroken C.privileged D.emotional

16.A.gold B.sunshine C.silver D.light

17.A.slightly B.rarely C.hardly D.definitely

18.A.repeated B.concluded C.expanded D.processed

19.A.disappear B.hurt C.change D.arise

20.A.found B.set C.confirmed D.proved

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I began my freshman year of college at the age of fifty, I was scared and felt frustrated by the experience. It seemed as if I didn’t blend in(融入) with my classmates, and I found myself struggling academically. I searched to find some help in the college, but wasn’t able to find much.

My experience made me realize that there was a need for a group who could help the non-traditional students become successful and be better used to college life. I worked to help ESU (educational service unit) create such a group. We have to deal with study, family and our jobs at the same time. I wanted to provide resources to help make the change easier and less scary than my own experience was.

The group I set up has now grown to over seventy members who help old students and support one another. We’re currently working on a program to provide free babysitting for any college student that might need childcare. This would make things like studying in the library during the final weeks much easier.

Helping to found this student organization makes me feel wonderful inside. I would love to know that by forming this group, it has helped so many non-traditional students on their college journey. Success can be measured in many different ways. I measure my success by helping others and giving back when I can. My grandmother often told me the world would be a better place if we cared about and helped each other. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care—show them your care.

1.What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To complain about the difficulties in college.

B. To ask for help in academics.

C. To introduce the background of the topic.

D. To describe the author’s interesting experience.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s group ________.

A. aims to reduce old students’ pressure from life

B. mainly deals with academic problems

C. wants to help others get used to the jobs

D. mainly looks after children for old students

3.Through the group, the author ________.

A. feels successful

B. realizes her dream

C. understands her grandmother’s words

D. is happy to know she is cared about

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the   51   of my life as if I were dead,   52   what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that   53   on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t   54   them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years,   55   will they know how much can be learned from   56   with a skull? And what about my books?   57   they can find some place in their   58   for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and   59   it into a Glad trash bag without any   60  , never knowing that it is the only place   61   from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.

How many boxes of mine will my children   62  ? Can I trust my children with my   63   ? Every object of our lives is a   64   , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and   65   a tiny truth of the heart.

I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are   66   of how alone I am, how alone each of us is,   67   no one knows what any object means except he or she who   68    it. I have the memory of taking it home   69   one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are   70   and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.

A. tasks        　　 B. objects                      C. books               D. pictures

【小题２】A. wondering            B. designing         C. concluding D. weaving

【小题３】A. cries                    B. sleeps               C. sits              D. smiles

【小题４】A. educate                B. understand          C. blame             D. strike

【小题５】A. and                  B. so                 C. or                D. but

【小题６】A. helping       　　B. living                 C. playing            D. speaking

【小题７】A. Honestly              B. Luckily     C. Naturally        D. Surely

【小题８】A. desks                   B. bags             C. apartments         D. hearts

【小题９】A. drag                B. take             C. move              D. throw

【小题1０】A. hesitation             B. love              C. care                 D. worry

【小题1１】A. casting             B. expanding        C. remaining            D. shining

【小题1２】A. enjoy                 B. reserve             C. find             D. prepare

【小题1３】A. life                B. passion             C. respect           D. heart

【小题1４】A. mark                 B. pleasure           C. belief              D. memory

【小题1５】A. preventing            B. spreading        C. protecting          D. encouraging

【小题1６】A. symbols            B. phenomena          C. measures        D. tracks

【小题1７】A. when                B. once             C. unless               D. as

【小题1８】A. prefers             B. repairs                       C. owns              D. remembers

【小题1９】A. like               B. for                C. with            D. to

【小题２０】A. strange           B. warm           C. new            D. bitter

高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

“When my husband died five years ago，__________ was difficult to go from ‘we' to ‘me'，”said Joe Kita to us.

A．I　                 B．that　     C．it　             D．which

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Less than 5 percent of elephants die from cancer, and researchers may have finally figured out why.

According to a study from The University of Chicago, elephants produce "zombie genes"　 (僵尸基因)that can help protect the animal from cancer.

Here's how it works: Humans and other animals carry one copy of a " master tumor suppressor" Gene(主肿瘤抑制基因). Elephants have 20 copies. Scientists found that gene can cause a "zombie gene" to come back to life with a new purpose: killing cells in damaged DNA.

This is beneficial. because it acts in response to genetic mistakes, errors made when the DNA is being repaired, said Vincent Lynch, an assistant professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago and the study's lead author, in a statement. " Getting rid of that cell can prevent a subsequent cancer. "

Scientists say the gene also helps elephants enjoy long lives. They likely emerged roughly 25 to　 30 million years ago, when small - sized ancestors of modern elephants grew bigger, Lynch said.

Researchers want to conduct more studies to find out exactly how the genes in elephants kill off cells in damaged DNA. That could help humans: Studying how animals' bodies fight off cancer could lead to strategies to treat people. An estimated 17% of people worldwide die of cancer, according to the study published in the journal Cell Reports.

"If we can understand how these genomic changes (基因组变化 ) are contributing to cancer　 resistance, then we'll be able to start thinking about how we translate these to our patients. "Joshua Schiffman professor of pediatrics at University of Utah and an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute, said in an interview with CNN.

1.Why do elephants have a lower risk of dying from cancer than humans?

A. They have less "zombie genes".

B. They eat less meat and more grass.

C. They are huge enough to kill cells in damaged DNA.

D. They have more copies of a "master tumor suppressor" gene.

2.The "master tumor suppressor" gene brings the following benefits except that　 　　　　　 .

A. it can prolong elephants' lives　　 B. it can be transplanted into humans

C. it can kill cells, in damaged DNA　　 D. it can bring "zombie genes" back to life

3.What does the underlined word "these" in the last paragraph refer to?

A. genomic changes　　 B. cancer resistance

C. animals bodies　　 D. cells in damaged DNA

4.What is still a "puzzle" for researchers?

A. How many people die of cancer.

B. What kind of gene can kill the cancer

C. Why we adopt the strategies to treat people.

D. How the genes defeat the cells in damaged DNA.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

You have to get rid of smoking, ____ you may die of lung cancer.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet（水龙头）. I knew it needed repairs badly, but it _______ me so much just to think of it.

All our _______ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”_______” one. He had a real gift for handling chores（家务活），_______ me from unpleasant repair jobs.

But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely _______ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to _______ the challenge of getting things fixed.

I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband _______ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”

“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs _______.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me _______, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.

He did a(n) _______ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”

By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of _______ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant _______ in the world.

1.A. hurt　　　　　　　 B. puzzled　　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　　 D. disappointed

2.A. separate　　　　 B. shared　　　　　　　 C. spiritual　　　　 D. social

3.A. active　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　 D. practical

4.A. attracting　　　　 B. sheltering　　　　　 C. driving　　　　　 D. prohibiting

5.A. ignored　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　 D. missed

6.A. come up with　　 B. face up with　　　　 C. look forward to　 D. step away from

7.A. begin　　　　　　 B. check　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　 D. find

8.A. gratefully　　　　 B. firmly　　　　　　　 C. bravely　　　　　 D. wonderfully

9.A. strangely　　　　 B. innocently　　　　 C. painfully　　　　 D. sympathetically

10.A. terrible　　　　　 B. excellent　　　　　　 C. important　　　　 D. dangerous

11.A. loss　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　 D. regret

12.A. friendship　　　　 B. devotion　　　　　　 C. kindness　　　　　 D. justice

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析