I went to my house and made everything   1   for the battle as before. Then I decided to  2   myself to the three prisoners, and    3   something about them.

    I came as near to them   4   I could without being seen. Then I called out to them, “   5   are you, gentlemen?”

    They jumped up in surprise; but they were ten times   6   surprised when they saw me, because indeed I must have looked very   7   in the clothes that I had made   8   myself on the island．They made no   9  .

    “Gentlemen,” I said again, “don’t be   10   at me; perhaps you may have a friend near you when you didn’t   11   it.”

    “The friend must be sent from   12   , then,” said one of them   13   , “because no man can do anything to help us.”

    “I’m an Englishman,” I said, “and I want to help you. I have one servant only,   14   we have guns and powder. Tell me freely. Can we help you? What has   15   to you?”

    “I was the captain of that ship,” replied one of the prisoners. “My man   16   up against me. At one time they meant to kill me, but now they have   17   me on shore in this   18   place, and these two men with me. One of these men is my office, and   19   is a passenger on this ship.”

    “Have they any guns?” I asked．He answered that they had only two guns and one which they had left in the boat—that is, three  20 

1. A．possible

B．necessary

C．ready

D．well

2. A．show

B．devote

C．explained

D．introduce

3. A．discover

B．question

C．find

D．find out

4. A．so that

B．as

C．as to

D．when

5. A．How

B．Where

C．Who

D．There

6. A．more

B．too

C．very

D．much

7. A．strong

B．strange

C．terrible

D．funny

8. A．of

B．to

C．them

D．for

9. A．voice

B．noise

C．answer

D．friends

10. A．frightened

B．surprised

C．excited

D．confused

11. A．expect

B．see

C．wish

D．hope

12. A．England

B．the ship

C．heaven

D．army

13. A．happily

B．angrily

C．worriedly

D．sadly

14. A．but

B．and

C．so

D．still

15. A．troubled

B．happened

C．fallen

D．done

16. A．got

B．grew

C．showed

D．rose

17. A．stopped

B．searched

C．set

D．punished

18. A．unknown

B．beautiful

C．large

D．famous

19. A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．the one

20. A．beside

B．nearby

C．in all

D．together

It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ，she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）.
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.

1. 1.

   What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me.” mean?

   1. A.
      Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience.
   2. B.
      Suzie was financially dependent of me.
   3. C.
      Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family.
   4. D.
      Suzie was too weak to live her own life.
2. 2.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

   1. A.
      Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties.
   2. B.
      The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie.
   3. C.
      The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie.
   4. D.
      The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death.
3. 3.

   What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie’s death?

   1. A.
      Never let go of a friend even if you are apart.
   2. B.
      Be thankful for what we have in our life.
   3. C.
      Talking with a friend can cure your illness.
   4. D.
      We can learn more from our friends than they do from us.

　　 They went up the shore as if they wanted to see the inside part of the island.

    I went to my house and made everything   1   for the battle as before. Then I decided to  2   myself to the three prisoners, and    3   something about them.

    I came as near to them   4   I could without being seen. Then I called out to them, “   5   are you, gentlemen?”

    They jumped up in surprise; but they were ten times   6   surprised when they saw me, because indeed I must have looked very   7   in the clothes that I had made   8   myself on the island．They made no   9  .

    “Gentlemen,” I said again, “don’t be   10   at me; perhaps you may have a friend near you when you didn’t   11   it.”

    “The friend must be sent from   12   , then,” said one of them   13   , “because no man can do anything to help us.”

    “I’m an Englishman,” I said, “and I want to help you. I have one servant only,   14   we have guns and powder. Tell me freely. Can we help you? What has   15   to you?”

    “I was the captain of that ship,” replied one of the prisoners. “My man   16   up against me. At one time they meant to kill me, but now they have   17   me on shore in this   18   place, and these two men with me. One of these men is my office, and   19   is a passenger on this ship.”

    “Have they any guns?” I asked．He answered that they had only two guns and one which they had left in the boat—that is, three  20 

1. A．possible

B．necessary

C．ready

D．well

2. A．show

B．devote

C．explained

D．introduce

3. A．discover

B．question

C．find

D．find out

4. A．so that

B．as

C．as to

D．when

5. A．How

B．Where

C．Who

D．There

6. A．more

B．too

C．very

D．much

7. A．strong

B．strange

C．terrible

D．funny

8. A．of

B．to

C．them

D．for

9. A．voice

B．noise

C．answer

D．friends

10. A．frightened

B．surprised

C．excited

D．confused

11. A．expect

B．see

C．wish

D．hope

12. A．England

B．the ship

C．heaven

D．army

13. A．happily

B．angrily

C．worriedly

D．sadly

14. A．but

B．and

C．so

D．still

15. A．troubled

B．happened

C．fallen

D．done

16. A．got

B．grew

C．showed

D．rose

17. A．stopped

B．searched

C．set

D．punished

18. A．unknown

B．beautiful

C．large

D．famous

19. A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．the one

20. A．beside

B．nearby

C．in all

D．together

It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one．
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I’d never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say． That’s when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad’s best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ，she was still happy．
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me．
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）．
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it．
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．
【小题1】What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean?

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small wage could only be stretched so far.
What the family lacked in money and material things, they more than made up for in love and family unity. They ran the household in their mother’s absence. All three of his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach. It was starting to get dark, then suddenly his eyes caught a shiny dime. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at that moment.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding red roses all tied together with a big silver bow. Bobby’s heart sank as the owner placed them gently into a long white box. “That will be ten cents, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the roses you were fixing?”
The shop owner replied, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. I wasn’t sure at the time whether I had lost my mind or what, but I set them aside anyway. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
【小题1】According to the first three paragraphs we know that _____.