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本文为纪实性报导，作者目击了国际重大悲剧惨案，因而思绪万千．读后会激发学生：学习兴趣，用英文了解国际事件，外国朋友的心态．

　　One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11.

　　I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism.

　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn't understand how something this terrible could have happened.

　　It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. I've learned also that you can't take things for granted. Things change in the blind of an eye. People go to work and don't come back. One moment they're living and the next minute they're not. And, it doesn't matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

　　You try to learn from what happened. You can't be used up by it. You can't live by it. All you can do is just live.

　　注：crash撞击　　reaction反应　　witness目击　　tragedy悲剧　　tolerant宽容的　　precious珍贵的　　take…for granted认为……是当然的

1．The word “positive” in the passage probably means ________.

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2．What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

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3．From September 11, the writer has realized that ________.

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A．people should make the most of every minute they have

B．he has become less tolerant towards others

C．he should get worried about little things

D．life is too short to care about others

4．What's the best title(题目) of this passage?

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A．A Report about September 11

B．The Tragedy of September 11

C．September 11 and My Family

D．September 11 and My Turn

阅读理解．

　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the USA from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $ 900, his passport, photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

　　But three weeks after he returned to Tokyo, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto received an envelope. There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $ 900 and a letter from Mr Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

　　The next time he traveled to the USA, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month. He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

　　Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

　　Now they have become friends. Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the USA.

1．While he was visiting Chicago, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto ________.

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A．lost his bag

B．lost his way

C．changed his money into money order

D．made friends with an old American

2．When Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn't find his lost things ________.

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A．he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

B．he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

C．he thought they would never be found

D．he thought they would be soon returned to him

3．Mr Loveras sent back the things to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ________.

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A．to get some money from him in return

B．to help him to do more business in USA

C．him to come to visit America more often

D．him to know most people in Chicago are nice

4．From the passage we know that Mr Loveras was ________.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Mr Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

B．A thief took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

C．If Mr Loveras didn't return everything to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

D．Mr Loveras knew Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto very well before.

　　One day, Tony Wang was crossing the road, when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. The policeman soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast（石膏）. Tony could not move it at all.“You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks,”the doctor said.“That will give the broken arm a chance（机会）to get better.”At the end of six weeks, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor used a large saw（锯）to cut the cast. Then he took arm out of the cast.“can you move your arm, Tony?”he asked. Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.“Yes, it's fine,”he said.“Thank you very much.”“In a few days it will be as good as new,”the doctor said,“Just exercise it a little.”“Will I be able to play the guitar（吉他）? Tony asked. The doctor smiled.“Of course you will.”he said.“You'll have no problems.”“That is good news.”Tony said.“Because I couldn't play it at all.”

(1）Tony ________.

A．fell off his bike and was badly hurt

B．fell over when he went downstairs

C．was hit by a car on the road

D．fell down from a tall tree

(2）The doctor ________.

A．did well in the operation

B．failed in the operation

C．was not so careful and kind

D．was angry to hear Tony's question

(3）The doctor's last words mean ________.

A．Tony will be able lo play the guitar well enough he couldn't play before

B．Tony's arm will be all right to do anything

C．he（the doctor himself）will have no problems to do the operation

D．he found Tony good at playing the guitar quite well

(4）Which of the following is true?

A．In fact, Tony could play the guitar quite well.

B．Tony didn't understand what the doctor said.

C．It seemed that there was something wrong with Tony because he was badly hurt.

D．Tony just played a joke on the doctor.