When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs. Kenny took her to a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor’s, Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio ( 小儿麻痹症) . Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.

　　Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous. From 1993 on people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.

1.Toowoomba is the name of _____.

2.The children who suffered from polio ____.

3.What was Kenny‘s surprising discovery?

4.The best title (标题) of the text is most likely to be ____.

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36  to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37   and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”.   38  of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   39  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   40  did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   41_  at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   42  deserted her. When people were calling her   43 , I knew I still   44  her like a sister．
Yesterday she came   45  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   46  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting,  the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   47  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   48  me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   49  me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   50  your friends．

The triathlon(铁人三项运动) promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports.Recently it has drawn huge crowds attracted by athletes swimming 1,500m，cycling 40km，then running 10km without stopping.But what makes an attractive 17?year?old girl give up everything for the doubtful pleasure it offers?

Melanie Sears has not yet learnt those often?repeated phrases about personal satisfaction，mental challenge and higher targets that most athletes use when asked similar questions.“You swim for 1,500m，then run out of the water and jump on your bike，still wet.Of course，then you freeze.When the 40km cycle ride is over，you have to run 10km，which is a long way when you’re feeling exhausted.But it’s great fun，and all worth it in the end，” she says.

Melanie entered her first triathlon at 14 and she won the junior section.Full of confidence，she entered the National Championships，and although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest run，she came nowhere.“I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea.We realised then that we had gone wrong.I ended up cycling 20 kilometres too far.I cried all the way through the running.”

But she did not give up and was determined that she never will.“Sometimes I wish I could stop，because then the pain would be over，but I am afraid that if I let myself stop just once，I would be tempted(诱惑) to do it again.”Such doggedness draws admiration from Steve Trew，the sport’s director of coaching.“I’ve just been testing her fitness，” he says, “and she worked so hard on the running machine that it finally threw her off and into a wall.She had given it everything，and she just kept on.”

Melanie was top junior in this year’s European Triathlon Championships，finishing 13th.“I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and running，but much slower in cycling.That’s why I’m working very hard at it.” She is trying to talk her long?suffering parents，who will carry the ￡1,300 cost of her trip to New Zealand for this year’s world championships，into buying a ￡2,000 bike，so she can try 25km and 100km races later this year.

But there is another price to pay.“I don’t have a social life，”she says.“After two hours’ hard swimming on Friday night，I just want to go to sleep.But I phone and write to the other girls in the team.” What does she talk about？Boys？Clothes？“No，what sort of times they are achieving.”

1.How does Melanie differ from other athletes，according to the writer?

A．She worries less than they do.

B．She expresses herself differently.

C．Her family background is not like theirs.

D．Her aims are different from theirs.

2.What upset Melanie during the National Championships?

A．She was tricked by another competitor.

B．She felt she had let her team?mates down.

C．She made a mistake during part of the race.

D．She realized she couldn’t cycle as fast as she thought.

3.What is Melanie trying to persuade her parents to do?

A．Buy an expensive bike for her.

B．Give her half the cost of a bike.

C．Let her compete in longer races.

D．Pay for her to go to New Zealand.

4.What does Melanie say about her relationships with her team?mates?

A．She would like to see them more often.

B．She only discusses the triathlon with them.

C．She thinks they find her way of life strange.

D．She dislikes discussing boys or clothes with them.

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___55__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36. A. given    B. written    C. told    D. taught

37. A. successful B. helpful    C. tiring   D. surprising

38. A. shook    B. put       C. bent    D. kept

39. A. difficult  B. boring     C. important D. easy

40. A. eyes     B. mind      C. heart   D. legs

41. A. nicely   B. exactly     C. curiously D. carelessly

42. A. realized  B. reminded   C. learnt   D. dreamt

43. A. decision  B. fortune    C. business  D. plan

44. A. cooking  B. reading    C. running   D. babysitting

45. A. just     B. ever       C. even     D. only

46. A. selfish   B. proud      C. stubborn  D. sensitive

47. A everything B. something  C. anything  D. nothing

48. A. tried     B. arranged   C. managed  D. prepared

49. A. Panic    B. Pain       C. Noise    D. Stress

50. A. frozen   B. dragged    C. pushed    D. brought

51. A. because  B. until      C. as        D. unless

52. A. smoke   B. light       C. water    D. fire

53. A. cheerful    B. strange   C. guilty     D. confident

54. A. busy       B. hungry   C. worried   D. asleep

55. A. promised   B. allowed   C. expected  D. persuaded

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   16   me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，   17    to look at each other．Soon we lost the     18    and started playing with each other．

In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was   19    family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had    20      people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had    21     ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to      22___   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very    23___ ，but we still stayed in  24____ ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically     25___  her and people were calling her      26____  ．

Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I   27___ you so much，and you didn’t even know you were      28____  me．”

We both cried．And I guess a kind of    29__  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be     30____  yourself.

A．follow       B．meet          C．join            D．support

A．scared        B．annoyed        C．worried         D．delighted

A．temper       B．interest         C．confidence       D．shyness

A．taking up      B．getting through C．going through  D．making up

A．happier      B．cooler           C．stronger         D．cleverer

A．problems       B．shortcomings    C．partners         D．disabilities

A．admit         B．accept           C．consider         D．realize

A．calm          B．considerate       C．upset          D．helpful

A．place         B．touch         C．control          D．mood

A．confused     B．bothered       C．reminded       D．deserted

A．crazy       B．stubborn       C．clumsy          D．stupid

A．expect      B．influence      C．appreciate      D．demand

A．urging      B．blaming        C．helping          D．hurting

A．honour     B．favour          C．pleasure         D．lesson

A．innocent      B．successful     C．guilty            D．reliable