(A) A. stayed with Mr. Gillespie and helped him B. helped the doctors to save Mr. Gillespie C. spent most of his time in a local hospital D. made friends with Mr. Gillespie through talking 1. As a volunteer, the author _ . A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie.及 第二段第一句I spent many days there, helping with anything that needed to be done.可得知，C 项为干扰项。 A. confidenceB. patience C. reasonD. courage 2. The underlined word “nerve” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _. D 词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句for fear they might tell me he had died(唯恐他们告诉“我 ”他去世了)可推知nerve为“勇气”之义。短语 have the nerve to do sth.意为“有胆量/勇气做某 事”。 A. recognized the author at once B. showed his gratefulness to the author C. had recovered from the illness D. wanted to share happiness with the author 3. When they met again at the gas station, Mr. Gillespie _. B 细节理解题。由第四段最后一句His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.可知，Mr. Gillespie在得 知“我”曾在他昏迷时陪伴他后欣喜和拥抱“我”， 即向“我”表达谢意，故选B。 A. The author saved Mr. Gillespies life. B. The author was ready to help others. C. They changed each others life. D. Mr. Gillespie had a new beginning. 4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? C 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、三句可推 断，他们改变了彼此的生活，故选C。 A. Being kind to others brings happiness. B. Being a good volunteer is important. C. A good friend can influence your life. D. One cannot live without care and help. 5. What is the main theme of the passage? A 主旨大意题。根据文章大意及最后一段More importantly, he has made an amazing difference in my life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.可得知。故选 A最贴近文意。 hug n. 拥抱 squeeze n. 紧握；挤压 occasional adj. 偶尔的 respond with 回复；回报 for fear (that) 生怕；唯恐 get up the nerve 鼓起勇气 separate ways 分道扬镳 well up with tears 泪如泉涌 make a difference 有影响；有关系 助读强化 (B) 1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in Para. 2? A. My hands had thoughts when facing problems. B. My hands were under the control of my brain. C. My hands did the things without consciousness. D. My hands had the right to handle my problems. C 词义猜测题。根据下画线句中的seem to和 have a mind of ones own的中文意思：有自己 的想法，可推测“我”的手不受大脑的控制，即 do sth. unconsciously。再根据下一句“Whats wrong with me,” Id often wonder.可知，正因 为不知道手在干什么，所以“我”想知道。故选 C正确。 A. was not so rare as people thought B. was a kind of deadly disease C. was common among young children D. was a disease causing loneliness 2. According to Ann Landers, compulsive hair pulling _. A 推理判断题。根据第三段尾句Ann Landers pointed out, over a million people suffered from this “strange behavior”!可得知，compulsive hair pulling属于较常见的一种“病”，并没有想象中的 罕见。故选A正确。C为干扰项，原文没有提及 此病在儿童中常见。 A. I managed to make new friends. B. I was pleased to share my secrets. C. I sought others help and support. D. I began to open my heart to friends. 3. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph? D 推理判断题。根据第四段第一、二句At that moment, my journey for healing began. I took small steps at firsttelling only a few friends.得 知：“我”开始了自己的(心灵)治疗试着向少 数朋友倾诉，由此可推断“我”尝试对他人敞开心 扉。故选D正确。 A. She was one of my old friends. B. She shared her similar experience. C. She knew about my illness. D. She sent me some books before. 4. What do we know about Christina? B 细节理解题。由第五段第三句She had just met a woman with trichotillomaniasomeone just like me.以及第六句who understood our pain可得知，Christina和“我”有着相似的经历( 即相似的“病”)。故选B正确。 A. I Found the Lost Friend B. I Am Not Alone C. How to Overcome Illness D. How to Realize Dreams 5. Which is the best title of this passage? B 主旨大意题。根据全文大意，作者从遭受病痛 的身心折磨，个人处于自闭孤独的状态到逐渐敞 开心扉，与他人交流，迎来了奇迹的发生找 到与自己有类似病情并能互相理解的朋友，最后 发现自己并非孤独的。且原文中多次出现I was alone；After all these years, I discovered, I was not alone.等关键信息。故选B正确。 severe adj. 严重的 eyelash n. 睫毛 emotional adj. 情感的 eyebrow n. 眉毛 heal vi. 治愈；治疗 overjoyed adj. 狂喜的 rural adj. 农村的 prayer n. 祈祷 point out 指出 let out 发出 助读强化 (C) A. the characteristics of teenagers B. the benefits of raising children C. the difference between feeding dogs and cats D. the difference between children and teenagers 1. The first paragraph mainly talks about _. C 主旨大意题。根据第一段大意：作者把孩子 比喻成猫和狗，论述两者的不同之处，即论述 小孩与青少年的不同特点，故选C。 A. runs fast B. walks slowly C. jumps quietly D. looks around 2. The underline word “sprints” in Para. 2 is closest in meaning to _ . A 词义猜测题。由第二段第二句then it sprints through the kitchen to turn its nose up at whatever you are serving and runs away.中 的run away短语可猜出sprint在这里的意思应 该是“跑得很快”之意。与A符合。 A. find it hard to achieve results B. are amused by its behavior C. are disappointed at their effort D. try to find out the problem 3. As parents, when dealing with a cat, they _ . A 细节理解题。由题干的关键信息dealing with a cat可把信息定位于原文的第三段第三句Only now you are dealing with a cat, so everything that worked before now produces the opposite of the desired result.可得知，选项A与原文produces the opposite of the desired result表述一致，故选A。 A. They should know more about teenagers. B. They should learn to respect their children. C. They should make the t